Amazonite
The Meaning of Amazonite
Amazonite
soothes all chakras and is particularly rejuvenating to the heart
center and throat chakra. It enhances communications concerning love. It
can be used in the treatment in disorders of the nervous system and to
dissipate energy blockages which could propagate the improper flow of
neural impulses
Amethyst
Birth Month: February
The Meaning of Amethyst:
Amethyst is the stone of spirituality and contentment. Its color
ranges from pale lilac to deep purple. Amethyst bestows stability,
strength, invigoration, and peace, the peace being the perfect peace
which was present prior to birth. It is "warm and cuddly" as well as
regal and ruling. It has been used to encourage and support sobriety.
It is an excellent stone for one who is attempting to find freedom from
addictive personalities (oneself or another). Calming, strong,
protective qualities, healing, divine love and inspiration. Enhances
one's psychic and creative abilities. Also believed to give courage,
bring victories to soldiers in battle, and attract favors from those in
high places. Other attributes that have been associated with the stone
are it's ability to soothe the nerves in times of stress, make the wear
become calm and gentle, repress evil and make people successful in
business. Good for Spiritual Upliftment.
Amethyst has historically been a favorite stone for royalty and has
been seen as a symbol for peace and tranquility. The stone is mined in
Africa and South America and is available in an array of sizes and
shapes
BLUE the giver of Love, devotion and harmony. Its stone is the
Amethyst, the super-sacred of the seven jewels. Pale blue in the aura
represents devotion, while dark blue shows fanaticism. One can either be
"true blue or have a fit of the "blues", according to one's outlook.
Blue is the color of the element of Water. It symbolizes the ocean,
sleep, the sky, and twilight. Pacifying, refreshing and calming.
Healing, peace, psychism, patience, happiness.
Wear Amethyst Jewelry for tranquility.
Aqua Quartz
Synthetic - Crafted
from the special gem-quality glass known as aqua quartz. Aqua Quartz
has a transparent shade of an aquamarine hue.
Aventurine (Green)
The Meaning of Green Aventurine:
Green
Aventurine reinforces ones decisiveness, amplifies ones leadership
qualities, and is a willing participant in instinctive action. Emotional
tranquility, positive attitudes towards life, brings one into alignment
with their center. Independence, health and well being , heals the
heart chakra. You should never buy a lottery ticket without an
aventurine in your left pocket. Lady Luck will be in your left pocket.
This is the stone of opportunity. Aventurine is known as the stone of
chance or luck. If you gamble or play the lotto, keep this stone in your
left pocket. It is used to aid nearsightedness. It is said to
increase perception and creative insight.
GREEN It is the meeting ground between the thermal or heating and
expanding colors of red, orange and yellow and the electrical
contracting colors of blue, indigo and violet. Green gives stability,
endurance and quietude. We are allowed much of it to look at in nature
and to partake of as nourishment. Its action is to cool the blood and
animate the nerves If the green is dark and crude it tells that its
owner , so concerned with the affairs of others , has become"green with
envy." Green gives us a serene feeling.
Green is the color that represents money, prosperity, employment,
fertility, healing, growth. It is the color of the element of the earth
and symbolic of the planet's fertility and life. Green is pacifying,
refreshing and calming. Pale and medium greens connect with nature.
Wear Green Aventurine Jewelry for Luck
Matching Stones: Green Aventurine, New Jade
Candy Jade
Dyed
- Candy Jade is made from top quality white jade and put through a
complex heating and color enhancing process and penetrated from surface
to center with vibrant colors.
Carnelian
The Meaning of Carnelian:
Carnelian
originates as a dull brown, translucent banded agate. It is
heat-treated to achieve a bright, burnt orange color. Carnelian protects
against fear, envy, and rage, and helps to banish sorrow from the
emotional structure. The message of carnelian is that since one "is"
love, there is nothing to do but to offer the love - each offering of
love bringing an exponential increase in the quantity of love returned.
Carnelian stimulates inquisitiveness and subsequent initiative. It can
assist one in drama and pursuits related to theatrical presentations.
Keep a carnelian with you and feel the energy flow to you. Known to give
energy to the user. Carnelian gives energy and protects from bad
vibrations. It is said to guard against poverty. Carnelian also helps
give a sense of humor.
Carnelian, is found in Brazil, India and Uruguay. The ancient
technique of laying carnelian in the sun to deepen its color is still
used today in India.
ORANGE is a color associated with the Sun, and has also a warming and
invigorating effect. But whereas red is stimulating to the body and the
blood, orange is stimulating to the emotions. It is also considered the
color of the brave. General attraction and energy.
Wear Carnelian Jewelry for Inner Strength
Crystal (Rock)
The Meaning of Rock Crystal:
Rock crystal was once believed to be able to foretell the future.
When squeezed this stone becomes electrically charged. Synthetic quartz
crystals are used to regulate watch movements and the electronic
frequency of radios because they vibrate at a single constant frequency
when an electric current is run through them.
Garnet
Birth Month: January
The Meaning of Garnet:
Known as the "stone of health" - ridding
the body of negative energies and transmuting them to a beneficial
state. Also know in the past as a "stone of commitment" - to purpose, to
others, to oneself. The loving power of garnet tends to reflect the
attributes of devotion, bringing the love of others to expressions of
warmth and understanding. It both monitors and adjusts the flow of
energy, providing for a balanced energy field around the physical body
and aligning the emotional and intellectual bodies with the perfection
of "All that is". Garnet represents friendship. According to legend, if
you wear garnets they will improve your personal relationships and
protect you from harm. This benefit supposedly doubles if your birthday
is in January. They were often used as good luck charms by the
bourgeoisie in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe. Also thought to
assure the wearer of love, devotion from loved ones, health,
faithfulness, energy, and to keep a person from having bad dreams during
sleep. When worn on the body, it is thought to prevent skin diseases
and protect against infection of wounds.
Garnet is found in abundance and in a variety of colors such as dark
brown-red, rosy-red, orange-red and green. In fact the garnet actually
represents seven different stone species. Both versatile and affordable,
garnet is the gem of faith.
There is folklore that if a garnet is put under a pillow it will cure depression.
Garnets can be used to make a person popular and have self-esteem
when worn as jewelry. It helps protect one on trips. Garnets bring
constancy to friendships.
Garnets are also known for stimulating success in business.
Wear Garnet Jewelry for Health
Hematite
The Meaning of Hematite:
Slightly
grounding, reduces stress, enhances personal magnetism, optimism, will,
courage. "Stone for the mind" it helps one to realize that the only
limitations which exist are self-limiting concepts within the mind.
Stimulates attainment of peace, self-control, and inner happiness.
Balances yin-yang energies. Assists in the focusing of energy and
emotions for balance between the body, mind, and spirit. Helps
transform negativity to the purity of the universal light of love.
If you need your personal relationship to be better, have a hematite
with you always. Hematite is known as the blood stone. It helps improve
relationships.
Hematite is a metallic gray color. It is a heavy stone. The name
comes from the Greek word for blood. Hematite is found in United States,
Canada Venezuela and Brazil.
It has been used as an amulet against bleeding, therefore, known as
the "blood stone". Hematite is used to improve relations. It has been
used in mourning jewelry
BLACK absorbs them all and is warm, although neutralized
Matching Stone: black Onyx, Hematite
Wear Hematite Jewelry for help in Love and Relationships.
Iolite
The Meaning of Iolite:
Also
known as Cordierite and "water sapphire" is usually a blue to violet
colored gemstone. Metaphysical properties include: stimulation of the
third eye, enhancement of your inner knowing; helps one to eliminate
debt by accepting responsibility which leads to successful management of
money; has been a stone worn by Shamans in the past to insure accuracy
of visions; also can aid the elimination of disharmony in relationships.
INDIGO: It is, like green, a meeting-ground for all the colors. It In the aura it shows dignity and high aspirations.
Wear Iolite Jewelry to aid financial situations.
Jade
The Meaning of Jade:
Jade
facilitates peace within the physical, emotional, and intellectual
structures, as well as within the materialistic world. It was said to
bring accord the environment, to transmute negativity and to instill
resourcefulness. A very lucky stone, Jade has been used as early as
3000 BC for ornaments. It is said jade will help keep one young and also
help to stimulate occult wisdom and universal attunement. In business
it is said that if you hold a jade in the right hand, the correct
decision will be made.
Jade amulets have been found in tombs in Egypt, China and Mexico.
Wear New Jade Jewelry for Luck.
Jasper - Red
The 'protection'
stone. Can clear negativity and assists in grounding. Represents the
elemental nature of humanity and our connection with the components of
physical reality. Clears toxins, soothes the nerves and balances the
mineral ratio for the body. Helps the body to stabilize itself during
dietary changes and improves the assimilations of trace minerals.
Helps one to stabilize emotions, eliminate contradiction and create a
sense of connection between all worlds during travel out of body.
Laboradite
Possibly
treats disorders of the brain, aids in digestion, reduces anxiety and
stress, stimulates mental sharpness. Helps to advance without
constraint. Provides clarity of purpose and insight into ones direction
according to the preconceived plans of your higher self.
Moonstone
The meaning of Moonstone:
The
energy of moonstone is balancing, introspective, reflective, and lunar.
It is capable of helping one with the changing structures of ones life
on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Once called
the "travelers stone" it is used for protection against the perils of
travel. Moonstone is also a talisman of GOOD FORTUNE. It is also said to
both arouse tenderness within the self and to bring happiness to the
environment in which it resides.
In India a very long time ago, people once thought moonstone was
actually moonlight that had solidified. Supposedly, it could bring you
good fortune and help you foretell the events of the future. It has also
been reported by some to attract good luck, protect a person on land
and/or while at sea, be able to give you mental inspiration, bring
success in love and good fortune in business. People believe that if you
want moonstone to bring you good luck, you should keep it wrapped up in
a yellow cloth and carry it in your pocket. Moonstone has also been
taunted by some as a talisman against cancer, kidney disease, and
dropsy.
The moonstone is the stone of the goddess Diana. The most powerful
time to use the moonstone is in a full moon. It has been worn as an
amulet to bring good emotions to the wearer, while protecting those of a
sensitive nature. It can reunite lovers who have quarreled. Moonstone
is considered a good luck stone.
Wear Moonstone Jewelry if you travel.
GRAY is neutral and used as a partner to other colors.
Matching Stone: Grey Moonstone
Mother of Pearl
The Meaning of Mother of Pearl:
It
signifies faith, charity, and innocence, enhances personal integrity,
and helps to provide focus to ones attention. The pearl has been known
as a "stone of sincerity", bring truth to situations and loyalty to a
"cause". It has been used to inhibit boisterous behavior, and to provide
a reflection of the self such that one may see the manner in which one
appears to others.
Protection; Know mother's love. This stone is a great protective stone.
WHITE absorbs all the rays and is therefore cooling and restful.
Matching Stones, Fresh Water Pearl, Crystal and Rock Quartz
Wear Mother of Pearl for Protection
Onyx
The Meaning of Onyx:
For
initiating the modes of centering and alignment of the total person with
the higher powers. Can be used to banish grief, to enhance
self-control, to stimulate the power of wise decision making, and to
encourage happiness and good fortune". It is grounding and can be used
to deflect or absorb the negativity of others.
BLACK absorbs them all and is warm, although neutralized
Matching Stone: Hematite
Wear Black Onyx Jewelry for Self Control.
Opalescent Quartz
Synthetic - A
clear milky color when looked at from direct light, Opalescent Quartz
has an iridescence that give it its namesake. When placed on black or
dark material, it really shines, especially on a necklace with darker
colored beads and pendants. These extraordinary pieces are specially
made to possess the lovely, pale white opalescence one sees in the
natural gemstone known as the opal. Each glass bead is transparent, with
slight overtones of creamy white that shift to a startling shade of
translucent cyan as the eye moves from one angle to another. Truly
magnificent, eye-catching pieces
Paua Shell
The Meaning Of Paua Shell
The Paua Shell used at KiwiJewels.com is in completely natural
condition. The pieces have been polished in water without chemicals to
highlight the beauty of this unique sea shell.
Paua (pronounced PAH-WAH), a molusc found exclusively in New Zealand
waters has a shell of brilliant rainbow hues. Paua, which belongs to
the same family as abalone was a prize food of the pre-European Maori
(the native people of New Zealand) and today is still actively sought
after as a delicacy for both local consumption and for export.
Paua is harvested by skin divers from its habitat below low tide
level off rocky exposed coasts around southern New Zealand. The shells
were crushed and tumbled to remove the outer layers of lime and marine
growth.
Colors of Paua: green, blue, purple
Pearl - Fresh Water
Birth Month: June
The Meaning of Fresh Water Pearls:
Enables one to accept love. See the good parts of oneself so you can love yourself and others.
WHITE absorbs all the rays and is therefore cooling and restful.
Matching Stones, Mother of Pearl, Fresh Water Pearl, Crystal and Rock Quartz
Pearl is a favorite gem for weddings. It has been a favorite for
people of many cultures. An old Arab legend tells that pearls were
created when dew drops filled with moonlight fell into the ocean and
were swallowed by oysters. When Spanish explorers reached the New World,
they found rich pearl fisheries run by Native Americans. They used the
pearls, along with their shells, which were found in the Tennessee, Ohio
and Mississippi River Basins, as well as in the Atlantic Ocean. At one
point so many pearls made it to Europe from the New World that it was
called the "Land of Pearls."
Wear Pearl Jewelry for Love.
Pearls - Akoya
Akoya pearls are the specialty of Japanese pearl farms. These were
the first pearls to be cultured early in the 1920s, they have a white
color with a slight rosé overtone. Akoya pearls are a high-quality
pearl, they are well matched for size, shape, and color.
Akoya looks very similar to the Freshwater pearl. When compared
side-by-side, the difference is a more rounder shape than a natural
Freshwater Pearl and a very slight pinkish hue. Akoya pearls are more
expensive than a Freshwater Pearl and are on average larger, smoother,
rounder, and more lustrous than Freshwater pearls.
Peridot
Birth Month: August
The Meaning of Peridot:
This gemstone emits a warm friendly energy; works on both the heart
and solar plexus chakras; acts to provide a shield of protection around
the body; to help prevent outside influences from affecting alignment
and balance. Helps one to find happiness within and over come anger and
jealousy.
Peridot was the legendary favorite of Cleopatra. The Romans called
peridot "evening emerald" since its green color did not darken at night
but was still visible by lamplight. Large peridots, more than 200 carats
in size adorn the shrine of the three magi at the Cologne Cathedral.
Gem quality peridot comes from the Red Sea, Burma and Arizona.
Wear Peridot Jewelry for Happiness.
Quartz - Crystal
The Meaning of Crystal Quartz
Quartz
Crystal can bring the energy of the stars into the soul. Traditionally,
the natural quartz crystal was said to both harmonize and align human
energies, thoughts, consciousness, emotions - with the energies of the
universe and to make these greater energies available to humanity. The
natural tendency of quartz is for harmony, and is recognized as a "Stone
of Power". Stimulates brain function & power, aids clarity of
mind. Dispels negativity in ones energy field and environment, aligns
all chakras, a very powerful healer.
Quartz is the symbol or patience, perseverance and the infinity of space.
Quartz crystal is considered the "healing stone" of all spiritual matters.
WHITE absorbs all the rays and is therefore cooling and restful.
Matching Stones, Mother of Pearl, Fresh Water Pearl, Crystal and Rock Quartz
Wear Quartz Crystal Jewelry for Clarity.
Quartz - colored
Pineapple Quartz, Pink Quartz, Aqua Quartz and Turquoise Quartz are all synthetic stones.
Quartz- Rose
The Meaning of Rose Quartz:
Emits
a calming, cooling energy which can work on all chakras to gently
remove negativity and to reinstate the loving, gentle forces of self
love. Good to wear in a chaotic or crisis situation. It is "the stone of
gentle love" bringing peace and calm to relationships. It can be used
for spiritual attunement to the energy of love. It is a rejuvenating
agent for both physical body and the emotions. It is an excellent energy
for healing emotional "wounds". An excellent stone to give to express
friendship.
Your marriage can have more sparkle and fire when you keep a rose quartz under your pillow.
Rose quartz is known as the love stone. It helps the user feel a
strong sense of self-worth, therefore being worth love. Rose quartz is
the stone of universal love. It is also the stone of love in marriage.
When worn in jewelry the wearer feels a sense of self-worth.
Wear Rose Quartz Jewelry for Love.
Quartz - Smoky
The Meaning of Smoky Quartz:
It
can be used to gently dissolve negative energies and emotional
blockages. It can be used to initiate a powerful force field which will
absorb many forms of negativity, both from within ones self and from
other forces. It promotes personal pride and joy in living. Smoky quartz
has been used to regulate creativity in business, and to encourage
astute-ness in purchasing. It works to diffuse communication
deficiencies and to dissolve mental and emotional blockages which limit
perception and learning.
BROWN is the color of the soil and fertility.
Wear Brown Quartz Jewelry to absorb Negativity.
Rainbow Obsidian
Mesmerizing
rainbow obsidian beads are sparkling smooth with a rich, polished
finish. The dark black color of Rainbow Obsidian is mixed with hues of
greens and grays that enhance the overall image.
Rhodochrosite
Cleanses
the subconscious and allows access to higher thoughts. This stone is
also known to be useful in treating the thyroid gland. Helps the body to
cleanse and remove toxins. Creates emotional balance and assists one
in increasing feelings of self-worth and self-esteem. Useful in
situations of emotional and physical abuse, it allows the victim to get
in touch with feeling deserving of honor and respect.
Sodalite
Sometimes
referred to as the stone of endurance, this stone helps you to be
grounded and focused before beginning any task. It assists one in
following through to completion of tasks and goals with ease.
Known
to sometimes strengthen the thyroid glands and assists the body in
efficient metabolism. It has been used to treat a nervous stomach. Can
also assist in allowing clear communication. It opens one to support and
self-esteem building situations while promoting a sense of openness and
self confidence in one’s choices. |
