Gemstones and their Meaning

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.