Healing Properties and Meanings of Gemstones, Crystals and Quartz, Explained
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There have been various beliefs and theories about how gemstones and quartz have been used to improve your health and your state of mind. Not only are they beautiful stones that can be worn as stylish bracelets, necklaces or earrings, but they are said to empower and encourage you!
According to energymuse, evidence of gemstones being used for healing dates back to the fourth millennium, before Christ. Ancient civilizations such as the Chinese, Egyptians, Sumerians, Greeks and Romans have used gemstones in various methods, all for the purposes of healing the body and mind, and providing strength and confidence to those who need it. It has also been used in various religions for the same purpose. Buddhism believes in the power of healing crystals, and using them to promote feng shui, or to create a good energy for you, or your home or your office. The Ancient Greeks and Romans would crush amethyst in their drinks as a way to ward off intoxication, and to stay aware of their surroundings.
Gemstones, crystals and quartz are believed to release physical and spiritual blockages, and replacing the cleared energy with their specific energy or vibration. When crystals are placed directly on your body, they have a powerful vibratory effect that surges from the crystal to you.
Popular Gemstones and Their Healing Properties and Powers
Howlite: Clarity, Forgiveness and Relaxation. Howlite is a wonder stone for calming upset states of mind and emotion. Howlite decreases an overly critical state of mind, selfishness, stress, and anxiety, bringing calm and relaxation. Howlite also can decrease anger originating from within or externally. The wake of such calming can help one be truly comfortable as oneself without the need to pretend to be anything but what you are.
Amethyst: Awareness, Honesty and Inspiration. Amethyst is an excellent all-purpose stone that can increase spirituality and enhance intuition and psychic powers of all kinds. Don’t hesitate to use Amethyst when great power is needed. It can bring in that energy with both force and balance.
Rose Quartz: Unconditional Love, Self- Love and Kindness. The voice of Rose Quartz says, “You are loved. Things will be all right.” It carries a whisper of the sacred feminine. Its energy feels like a hug or a celebratory dance or the hand of the mother holding up her child until the child can walk on its own. Let rose quartz help you and the love instilled in your heart and your life will take you far in the direction you want to go. Rose quartz is a lovely family stone. With its energies of peace and love, it can ease reconciliation with family or others. This can be useful in any group situation, transforming difficulty to cooperation.
Hematite: Stability, Grounding, Protection. Hematite is used to bring mental organization and is very grounding and calming. It can help with original thinking, logical thinking, and mathematics, any type of thinking which requires significant mental organization. Emotionally, hematite decreases negativity. This lowering of negativity can benifit by helping balance the body/mind/spirit connection. It also is said to balance the meridiians, boost self-esteem, and self-confidence.
