[Ivy's Pentacles]

STONES & CRYSTALS

This page is about different types of gemstones and how to use them in magickal work.

Gemstones

You can use gemstones and any other type of rock to represent whatever you like, but certain meanings already exist for many. Some of us know about birthstones, some of us have heard that certain stones have "healing powers" . . . well, you can believe what you like, but some stones were formed through intense pressure over millenia, some were formed from water packing sand together, some were formed from volcanic eruptions hardening . . . they have such different histories, and probably have energy stored in them from their "lives." We can use the stones in our magick and tap into those energies, both as inspiration and as sources of power. You can use crystals with sharp edges to inscribe symbols (use rose quartz to do it with love, et cetera.); you can use different stones to represent the elements; you can use them as reminders of loved ones or as inspiration to yourself; you can even use them to help you consecrate tools if you want to. Soaking them in water and then using the "energized" water in a potion or brew is appropriate; you can put small ones in homemade candles; you can carry them with you in amulets. You can use your imagnation to come up with uses for gemstones; this was only a few. Here are widely accepted meanings for you to use.

Air: Aventurine, Mottled Jasper, Mica, Pumice

 

Amplifying magick: Orange Calcite, Clear Quartz

 

Anger Management: Amethyst, Carnelian, Lepidolite, Topaz

 

Bad Habit Banishing: Moonstone, Obsidian, Black Onyx

 

Beauty: Amber, Cat's-eye, Jasper, Opal, Rose Quartz, Unakite

 

Business Success: Green Agate, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Green Tourmaline, Yellow Zircon

 

Change: Ametrine, Opal, Unakite, Watermelon Tourmaline

 

Childbirth: Geode, Moonstone, Mother-of-pearl

 

Confidence: Amethyst

 

Courage: Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Diamond, Hematite, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger's-eye, Watermelon Tourmaline, Turquoise

 

Creativity: Orange Calcite, Citrine, Opal, Topaz

 

Depression Management: Blue Agate, Kunzite

 

Dieting: Moonstone, Blue Topaz

 

Divination: Amethyst, Apache Tear, Azurite, Hematite, Jet, Moonstone, Rainbow Obsidian, Opal, Quartz, Tiger's-eye

 

Dreams: Amethyst, Azurite, Chalcendony (preventing nightmares), Citrine (preventing nightmares), Fluorite, Holey Stones (preventing nightmares), Lepidolite (preventing nightmares), Opal, Ruby (preventing nightmares), Snowflake Obsidian

 

Earth: Green Agate, Green Calcite, Cat's-eye, Chrysoprase, Coal, Emerald, Brown and Green Jasper, Jet, Malachite, Olivine, Peridot, Salt, Black and Green Tourmaline, Turquoise

 

Eloquence: Carnelian, Celestite, Emerald, Sardonyx

 

Feminine: Blue Lace and Green Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Azurite, Blue Calcite, Pink Calcite, Chrysocolla, Chrysoprase, Coal, Coral, Cross Stone, Quartz Crystal, Emerald, Fossils, Jade, Brown and Green Jasper, Jet, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Moonstone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olivine, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Salt, Sapphire, Sugilite, Black, Blue, Green and Pink Tourmaline, Turquoise

 

Fire: Banded, Black, Brown, or Red Agate, Amber, Apache Tear, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Citrine, Quartz Crystal, Diamond, Garnet, Hematite, Red Jasper, Lava, Obsidian, Onyx, Ruby, Sardonyx, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Topaz, Red and Watermelon Tourmaline, Zircon

 

Friendship: Chrysoprase, Pink Tourmaline, Rose Quartz, Pink Tourmaline, Turquoise

 

Gambling: Amazonite, Aventurine, Tiger-eye

 

Gardening: Green Agate, Moss Agate, Jade, Malachite, Quartz, Brown Zircon

 

God: Citrine, Malachite, Sunstone

 

Goddess: Moonstone, Chrysocolla

 

Grounding: Hematite, Kunzite, Moonstone, Obsidian, Salt, Black Tourmaline

 

Happiness: Amethyst, Orange Calcite, Chrysoprase, Sunstone, Unakite, Yellow Zircon

 

Healing: Banded Agate, Green Agate, Amber, Amethyst, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Cat's-eye, Chrysoprase, Coral, Diamond, Flint, Garnet, Hematite, Holey Stones, Jade, Jasper, Jet, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, Petrified Wood, Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Sapphire, Sodalite, Staurolite, Sugilite, Sunstone, Yellow Topaz, Turquoise, Red Zircon

 

Inspiration: Citrine

 

Knowledge Retention: Fluorite

 

Longevity: Agate, Fossils, Jade, Petrified Wood

 

Love: Agate, Alexandrite, Amber, Amethyst, Beryl, Chrysocolla, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Lepidolite, Malachite, Moonstone, Olivine, Opal, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Rhodocrosite, Sapphire, Topaz, Pink Tourmaline, Turquoise

 

Luck: Alexandrite, Amber, Apache Tear, Aventurine, Chalcedony, Chrysoprase, Cross Stone, Holey stones, Jet, Lepidolite, Olivine, Opal, Pearl, Sardonyx, Tiger's-eye, Turquoise

 

Lust: Carnelian, Coral, Mahogany Obsidian, Sunstone

 

Magickal Power: Bloodstone, Calcite, Malachite, Opal, Quartz, Ruby

 

Masculine: Black, Brown and Red Agate, Amber, Apache Tears, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Cat's-eye, Citrine, Cross Stone, Diamond, Garnet, Red Jasper, Lava, Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Ruby, Sardonyx, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Red Tourmaline, Zircon

 

Meditation: Ametrine, Geodes, Hematite, Quartz, Sapphire, Sodalite, Sugilite

 

Mental Powers: Aventurine, Citrine, Emerald, Fluorite, Quartz, Zircon

 

Money, Wealth, Prosperity: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Calcite, Cat's-eye, Coal, Emerald, Jade, Mother-of-Pearl, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Salt, Sapphire, Tiger's-eye, Topaz, Green Tourmaline, Brown, Green or Red Zircon

 

Peace: Blue Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Aventurine, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chrysocolla, Coral, Diamond, Kunzite, Lepidolite, Malachite, Obsidian, Rhodocrosite, Rodonite, Sapphire, Sardonyx, Sodalite, Blue Tourmaline

 

Physical Energy: Banded Agate, Beryl, Garnet, Quartz, Rhodocrosite, Selenite, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Red Tourmaline, Red Zircon

 

Physical Strength: Banded Agate, Amber, Beryl, Bloodstone, Cubic Zierconia, Diamond, Garnet

 

Prosperity: Abalone, Green Agate, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Chrysoprase, Emerald, Jade, Mother-of-pearl, Malachite, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Staurolite, Tiger-eye, Green Tourmaline

 

Protection: Agate, Amber, Apache Tear, Calcite, Carnelian, Cat's-eye, Chalcedony, Chrysoprase, Citrine, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Flint, Fossils, Garnet, Hematite, Holey Stones, Jade, Jasper, Jet, Lapis Lazuli, Lava, Lepidolite, Malachite, Marble, Moonstone, Mother-of-pearl, Obsidian, Onyx, Pearl, Peridot, Petrified Wood, Quartz, Ruby, Salt, Sardonyx, Staurolite, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Smoky Topaz, Black Tourmaline, Red Tourmaline, Turquoise, Clear Zircon, Red Zircon

 

Psychic Ability: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Azurite, Citrine, Emerald, Holey Stones, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz

 

Psychic Attack (Dispelling): Alexandrite, Fluorite, Hematite, Opal

 

Purification: Aquamarine, Salt

 

Separation (Peaceful): Black Onyx, Black Tourmaline

 

Sexual Energy: Carnelian, Sunstone, Yellow Zircon

 

Sleep: Amethyst, Moonstone, Peridot, Blue Tourmaline

 

Spirituality: Amethyst, Calcite, Diamond, Lepidolite, Sodalite, Sugilite

 

Stress Management: Leopardskin Agate, Amethyst, Chrysoprase, Jade, Brecciated Jasper, Paua shell

 

Success: Amazonite, Chrysoprase, Marble

 

Theft Management: Cubic Zirconia, Garnet

 

Travel: Aquamarine, Chalcedony, Orange Zircon

 

Water: Blue Lace Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Azurite, Blue and Pink Calcite, Chrysocolla, Coral, Quartz Crystal, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Moonstone, Mother-of-Pearl, Pearl, Sapphire, Selenite, Sodalite, Sugilite, Blue, Green, Pink Tourmaline

 

Wisdom: Amethyst, Chrysocolla, Coral, Fluorite, Jade, Sodalite, Sugilite

 

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