Amethyst is a variety of Quartz and is a 6th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra 

Birthstone – February 

Zodiac – Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces 

Planet – Jupiter 

Element – Air, Water

Typical colors – light slightly-pinkish violet to a deep grape purple

Amethyst is a powerful and protective stone.  It guards against psychic attack, transmuting the energy into love and protecting the wearer from all types of harm, including geopathic or electromagnetic stress and ill wishes from others.  Amethyst is a natural tranquiliser, it relieves stress and strain, soothes irritability, balances mood swings, dispels anger, rage, fear and anxiety.  Alleviates sadness and grief, and dissolves negativity.  Amethyst activates spiritual awareness, opens intuition and enhances psychic abilities.  It has strong healing and cleansing powers.  Amethyst encourages sobriety, having a sobering effect on overindulgence of alcohol, drugs or other addictions.  It calms and stimulates the mind, helping you become more focused, enhancing memory and improving motivation.  Amethyst assists in remembering and understanding dreams.  It relieves insomnia.  Encourages selflessness and spiritual wisdom.

Amethyst boosts hormone production, tunes the endocrine system and metabolism.  It strengthens the immune system, reduces pain and strengthens the body to fight against cancer. It destroys malignant tumours and aids in tissue regeneration.  Cleanses the blood.  Relieves physical, emotional and psychological pain or stress.  Amethyst eases headaches and releases tension.  It reduces bruising, swellings, injuries, and treats hearing disorders.  Amethyst heals diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract, skin conditions, cellular disorders and diseases of the digestive tract.

Birthstone – August

Zodiac – Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius

Planet – Mercury

Element – Earth

Vibration – Numbers 5, 6 and 7

Typical colours – Olive green, bottle green, yellowish-green

Peridot is a powerful cleanser.  It releases and neutralises toxins on all levels.  Alleviates jealousy, resentment, spite, bitterness, irritation, hatred and greed.  Reduces stress, anger and guilt.  Peridot opens our hearts to joy and new relationships.  It enhances confidence and assertion, motivating growth and change.  Sharpens and opens the mind to new levels of awareness.  Banishes lethargy, apathy and exhaustion.  Peridot enables you to take responsibility for your own life.

Known as a stone of motivation and endurance, leadership and courage, Carnelians have protected and inspired throughout history. A glassy, translucent stone, Carnelian is an orange-colored variety of Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family.

As much as it is a prosperity and good luck stone, it’s also a protection stone. It will keep you safe from harm and other misfortune while keeping you strong and healthy in body and mind. Carnelian will keep you motivated, and it will keep your mind quick and sharp.

Carnelian Associations

Chakras – Base Chakra, Sacral Chakra

Birthstones – July

Zodiac – Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo

Planet – Mars

Element – Fire

Vibration – Numbers 5 and 6

Chakras – Base Chakra, Sacral Chakra

Birthstones – July

Zodiac – Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo

Planet – Mars

Element – Fire

Vibration – Numbers 5 and 6

Carnelian is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semi-precious gemstone. Similar to carnelian is sard, which is generally harder and darker. Both carnelian and sard are varieties of the silica mineral chalcedony colored by impurities of iron oxide.

Known as a stone of motivation and endurance, leadership and courage, Carnelians have protected and inspired throughout history. A glassy, translucent stone, Carnelian is an orange-colored variety of Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family.

As much as it is a prosperity and good luck stone, it’s also a protection stone. It will keep you safe from harm and other misfortune while keeping you strong and healthy in body and mind. Carnelian will keep you motivated, and it will keep your mind quick and sharp.