Crystals

Dioptase is a beautiful emerald green colour. It is one of the three sacred crystals of the heart chakra. Dioptase is unsurpassed in its ability to transmit a potent deep green ray into the recesses of the heart. Dioptase sends its dynamic healing energy into that aspect of the heart that has been emotionally wounded in relationships with others.

I am sure that nearly all readers will have felt the heartache of unrequited love, a deep rift in close family relationships or the loss of loved ones, to another or in death.

The Dioptase is unequalled in helping in the healing of the deeply hurt heart. Dioptase nurtures that part of the self that has been emotionally abandoned whilst experiencing life's heartaches. Dioptase held at the heart will cross the threshold of the heart's protective shield and work upon dissolving the walls that have been built in the heart's defence. It is the natural way for human beings to deal with hurt by hiding it and burying it as deeply as possible. Dioptase will enter into these inner sanctums where the suffering has been suppressed. It will send its healing rays into the forgotten feelings of betrayed abandonment, grief and sorrow. Then releasing its powerful healing energy it will activate the heart's natural ability to heal. It will send great comfort to the heart that is afraid to love again. Used at the piont of the third eye, Dioptase will bring insight and understanding to those whose guilt and false sense of responsibility have taken on the burden of trying to control the destiny of others.

Dioptase will renew love's power to heal any wound, no matter how deep or scarred. It will bring to the fore the courage of the heart; purest essence of love that can be experienced and embraced on that level, that will heal emotional injuries and open the way to transmute that pain. After a healing session with this crystal the patient can learn how to transmute the pain into compassion and eternal peace.

The pain of love that is experienced at the loss of a loved one is deeply rooted in the unconscious sense of separation from the self. Longing for reunion with our own souls, we search for it outside ourselves. But no matter how much love we receive from external sources it can never fill the sense of emptiness from deep within. Dioptase is a powerful crystaline energy that can heal that wound of lost love and help the soul to find true fulfilment within the self.

Dioptase will first clear away our old concepts of love and the way that we relate to love. Its deep powerful green essence will help to build a new foundation and teach us the important lesson of the most powerful force in the universe, compassion. Through continued use and meditation with Dioptase we can learn the true meaning of unconditional love. Dioptase will assist in learning to translate a new meaning of love, bringing that love into every relationship and circumstance and into every thought, feeling and action.

In my opinion Dioptase is a very important crystal to healers. I have given my personal explanation of the healing powers of this crystal and can tell you from experience that in helping to remove pain it replaces it with a gift of understanding beyond compare.

AMETHYST AND BACCHUS

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Amethyst is a crystalline quartz coloured purple by a small trace of ferric iron. One cubic foot of quartz can be turned into amethyst by as much iron as is contained in the head of a pin. Early 19th century mineralogists thought that the colour purple was due to manganese. This proved to be wrong. Nevertheless some modern crystal mystics are still attributing various effects to the "manganese content" of amethyst.

In ancient times the word amethyst was applied to any purple coloured stone, including purple garnets and purple corundums (sapphires). The word amethyst means "not drunken". These purple crystals were credited with the ability to keep drinkers sober no matter how much wine was consumed.

A lovely old pagan myth was that Amethyst was a nymph who loved Bacchus, the God of Wine. When he scorned her she withered and hardened into a crystal that would always oppose the effects of wine. Even in this century it is held that amethyst subdues inebriation. Amethyst is used today as a treatment for alcholism as well as diseases traditionally associated with over indulgence such as gout, diabetes and urinary problems.

In ancient Rome wine was served in amethyst goblets. The purple stone enhanced the colour of the wine making it possible for servants to water it down. The Crusaders loved amethyst and attached it their rosaries as magical protection.

Modern crystal mystics love amethyst, claiming that it can do many wonderful things. That aside the amethyst is a wonderful crystal to meditate with as it is attuned to the third eye chakra and also the crown chakra, drawing down the energy and vibration of the higher dimensions into these chakras and raising awareness to a higher level of understanding of those realms.

All crystals vibrate at different frequencies according to their colour. The amethyst has the highest vibration of all the crystals as it is at the top end of the spectrum (red having the lowest frequency and adhering to the root chakra). The amethyst vibrates at an amazing 42trillion beats per second. It is not at all clear how it has been measured and may be a figment of someone's imagination. One definite truth is that it does vibrate on a higher frequency than other crystals.

This versatile stone is used in the treatment of eye complaints and headaches and is one of the three crystals that can help the departing soul to leave the body and move on to the spiritual realm.

As a crystal healer I have found a wonderful world in working with all types of crystal. Crystals enhance the light that the healer draws through them and magnifies it, strengthening the healing and clearing away dis-ease, re-attuning, charging and re-aligning the subtle bodies. For the healer the world of crystals is a magical place where anything can be achieved if the crystal light is understood.

Not everyone comprehends the reasons for the emergence of crystal power at this particular time. Suffice to say that there is a definite purpose and reason for this emergence and the crystal healers have answered a call that has echoed down the millennia to this time of change, both global and personal.

The amethyst, being one of the third eye stones is second to none in meditation, attuning the psyche of the meditator with the spiritual dimensions by opening the third eye and allowing them psychically to "see".

I recommend amethyst to all seekers and searchers. It will bring you a calmness of mind and spirit and open up the world of your deepest most inner self, the higher you. For those who are unable to calm the mind and meditate, often after a hard day's work when you come home frazzled, pick up your lovely piece of amethyst and hold it while watching T.V.; let it work its magic upon you. I'm sure you will see the difference.

SMOKY QUARTZ, the gentle healer

Smoky Quartz contains an amazing amount of pure white light, more than any of the other dark crystals. The Smoky Quartz ranges from black too smoky yellowish in colour. It is associated with the Root Chakra. The Root Chakra is the most physical of all the chakras and Smoky Quartz directs pure white light energy from the spirit into the physical. The Root Chakra is associated with the physical elimination of our waste products and on a metaphysical level with the elimination of old concepts and ideas. The Smoky Quartz aids the grounding and anchoring of all new things. When trying to bring into materialisation our ideas, using this crystal in visualisation is of tremendous help. Grounding the white light down through the Crown Chakra into the Root Chakra is within the domain of this powerful light tool. There is a feeling of personal empowerment when working with the crystal in this way. This crystal teaches us that we are privileged to be light beings walking upon this beautiful planet within our physical bodies.

This crystal is of immense help to those healer who are working with alcoholics, drug users, manic depressives and people who are totally removed from reality "off with the Fairy’s". People who use alcohol to excess and who take drugs are people who are unable to come to terms with their physical incarnation. These people are looking for and trying to invent, that spiritual freedom which is our in the spirit realms. They use artificial means to achieve that sense of euphoria that is not real or long lasting on earth. Many of these people are extremely sensitive being who just cannot cope with life on earth. There is so much pain, sorrow, hunger, deprivation, war and pestilence around us. It hurts them deeply, spiritually and they need something to take them away from the reality of the mundane world.

Those people who are manic-depressives cannot help their condition. A blockage has occurred somewhere within which needs the healing power of the Smoky Quartz applied over a period of time.

Finally there are the "daydreamers". Daydreaming is a natural process but these people take the process to extremes, spending most of their waking hours unaware of the reality that surrounds them. As I previously mentioned, the Smoky Quartz is a powerful crystal of light. It transfers pure white light from the Spiritual to the Physical showing us that it is a gift that we have incarnated to the earth and that we can manifest this spiritual light into the physical plane. We chose to come here and we can make it a beautiful place to be not a prison. The "Earth Star" is the chakra which we have about six feet underground and in conjunction with work at the Root Chakra the white light of the Smoky Quartz will be channelled through them both helping to ground and anchor these people whilst keeping their ideals bright.

The Smoky Quartz is a gentle healer, not dragging to the surface the negative patterns unlike crystal such as Malachite but rather it draws the negativity slowly out and dissolves and purifies it. It also eliminates all auric debris so that whilst healing we are sure that it has not moved into the aura to come back and manifest itself at a later date. This is why diseases like cancer re-occur. Unless the problem is healed as a whole, the disease will move out of the physical for a short time giving the appearance of a cure, only to manifest later. The imbalance must be treated, the reason worked through and tracked so that the healer may heal on all levels of existence.

Smoky Quartz is also invaluable at screening us from emissions such as those given off by televisions, computers and other electrical circuitry. Placing a "charged" piece of Smoky Quartz on top of these will negate the emissions. For example a small piece placed upon an electrical socket will do a good job. Having done this myself I noticed that after a few months I was no longer suffering from the sharp headaches or continual "sleepy" feeling that I had become used to. These crystals need changing monthly. Steeping them in "sea salt" water for at least three days will cleanse them of the impurities they have picked up after working so hard for you. Re-dedicate them and tell them to suck up all the harmful emissions and they will do an excellent job once again.

Truly these crystals are marvellous. I have a few but am searching for more. In my work I know I cannot have enough of them. To me they are one of the true greats of the mineral kingdom.

The ancient Egyptians were extremely interested in astronomy, astrology, magic and healing. They understood that "MAGIC" was simply the use or our natural surroundings to gain knowledge. All things spiritual and unseen were revered. They were incredible healers and had a vast knowledge of the mineral kingdom and the powerful allure of stones and their vibrations. The colour blue in all its shades was thought to be extremely beneficial in healing, they therefore revered and used all blue stones in healing techniques .

The tomb of Tutankamun was encrusted with gems and Lapis Lazuli was amongst those chosen to be worthy enough to be placed on the tomb along with precious gold, the colour of the Sun God.

The Egyptians used to grind their crystals down to a fine powder and then take them internally. Such was their belief in the healing power of crystals.

All crystals are attuned to certain parts of the body, that is to say that their healing energies vibrate in harmonic resonance with certain areas better than others. Lapis Lazuli can be placed on the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye. The Egyptians thought that the soul existed in the mind and was housed in the brain. Lapis Lazuli was used as a soul purifier and mind healer by being placed over the Third Eye.

Lapis Lazuli is a deeply penetrating crystal and it will bring to the conscious mind any problems of blockages that exist in the sub-conscious, thereby opening the way for other more gentle vibrations to remove that blockage and deal with the emotional trauma once the conscious mind has acknowledged the problem. Other crystal you should use in conjunction with Laps Lazuli are Green Aventurine, Amethyst and Stilbite.

Lapis Lazuli is an advanced light worker and should only be used by an experienced healer. Light workers use it to purge and cleanse that part of the aura which is no longer needed, removing blockages from the aura left over from past incarnations.

This crystal represents going down into our own darkness and illusion and coming to terms with it before its removal. With Lapis Lazuli we can identify our deep sub-conscious in the blue colour of the crystal but also see in the gold flecks with god and the eternal. Lapis Lazuli tells us that we are eternal spirits reaching towards godhead. We must have the courage to reach down and face our deepest pain knowing that we are strong and eternal and that in comparison the pain will be short lived.

Lapis Lazuli is the Sun in a blue sky. It is strength and beauty. The ancient Egyptians recognised the power held within the stone and used it well.

Here, I am going to talk about one of my favourite crystals; Tourmaline. From the first moment I set eyes on tourmaline I knew it was something special.

The tourmaline is normally found in long striated lines which give out an immense amount of electrical energy. Wherever you need to increase light force you should use tourmaline to help you. It's a very powerful light bringer.

If you wear tourmaline it will increase your own charisma and radiance and indeed a lot of tourmaline jewellery is now being made just for that purpose.

One of the main purposes of tourmaline is to transmit the higher energies and important laws of the Universe into the earth. Tourmaline tells us to align ourselves with the forces of light and channel this light into the earth.

The whole point of being a human being is to re-learn how to live in our physical body and keep our connection with the higher realms. Tourmaline assists us by channelling light into our chakras helping us to align and work on ourseIves, making ready for the day when we can project pure light out into the world. This is the work of healers and light workers.

Tourmaline is not indigenous to earth. It was materialised here by higher life forms to assist us in our transition to the Aquarian age and energy.

These wands channel high powered electrical energy. Amazing healing can occur with the proper use of tourmaline wands. The wand can be used on the skull and on specific points to stimulate brain activity.

In the future criminals and those of us with destructive natures will undergo this type of healing with tourmaline wands to remove the destructive energy and bring the being into alignment.

Some wands are up to 8" long and reflect a rainbow of colour, others are of a single colour. If you intend to acquire a tourmaline wand try to find the clearest wand you can.

Is a wonderful healer on all levels. It purifies and strengthens the nervous system enabling you to carry more spirit force. This is an excellent crystal for those who suffer chronic fatigue. You can also wear it to inspire creativity. It is a must for the crystal healer and you will always find a good selection of green tourmaline on the altar.

One of the heart chakra stones along with Kunzite and Rose Quartz. The rose quartz focuses on self love and the Kunzite activates this self love. Having done this the pink tourmaline will then offer pure love. It is the giver of love in the material realm. It is the crystal of joy. Pink tourmaline wants you to express your feelings. If you use or wear this crystal it will help you to release past sorrows of the heart. For the broken hearted it is a very powerful helper. At the heart it will dissolve all old destructive stored feelings that have not been dispersed making room for the new energies of the heart.

This wonderful crystal deflects negative energy. This crystal will protect you if you are going somewhere where there will be negative energy or dense energy. If you come into contact with drug abusers in your work you should wear black tourmaline to deflect the negativity. If you come into contact with dark spirits it wiII protect you also. It forms a shield against destructive energy. It can also be used to defuse your own negative energies such as anger, jealousy, insecurity etc. Ideal to work with the lower chakra points. It works hard to bring a clearer expression of light into the world. It teaches us to remain a radiant light in the dark. From the dark comes light. Wear this crystal and you will be protected and also it will help those around you.

Can be very powerful to work with. The best combinations to work with are the pink / green tourmalines. It is a heart chakra healer. The green rays heal emotional wounds and the pink rays inspire love to flow within and without.

I love tourmaline. It is one of my favourite crystals. Everyone should have tourmaline in their collection for the special light they bring into our lives. Whether you are a healer or not you will benefit from this special crystal and know you are carrying a little bit of the light of the higher realms with you.

The Crown Chakra is the chakra which is directly above the top of our head, about 6" straight up. The colour that this chakra vibrates is white light. It is the last of the transpersonal chakras. We are connected to spirit by the energy of the chakras that bring energy down from the highest source, through each transpersonal chakra until touching the body at the Brow Chakra which is the first of the personal chakras. Many people work their personal chakras but do not work with the transpersonal chakras. In my view every chakra should be worked with and understood as a part of the whole.

So, from the highest source of light the energy comes in a downward line eventually filtering into our auric field and into our bodies. Without this energy we would not live. When we die our spirit or energy leaves the body out of the top of the head back up through the transpersonal chakras from whence it came.

Each of the transpersonal chakras vibrate a colour but we will not go into that at the moment as we are working with the Crown Chakra which vibrates white light. The selenite crystal is very good for work on this chakra. Selenite vibrates white light and forms a bridge for that light to enter into our bodies. A small selenite crystal can be placed at the top of the head to increase brain activity and expand awareness. Our thoughts entering our consciousness originate from this source and are direct reflections of pure spirit. Selenite works on healing with the highest energy and the Crown Chakra and is not really suitable for working with lower vibrations.

Selenite is fun to work with in a telepathic way. If you have a friend of like mind you can beam your message into Selenite, this can be picked up by the second party. You will surprised at how easy you find it if you have the time and put in the effort. Once you find the right person to work with then stick with it. Selenite will heighten your own powers of mental perception if you work with it on a regular basis.

Larimar is an extremely rare precious stone that has only been found in one location on earth, namely in the Dominican Republic in a mountain region difficult to access overlooking the Caribbean sea.

Larimar has been known since the seventies after inhabitants of a small fishing village decided to find their way to the origin of the secret blue stone which they occasionally discovered in the river bed. They went upstream until they came to a rock formation which seemed to be the source of this stone.

Because of its beautiful blue colour one can connect this stone with the heavens, the sea and planet earth seen from the universe. The power of the elements are within this stone.

Larimar bears the strength of the blue heaven with its white clouds and the depth and clarity of the Caribbean sea. This stone therefore helps one to see things in different perspectives.

Larimar is a new member to the family of healing crystals. This crystal helps us with transformation and has appeared in the world at a time when there is a tremendous amount of transformation going on. This crystal will soften and heal the results of our own transformations within our lives.

The Chakra which this crystal resonates with is the 5th energy centre of the throat which symbolises communication. Larimar will help to remove blockages that hinder changes and improvement in our lives. Stress and tension are eased away when working with Larimar.

Larimar was given its name by a Dominican man who named it after his daughter Larissa and the spanish word for the sea is Mar. It is sometimes called the Atlantis stone.

Larimar is quite difficult to find in the shops so if you do come across some I suggest that you buy it and work with it. I find this crystal very soothing with a lovely gentle energy and am just beginning to use it on my clients especially those who have recently divorced or lost a loved one as it helps ease the hurt and feelings of loss. A lovely energy.

The Tigers Eye is usually a lovely earthy brown with yellow highlights within and sometimes has a stripy effect. It also has a lovely sheen to it. This sheen symbolises personal power and integrity. Tigers Eye helps us to understand that the physical plane is an illusion and that spirit is the true world where we belong. This is the truth of the Tigers Eye and it teaches us "I am here in the physical world but it is for a short time and I will then return to the spiritual realms which is my true home" As Tigers Eye is a member of the quartz family it has a highly charged energy but it also has the earthy brown in it which grounds that high vibration into the roots of the earth.

One of the colours of the Crown chakra is gold and the yellow gold within the Tigers Eye enables us to bring into our being the vibration of the Crown chakra in balance with the Root chakra. Because of the combination of these energies the Tigers Eye can be used at the navel during crystal healing. This draws the higher energies of the Crown into the physical reality, creating a wonderful sense of well being.

Other crystals that can be used with the Tigers Eye is the Citrine and the Golden Topaz. These crystals should be used in a layout for a person who is a bit too airy. A bit spaced out or one who is very mental (all in the head) for it can help to ground them and root them. It is also a good crystal to give to someone who has tried to commit suicide as it will help them to realise that their time upon the earth is very necessary for their true development. Lastly it can be used with people who seem to be blown about with the wind, who seem to have no special values and don 't seem to care deeply about anything anymore, this crystal can truly help them to start to re-value things, no matter how small at first.

When my son was going off to Thailand for a few months he asked me to charge up a crystal which 1 thought would suit him and which would protect him. This I did and it was the Tigers Eye which I chose for him. My son was born in the sign of Aries, with his Moon in Leo and his ascendant is Aries. Wow, all fire signs, and he is like a walking volcano. I knew it had to be a grounding, earthy crystal to help him to be in balance.

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Whilst on this trip to Thailand he had a horrific accident on his moped and plowed into the back of a taxi and suffered brain damage and a broken leg. His life was despaired of Happily he came through and is now well and out there is Thailand again, wearing his Tigers Eye pendant which I had cleansed and charged up again for him. He is absolutely sure in himself that the crystal had something to do with his recovery and he does not like to go anywhere without it.

He has said to me that he feels lost without it now and that he can feel the difference of wearing it and not wearing it, he has become attuned to his crystal. I have noticed actually that people seem to feel the energies of their opposite rather than the energy which is similar to their own.

Tigers Eye is a powerful but understated crystal and its value is so often overlooked. I would recommend to anyone to have a Tigers Eye in their collection.

The Hawks Eye is almost the same as the Tigers Eye except for its blue/grey to blue/green colour bands over deep brown to black..

Hawks Eye is one of the crystals used for the Base Chakra. It is grounding whilst bringing inner peace and healing into the physical reality.

This crystal is very useful when working with negative energy patterns which are leading to dis-ease. i.e. the beginning of cancer is one form of dis-ease where a Hawks Eye can be helpful. As all healers know dis-ease starts in the spiritual realms and works down. When your spirit if fragmented and needs to be made whole the Hawks Eye will mend. Therefore placing this stone on the third eye during the healing session is of great value.

I believe that in many cases of dis-ease the healer should use shamanic magic and crystals to obtain their goal. In many cases the spirit of the person has managed to move away from the physical body and this causes a feeling of hopelessness and loneliness and depression and a feeling of not belonging anywhere. All these things need mending urgently and using the Hawks Eye in combination with the Tigers Eye will help the healing profoundly.

The blue bands circle the brownish black of the stone to shown that from the earth we can reach for the sky and from the heavens magic falls to earth��.. If we will reach for it and if we will believe it.

Labradorite is found mainly in Italy, Greenland, Finland and Russia and is a member of the feldspar family. It looks flat and dull until you turn it to the light, whereupon a magical realm is revealed. In the light Labradorite becomes iridescent with flashes of blue and yellow. It sometimes reminds me of the colours you see in a puddle when bright sunlight is reflecting from an oily film on the puddles surface.

This is a truly wonderful crystal that helps us to reach the highest levels of consciousness. It helps both with trance and with channelling. I often with my small Labradorite ball and hold it, smoothing over its surface with my thumbs, just looking at it and enjoying its muted colours. I find it relaxing whilst knowing that it is connecting with my subconscious and teaching me on that level.

This is a lovely pale blue stone, reminiscent of the sky on a summers day. Within it are wispy bits of white resembling clouds in that same sky. It is a very gentle stone, soft and loving in its vibration.

The special gift of the Blue Lace Agate is to gently remove our fear of expressing ourselves clearly and concisely.

The Blue Lace Agate works with the Thyroid Chakra at the throat. This centre is usually blue in colour and the blue crystals do their individual work at this centre.

The throat is situated between our head (mind) and our heart (emotion) and therefore is the voice-box for our thoughts and emotions. The problem is that we sometimes allow the fear of what others may think of us to suppress our thoughts and feelings so we may not use our Thyroid Chakra in the right way causing a blockage of the free flowing energy. We may not be able to express our love for someone in the way we would like for fear of rejection or ridicule. We may want to express our ideas at work to our colleagues but are unable to do so.

The restriction of not using our throat chakra as a medium for our head and our heart may result in a person suffering headaches and / or tension in the neck and shoulders. There could be Thyroid problems or a sore throat. It may be well to mention that Thyroid problems can also lead to weight disorders among other things, As all things are connected it is important to deal with every aspect of the blocked area.

Blue Lace Agate can b worn around the neck as well as placed in that area during healing. Whilst wearing it the energies clear the way from the soul to the throat, allowing the truths of expression in all matters of life to come through without fear. From the very depths of ourselves any truth may emerge but its harshness in the light of day will be softened and soothed so that our verbal expression will be gentle.

The Blue Lace Agate opens the throat chakra in a gentle manner so that when you are working on this area in combination with other crystals they may be used to bring the souls wisdom into our hearts and minds and out into our lives by the medium of the voice.

Blue Lace Agate is a wonderful healing crystal for inflammations, burns and fevers. It soothes us when we are angry as blue (a cool colour) soothes red (a hot colour).

For all those with problems voicing their opinions or expressing their emotions or having difficulty interacting with people the Blue Lace Agate will be a great help. A foundation can be laid here for greater expression and greater freedom without fear.

Looking at the opposite side of this, some people are too forthright, too harsh or too critical of things and other people, Then Blue Lace Agate can help to smooth the tension and the harshness into a different way of expression with its gentle tones and vibrations. Of course a person has to know and see that this is one of their traits and wish to correct it but, if they do things will move along and change will happen.

To work with the Blue Lace Agate is a lovely soothing experience. You won’t even notice it happening at first. Accept this lovely energy into your daily life and allow your fears to just dissolve away.

Smithsonite has a soft gentle vibration. It comes in a variety of pastel colours such as; blue, blue-green, pink and rose quartz pink.

Smithsonite works in the same way as rose quartz. It has a soft and nurturing presence. It comforts and Shields us and softens the blows we are dealt in life. Working with this crystal nurture your inner child. It is a wonderful stone to work with in cases of abuse or childhood trauma. This crystal is subtle with gentle energies and indeed, in cases of abuse you need to tread carefully so Smithsonite places layer upon delicate layer of healing essence into the heart of the pain, slowly nurturing and working its magic so quietly that it may seem as though nothing has changed at all until you find your patient smiling and not knowing why.

Because this stone works deeply, but very gently, the use of a third eye stone such as Azurite and Malachite at the solar plexus to help bring the healing into conscious awareness and release the pain. Smithsonite is also wonderful in stress-related matters and anxiety overload where mental breakdown is imminent. People who work in stressful jobs should wear a Smithsonite pendant.

Blue-green Smithsonite vibrates the peace of blue and healing of green. This colour Smithsonite is very watery and therefore works well on the emotional levels and helps to deepen meditation. It can balance out the red energy of anger, resentment, jealousy and anxiety.

Soft pink Smithsonite pertains to heart energy. It helps us to be loved by those in the world rather than focussing on self-love as rose quartz does. It helps you feel nurtured and loved by the forces outside ourselves, i.e. angels, elementals, the Universe.

Pink Smithsonite is a gift for children in their innocence and untainted views on things. This stone is beautiful to look at and beautiful in its vibration. It is like a soft pink blanket placed round you, protecting and loving in a quiet way. Smithsonite is one of the gentle healers.

The Bloodstone is a very, very deep earthy green in combination with deep red flecks in it.

The Bloodstone is a powerful cleanser and should be used for those with any blood disorder or anyone who could do with a good internal cleansing.

The Bloodstone can also be used on each of the chakras if you are doing an all over clearing of the chakras as it will be of great help in clearing unwanted negative energy.

This stone purifies the blood, the liver, the kidneys and the spleen, all these organs are important to the body as purifiers and the bloodstone purifies the purifiers enabling them to do their work better and ensuring that these important organs stay in good health so that they will do their job for longer.

A bloodstone can be used to help hemophiliacs. The green going deep into the blood, to purify and detox it. It helps to get a sluggish system on the move again.

The Bloodstone can be a very powerful crystal to have as it is a powerful cleanser and as a healer I have one in my collection.

Sodalite is the deepest and densest of the blue crystals. Shot through with tiny flecks of silver, it often reminds me of the night sky It is one of the third eye crystals and is extremely good in helping to clear the mind. It is a very powerful crystal

Sodalite helps to remove old patterns so that one is more open to new thinking. It is a stabiliser. It helps the mind become more rational and steers you away from being to scattered. Holding the sodalite will help to keep you emotionally stable and rational. It is not exactly an earthing stone because it does not work on the lower chakras but it is the stabilising influence on the third eye area and the grounding stone for other third eye crystals.

The Sodalite is a crystal which should be used before any visualisation exercise or any meditation because of its special qualities it will prepare the mind and third eye making everything easier and deeper.

Sodalite was also one of the ancient Egyptians favourites and they placed chips of it on the death mask of their Pharoes.

This crystal will help you in all your work and help you in your thinking, keeping your feet firmly on the ground by means of stabilising and grounding in the mental body.

It calms the mind and steadies it enabling a higher level of concentration. It helps to bring us to that state of mind where we are clear in thought in what we want to do and are ready to do it with a clear mind and our concentration helped a bit so that we may see clearer and with much more intensity for whatever it is we wish to do.