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Metaphysical Techniques such as Protection, Programming & Manifestation Physical Techniques such as Crystal Layouts and Making Elixirs! There are several ways to find an appropriate birthstone. The traditional one is listed first. These are from the popular lists that most people are familiar with. The second way is to find your natural birthstone by the color wheel of life. Finally, many people use the traditional stones of the Zodiac. Michael is the Beauty Angel, Tree of Life. He is the Ruler of Sunday and the Sun. Michael is also the Master of the 19th Tarot Card "The Sun" and the 20th Tarot Card "Judgement". He also helps you Heal Fear and Nervousness as well as being the master of the East wind and the Angel of Sound Sleep, Repentance, and Truth Amethyst helps in identifying the root causes behind one’s negative behaviors, habits, and emotional patterns that create imbalance and disease. It also helps one understand the reality of cause and effect in behavior and assists in better decision-making. Amethyst is a marvelous aid in overcoming addictions by counteracting the effects of drugs and alcohol on brain function while imparting its own peaceful sustaining energy. Tourmaline is one of the zodiac stones for those born under the sign of Libra, between September 23 and October 22, the middle of the harvest. Libra is the only sign that is an inanimate object – a balance beam referred to as The Balance.

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Welcome to part four in our misrepresentation of crystals series. Here in New Zealand - when sitting around a room with a bunch of friends and one of them is telling an outlandish tale, it is common for the group to chorus in at the end "Cool Story Bro" and have a good-natured laugh with [...] In today’s world, Amethyst healing properties and meanings are similar to their historic roots. It is still a remarkable stone of spirituality and contentment; known for its metaphysical abilities to still the mind and inspire an enhanced meditative state. Its inherent high frequency purifies the aura of any negative energy or attachments. It creates a protective shield of Light around the body, allowing one to remain clear and centered while opening to spiritual direction. Whether its crystals are left natural, polished as tumbled stones, or faceted into magnificent jewels, Amethyst is a gem whose beauty transcends its commonality. It is a variety of Quartz found in many locations around the world. It forms as transparent, terminated crystals of all sizes in geodes, clusters, and as long single terminations. Amethyst is also found in vitreous masses and polished into wonderful specimens and personal talismans. The Third Eye Chakra is the center of our perception and command. It directs our sight and everyday awareness of the world. Our consciousness is located here and we relate to ourselves through this chakra. When the Third Eye Chakra is in balance our thoughts and internal communications within ourselves are healthy and vibrant. The dark blue/purple crystals of indigo are used to treat imbalances of the Third Eye Chakra. It is a color of mystery, wisdom, and judgment. Shop for Third Eye Chakra Items >> urn:lcp:encyclopediaofcr00judy:epub:d7c7ad28-5d9b-4061-92d6-8bc6234a69b9 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier encyclopediaofcr00judy Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6349q81x Isbn 9781592332663Wear this crystal for protection against moaners, whiners, complaining neighbors, or emotional vampires who burden you with their problems but do nothing to improve their situations. Fully updated and expanded with new material to meet the needs of twenty-first century English language enthusiasts William T. Fernie, The Occult and Curative Powers of Precious Stones (Blauvelt, NY: Rudolph Steiner Publications, 1973). Amethyst utilizes Fire Energy. Fire energy is the energy of enthusiasm, warmth, brightness, illumination, and activity. Firstly, it is Yang in nature. Secondly, it is the energy of heat, action, emotion, and passion - of ideas, concepts, and sex. It is further believed that special Tourmaline wands are being created in alchemical laboratories deep in the Andes in South America, and the enlightened beings who perform this magic dematerialize these wands, transports, and then rematerializes them into mines in South America.

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Amethyst is a wonderful talisman for use in the creative arts, especially in darker shades. It assists endeavors where new, original results need to be created using tools and methods of the past. It is often used as the Artist’s Stone, the Composer’s Stone, the Inventor’s, Poet’s, and Painter’s Stones. Keep an Amethyst crystal or cluster in the area to focus and amplify the creative elements of the Universal Life Force. From time to time I take a break away from running Majestic Quartz and return to my roots by doing the odd crystal stall at a small market somewhere. This is where I usually see them - The all knowing crystal "expert" friend. These friends would take many guises and forms. I often noticed the [...] Amethyst has been highly esteemed throughout the ages for its stunning beauty and legendary powers to stimulate, and soothe, the mind and emotions. It is a semi-precious stone in today’s classifications, but to the ancients, it was a “Gem of Fire"; a Precious Stone worth, at times in history, as much as a Diamond.In industry, Tourmalines are highly valued as electrical tuning circuits for conducting television and radio frequencies. They are used for their durability since high frequencies can be passed through them without shattering, as many crystals do. A bear engraved on an Amethyst had the virtue of putting demons to flight and defended and preserved the wearer from drunkenness. In folklore, it was thought to deter animal fleas. It was once believed a person could summon any love by speaking his or her name in an Amethyst, even if the person was committed to another. In India, a likeness of Alexander the Great was carved in Tourmaline and dates to around the second or third century B.C., and in rituals of this culture, Tourmaline was used to provide direction toward that which would bring good and was believed to be a "teller" stone to provide insight as to who or what was causing trouble. In the spiritual world, an Amethyst crystal provided a connection to the Divine. To the Hebrews, it was Ahlamah, the ninth stone in the breastplate of the High Priest; engraved with the tribe of Dan, as well as the twelfth foundation stone for the New Jerusalem. To the Egyptians, it was Hemag, listed in the Book of the Dead to be carved into heart-shaped amulets for burial. Tourmaline strengthens the sense of smell, and in that respect, can also enhance the perception of pheromones which produces an aphrodisiac effect.