crystal reference

Crystals and their traditional uses

The traditional and metaphysical properties of the stones I work with most, with their hardness on the MOHS scale. For a deeper look at any stone, including how it forms and what it pairs well with, try the free Crystal Reference Library.

These are the traditional and metaphysical uses of each stone, shared for learning. Crystals aren't a replacement for care from your doctor.

Agate

MOHS 6.5 – 7

Rebalancing and Harmonizing

(This is a general category. Other types of agate are included in listings below with somewhat similar characteristics)

Cleanses and stabilizes the body, mind, and spirit. Eliminates and transforms negativity. A stone of fortune.

Amazonite

MOHS 6 - 6.5

The “Hope Stone”

Inspires speaking with confidence and manifesting desires and wishes. Helps open up communication. Restores inner peace.

Amethyst

MOHS 7

Purification and Connection

Focuses serenity, understanding, trust and grace. Connection to spiritual and the divine. Grounding and calming.

Ammonite

MOHS 4

Fossil. Ancient Life Force Energy.

Strength, perseverance, and longevity. Helps us learn from the past so we can grow and change.

Apophyllite

MOHS 4.5 – 5

Stone of Truth

Beautiful, joyful, light-giving crystal. Creates a connection between the physical and spiritual realms and promotes introspection. Release self-doubt and recognize self-worth. Extremely high vibe crystal and is wonderful for Reiki healing. It can be used for healing and transformation. It has a strong connection to the higher realms and can be used to facilitate astral travel and remote viewing. This beautiful stone can also help to clear blockages in the chakras and open up the third eye and crown chakras.

Aquamarine

MOHS 7.5 - 8

Happiness, Hope and Everlasting Youth

A stone of courage believed to help maintain balance and order. Aquamarine is often used as a "good luck" stone, especially for those who are at sea. Brings feelings of peace, love, joy and happiness to those who wear it. It energizes while encouraging harmony and balance and sharpening intuition.

Atlantasite

MOHS 3 - 4.5

Balance, spiritual growth, and emotional healing

It is believed to embody a blend of grounding and high-vibrational energies. Bridges Heaven and Earth, reminding us of our place in the web of life and our role as caretakers of the planet. It also reassures us that compassionate Higher Beings are guiding and supporting us.

Azurite

MOHS 3.5 – 4

Stress and anxiety relief; infuses positivity

Helpful in removing negative thoughts allowing for a spiritual connection with more positive aspects of life.

Black Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Rebalancing and Harmonizing

Calming - especially calms anger and absorbs and removes negativity. Black agate is a grounding and protective stone believed to bring stability, courage, and resilience. It's often associated with warding off negative energy and promoting emotional balance and strength. It is also thought to enhance self-confidence, calm anxieties, and provide a sense of security.

Black and Red Agate (Fire Agate)

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Protective and Energizing

Black and red agate, often found as Fire Agate, combines the grounding and protective qualities of black agate with the passionate and energizing properties of red agate. It is believed to promote emotional balance, courage, and self-confidence, while also fostering a strong connection to the earth and encouraging personal transformation

Black and White Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Balances negative and positive energies

Peace-loving stone that brings prosperity, levels out negative energies and enhances positivity. Brings balance to emotions and to life.

Black Quartz

MOHS 7.5 - 8

Protective and Grounding

Black quartz, often known as Morion or Smoky Quartz, is a powerful stone with strong spiritual meanings. It's primarily known for its protective and grounding properties, acting as a shield against negative energies and promoting stability. Many believe it enhances spiritual growth, clears negative thought patterns, and helps in emotional healing

Blue Apatite

MOHS 5

Future Manifestation

Stimulates intellect and brings clarity for turning ideas into reality. Aids communication with our spirit. Strengthens intuition and vision.

Blue Calcite

MOHS 3

Calming, emotionally protective

Soothes and relaxes the emotional body. Enhances dreams and creativity to stimulate and express insights and great ideas. Enhances communication.

Blue Fluorite (see also Fluorite)

MOHS 4

True Clarity of Voice. Spiritual Detoxification

Calming energy promotes rational thinking, spiritual awakening, and aids in clear communication. Aids the ability to see the “flow” of a situation and clear negative energies.

Blue Kyanite

MOHS 4.5 - 5

Let Your Dreams Guide You

Helps in understanding dreams and accessing our minds and spirit to better understand our path. Connects to third eye and crown chakra.

Blue Onyx

MOHS 6 – 7

Sobriety stone. Opens communication with self and others

Aids in finding inner strength. Promotes inner peace and strengthens willpower; helping individuals overcome addiction.

Traditionally used to support the bones and teeth, the blood and circulation, and the stomach.

Blue Sandstone

MOHS 6.5

Ambition and Confidence

Man-made from glass and sand quartz. Traditionally used for comfort with aches, inflammation, achy joints and circulation. Blue sandstone can assist in activating the first chakra in persons who have difficulty expressing themselves verbally. It is also used to support the third eye chakra. Working with this energy point is said to improve psychic abilities, intuition, and clarity of thought.

Blue Sky Jasper

MOHS 6 - 7

Empowerment

Strengthens confidence, balances the mind and promotes perseverance. Brings truth and wisdom.

Blue Tiger Eye

MOHS 6 - 7

Strength and Courage

Aids courage, deepens willpower and helps us overcome challenges. Encourages communication and inner peace.

Botswana Agate

MOHS 7

Peace and Comfort

A comforting, protective stone that can soothe the lonely or bring solace to the grief-stricken. Helps find deep inner peace and serenity.

Brecciated Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Increase Organization & De-stress

Balance and grounding, provides mental clarity and focus. Symbolizes earth and brings love and tolerance of others.

Bumblebee Jasper

MOHS 4-5

Positivity - Upbeat Attitude

Encourages spiritual evolution. Keeps us “buzzing” throughout our day, even in the face of negativity. Energizing and uplifting.

Caribbean Blue Calcite

MOHS 3

Stone of Calm & Balance

Healing and soothing for anxieties and stress. Helps to activate the mind and open you up to your own abilities. Aids in elevating consciousness and stabilize energy.

Carnelian

MOHS 7

Inspired Confidence and Energy

A semi-precious stone that instills confident sense of self-assurance. It is the color of life, passion, and energy. It inspires; symbolizing bold energy, warmth and joy.

Chalcedony

MOHS 7

Emotional Balance & Grounding

Excellent for nurturing conversations and keeping moods balanced. Useful for public speaking.

Charoite

MOHS 5 - 6

Stone of Transformation

Very rare stone which has only been found in Siberia. Aids the transformation of negative emotions into positive ones. A stone of inner knowledge, harnessing energies and purifying the etheric body. Popular among healers and psychics.

Cherry Creek Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Alleviates worry and stress.

Often used as a worry stone. Soothing and calming - brings relaxation. Balances yin and yang energy. Protective and grounding.

Chevron Amethyst

MOHS 7

Calming, Spiritual

Combines spiritual powers of Quartz and the stress relieving properties of Amethyst, lessens resistance on the path to self-discovery. Enhances intuition and connection to spirit.

Chrysocolla

Wise stone or Teaching stone

Chrysocolla is a tranquil stone associated with empowerment and teaching, often referred to as the "wise stone" or the "teaching stone." This crystal is known for its ability to calm the mind, reduce mental tension, and offer a sense of renewed strength, especially during times of change. Chrysocolla acts as a protective shield against negative energies, helping to draw off all kinds of negative vibrations.

Chrysoprase

MOHS 6 - 7

Australian Jade - Stone of the Heart

Fills the aura with strong healing energies. Activate and open heart chakra. Recognize our inner strength.

Citrine

MOHS 7

Unlock Creativity and Manifesting

Unlocks our truest desires. Use to help bring about true change or spark the imagination. Aids in focusing and doing what needs to be done to bring about positive change in our lives.

Clear Quartz

MOHS 7

Light bringer, Amplifier, Master Healer

Amplifies the energy put into it. Known for its ability to absorb, store, and regulate the release of energy.

Coin Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Positivity and Clarity

Transforms negative energy into positive. Enhances mental function and analytical abilities. Heals inner anger, anxiety and helps relationships.

Copper

Healer of Physical and Auric Body

Enhances our emotional field and grounds the higher vibrations surrounding us. Conducts energy, clears out negativity and helps bring balance.

Copper Dolomite

Copper Dolomite is closely associated with the heart. It promotes love, compassion, and emotional healing. It has a very gentle energy that eases emotional wounds and creates an environment that is safe for forgiveness and understanding - both of ourselves and of others. This beautiful stone helps us to open our hearts to love and to fully believe and allow in compassion and empathy in our relationships.

Crazy Lace Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

"Laughter Stone"

Brings joy and absorbs emotional pain. Enhances joy, laughter, good fortune, and brings strength and courage.

Dalmatian Jasper

MOHS 5 - 7.5

Playfulness

Reminds us to enjoy the simple things in life and helps us feel lighthearted. Effective for the wearer as well as those who see it.

Dendritic Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Stone of Plentitude - Live in the Moment

Brings abundance and the sense of fullness to all aspects of our lives. Deepening our connection to nature, it radiates the same calming energy we feel while in nature, into our everyday lives.

Dendritic Opal

MOHS 5.5 - 6

To See Our Truest Self

Enhances our personal power and is believed to focus spiritual and magical power as well as intuition. Synchronizes all the chakras.

Dendritic Jade

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Attract abundance and happiness

Elevate all areas of life. Enhances overall balance and happiness. Protects and supports loving energy of the heart and symbolizes gentleness and nourishment.

Dendritic Tiger Plume Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Abundance

Dendritic Agate is the stone of plentitude/abundance. It promotes confidence when discovering your true self and aids in meditation. It encourages feelings of peace while encouraging us to be patient and persevere. patience. Dendritic Agate has a strong connection with the Earth and helps harmonize us with our surroundings. Plume agate's patterns resemble floating clouds or feathers, reinforcing its ability to bring calm and peaceful feelings.

Dragon Blood Jasper

MOHS 7

Adaptability and Resilience

Birthed from fire and contains enormous energy. Filled with compassion and enthusiasm. Brings creativity and courage.

Fire Quartz

MOHS 6.5

Traditionally a circulation stone

High energy stone traditionally used for circulation, aches and leg cramps, and for emotional stability. Brings clarity of thought, aids concentration and positive ideas.

Flower Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Connects us to our Heart

Releases deep pain that has attached to our hearts and helps us find positive pathways forward. Unblocks stuck energy caused by past trauma.

Fluorite – Rainbow

MOHS 4

Spiritual Detoxification

(see also individual colors of Blue Fluorite, Green, Yellow, and Purple)

Aids in decision-making. Enhances the ability to see the “flow” of a situation and clear negative energies.

Gabbro (Indigo Gabbro)

MOHS 6 - 6.5

Unblock and Connect.

Traditionally used for inflammation and immune support, and for locating energy blockages. Relieves discord and violent tempers. Grounding. Connects us to our higher self.

Galaxy Jasper (Star Galaxy)

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Connection to the Ethereal

Speaks to the mind and heart, highlighting the inner beauty in all of us. Aligns with celestial energies and allows for extended connection with the ethereal.

Garden Quartz

MOHS 7

Enhances pure love energy

Clear, pure quartz with minerals trapped inside. Considered a very spiritual stone. Transforms negative energy into positive, universal love. Balance body, mind, and spirit; enhances true love energy. Great for revival and recovery.

Garnet

MOHS 6.5 - 7.5

Love and Friendship and Bravery

Symbolizes heart, blood, inner fire, and life force.

Enhances self-confidence, sexual and feminine energy and connection through true sincerity.

Garnierite

MOHS 5 - 6.6

Stepping forward towards our dreams

Heals emotional turmoil and trauma and encourages optimistic thoughts and feelings. Brings harmony between the solar plexus and heart chakras aiding the understanding of your wants and dreams to provide resilience and determination to pursue them.

Goldstone

MOHS 6

Uplifting and positivity

Man-made stone. It builds energy, courage and a positive attitude. Increases drive and confidence. A gently uplifting stone, Goldstone promotes vitality. Traditionally used for stomach tension and achy joints.

Green Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Rebalancing and Harmonizing

Cleanses and stabilizes the heart chakra. Eliminates and transforms negativity. Uplifts the heart and spirit. Promotes empathy.

Green Aventurine

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Prosperity and Perseverance

Reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness. Promotes compassion and empathy. Heart Chakra.

Green Fluorite (see also Fluorite)

MOHS 4

Cleansing. Good for addiction, Spiritual Detoxification

Helps uplift heart and spirit. Brings original thought. Aids in eliminating addictive behaviors and finding higher purpose in life. Enhances the ability to see the “flow” of a situation and clear negative energies.

Green Jade – see also Jade

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Nourishes the body with loving energies

Jade strengthens a deep-rooted sense of wholeness and inner stability. Harmonizes with the heart and it expands gratitude for all that is in our lives. Jade promotes an abundance mindset and a knowing that there is plenty to go around. It teaches that a rich and full life is not measured by the amount in a bank account, but by the wealth of people and experiences shared in each and every moment.

Green Jasper

MOHS 4

Overcome excessive thought patterns.

Connects us to Earth. Releases and encourages creativity, action, and passion.

Green Sandstone

MOHS 6.5

Courage, confidence, and willpower

Man-made from glass and sand quartz. It can calm the mind, alleviate fatigue, enhance focus, clarity of thought, agility of thinking, and improve work and learning abilities. It also aids in manifesting desires. It instills courage, confidence, and willpower in individuals, increasing vitality and motivation.

Green Quartz

MOHS 7

Inspires the Heart

Associated with the heart chakra it is thought to awaken love, empathy, compassion and increase connections with others. Helps us turn negative energy into positive energy.

Hematite

MOHS 5.5 - 6.5

Powerfully Grounding

Helps refocus thoughts and actions onto those that are most important. Attracts energy from the environment to propel us into our present moment so we can focus on planning for the future.

Howlite

MOHS 3.5

Harness inner strength and energy

Helps us remove excess worry and stress and allows us to “stand tall” with renewed confidence and energy

Idocrase

MOHS 6 – 7

Personal Growth, Healing

Helps release negative emotions and old patterns to assist in focusing on positive changes. Brings grounding and growth.

Imperial Jasper

MOHS 6.5 – 7

Nurturing

Comes in a variety of colors. Stimulates peace, serenity, and relaxation. Brings protection, security, motivation, and determination. Enhances communication and helps a team to get things done.

Ironstone (a.k.a. Tiger Iron)

MOHS 6

Promotes physical stamina, energy, and vitality

Helps those who feel emotionally, mentally or physically exhausted and burned out. Also helps to find courage and refuge in times of danger and promotes a deeper connection to the Earth.

Jade – see also Green Jade

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Prosperity - Protective Lucky Charm

Is said to bring luck and prosperity. Traditionally used as a cleansing stone for the physical body and its fluids. It is intuitive for emotional healing and wellbeing.

Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

The “Supreme Nurturer”

Sustains and supports through times of stress; brings tranquility and wholeness. Provides protection and absorbs negative energy.

K2 (Raindrop Azurite)

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Opens and unlocks our third eye and crown chakra

A rare stone found only in the K-2 mountains of China and Pakistan

This stone helps strengthen the third eye to enhance psychic abilities on all levels (lucid dreaming, astral projection, telepathy) and assist in the opening of the crown chakra. When our crown becomes open, endless amounts of higher knowledge soon begin to spiral down within us.

Kambaba Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Peace, Fertility, Tranquility

Reminds us of the gift of life and our connection to all living things of the present, past & future.

Labradorite

MOHS 6 - 6.5

Transformation

Enhance mental clarity and bring about transformation. Deepens mental clarity and connection with our spirit. Especially helpful during times of change

Lapis Lazuli

MOHS 5 - 6

Strength, Courage, Wisdom

Symbolizes the night sky. One of the oldest spiritual stones known to man. Used by healers, priests, and royalty, for power, wisdom and stimulating psychic abilities.

Larimar

MOHS 4 - 7

Wisdom of the Sea - Peace, Quiet Confidence, Clear Communication

Uncommon. Comes from the Dominican Republic.

Connects with nature and helps counteract imbalances in energy. Helps to tone the throat and aids in communication.

Larvikite

MOHS 6 – 6.5

Stone of wisdom in transformation

Larvikite is a stone of inner transformation that helps us better adapt to change, as well as accept and understand any benefits that may come with it. Larvikite helps us access our inner strength and strengthens personal willpower and fully protects our spiritual and physical body, including the auric field.

Leopard Skin Jasper

MOHS 6

Strength and Ability to Take Action

Encourages honesty, banishes illusions and connects us to truth. Very connected to the physical body, traditionally used for the spine and leg muscles, giving us the strength to take action gracefully and powerfully. Traditionally associated with male fertility.

Lepidolite

MOHS 3

Harmonizing the body, mind, and soul

Brings balance and stability. Used for easing stress anxiousness and worry as well as developing inner wisdom, trust, and divine connection.

Malachite

MOHS 3.5 - 4

Protection

Traditionally said to absorb negative energies and pollutants from the body and the atmosphere. Balances mood swings. Opens the heart.

Maligano Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Break from old patterns

A Sacral Chakra and Solar Plexus stone, Maligano Jasper works with us to help let go of negative thought patterns and habits that are ready to be released. It asks us to examine the company we keep and why, while supporting us in shedding what no longer serves us along the way.

Mariam Stone (Calligraphy Stone)

MOHS 6 - 7

Powerful Protection. Calming, creates stronger connection to Earth.

Protects against negativity and relieves emotional stress. Gives the courage to speak and to have personal independence. It also protects from night-time fears.

Merlinite

MOHS 6 - 7

The Stone of Awakening

Helps us take a step back to summon our true potential. Consciously rise to new levels. Softens the aura and replenishes the vibratory field.

Milky Quartz

MOHS 7

Openness and Calm

A stone of innocence and tranquility. Helps stop overwhelming emotions and aids us to view the world without preconceived ideas or prejudices.

Mookaite

MOHS 6 - 7

Enhances Connection to Nature

Grounding for heart, mind, and soul and aids us to live in the moment. Helps remove fear, anxiety, loneliness, and depression. Reminds us that beauty is all around us.

Moonstone

MOHS 6 - 6.5

Enhance Intuition and Self-Discovery

Engages upper chakras to help us tap into our intuitive spirit to better understand ourselves. Helps focus on our personal development.

Morganite

MOHS 7.5 - 8

Strong Heart Stone

Fills the entire body with calming and relaxing energy, clearing negative energy and uplifting us.

Moss Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Balance Emotions - Friendships

Encourages emotional balance. Brings back to center from extremes. Fosters focus and patience during crisis.

Narmada Shiva Lingam

MOHS 7

Balance masculine and feminine energy

Shiva Lingams symbolize the Divine Creative Manifestation and help balance masculine and feminine energy in us all.

Obsidian (Black)

MOHS 5 - 5.5

Stone of Protection, Grounding, Spiritual Communication

Keeps creative energies free-flowing by removing negative energies from our environment.

Ocean Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Healing Emotions and Relationships

Helps break down barriers in highly valued relationships. Aids communication and sparking the right chemistry within a relationship.

Opalite

MOHS 5 – 6.5

Business and finance

Man-made stone made from glass and resin. Used to stabilize mood swings and helps to overcome tiredness. It helps you face your fears and accepting change. Opalite is a merchant stone, helping to manifest and accumulate monetary wealth. It is a business stone and encourages success in all endeavors.

Orange Aventurine

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Manifest exciting possibilities!

Enhances good luck, good fortune and abundance. Called the “Whisper Stone” because the energy of this stone helps us quiet the inner, critical, judgmental voice. Mentally, emotionally, and physically, Orange Aventurine will allow you to take a sacred pause to relax and reflect.

Orange Calcite

MOHS 3

Enhances Creativity - Energizing and Cleansing

Strongly connects to sacral chakra which is the seat of joy. Spurs us to action and connects to Divine Masculine Energy.

Peridot

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Stone of Compassion

Enhances harmony, good health, good luck, restful sleep and peacefulness. Traditionally used to support the body's renewal.

Petrified Wood

MOHS 7 - 8

Calms scattered energies.

Relieves anxiousness, worry, and fear. Helps us to set a pace for all day energy. Vibrates more powerfully when outdoors.

Phoenix Stone (Ajoite)

MOHS 4

The Stone of Compassion

Combination of Chrysocolla, Malachite and Turquoise. Gives a powerful boost to emotional strength, courage and self-confidence. Helps dispel fears and balance our emotional energy. Promotes self-realization and opens the heart to unconditional love.

Phosphosiderite

MOHS 3.5-4

Serenity that inspires inner peace, joy, healing, and hope.

A rare mineral. Possesses a tranquil vibration to pacify the mind, and alleviate anxiety. A natural stress reliever, meditating with this stone offers our minds a welcome respite and a sense of peaceful relief. This purple gem is a multitasker by definition, working in conjunction with the Third Eye Chakra to open us to our spiritual selves and our spirit guides, and also with the Heart Chakra to give us the courage to heal from past wounds and be receptive to love. It also emits a nurturing energy that resonates with all the Chakras.

Polychrome Jasper

MOHS 7

Inner Balance

Activates inner balance, and aids in adjusting to current environments. Reminds us to view the world with a pure heart, passion, and positive energy.

Purpurite

MOHS 4-4.5

Spirituality, love, compassion, and Intuition

Purpurite is believed to enhance spiritual growth, increase intuition, and stimulate creativity. Considered to be a powerful ascension tool, bringing one’s inner self closer to the higher energies. Helps to connect with third eye and crown chakra. A stone of recovery, rescue, and forgiveness.

Prehnite

MOHS 6 - 6.5

Stone of dreaming - heals the healer

Increases the power of the dream state. Strengthens lucid dreaming and promotes communication with other planes of existence. Enhances precognition and inner knowing. A crystal of unconditional love - a stone to heal the healer.

Prophecy Stone

MOHS 5-8

Enhance Psychic/Spiritual Growth

Prophecy stones are believed to be powerful stones that enhance psychic abilities, promote spiritual growth, and aid in divination and prophetic visions. They are thought to connect individuals with higher realms, ancestral wisdom, and the Akashic Records, facilitating access to deeper insights and future possibilities.

Purple Fluorite (See also Fluorite)

MOHS 4

Establishing joy, balance, and harmony. Spiritual Detoxification

Purple Fluorite is “pure peace”. It is “luminous light and love. Aids in decision-making. Enhances the ability to see the “flow” of a situation and clear negative energies.

Rainforest Rhyolite

MOHS 6

Adjust to Change - Fulfill Goals

Helps us find solutions and alternatives. Carry when facing confrontation. Grounding and helps us eliminate procrastination.

Red Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Detoxing Body and Mind

Promotes grounding, encourages justice, and stimulates intuitive insights. “The blood of mother earth”

Red Phantom Quartz

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Fearless and Creative - Regain Your Power

Encourages us to face our fears and grow, spiritually and emotionally.

Increases motivation, intuition, and business profits. Pursue dreams with confidence.

Red Tiger’s Eye

MOHS 7

Strength and Protection

Enhances confidence and self-esteem. Helps provide motivation. A stone of passion and stimulation.

Red Vein Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Protects the Root Chakra

Gives a broader view - brings vitality for moving forward towards a brighter future. Brings back personal fire.

Rhodochrosite

MOHS 3.5 - 4

Compassion and unconditional love

Show us how to be compassionate to ourselves and others; alleviates trust issues from built up walls due to past emotional hurts.

Rhodonite

MOHS 5.5 - 6.5

Emotional Recovery from Past Hurts

Lifts the heart, helps us recover from past trauma and bring down the barriers that may be holding us back. Dismantle negative self-worth.

Rose Quartz

MOHS 7

Unconditional Love

Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace.

Rutilated Quartz

MOHS 6

The "Illuminator"

A variety of quartz containing needle-like inclusions of rutile, a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide (dark to black rutiles) and iron oxide (gold or reddish rutiles). Illuminator for the soul, promoting spiritual growth. It cleanses and energizes. Said to be, "the connector of all chakras in the human body, and the crystal that will connect your entire being to the divine, from root to crown."

Rhyolite

MOHS 6

Pursuer of Dreams

Helps us to recognize our highest potential and go after our dreams with a renewed energy and zest.

Selenite

MOHS 2

Pure White Light - Cleanses all

Helps restore the spirit and cleanses the environment surrounding us from negative energies. Cleanses other stones as well. An amazing stone for working with and shifting energy. The stones and gemstone jewelry containing Selenite are made to help us open up to higher frequencies and messages from the universe.

Serpentine

MOHS 2.5 - 3.5

Healing and Balancing

Helps direct healing energy toward problem areas. Helps us feel more in control of our lives by correcting emotional imbalances. Traditionally used for blood sugar balance and digestion, and for the absorption of calcium and magnesium.

Silver

Healing emotion/spiritual mind, love

It is used to bring patience and perseverance to the wearer. When silver is used with gemstones, the metal retains and amplifies the qualities emitted by the stones.

Snowflake Obsidian

MOHS 5 - 6

Balances Body, Mind, and Spirit

Hope and faith during dark times. Aids coming to terms with and releasing old trauma and/or emotions that no longer serve.

Sodalite

MOHS 5.5 - 6

Confidence and Clarity

Symbolizes ocean waves. Rinses the body of toxic vibes of fear and guilt. Claims confidence and emotional intelligence. Opens communication.

Sphalerite

MOHS 3.5 - 4

Unlock Our Full Potential

Activates the lower 3 chakras. Deeply enhances courage, drive, and focus. Helps us recognize deceitful practices in others (and ourselves). Attracts more of the same energy that you put out.

Strawberry Quartz

MOHS 7

Confident Love of Self and Others

Promotes self-love and self-confidence. It has a strong vibration which helps attract love and stimulate a flow of happiness and joyful experiences.

Sunstone

MOHS 6.5 - 7.5

Passion, Creativity, Determination

Helps revitalize body and mind. Restores our passion for life. Ignites the fire within and aids in transforming our lives.

Terahertz

The "Radiation of Life"

This stone has a vibration frequency ranging from 0.1 to 30THz which lies between that of microwaves and far infrared light which corresponds with frequencies found in our bodies and in abundance in the universe.

Traditionally used for headaches, knee and hip discomfort, restful sleep, the skin and lymph, and circulation.

Tiger Eye

MOHS 5 - 6

Self Confidence, Inner Strength, Bravery

Relieves anxiousness, worry, and fear. Helps us break free from the latches of sorrow and resentment allowing positivity to enter.

Tiger Plume Agate

MOHS 7

The "Great Balancer"

Stay rooted, connected and positive. Deal with emotional chaff when blockages are released.

Turquoise

MOHS 5 - 6

Seeking Truth, Communicating, Public Speaking

Helpful for social anxiousness and confidence in communicating. Reduces overall stress and worry. Helps us voice our thoughts and opinions as well as being credited with bringing luck, wisdom, peace, and protection.

Unakite

MOHS 6 - 7

Balance, Grounding, Motivating

Brings emotions and spirituality together. Allows us to live in the “now”. A stone of clear vision and motivation.

Vogel Clear Quartz

MOHS 7.5 - 8

Amplifying energies of the universal life force

A Vogel clear quartz is a specific type of clear quartz crystal that has been cut with a unique 12-sided geometric design, named after scientist Marcel Vogel, who researched its properties. These crystals are believed to amplify energy and are used for healing, meditation, and spiritual practices. The cut is designed to maximize the collection, amplification, and transmission of energy, particularly the "universal life force".

Marcel Vogel, a renowned scientist and longtime IBM researcher, expanded his work beyond traditional science to investigate the metaphysical properties of crystals. His deep curiosity and meticulous research led to the development of Vogel crystals - a uniquely cut form of quartz designed to amplify the crystal's natural ability to interact with human energy fields. The precision of this cut, grounded in Vogel’s expertise in crystallography, is believed to be central to the crystal’s powerful energetic effects.

White Agate

MOHS 6.5 - 7

Happy Life

Symbolized longevity and elevates the mood. Enhances intuition. Brings good fortune, confidence, and positivity. Opens doors of possibilities.

White Turquoise

MOHS 5-7

Purification and Strength

Represents enlightenment, knowledge, and purification. It purifies energy and is considered a powerful strengthening stone. It was traditionally used as an amulet for divine protection.

Yellow Calcite

MOHS 4

Self Confidence and Hope

Effective at clearing out old energy patterns and supporting inner confidence while adding joy and light to your thoughts. Promotes optimism.

Yellow Fluorite (see also Fluorite)

MOHS 4

Say Yes to a Positive Outlook

Tune into psychic abilities, balance energies. Aids working towards the common good. Aids in decision making with clear and positive intent. Enhances the ability to see the “flow” of a situation and clear negative energies.

Yooperlite

MOHS 5

Truth and Perception

UV Reactive – appears to be filled with pockets of deep orange fire. Releases anger and negative thoughts; helps fight fears and phobias. It creates a clear and perceptive mind, allowing us to find inner peace. Helps us find self-expression while allowing for discovery of our unique talents.

Zebra Jasper

MOHS 6.5 - 7

The "Warrior Stone"

Traditionally worn for protection by tribal priests. Said to boost endurance and energy. Avoid overthinking and spurs us to action.

Zeolite

MOHS 4 - 5

Balancing and clearing. Enhances peace and joy

The result of the chemical reaction between volcanic ash and salt (or fresh) water.

Connected with both the elements of water and fire, Zeolites can help us find balance within the masculine and feminine aspects of our being. This is why they are great for anyone feeling a bit out of sorts or disconnected from their inner spirit. Zeolites are commonly used in Reiki healing. Zeolites are said to exude a soothing, peaceful energy due to their strong water energy, however their volcanic history also means that they are believed to also contain contrasting fire energy, which can provide one with boosts of joy, passion, and motivation.

They are known for their ability to clear out the mental clutter and psychic smog; making them beneficial for those starting a new project or wanting to feel more focused and productive.

Traditionally used as a detox stone, and as support for people working to quit drugs or alcohol.

MOHS is a standard for measuring how hard a mineral is, on a scale of 1 to 10. Talc is a 1 and diamond is a 10.