1ST CHAKRA. ROOT. Black Tourmaline. Color Red/Black. SATURN. Grounding. Protection. Purification rituals. Deflects and repels negative energy. Increases physical vitality. Relieves stress. Clears confusion. Brings clarity. Sense of purpose. You can find comfort in the stillness with this stone, feel a weightlessness amidst the density and experience the jubilance of the first spark of creative inspiration which will flash swiftly to the forefront of your mind. Allows for sharp focus on any sudden brilliance emanating from the darkest corner of your inner self. Physical Healing Properties: Dyslexia. Disorientation. Arthritis. Stress. Strengthens immune system. Stimulates and helps balance adrenal glands. Helps protect against radiation. Black tourmaline is said to protect from all kinds of negativity, ranging from electronic radiation from TVs and computers, to negative people, psychic attacks, past lives and spells. Black tourmaline seems to bring grounding in your life, and to balance our bodily systems for health. 2ND CHAKRA. SACRAL. Carnelian. Color Orange. JUPITER. A stone of ambition and drive, Carnelian is a Power Stone! Excellent career stone, it is very helpful in making choices and decisions. Self Motivator. Carnelian is the most powerful ACTION stone for focusing, realization and self-actualization. Reminds one to be "in the moment". Carnelian stimulates analytical capabilities and precision. Activates and energizes personal power, revealing or discovering hidden talents by stimulating your curiosity and inquisitiveness. Long revered for its healing, spiritual and creative qualities. Carnelian is a survivor’s stone. Protects the user from all negative emotions. Wonderful protective energy over rage, resentment, bad tempers, and anger in self and from others. It helps one banish sorrow or depression. Grounds energy and attention into the present. In the Eastern cultures, Carnelian was favored for Strength. Acceptance: This stone calms our fears about death and rebirth, bringing serenity and acceptance of the great cycle of life. Guards against depression. Physical Healing Properties: Helps absorb vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Warms and cleanses blood, kidneys, kidney stones, stimulates appetite, emotions, passion, sexuality, physical energy, celebration, reproductive system, menstrual cramps, arthritis, gall bladder, gall stones, pancreas. Historically also used to pull excess fever out through the feet. Helps asthma, allergies, and blood pressure. Relieves lower back pain. 3RD CHAKRA. SOLAR PLEXUS. Yellow Calcite. Color Yellow. MARS. Yellow Calcite is often used to enhance one's will and selfconfidence. The sweet, subtle, and vibrant energy of these Yellow Calcite tumbled stones can sometimes be felt when placed directly on the Solar Plexus Chakra, and can infuse one with a sense of new hope and optimism to face the future. Those who can benefit most from Yellow Calcite's work on the Solar Plexus are people who are pessimistic, sarcastic, or overly analytical. People with anger management issues can meditate with Yellow Calcite to help open them up to a knowledge of Divine Love and compassion, which can soothe the fire within that often causes violence. While Yellow Calcite is most often associated with the Solar Plexus Chakra, it can also have powerful effects on the ThirdEye Chakra, in the area of intellect, psychic abilities, and intuition. Pulling vibrational energies in from the Third-Eye, Yellow Calcite sends information from other realms down into the Solar Plexus to be assimilated into the self for the highest good. This helps those lacking self-esteem to recognize that they too have an important role to play in the organization of the Universe. Meditation with Yellow Calcite on the Third-Eye Chakra can improve the strength and accuracy of one's inner vision. Physical Healing Properties: Calcite is a powerful energy amplifier and cleanser. The purifying energy of Calcite cleans out stored negative energy from a room, the body, etc. Use Calcite to clear out old energy patterns and to increase personal motivation and drive. Calcite is also a good choice for distance healing work, because it amplifies the energy being sent. 4TH CHAKRA. HEART. Emerald. Color Green. VENUS. As a POWER STONE it offers physical, emotional and spiritual balance. Although Emerald is a stone of prosperity and riches, it is not just a materialistic stone. It also encourages spiritual growth, clear vision, memory, faith, intelligence and communication, inspiration, joy, intuition, clairvoyance, sensuality, love, romance, beauty, harmony, tranquility, serenity, clarity, cleansing, justice, friendship and unity. It seems that more kinds of physical healing have been ascribed to the emerald than to almost any other stone. Heart Chakra: Emerald is excellent for protecting the heart Chakra. Your Heart Chakra can be opened or activated using an Emerald. Physical Healing Properties: Aids healing in the areas of eyesight, upper respiratory tract, liver function, strengthens the immune system & helps you recover from infections (pneumonia); fortifies the heart and detoxifies the blood; anti-inflammatory. Breathing, heart, lymph nodes, blood, thymus, pancreas, balance blood sugar, childbirth, labor, eyesight. respiratory inflammations, . Strengthen heart Chakra for abundance, growth, peace, harmony, patience, love, fidelity, monogamy, honesty. Lift depression and insomnia. Excellent general healer. 5th Chakra. THROAT. Sodalite. Color Blue. MERCURY. It has been said that the longest distance you will ever travel is the journey from your head to your heart. This is the gift of Sodalite. It clears up mental confusion and reestablishes inner peace. Sodalite strengthens the power of mind over body and bridges the gap between your thoughts and your feelings. Eliminates Fear and Guilt better than any other stone! Fosters knowledge, learning proficiency, consciousness, communication and wisdom. Helps get along with others and aids in "Group Work", particularly for mediators and peace makers. Good for healing rifts in partnerships and relationships, and helps bring an end to arguments or disagreements. Excellent stone to enhance all communication skills. This stone helps us unite the logical with the spiritual. It also help free us from old behavior patterns that no longer serve us. Wonderful stone for creative types, balancing both sides of the mind, and allowing you mind to come up with the emotional expression of your ideas in physical forms. Physical Healing Properties: Cleansing organs, boosts immune system, combats radiation and insomnia, strengthening the metabolism. 6TH CHAKRA. THIRD EYE. Blue Aragonite. Color. Indigo/Blue. SUN. Blue Aragonite aids you to more easily empathize, so is an asset to healers and spiritual teachers. It enhances your ability to communicate ... particularly spiritually. It is a third eye, throat and heart chakra stone... with a comforting, optimistic and joyful vibration. When you are communicating with spirit... it allows you to be to be calm and relaxed... and handle these experiences without stress. If communicating with your spirit guides... its energy aids you to communicate with more accuracy. This is very helpful for you if you work in psychic employment... such as a tarot reader or intuitive psychic reader. It is a strong stone of spiritual vision... and it brings through optimism and joy. This stone has a lovely vibration... and is very healing to the emotions. If you have been difficult situations where you have been left feeling some degree of personal wounding... Blue Aragonite is an excellent stone to heal you. The third eye chakra or 6th chakra meanings pertain to clairvoyance or psychic vision, intuition, psychic knowing, inner knowledge and inspiration. This chakra’s meaning is all about the concept of 'seeing' especially in a spiritual and psychic sense. The third eye or pineal gland was believed in ancient times to be where 'The Sight' was located. Ancient seers recognized this, and as their abilities emerged they felt a 'tingling' feeling in this area. Today's clairvoyants are aware of this and it is one of the ways that some of us feel the onset of psychic powers. This area also governs the gift of clairaudience or psychic hearing. Physical Healing Properties: Blue Aragonite is very healing to the emotions... and is an excellent stone for healers and spiritual teachers to use as it increases your patience. It also helps you to let go of anger and its associated stress. Its vibration is harmonious with the Reiki energies. 7th CHAKRA. CROWN. Amethyst. Color Purple. MOON. Amethyst is a member of the crystal quartz or silica group, which are the most common minerals on our planet. Amethyst is a stone of the mind. It helps to bring calmness and clarity where there is anxiety and confusion. Wear Amethyst if you want to get in touch with your intuition, your feelings, or your values. Amethyst helps one learn of all things spiritual, mystic and psychic. Especially aids sobriety; alcohol, food, sex, and other addictions. Stress: It is very good for overworked, overstressed, or overwhelmed metal states because of it extreme calming mental effects. It is considered an extremely spiritual stone. In the Old Testament, it is written that Aaron, the Jewish High Priest, wore the amethyst in the center of his breastplate, and it was said to induce visions and revelations. Many people sleep with an Amethyst crystal under their pillow for this reason. The Catholic bishop still wears an Amethyst ring on the second finger of his right hand. Addictions: Amethyst comes from a Greek word, amethusos, meaning not drunk. There is a ancient myth about Bacchus turning a young maiden to stone, and in remorse, he poured wine on the statue, staining it purple and creating amethyst. Goblets of Amethyst were said to prevent the drinker from being overwhelmed by the drink? Spirit. Today those trying to overcome addictions, especially alcohol addiction, use the healing powers of Amethyst as an aid. Protection: Amethyst is a crystal of protection, because it repels more than it attracts. Spirituality: Amethyst fosters healing and selflessness, and is associated with increased nobility, spiritual awareness, meditation, balance, psychic abilities, inner peace, and positive transformation. Some say it should be called the Stone of Transformation. Known also as "Metamorphosis". Physical Healing Properties of Amethyst: Boosts productions of hormones, calms nervous system, insomnia, hearing, digestive tract, heart. Insomnia, headaches, hearing disorders, posture and skeletal system, stomach, skin, and teeth. As an elixir in the treatment of arthritis.