Stone Meanings, Lore & Mythology
Metaphysical, healing, and spiritual meaning and properties of stone and gemstone mythology is strictly for entertainment purposes only. Just for fun, I have added this page for those of you who are curious to know more about the stones I have listed on my site.
Agate: balancing physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual energies; perceptiveness
Amazonite: success, joy, self expression, awaking heart, soothing, harmony, balancing
Amber: soothing, calming, cleansing, lightens the burdens of life
Amethyst: contentment, spirituality, dreams, healing, peace, happiness, love, intuition
Ammolite: bring good luck and prosperity, said to grant miracles, radiate positive energy
Apatite: intellect, achieving results, insight, humanitarianism, meditation, balance, creativity
Aquamarine: courage, purification, peace, intuition, self expression, preparedness, balance
Astrophyllite: Enhance confidence, aids in Astral travel, bring to life hidden forces
Aventurine: healing, money, mental agility, visual acuity, opening heart, motivation
Azurite: intuitive energy, dreams, healing, insight, stilling the mind, concentration, self transformation
Bloodstone: courage, intense healing, renewal, strength, victory, intuitive decision making
Carnelian: precision, analytical capabilities, physical energy, verbal skills, peace, spirituality
Chalcedony: Increase mental stability, encourages good will, balances mind and spirit
Charoite: Heralds in a new and vibrant life, lightens the way to a new life, focused clarity
Chrysocolla: Soothing, attracts prosperity and good luck, stimulates the mind, provides inner peace
Chrysoprase: Balances and aligns the Chakras, brings harmony and balance, helps heal a broken heart
Citrine: intuition, comfort, protection, creativity, physical energy, wealth, mental awakening
Coral: diplomacy, quieting emotions, visualization
Crystal Quartz: intensifying energy, spiritual development, healing, raising consciousness
Diamond: courage, strength, healing, protection, spirituality, mental abilities
Dumortierite: self-reliance, stamina, patience, recognition of potential, understanding
Emerald: love, domestic bliss, sensitivity, loyalty, memory, mental capacity, harmony, focus
Fluorite: stability, impartial reasoning, responsibility, concentration, health
Garnet: health, removing negativity, awareness, commitment, order, insight, regeneration
Gaspeite: brings good fortune, grants success, helps attract friends and friendship
Gold: Clears negativity from Chakras, balances the Heart Chakra, purifies the physical body
Hematite: mental attunement, memory, calming balance, focusing energy, peace, inner happiness
Herkimer Diamond: powerful amplifiers of Spiritual energy. Enhances the effect of other stones. Removes energy blocks.
Howlite: awareness, calm, emotional expression, observation, patience, eliminating negativity
Iolite: intuition, spiritual growth, balance, healing, releasing discord, awakening to inner knowledge
Jade: fidelity, dreams, realization of potential, peace, accord, resourcefulness, accomplishment
Jaspers: protection, nurturing, joy, balancing of physical, emotional and intellectual energies
Labradorite: alignment, spiritual connection, transformation, clarity, progression, discernment
Lepidolite: Cosmic awareness, emotional balance, lifts depression, meditation
Lapis Lazuli: wisdom, intuition, awareness, objectivity, creativity, expanded consciousness
Larimar: Stone of Tranquility, soothing. Cools tempers and calms fears.
Marble: charitable actions, original thinking, alleviation of sorrow
Mother of Pearl: clarity, intuition, sensitivity, imagination, adaptability, cooperation
Obsidians: clarity, deflecting negativity, protection, healing
Onyx: self control, decision making, intuition, recognition of personal strengths
Opal: creativity, spontaneity, memory, happy dreams and changes
Pearls: Purity, honesty, serenity, focus, meditation, tranquility
Peridot: warmth, friendliness, understanding, openness in love, regulation of cycles
Quartz: Communication, wisdom, clarity of thought, higher conscience, transformation
Rhodochrosite: Balance emotions, invokes courage and passion, powerful emotional healer
Rhodonite: Opens one to unconditional love, decreases anxiety, calming, enhances passion
Rose Quartz: love, peace, happiness, gentleness, healing emotional wounds
Ruby: spiritual wisdom, attainment of values, economic stability, protection from distress
Rutilated Quartz: Strong healer, brings forth each person's strengths, spiritual communications
Sapphire: joy, peace, beauty, prosperity, fulfillment of dreams
Silver: Hope, grounding, unconditional love, energizes other stones, draws out negative energy
Smoky Quartz: dissolving emotional blockage, cleaning the mind, personal pride, joy in living
Sodalite: wisdom, logic, calmness, healing, stress reduction, companionship
Solar Quartz: Energy enhancement associated with the Crown Chakra. Uplifting
Sunstone: alleviating fears, energizing, cleansing
Tanzanite: Communication, intuition, protection, symmetry, decision making, spirituality
Tiger Eye: practicality, peacefulness, clarity, intelligence, intuition, calmness, new experiences
Tiger Iron: artistic endeavors, beauty, vitality
Topaz: true love, success in endeavors, understanding of interrelationships, expression
Tourmaline: energizing, soul-searching, releasing, strengthen the body and spirit
Turquoise: spiritual attunement, cleansing, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind
Unakite: balance, re-birth, foresight, emotional balance
Ziosite: dispelling laziness, facilitation, advancement
