Crystals and Stones
Hold a stone in your hand. At the sub-atomic level you cannot tell where the stone begins, and your hand leaves off. They exchange particles so rapidly, it becomes impossible to differentiate between the two objects.
(Just a possible explanation for "why crystals work.")
Crystals and Their Uses
Albite: Relieves depression, boosts the immune system.
Alexandrite:Helps to recognize that we all have worth in the world.
Amber:Good for depression; For a positive mental state.
Amythyst:Helps you feel more in control, less scattered; improves mental skills and memory; strengthens endocrine and immune systems.
Aventurine:Promotes a general state of well-being; diffuses negativity; stimulates muscle tissue; eases anxiety.
Botswana Agate:Soothes depression so well it may induce giddiness.
Carnelian:Helps one feel comfortable in their environment; gets you out of ruts; energizes blood; aid kidneys, lungs, liver.
Chrysocolla:For confidence, and easing feelings of guilt.
Chrysolite:Stimulates inspiration; heightens psychic experience; lessens negativity.
Chysoprase:Stimulates creativity; feelings of calmness.
Citrine:Energizing; Helps harness creative energy; Increases motivation and physical activity; good for kidneys, colon, liver, gallbladder, heart.
Fluorite:Fights mental disorders; Heightens spiritual awakening; Rekindles sexual appetite.
Garnet:Healing; Rekindle feelings of love; Express emotions more comfortably.
Hematite:Improves the blood-cleansing ability of the kidneys; activates spleen. May help headaches.
Jade:A peaceful stone; gets rid of negative energy; mellows you out.
Jet:Absorbs negative energy; controls mood swings; helps to fight deep-depression.
Lapis Lazuli:Boosts the immune system; purifies the blood; thought amplifier; increases awareness and mental clarity; strengthens skeletal system; activates thyroid.
Lazulite:Good for blocked creative energies; organization.
Malachite:Healing stone; fights mental illness; stimulates the optic nerves, pancreas, and spleen; may help dyslexia.
Moonstone:Calming; associated with feminine qualities- sensitivity, intuition, clairvoyance; healing properties for stomach, spleen, pancreas.
Obsidian:Protective stone; helps to let go of the past; reduces stress; benefits stomach and intestines.
Onyx:Strength giving stone; good for athletes and people under intense mental or physical stress; strengthens bone marrow.
Opal:Enhance cosmic consciousness, joy and creativity; good for business.
Peridot:Releases and neutralizes toxins; boosts confidence.
Petrified Wood:Increase awareness of nature.
Pyrite:Good for respiratory and circulatory systems; eases anxiety; aids mental functioning.
Rose Quartz:Stimulates feelings of love; helps us forgive ourselves; increases self-acceptance; helps kidneys, circulatory system, fertility.
Ruby:Energizing stone; increases motivation; amplifies positive energy; helps in matters of love.
Sapphire:Serene stone; good for those with spiritual confusion or depression; aids meditation.
Sodalite:Balances the metabolism; cleanses organs; boosts the immune system; aids pancreas; balances endocrine system.
Topaz:Relaxing stone; lessens tension.
Toumaline:Eliminates negativity.
Turquoise:Stimulates understanding; increases empathy.
White or Clear Quartz:Increases the ability to focus; absorbs negative energy; amplifies the effects of other stones; activates pineal and pituitary glands; stimulates brain.