Useful & overlooked stones

Chalcedony promotes unity and good will while enhancing group stability.  It can be used to absorbs negative energy and then dissipate it to prevent onward transmission.

Chalcedony brings the mind, body, emotions, and spirit into harmony, instills feelings of benevolence and generosity, removes hostility and transforms downhearted feelings into joy.  Psychologically, it eases self-doubt and aids constructive inward reflection.  It creates an open and enthusiastic personality.  It absorbs and dissipates negative thoughts, emotions, and bad dreams.

Chalcedony lessens the effects of dementia and senility, and increases physical energy.  It balances body, emotions, mind, and spirit and heals the eyes, gallbladder, bones, spleen, blood, and circulatory system.

Best if worn on fingers, around neck, on belt buckle, or place as appropriate, especially over organs and in contact with the skin.

Specific colors:

Blue Chalcedony is a creative stone.  It opens the mind to assimilate new ideas and helps acceptance of new situations.  It imparts mental flexibility and verbal dexterity, enhancing listening skills and communication.  It stimulates the ability to learn new languages and improves memory.  Blue Chalcedony gives a feeling of light-heartedness and the ability to look forward optimistically.  It improves self-perception.  This stone was traditionally used in weather magic and for clearing illnesses associated with changes in weather.

Pink Chalcedony encourages kindness and all good qualities.  It brings out a sense of childlike wonder and willingness to learn new things.  It encourages storytelling as a form of creativity.  This is a spiritual stone that encourages empathy and inner peace.  It creates a deep sense of trust.

This stone is particularly useful for treating psychosomatic diseases.  Pink chalcedony fortifies the heart and supports the immune system

Hall, J. (2003). The crystal bible: A definitive guide to crystals. (pp. 94-103). Cincinnati, OH: Walking Stick Press.

Carnelian

“Carnelian grounds and anchors you in the present reality.  A stabilizing stone with high energy, it is excellent for restoring vitality and motivation, and for stimulating creativity.  It is useful for dramatic pursuits.  Carnelian has the ability to cleanse other stones (Hall, 2003) .”

“Psychologically, carnelian imparts an acceptance of the cycle of life and removes fear of death.  In ancient times, it was used to protect the dead on their journey to the afterlife.  It gives courage, promotes positive life choices, dispels apathy, and motivates for success in business and other matters.  Carnelian is useful for overcoming abuse of any kind.  This stone helps you trust yourself and your perceptions.  It gets to the bottom of what makes you tick, overcomes negative conditioning, and encourages steadfastness (Hall, 2003).”

“Mentally, Carnelian improves analytic abilities and clarifies perception.  It removes extraneous thoughts in meditation and tunes daydreamers into everyday reality.  It sharpens concentration and dispels mental lethargy.  Emotionally, this stone is a powerful protector against envy, rage, and resentment, yours or other people’s.  It calms anger and banishes emotional negativity, replacing it with a love of life (Hall, 2003).”

“Healing: Carnelian is full of the life force and vitality.  It stimulates the metabolism, activates the base chakra, influences the female reproductive organs, and increases fertility.  This stone overcomes frigidity and impotence, heals lower back problems, rheumatism, arthritis, neuralgia, and depression, especially in those of advanced years.  It regulates bodily fluids and the kidneys, accelerates healing in bones and ligaments, and stanches blood.  Carnelian improves the absorption of vitamins and minerals and ensures a good supply of blood to organs and tissues (Hall, 2003).”

“Position: use as a pendant or belt buckle, or place in contact with the skin as appropriate.  Carnelian near the front door invokes protection and invites abundance into the home (Hall, 2003).”

Hall, J. (2003). The crystal bible: A definitive guide to crystals. (pp. 94-103). Cincinnati, OH: Walking Stick Press.