Gemstones and their meanings
Adventurine (Aventurine) – A good luck stone, especially in financial matters. Stimulates creativity, intelligence and perception. A great healing stone, it gives a sense of mental and emotional well-being. |
Agate – general protection and healing, increases courage, self-confidence, and energy and promotes longevity. Also good for gardening. |
Amazonite – helps clarify and improve thinking. |
Amber – healing, protection from negativity, attractiveness and energy. |
Amethyst – increases vivid dreams, relieves depression, promotes calm, serenity, and spirituality. Helps with addiction and stress. |
Aquamarine – improves sight, sharpens the mind, calms and clarifies emotions. |
Aragonite – grounding and centering, facing truth and reality. |
Bloodstone – healing, especially related to the blood. Increases courage and charitability. |
Carnelian – general healing stone. Restores the natural energy flows of your body. |
Chrysocolla – soothes nervous tension. |
Chrysoprase – soothes heartache and helps depression, promotes emotional balance, wisdom, and peace. |
Citrine – helps digestion and aids in mental and intellectual functions. Increases self-esteem and energy. Balances and dissipates negative energy. |
Coral – helps in childbirth and adoption. Wards off bad thoughts from others and promotes general well-being. |
Flourite (multicolor) – enhances spiritual energy work, focuses the will and balances the psyche. |
Garnet – balances your natural energy. A highly protective stone. Increases confidence and security. |
Goldstone – uplifting, reduces tension and stomach problems. |
Hematite – great stone for grounding. Calms and soothes, reducing stress and blood pressure. |
Howlite – Howlite – reduces stress and anxiety. Quietly soothes and calms to bring gentleness and patience. |
Jade – Jade – wisdom, mercy, humility, generosity, peace, and harmony. Protective and lucky when worn as jewelry. Place a bit under your pillow at night for restorative dreams. |
Jasper – calms a troubled mind. Helps with digestive problems and other ills. |
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Labradorite – strengthens the will and inner strength and convictions. Aids in combatting addictions. |
Lapis Lazuli – emotional healing and stability. High intensity stone which cleanses the spirit to bring out inner truth and peace. |
Malachite – strong stone which helps release negative emotions and protect from psychic attack. |
Moonstone – helpful in psychic work. Opens the spirit to the feminine aspect. Draws love and helps in interpersonal relationships. |
Onyx – good protective stone. Also releases old relationships and keeps away general negativity. |
Opal – Awakens and helps understanding of psychic intuition and mysticism. Encourages living authentically in feeling and action, with faithfullness and loyalty. Helpful for eyesight and during childbirth. |
Peridot – balances your emotional mind and calms emotional storms. Aids digestion and insomnia and increases psychic powers. |
Quartz – the greatest of all healing stones. Acts as an amplifier for psychic energy and aids meditation and visualization. |
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Rhodochrosite – love drawing stone. Helps release past psychological issues. Helps eyesight. |
Rhodonite – self-affirmation and self-love. Fosters ability to remain calm in arguments and resolve disagreements in a loving way. |
Ruby – stimulates nurturing emotions and economic stability. Excellent for shielding from psychic attacks and gathering and amplifying energy. Helpful for blood-related health issues, such as anemia, menstrual issues, and poor circulation. |
Sapphire – promotes light, pure emotions – purity of mind, serenity, joy, and peace. Opens the mind to beauty and love. Clears the mind of unwanted thoughts. |
Snowflake Obsidian – protects against nightmares and emotional draining. |
Sodalite – purifies your aura and protects you from negative energy from people around you. |
Tanzanite – increases psychic abilities and enhances spiritual connectedness. |
Tiger’s Eye – clear thinking, helps in manifesting will, courage, and confidence. |
Topaz – soothes physical pain, promotes peace and calms emotions, as well as promoting forgiveness. Promotes individuality, self-confidence, and creativity. Counteracts negative emotions. |
Tourmaline (multicolor) – calm, protection, focus, and balance. Promotes self-assurance and goodwill. |
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Turquoise – healing stone. Attracts friendships, luck, and happiness. Releases shame and guilt. |
Unakite – promotes balance and emotional stability. Transforms negative emotions into positive ones. A grounding stone. |