The Crystal of the Day for Wednesday 11 December 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Wednesday 11 December  2013  is Jade which corresponds with Mercury. Jade is an ancient stone that has historically been used to attract love. Carved into a butterfly, in China it is a powerful symbol used to draw love.

Jade can be used to bring money into your life. Create a positive attitude towards money and visualise yourself using money creatively and productively while holding the stone in your power hand. When making an important business decision, use the prosperous energies of jade by holding it while contemplating your course of action. Jade strengthens your mental faculties and assists in clear reasoning.

Jade is also a protective stone, guarding against accidents and misfortune. Place a piece of jade between two purple candles and let the candles burn for a short while. Then carry the jade with you as a protection amulet..

Zodiac:  Pisces, Libra (Ancient)
Birthstone:  May (ancient)
Planet:  Mercury (also Jupiter)
Energies:  Love, Healing, Money, Protection
Chakra:  Fourth Chakra – Heart

The Crystal of the Day for Tuesday 3 December 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Tuesday 3 December 2013 is Blue Sponge Coral in correspondence with Mars, today’s planet.

Coral has been called the ‘garden of the sea’. Red is considered the most sought after colour but coral also can be found in blue,pink, white, yellow and black.
It was believed to prevent ill fortune and offer protection from skin disease when worn as a necklace. Dreams about coral are believed to foretell recovery from a long illness. Ancients believed that Mars was composed of red coral.

Coral is a good aid for meditation or visualisation. It symbolises life and blood force energy. Dark red coral is used for heating and stimulating the bloodstream. Pink shades restore harmony to the heart. It is used as an aid to depression, lethargy or deficient nutrition.

Zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Libra (ancient)
Planet:  Mars
Birthstone:  Jan, Apr, Oct, Nov (Ancient)
Chakra:  Root, Heart
Energies:  Power, healing, meditation, protections

The Crystal of the Day for Friday 22 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Friday 22 November 2013 is Chrysoprase which corresponds to Venus, Friday’s planet and is a lovely apple-green colour.  Chrysoprase helps to make conscious what was unconscious. It strengthens the workings of insight and the higher consciousness.  It encourages hope and joy, helps clarify problems, has been used as a cure for restlessness, and protection on sea voyages.

Chrysoprase is used to speed the healing of any wound. It should not be placed on the body, but held over the affected area. Carry a Chrysoprase in a pocket to help heal. Also keep a Chrysoprase close to your bed at night to speed healing.

Chrysoprase is used as a shield or protector from negative energy. A small bowl of Chrysoprase kept by the front entrance of the home is a very wise procedure. If used in jewelry, Chrysoprase should only be set in silver and has more power carved in the shape of a heart.

Birthstone: (non-traditional) May, December
Zodiac:  Sagittarius
Energies:  Power, Healing
Planet:  Venus (also Moon, Mercury)
Chakra: Fourth chakra, heart

The Crystal of the Day for Thursday 21 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Thursday 21 November 2013 is (to correspond with the planetary day of Jupiter) is Malachite. Malachite is believed to be a strong protector of children. It is said to protect the wearer from accidents and protects travelers. Malachite has been used to aid success in business and protect against undesirable business associations. It is a stone of balance in relationships.

Malachite is always green, usually in banded tones varying from very dark green to a mellow green. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used malachite for jewelry and ground it to use as eye shadow. It is used in amulets to protect against the evil eye. Malachite is a stone that should not be used for physical healing. Malachite has been called the “mirror of the soul”. It is variable in its condition. It reaches the inner feelings of the person and reflects what is there, negative or positive. It is so beautiful that one would like to wear it in jewelry, but caution must be used when wearing Malachite. It will always reflect how you feel, if you feel negative don’t wear Malachite. It reminds us that we have a dual nature and it is up to each person to know and rule his own person. To help get rid of nightmares, keep a piece of Malachite in your bedroom.

Zodiac: Pisces, Scorpio, Sagittarius (Ancient)
Planet: Jupiter
Energies: Love, Money, Protection
Chakra: Fourth Chakra – Heart

The Crystal of the Day for Tuesday 19 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Tuesday 19 November 2013 is Lepidocrocite. Lepidocrocite is a stone that often occurs in quartz, and is well known as one of the constituents of Super Seven, or “Melody’s Stone”.

Lepidocrocite’s vibration works strongly within the thymus or higher heart chakra to encourage you to open your heart to Divine love. It has a soothing vibration that helps calm ADHD and hyperactivity, and its vibration may be helpful if you are working on healing the inner child. It surrounds you in a bubble of high-vibration golden light that is a barrier against negativity and has metaphysical properties that may align you with Divine will, as it aids you to release fear.

Lepidocrocite’s energy helps you to make contact with angels and spirit guides when you use it in meditation. Its colour is reddish brown to a darker red, and this may vary, as it depends on what type of quartz it is included in. When this mineral is found within Amethyst Crystals its colour is commonly more purplish-red. It has a strong vibration that makes it a valuable ally to use. Stones from Brazil may be called Kokoshanite, and it is sometimes sold as Red Fire Quartz.

This stone has a powerful energy that brings all aspects of your etheric body into alignment. It will aid you with developing your intuition and instinct and with opening up your telepathic abilities. It is a beautiful heart chakra and thymus chakra stone, and when found within quartz has the additional property of a powerful amplifying effect of its vibration. Although it works primarily within these two chakras, Lepidocrocite stimulates and aligns all of the chakras and deepens your intuition.

It kindles love and harmony within the etheric body and has a strong healing action within the emotional body. It allows you to be able to contact the Divine mind directly and this may aid you to bring spiritual insights into your day to day life as well as aid you to deal with emotional problems.

Its vibration is known to aid you to recognise your strengths and to watch the things that happen in your life without needing to judge the issues. It is an excellent stone for emotional healing and may heal romantic relationships through its loving energy. This strong psychic protection stone deepens intuition and will also assist you to heal any holes in the aura caused by drug or alcohol abuse.

Lepidocrocite is said to heal the heart and lungs and will aid in oxygenating the cells. It is known to have an active influence to heal the liver and the reproductive area and helps prevent hormonal shifts. It is said to help to dissolve tumours and to encourage cellular regeneration.The action of this stone is powerful to help you to work through feelings of grief, or if you are suffering from depression.

Lepidocrocite in Quartz is a strong meditation stone as it will benefit you by enhancing your ability to make contact with members of the angelic kingdom or your guides. If you have not previously made contact with your guides this stone will aid you to find your spirit guide, and start connecting with angels. Combine the beautiful Pink Petalite with it, as this combined vibration is powerful to aid you to contact your guardian angels and other spirit guides.

Chakra: Heart, all chakras
Energies: Angelic connections, telepathy, healing, intuition
Planet: Venus

The Crystal of the Day Sunday 17 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day Sunday 17 November 2013 is Apache Tears. The Legend of the Apache Tear is this: One day a party of Apache Indians were ambushed by an enemy tribe. The Apaches fought bravely but were greatly outnumbered and driven to the top of a high bluff. Their arrows gone and unable to fight and unwilling to be taken captive, they leapt from the cliffs to their death. Their women were understandably grief-stricken and wept over the bodies. Their teardrops froze when they hit the ground to become the lovely stones we know today as Apache Tears. It is said that whomever owns one of these stones will never cry again, for the Apache women shed enough tears already.

Apache Tears are said to especially relieve grief and sadness as well as assisting in giving and accepting forgiveness. They can help release negative emotions, and they also can balance one’s emotional state. They are good luck stones, said to bring good luck to anyone who has one. They are excellent meditation tools, especially for clarifying issues and gaining insight. Apache Tears are a gently grounding stone. In the physical realm, Apache Tears are reputed to alleviate muscle spasms and eliminate toxins from the body.

Apache Tears are a type of black Obsidian, but they have a more friendly vibration than some of the other types of Obsidian. Perhaps it is their strange out-of-shape appearance that makes you comfortable with them.

These are very useful stones for anyone to use, but if you are a healer, or if you are doing any spiritual development work, there are strong advantages to using these stones. Their energy works within the base chakra where it will move excess energy down into the earth chakra for grounding with Mother Gaia.

The energy of the Apache Tears will strengthen the blood and the immune system and they will help the body to assimilate Vitamin C and D. They assist with the reduction of toxins in the body by aiding their removal. They may calm muscle spasms and enhance vitality and strength within the body.

Their energy within the sacral chakra helps to aid the removal of disharmonious energies in relationships.

Within the heart chakra their energy will assist the emotional body to heal… from old issues of an emotional nature. They may bring through joy as they encourage you to feel more positive about life. Because they do absorb so much negativity, they will need to be regularly cleansed using one of the methods for cleansing crystals.

Colour: Black
Zodiac: Scorpio
Energies: Luck, healing, grounding, protection
Chakras: Base chakra, Heart chakra

The Crystal of the Day for Saturday 16 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Saturday 16 November 2013 is Cuprite. Cuprite is a red to brown mineral with high copper content. Metaphysical lore says that it is helpful for reducing worries about things one has no control over, awareness, teaching, and delivering spiritual messages.

Cuprite is associated with kundalini energy as well as opening the flow of the base (root) chakra, the solar plexus chakra, and balancing the heart and base chakras. As a root chakra stone, it is considered very grounding and stabilising. It is associated in traditional and mystical lore with will power, security, confidence, sexuality, mortality, and masculine energy. Mystically it is used to recall and examine past life experiences. It has been historically said to help heal one’s relationship with their father.

Traditional folklore and crystal healing lore purport that cuprite is helpful for healing problems with the thymus, heart, blood metabolism (especially imbalances), muscle tissue, skeletal system, oxygenation of the blood, stamina, kidneys, menstrual cramps, vertigo, water retention, vitamin absorption, addictions and alcoholism.

Element: Fire
energies: will power, sexuality, mortality, understanding, grounding, past-life recall, healing
Chakras: Root chakra

The Crystal of the Day for Tuesday 12 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Tuesday 12 November 2013 is Bustamite. Bustamite is a calcium manganese silicate mineral. Its colour range is light pinkish brown to a deeper red/brown. They are very rare and the magnesium will tarnish to black upon exposure to sunlight.

The frequency of Bustamite connects to the Base and Sacral chakras. It opens the Base chakra allowing one to feel safe and secure in one’s physical vehicle and to enjoy one’s physical existence. It increases physical vitality and lifts emotions so that one has a joy-filled and optimistic outlook. Via the Sacral chakra Bustamite allows one to be creative in all areas of one’s life and aids with manifesting joy.

Bustamite can be used in the removal of energy blockages and in realigning the energy channels. It can be used to activate and clear the heart chakra. Bustamite provides a calming influence during stressful situations/activities. Used in meditation, it provides a safe and sacred place where the soul is honoured and the inner being can feel the perfection of health, harmony and the congruity of the universe. Conducive to dream state, stimulating the state of awareness. Provides access to angelic beings in the purity of light. A very powerful stone for energy work.

The energy of Bustamite is light, happy, playful and joyful and helps one to integrate these positive energies into ones being. It helps one to connect to ones “inner child” to enjoy ones life’s experiences.

Bustamite is useful in treating circulatory disorders and can be used to alleviate headaches. It can also balance the endocrine system and treat sexual dysfunction.

Colour: Pale to medium Pink, Red/Brown
Chakra: Heart
Astrological sign: Libra

The Crystal of the Day for Monday 11 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Monday 11 November 2013 is Variscite. Variscite is a fairly rare stone that occurs in varying shades of green. Also known as Utahlite, it is commonly found in Utah and Nevada as well as Queensland, Australia.

This stone is known for it’s remarkable soothing and clarifying properties, as well as it’s ability to align and balance the connection between the Light and Physical bodies.

Variscite promotes a serenity through balance and universal love. As a stone of prosperity, Variscite helps one to find financial stability while avoiding excess. It
promotes courage, balances through simplicity, and helps to release unwanted habits.

Variscite is used by healers to relieve stress, to enhance higher brain functions such as learning, logic and reasoning and to help in finding self acceptance.

Energies: Personal Power, Love
Chakras: Heart Chakra
Element: Water Element

The Crystal of the Day for Thursday 7 November 2013

The Crystal of the Day for Thursday 7 November 2013 is Ocean/Orbicular Jasper. Ocean Jasper (also called Orbicular Jasper) is an unusual jasper found only at a remote location on the coast of Madagascar that can only be mined at low tide! The colours vary widely – including white, green, pink, red, black, blue. The wild polka dots, wavy lines, multi-coloured floret patterns of Ocean Jasper make this a gorgeous and exciting stone.

The positive vibrations of Ocean Jasper make it a stone of joy. It stimulates solar plexus, heart and throat chakras, increases expression of love in words and actions, gently brings into focus the positive aspects of ones life, and it brings relaxation and cooperation to the home or workplace. This powerful stone lifts negativity so one can fully appreciate blessings. Ocean jasper is a very calming and soothing stone, as well as one of the most protective. This jasper is specifically used to align all of the chakras. Ocean jasper encourages the love of oneself and of others, the healing of the emotions and the sense of peace it brings helps us connect to nature and all of the earth. Ocean Jasper attracts the Devics (nature sprites or faerie kingdom), it is used to encourage the acceptance of responsibility and also thought to increase patience.

Physically this stone is thought to be useful in removing toxins from the physical body as well as the aura.

Ocean Jasper is now mined out and its availability becomes more rare. Jasper needs direct contact with the skin, after each use, the stone should be cleaned under warm running water and recharged overnight in a bowl of tumbled hematite stones.

Colours: Wide variety of swirling colours
Zodiac: Scorpio, Aries, and Virgo
Energies: Power, Protection, Love
Chakras: Solar plexus chakra, Heart Chakra, Throat chakra