Ammonite

Stone Effects:
Grounding, Protection, Self Power, Wisdom

now extinct, the ammonite mollusc was a shelled cephalopod, usually appearing in a coiled, spiral shape. The extinction of ammonites coincided with the extinction of dinosaurs. Ammonites inhabited the world’s oceans and now appear as fossils in marine rocks. Because of their rapid evolution and wide distribution, ammonite fossils provide a useful tool for indexing and dating rocks. It is said that the original discus used by the ancient Greeks in their Olympics was in fact a fossilised ammonite. In India, ammonite fossils are identified with the god Vishnu and are used in various ceremonies. They are mostly collected in Nepal, from the bed of the River Gandaki where it cuts through Jurassic sediments. These fossils are known as “shaligram shila”. The word ammonite is derived from Ammon, an Egyptian god who took the form of a ram. Ammonites are similar in appearance to a ram’s horn. Ammonite will bring about a circulation of energy, making you feel more stable, protected, and grounded in your life. It will also do the same to any space that this stone is placed.
Ammonite’s energies will provide you with a kind of stability that’s dynamic.
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Larvikite

Stone Effects:
Cleansing, Grounding, Growth, Meditation, Nurturing, Protection, Transformation, Trust

The energies of this stone will protect you in your day to day activities, and it will offer protection even when you are asleep, or even when you are travelling. Anything that’s harmful or no longer needed will be dispelled by this stone, and you will be able to enjoy a positive flow of energies. Larkivite is also an excellent stone to use during meditation because it will effectively still and focus your mind.

It will remove unnecessary thoughts, and it will sharpen your concentration. Larkivite will facilitate a powerful connection with the Earth’s energies and help you connect to the spirits of nature. This stone will stimulate your inner vision and enhance your psychic abilities. It will also allow you to see the past, which will give you a clear vision of your past life and how it’s influencing your life right now. You will not overreact at the smallest things, but you will also not be passive or unaffected just because you don’t want to overdo it. If you often find yourself wanting to be away from a place that feels off, or you simply don’t like the energy of a certain environment, Larkivite is a great stone to deflect the negative energies.

Turquoise

Stone Effects:
Awareness, Balance, Calming, Emotional Healing, Happiness, Protection

Turquoise balances extreme fluctuations of mood and dissolves an apathetic self martyring attitude. It also refreshes you when you are tired, down cast or exhausted. Turquoise protects you from sensitivity to outside influences.
Turquoise calms agitation. Its calming energy helps you to release tension, reduce anger and relieve headaches. ​
Turquoise balances the mood swings commonly associated with premenstrual syndrome.. This is a stone of validation when it comes to downloading wisdom and truth. Speak your truth with love and beauty.
It shields the emotions, heals heartache and heartbreak. Turquoise is a stone for self forgiveness, self acceptance and the release of useless regrets, It encourages you to honour yourself as a creation and a tool of the Divine. Turquoise opens and softens hardness of the heart, it breaks down walls that you have put up around your heart. It heals people who say that they will never love again. This stone promotes trust, compassion for yourself and others, friendship and relationships.

Black Tourmalated Quartz

Stone Effects:
Clarity, Grounding, Heal, Inner Strength, Protection

Tourmilated Quartz encourages a large amount of light to encircle your body, and this will heal you on many levels. The combination of clear quartz with its strong vibration enhances the energy of the black tourmaline, giving tourmalated quartz a strong spiritual grounding energy as well as being a potent psychic protection stone.

This distinctive stone has strands and streaks of Tourmaline in the body of the Quartz, and it likewise combines clarity and strength in one handy package. This crystal will amplify your natural energies to bring about your best self, but also allow you to reflect on yourself and your own needs and desires.

Through these discoveries, you will feel emboldened in following your life path with renewed passion. Tourmalinated Quartz encourages you to be independent, but also to know who you can rely on when you’re in a pinch.

Shungite

Stone Effects:
Cleansing, Health, Mental Function, Meteorite, Mood Lifting, Mystical, Protection, Purification, Vitality

Shungite is a dark stone, but also one that has been attributed to countless healing possibilities. One of the more interesting of these is the detoxifying properties of the crystal, meaning that poor lifestyle choices can be fought back against a little by this stone. Of course, the crystal also helps you have the self discipline to stick with a healthier lifestyle altogether. There is an element of purity to Shungite that can help you to recognize the means by which to keep things simple when you need to.

Shungite is very old, ancient in fact, said to be around 2 billion years old. It is an extraordinarily positive stone, and using it may bring you a variety of blessings. This is an amazing stone, and one that is beneficial to a healthy life. It is one of the only known natural material known to contain fullerenes, which are powerful anti oxidants.The energy embodied within this ancient stone is said to absorb and eliminate anything that is a health hazard to human life, and it has active metaphysical properties with strong healing powers.

Smoky Quartz

Stone Effects:
Grounding, Mood Lifting, Protection

If you have been feeling as though your progress in life has been obscured from sight thanks to negative feelings, Smoky Quartz can help to heal that, as well as overcome the pain. Smoky Quartz is a crystal that helps you to reconnect to the wonders of being alive. Each day begins to feel like a new opportunity under this energy, and the positive vibrations you will welcome from this crystal can help you to see the opportunities before you. Smoky Quartz helps you to find emotional balance, and it also brings you into greater harmony with those around you – ideal if you have been confused by someone’s behavior of late.

Malachite

Stone Effects:
Creativity, Heal, Heart, Protection

As one of the most well known of the green crystals, Malachite is a stone that is deeply connected to the heart chakra. This makes it a solid companion for any journeys of the heart you might be making, including if you are looking for answers in your love life. It aids both the physical heart and may help you with healing emotionally. These green crystals have an excellent action to aid you to take action, and to make changes in your life where required.

Malachite is also a useful energy to tap into if you are healing from heartbreak, or otherwise looking to bring an unbalanced heart chakra back into alignment.

Red Jasper

Stone Effects:
Heal, Inner Strength, Protection, Vitality

The rich color of this stone is largely associated with the Root Chakra – the very chakra that binds each of us to the physical world. However, at a more accessible level, this crystal is one that reminds you to take good care of yourself day to day. Red Jasper represents the earth and is a grounding stone that promotes stability and balance in life. It warms and enlivens the will and enhances courageous and dynamic energy that sustains and supports in times of stress. Red Jasper brings tranquility and wholeness into your life, gently stimulating your energy, helping you to face your problems, taking away your worries and calming the emotions.

Red Jasper and its energies are inherently nurturing, and they encourage you to cut yourself some slack if things are going wrong or if you make lapses in judgment. Similarly, if you have been unwell, the energies of this stone can help you to make a faster recovery.

Black Obsidian

Stone Effects:
Cleansing, Communication, Grounding, Protection

Thanks to its black color and overall luster, Obsidian is a crystal that is very evocative and mysterious. However, as with many black crystals, the principle energies at work in this stone are protective ones.

If you often feel bowled over by the strong personalities of others, or otherwise have a difficult time overcoming boisterous people, this crystal can not only keep you safe, but also help you to speak your mind. However, Obsidian is also a stone of self reflection, and it will coax you to examine and work on the imperfections within you that you’d otherwise not face up to.

Ametrine

Stone Effects:
Calming, Creativity, Happiness, Optimism, Protection

Ametrine powerfully combines the qualities of both Amethyst and Citrine creating a stone of optimism. Its high energy balances out stress, tension and emotional blockages to help harmonise and heal the body, creating a feeling of well-being. Ametrine connects the physical realm with the higher consciousness, it facilitates and protects during astral travel and brings greater focus to meditation. It enhances compatibility and acceptance of others and shows where everyone is linked, overcoming prejudice. This is an extremely energetic stone, it stimulates creativity and supports taking control of your own life. Ametrine is a stone that can overcome apparent contradictions, promoting optimism and a well being that is not disrupted by stressful external influences. Ametrine can assist you in overcoming self-sabotage and procrastination. It is excellent for people who are easily swayed by others, as it helps them develop a strong sense of their own power and potential.

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