The Power of Rocks

One form of geology is petrology. Petrology is the study of rocks. Rocks are amazing pieces of our planet. Much to many a mother's chagrin, as little kids we filled our pockets with them. Many an hour has been spent collecting these treasures throughout history.

Did you know it is thought many stones have powers for those who carry them?

Jasper has been used to ensure safe astral travel, because it is a stone of protection. This stone comes in many colors. It can be red, yellow, green or brown. Artists use it for carving. Very often it will have hematite in it.

Yellow Jasper, on the other hand, is a nurturing stone for the stomach, intestines, liver, and spleen areas. It strengthens the immune system. Yellow Jasper is supposed to be good for menopausal women. It is also used to help a person be strong and balanced in the social arenas and protect your social welfare. This stone balances energies, stabilizes aura, and is the stone of protection.

Then there is Zebra Jasper, which is valued for healing enery and for increasing connections with earth and animal spirits. If you have a tendency to procrastinate in achieving your goals, then Zebra Jasper will give you the energy to put your thoughts and ideas into action. The reason it is called Zebra Jasper is because it is a black and white striped stone.

Morganite radiates charm and tenderness because of its pink tones. It is in the beryl family. Actually, it is a silicate full of minerals and in this case, Morganite contains maganese. It is a very hard stone that will give you the gift of focus on the optomistic side of life even during times of severe stress. It will help provide clarity, the feeling of relaxation, peace and joy of life. Morganite will alleviate the doldrums and monotomy of everyday routines.

Celestite is an amazing stone with many, many powers. If you need to analyze complex ideas with clear comprehension -- this is your stone! It will assist you in communication and bring peace, calmness and harmony to your life, dissipating negativity. Celestite is an excellent healing stone for eye disorders, hearing and balancing mental dysfunction. It can be used in treating the digestive system. If you want to enhance your dreams, this light blue stone is the one you should have.

Rutilated Quartz is often used for meditation and healing. It can bring out your personal strengths and enhance your understanding of challenging, complex, hard situations. It is also supposed to slow the aging process.

Golden Rutilated Quartz is known to intensify the power of the quartz crystal. It can help you to identify the root of a problem. Use this stone for insight, awareness, and communication with the spirits around you. This stone is good for astral travel and is used for healing, balancing the aura, and stabilizing energy. It will bring strength and tranquility with love and ease transitions and growth with reason and order.

Clear Quartz is like its name -- it is used for clarity and amping up desire while focusing on the situation.

Get over that last negative situation with Rose Quartz. This stone will bring you peace and harmony because it promotes calming and spiritual attunement in love.

Covellite is a deep blue stone in which folks from Montana might be familiar, especially if you're from the Butte area where the copper mines are located. It is a metallic-looking, copper-based gemstone that is somewhat rare. A lot of times this stone will have gold pyrite inclusions. It is supposed to strengthen intuitive abilities and the connection with your Higher Self and past life recall. Covellite is supposed to help you see a solution to problems, relieve depression, and get rid of anxiety.

Where there's a will, there's a way and Amber will turn negative energies into positive ones and purify them along the way! It will calm your nerves and enliven your disposition all while promoting good health in you. Did you know that amber is actually not a stone but a fossilized tree resin? When it oozed from the trees, sometimes small insects and other objects got trapped in the flow. The value of amber increases according to the completeness of the entrapped object. Amber is a very soft "stone" that can be very light yellow on up to dark brown. Most people know it as a pumpkin-to-rust color. Real amber will float in highly concentrated salt water.

If you need your will repaired and strengthened, then find some Bronzite. It helps stimulate decisiveness over issues that have not been resolved within our lives. It is a stone giving us courage to 'do', during the action of 'being' and assists us in achieving a state of certainty without willfulness. It helps the body to absorb iron.

A very interesting Earth healing stone is Aragonite. Crosses and star patterns form in it. Perhaps this is why it enhances the energy of prayers. It is a stone used for grounding and connecting to the Earth. It is supposed to soothe anger, relieve stress, and develop self-confidence. If you have chronic fatigue or suffer from hair loss, Aragonite is supposed to be helpful in alleviating the problem. You might be interested to know that if you are wearing pearls, you are wearing Aragonite!

Andalusite is a stone you might not have heard about, but it can help highly sensitive and spiritual people feel comfortable and at ease on Earth. It is supposed to help access past life memories. It can be used to repair holes in the aura and to strengthen any chakra. If you are lonely, depressed, or have fears and anxieties, then you should carry Andalusite.

Amazonite is not just some person addicted to shopping at Amazon.com! However, if you are an addictive person, it assists you in turning that behavior around becausd it is used to disperse that negative energy. It is a green gemstone which promotes truth, sincerity, honor and a feeling of power. It helps you to pursue your purpose in life but it is also believed to help the thyroid, bone structure and muscle spasm issues.

Amethyst helps you to focus and protects the holder from negative energies in his/her environment. It will aid in healing and enhance your psychic abilities. It is especially useful to those addicted to alcohol because it is supposed to protect you from inebriation. The color of this quartz stone can be anything from violet to purple depending on the amount of iron in it. If amethyst is heated, it will turn yellow!

Ametrine is a gemstone that promotes will. It provides mental clarity and purifies your energies while removing any negative energies around you. This stone is unique in that it contains both amethyst and citrine and so it has bands of golden yellow and purple.

Sometimes we experience grief and sorrow. It is inevitable. Apache Tear will open your insight and acceptance of the situation, thereby giving you comfort. It spurs the release of stress and tension. This stone is actually obsidian. It is a Native American healing stone which is supposed to bring good luck to anyone in possession of it. The legend is that Apache warriors rode their horses off Leap Mountain rather than face defeat from the United States Cavalry. When the Indian women learned of the deaths and cried, their tears turned to stone when hitting the ground. True Apache Tears can only be found around Superior, Arizona.

Carry Aventurine to promote tranquility, protect your heart and adrenals, balance your energies and get a boost in your mental clarity. It helps creativity, motivation and leadership. It is a member of the Quartz family. It can come in many different colors, but the most usual color is green.

To many, Bloodstone is a Rhythem and Blues band that was extremely popular from the 1970s into the 1980s. However, it is also a green jasper stone that is flecked with red spots. The red spots are acutally iron oxide. Bloodstone is used to purify your blood and increase life force energies. It will assist you in courage and conviction of purpose in difficult situations. The real name for bloodstone is heliotrope.

Agate is an energizing stone which comes in many colors. It is known for its powers to balance yin and yang energies, give courage and strength, provide abundance and promote calming effects.

Creative people should carry Carnelian. It is a stone of renewal. It clears blockages, removes negative energies and gives vitality to positive energies. It is supposed to help with the growth of new blood cells and the cleansing of the blood. It is said that Carnelian promotes healing of wounds, digestion, and kidney problems.

When you need soothing, you need Citrine. It actually has several properties, including attracting prosperity and enhancing alertness and mental clarity. It is supposed to promote creativity and eliminate self-destructive tendencies. Citrine is said to promote optimism!

A stone that comes in many colors is Flourite. It is the stone of innovation which is thought to promote concentration. It is supposed to center you and give you clarity of correct judgment. It is very soft so that rainbows may escape to the sky for our enjoyment.

Hematite works in purifying the circulatory system. It is supposed to help with pain relief. It is suppose to promote sound sleep. It helps to center you and calm you.. Hematite counters negativity.

Jade is often worn to give inner peace and good luck. It is a protector against illness, but aids in healing. It also protects you from harm by others. Put some under your pillow to assist in the dreaming process.

Do you have a headache? Perhaps a tummy ache? Moonstone will help with these ailments. It is thought to bring good luck, emotional well-being, harmony, and appreciation and love of others.

If your organizational habits are a mess, then Snowflake Obsidian will ground you. It balances the mind, body and spirit. It brings clarity of negative behaviors so you can change them. Obsidians actually come in many colors and each one of them has a slightly different energy. In general, obsidian helps with illness of the stomach and intestines.

Tiger Eye promotes spiritual well-being, along with confidence, stamina, will power, energy, strength and business success. It is supposed to be a psychic protector. Wearing tiger eye will help you be focused, determined, and very patient.

Sodalite promotes creativity and inspiration all while giving you inner peace. This stone has a calming effect and combines the heart with your mind to make your dreams come true. If you are trying to lose weight, carrying sodalite is supposed to help because it is associated with the thyroid.

By no means is this a complete listing of all the stones found in this great Earth of ours. Nor is anything discussed in this list supposed to keep you from seeking medical advice from a medical professional. I am not a doctor nor do I recommend alternative medical treatment for any ailment that might be affecting you. I am simply trying to bring some geology to light for you! Perhaps knowing a little about the Earth you walk on and live on will encourage you to help save it from destruction by us humans!