Gemstone Folklore and Legends Outlined in sources such as the Crystal Bible by Judith Hall
  • Agate is the mystical birthstone for September, zodiac sign of Gemini.  Given for the 14 wedding
    anniversary.  It is believed to discern truth and is a powerful emotional healer and helps to remain
    calm and focused, enhance personal courage.
  • Aquamarine is a stone of courage. It’s claming energies reduce stress.  In ancient times, it was
    believed to counteract the forces of darkness and procure favor from the spirits of light.  It was
    carried by sailors.  Aquamarine has an affinity with sensitive people and sharpens intuition.
  • Carnelian grounds and anchors you in the present reality.  It is excellent for restoring vitality and
    motivation and stimulates creativity.  It is useful for dynamic pursuits.
  • Fire Agates are grounding stones bringing about an emotional, physical and intellectual
    balance.  It has the power to harmonize the yin and the yang, the positive and negative forces. It
    brings great strength and its multiple layers can bring hidden information to light.
  • Fire Opal is an excellent stone for reenergizing and warming.  It is an enhancer of personal
    power, awakening inner fire.  It is a symbol of hope, excellent for business and an energy
    amplifier ant facilitates change and progress.
  • Garnet is a powerfully energizing and regenerating stone and inspires love and devotion.
  • Howlite is an extremely calming stone that teaches patience.  It formulates ambitions, both
    spiritually and material and aids in achieving them.
  • Jade is a mystical birthstone for the month of March, sun sign Virgo.  Given for the 12,30 and 25
    wedding anniversaries.  Ancient people thought wearing jade would increase body strength and
    add longevity.  Jade is a symbol of love and virtue.
  • Jasper is known as the "supreme nurturer" and reminds people to help each other.
  • Mookaite provides a useful balance between the inner and outer experiences.  It imparts both
    the desire for new experiences and a deep calm to face them.  It encourages versatility, points
    out all the possibilities and assists in choosing the right one.
  • Onyx is strength giving.  It provides support in difficult and confusing circumstances and during
    times of enormous mental or physical stress.
  • Quartz is the most powerful healing and energy amplifier on the planet because of its unique
    helical spiral crystalline form.  It absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy and is excellent
    for unblocking it.  Holding a quartz crystal in your hand doubles your magnetic field. When
    acupuncture needles are coated in quartz the effects are increased by ten percent.  Quartz
    generates electromagnetism and dispels static electricity.  At a spiritual level, this crystal raises
    energy to the highest level.
  • Red Coral projects presence and power.
  • Rhodochrosite represents selfless love and compassion, expands consciousness and
    integrates the spiritual with the material.  Imparts a dynamic and positive attitude.
  • Sodalite unites logic with intuition and opens spiritual perceptions brining information from the
    higher mind to the physical level.  It deepens meditation, brings harmony and solidarity of
    purpose.
  • Topaz is a mellow, empathic stone that directs energy to where it is needed to most.  It aligns the
    meridians of the body and brings about a trust in the universe that enables you to "be" rather
    than to "do" it cuts through doubt and uncertainty.
  • Tourmalinated Quartz brings together the properties of Quartz and Tourmaline.  The stone
    harmonizes opposite and disparate elements and turns negative energies into positive ones and
    is an effective problem solver.  
  • Tourmaline cleanses, purifies and transforms dense energy into lighter vibrations and forms a
    protective shield around the body.
  • Turquoise is the most efficient healer providing solace for the spirit and well being for the body.  
    It is a protective stone and has been used for amulets since time immemorial.  It promotes
    spiritual attunement and enhances communication with the physical and spiritual worlds
  • Variscite is he stone of encouragement, bringing hope and courage.  Placed under the pillow at
    night, it brings a peaceful sleep and untroubled mind.  Mentally it aids in clear thinking and
    increases perception it helps in self expression and communicating ideas.