AGATE -Eases stress and pain of a loss. Reduces anxiety.
AMBER - Fossils from pine tree resin, they add strength to magick and spells, attract love and increase beauty.
AMETHYST - Increases spiritual awareness, used in all workings for peace, love, happiness and protection, used in divination and psychic work.
APACHE TEARS - Apache Tears are "transparent" black obsidian. It is said that these are
the tears that Apache women cried when warriors did not return from battle. Simply hold them up to a light or the sun and you can see through them. Good for Protection, grounding, good luck, and they may used for divination.
AVENTURINE - Increases mental powers, perception and creative insight, gambler's stone.
BERYL - Attracts Deep Romance and Love.
BLOODSTONE - Increases physical strength and courage, brings victory in the courtroom, used to banish, exorcise.
CARNELAIN - Promotes self-confidence and peace, eases depression.
CLEAR QUARTZ - Holding or increasing energy
CORAL - Protects against the evil eye, all spells intended to harm the wearer, natural disasters and unfortunate occurrences.
DIAMOND - Reconciling differences between those who have quarreled. This stone is said to symbolizes peace, fidelity and opulence.
EMERALD - Precognition and the ability to see into the future. It is said to nurtures love and beauty, and turns all negative spells back to the sender.
FLUORITE - Reduces emotional involvement, used to gain perspective, increase mental power.
GARNET - Enhances strength and endurance, protection, healing, enhances self-esteem and encourages success in business.
HEMATITE - Legal Matter, Victory, Healing
JASPER - Can protect from pain and guard one's independence. It is said to bring the wearer good fortune and protection from the controlling influences of others.
JADE - Good Luck, Protection from disease or Evil spirits. It is said to enhance one's occult powers. It presents serenity and immotality.
LAPIS LAZULI - Stimulates wisdom, truthfulness, psychic awareness, healing.
LEPIDOLITE - A calming stone, this is carried for peace, spirituality and to drive off negativity.
LODESTONE, GREEN - Draws money, employment, strengthens loyalty, used in bindings
LODESTONE, RED - Draws love, friendship, strengthens loyalty, used in bindings
MALACHITE - Draws money and protection, guards wearer from danger
MOLDAVITE- Form of Tektite. Made when meteorite hit the earth thousands of years ago,...it's getting very rare, as it is only found in a small region of Russia. Said to have links to extraterrestrial energies and will greatly enhance the power of other stones. Bringsyou into communication with your higher self. (i'll put up a page on Moldavite, it's fascinating
MOONSTONE - Draws love, hope and protection, promotes unselfishness and helps settle disputes, induces prophetic dreams.
OBSIDIAN - Used for grounding and centering, divination, and increasing spiriuality
OPAL - Good luck, and extra mental powers
PETRIFIED WOOD - Good for past life work, nervous conditions, and grounding.
ROSE QUARTZ - Draws love and happiness. Helps heal broken heart.
RUBY - Qualities of Power, Loyalty, and Courage
SAPPHIRE - Radiate Gentleness and Peace. It is said that this stone helps bring Justice and truth to light
SODALITE - Used for meditation, brings wisdom and calms inner conflicts
TIGER'S EYE - Draws wealth and money, protects traverlers, increases clarity of thought.
TOPAZ - Give protection to warriors, has the qualities to put demons to flight and vanquishes the evil spells of sorcerers. Can be used for Divining purposes.
TURQUOISE - Believed to bring love and courage. It is said to be a protector against violence in thought and deed. Also good for reducing bodily and mental tensions.
ZIRCON - Attracts fame and fortune. It is considered to be a wishing stone. It is also a protector against accidents or natural disasters.
Hope this short list helps too famiarize you with the basic more popular Stones.
A GREAT book on Stones and there uses is
The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall.
It is a fabulouse huge reference book and has more of the Rarer stones listed in it.
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