Agate
* Common Name: Agate
* Appearance: Brown or gold, sometimes found banded, or in greens or blues
* Element(s): Earth
* Healing powers: Connected to brow chakra and matters of the mind; used in workings
* Common Name: Amethyst
* Appearance: Purple/violet form of quartz crystal
* Element(s): Water
* Astrological connection: Aquarius, Pisces
* Healing powers: Connected to the crown chakra, used in treatment of depression and anxiety, stress relief
* Magical uses: Use in rituals for sharpening the mind and enhancing intuitive powers; also can be an aid in cleansing and clearing sacred space
Bloodstone
* Common Name: Bloodstone
* Also known as: Heliotrope
* Appearance: Green, speckled with reds and golds
* Element(s): Fire
* Planetary connection: Mars
* Healing powers: Connected to matters of the blood, such as hemorrhaging, menstrual cycles, circulatory system
* Magical uses: General healing, but also used in workings
* Healing powers: Can be used for fertility issues, reproductive health, sexual dysfunction
* Magical uses: Use for rituals involving meditation and intuition, scrying, astral travel
Garnet
* Common Name: Garnet
* Appearance: Deep red to purple
* Element(s): Fire
* Deity connection: Persephone
* Healing powers: Connected to the root chakra, garnets can be used in healing of reproductive disorders and regulating the menstrual cycle
* Magical uses: Strongly tied to women's bodies, the garnet is associated with moon magic; also used in rituals to balance the spiritual with the physical body
* Other info: In some traditions, a garnet obtained through deceit brings a curse upon the person who possesses it, until returned to the legal owner
Hematite
* Common Name: Hematite
* Also known as: Paint ore, Iron rose
* Appearance: Silvery-gray, shiny black to brown
* Element(s): Fire
* Planetary connection: Saturn
* Healing powers: Connected to healing of inflammation and blood disorders, treatment of infection and fevers
* Magical uses: Use for workings involving protection, particularly of home or property; also an excellent stone for willpower and confidence, problem solving, psychic awareness
Jade
* Common Name: Jade
* Also known as: Tremolite
* Appearance: Pale green, sometimes white, pink or gray
* Element(s): Earth
* Healing powers: Connected to healing of the internal organs such as the kidneys or spleen; also used to balance the humors of the body and promote longevity
* Magical uses: Symbolic of pure love, serenity, innocence and truthfulness
Jasper
* Common Name: Jasper
* Also known as: Egyptian marble
* Appearance: Usually a brownish-red color, often contains streaks of white
* Element(s): Earth
* Healing powers: Can be used in therapy for cancer and other debilitating diseases, blood disorders
* Magical uses: A great stone for grounding and centering after a ritual, also used to bring luck and good fortune
Lapis Lazuli
* Common Name: Lapis Lazuli
* Also known as: Lazurite
* Appearance: Shades of blue, from pale to deep; usually spotted or banded
* Element(s): Water
* Healing powers: Used to treat depression and lift the spirits, also connected to brow chakra and brain disorders
* Magical uses: Workings involving altered consciousness, trance work, meditation, connection with the divine
Moonstone
* Common Name: Moonstone
* Also known as: Cylon Opal
* Appearance: White to colorless, sometimes found in pale blues; looks a bit like Opal in some cases
* Element(s): Water
* Planetary connection: Moon
* Deity connection: Any goddess with a triple aspect - Diana, Selene, Hecate
* Healing powers: Anything
* Common Name: Opal
* Appearance: Found in many shades, ranging from opaque and pale to dark grays or blues, usually speckled with multiple colors
* Element(s): All four
* Healing powers: Because it contains many of the colors found in other stones, opal works as a substitute for other crystals; usually used in emotional and spiritual healing rather than physical
* Magical uses: Protection, enhancing magical workings, opal absorbs the energy around it, whether positive or negative
Quartz, Rose
* Common Name: Quartz, rose
* Appearance: Pale pink, usually opaque
* Element(s): Air
* Healing powers: Connected to heart chakra, issues of love and relationships
* Magical uses: Any workings
* Appearance: Various shades of blue, from pale to dark, sometimes found in white or yellow
* Element(s): Water
* Planetary connection: Mercury
* Astrological connection: Libra
* Healing powers: Connected to throat chakra, disorders of the respiratory system and breathing problems
* Magical uses: Use in rituals involving prophecy, contacting spirit guides
Tiger's Eye
* Common Name: Tiger's Eye
* Also known as: Bull's Eye
* Appearance: Brownish-tan or gold with black banding
* Element(s): Fire
* Planetary connection:
* Healing powers: Enhances overall energy, general physical health
* Magical uses: Use for courage and protection rituals
Turquoise
* Common Name: Turquoise
* Appearance: Various shades of blue, often speckled or banded in black
* Element(s): Water
* Healing powers: Treatment of stomach disorders, eye ailments, broken bones; use for chakra alignment
* Magical uses: Brings about wisdom, intuition, and healing
Zircon
* Common Name: Zircon
* Appearance: Colorless to white, pale orange, pink or yellow
* Element(s): Fire
* Planetary connection: Sun
* Healing powers: Sexual energy, overall healing
* Magical uses: Use in rituals involving beauty, love, peace and relationships
* Other info: Because it is similar in appearance to diamonds, some traditions use zircon as a substitute in workings
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