Gemstone therapy is a new-age alternative healing method that has its roots in both in the Hindu religion and medieval medical practices.In the 13th and 14th centuries, gemstone elixirs were made from water and powdered gemstones and prescribed for a variety of ailments to the nobles and those otherwise able to afford them. After losing their popularity in the later centuries, they were reborn in the new age movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
Those who practice gemstone therapy today relate the use of gems to homeopathic principals. Believing that like cures like, the gems chosen are similar in color to the disease they are purported to cure.Rubies and garnets are associated with blood disorders and are used to treat leukemia, menstrual problems and AIDS. Peridots and jade, because of their green color are reported to relieve high blood pressure, stress and headaches.
Diamonds and moonstones are the fertility and nurturing stones said to increase mother's milk and improve sperm counts. Obsidian and hematite are reported to alleviate depression, cure insomnia and prevent dreams from turning into nightmares.Amber is considered a gemstone, yet is not a stone at all. Amber is formed by the petrifying of tree sap and is reputed to relieve arthritis pain.
The easiest way to do gemstone therapy is to wear high quality round beads around the neck. Intention strengthens the process but is not necessary. Metal inhibits the process. If metal surrounds the gemstone, its affects are often greatly reduced and sometimes eliminated. It is believed that the gemstones vibrations affect your aura, helping your body to achieve not only balance and awareness but also improve your emotional, spiritual and physical levels. Strung on silk, and having rounded edges, the gemstones function at their optimum. Care must be taken to see that no metal is surrounding your gemstone as it can reduce the effect of the stone, even eliminating it's beneficial affect.
Chakras and their base colours:
The seven chakras that are located throughout your body, associate themselves with a certain colour or human trait. When they fail and come out of 'alignment', several physical or mental illness can occur that would pertain to whichever 'chakra' no longer is in sync with the others. Using gemstones which correspond to that chakra, the alignment can be corrected. A healthy chakra is able to attract or release energy as needed.
* Root Chakra: Red with the base "root" it is located at the base of the spine. It can also be black or brown.
* Navel Chakra: Orange with the sacral, it is located in the area bounded by the spleen and sexual center.
* Solar Plexus Chakra: Yellow in colour, located just below the navel.
* Heart Chakra: Green or pink in colour, located in the center of the chest.
* Throat Chakra: Light blue in colour, located in the center of the throat.
* Third Eye Chakra: Indigo colour, located between the two brows on the forehead
* Crown Chakra: Violet or white in colour, located on the top of the head.
Gemstones and their properties:
Agate:
Blue Lace Agate: Awakens consciousness and stretches your imagination.
Moss Agate: Is in touch with nature and unconditional love and helps in healing the inner child.
Tree Agate: Good for introspection as it broadens your viewpoint.
Amazonite: Improves self worth. Also helps soothe the nervous system and absorb negativity as it draws toxic fumes from the tissues and blood.
Amber: Lifts heaviness and helps in harmonising the Ying and Yang.
Amethyst:
Amethyst: Helps in spiritual upliftment. Carrier of violet ray it helps calm the mind and enhances psychic abilities.
Cape Amethyst: Improves inner alignment both emotional as well as spiritual.
Angelite: Aids the development and accuracy of telepathic communication and forms a protective barrier around the location in which it's placed.
Apache tears: Helps in grounding as it aids the release of lower emotions.
Apatite: Enhances communication skills.
Apophyllite: Stimulates the Third Eye.
Aquamarine: Inculcates love and mercy as it stirs the unconscious and reminds you of the spirit. It also allows the person to ecognise truth and be open to changes.
Aventurine:
Blue Aventurine: Aids circulation.
Green Aventurine: Helps in physical healing.
Azurite: Increases understanding, communication and intuition.
Bloodstone: Reduces stress and promotes psychic healing. It also removes toxins from the blood.
Bornite "Peacock Ore": Can activate the chakras individually and in unison. It inspires and lifts your spirit. Also helps treat imbalances in cellular metabolism
Calcite:
Calcite: Helps the digestive and eliminative organs function smoothly thus helping in detoxifying the body. Balances calcium levels and emotions.
Gold Calcite: Energises the crown chakra.
Carnelian: Balances creativity and mental processes. Carrier of the orange ray it helps to relax and recall past life.
Celestite: Alleviates despair and worry.
Chalcopyrite: Strengthens perception, removes energy blockages, encouraging the movement of Chi.
Chrysoprase: Spiritual protection.
Citrine: Supports the body, helpful in problem solving as it is the carrier of the yellow ray.
Coral: Enhances emotional foundation.
Diamond: Enhances personal clarity. Strengthens the kidneys and reproductive organs.
Emerald: Carrier of the Green ray it helps in maintaing the physical and emotional harmony.
Fluorite:
Green: Helps maintain hormone balance.
Garnet: Brings out the strength of the whole person and is helpful in stimulation.
Hematite: For grounding and stabilising.
Howlite: Aids in calcium absorption and distribution.
Iolite: Helps to open the Third Eye and see truth in both sides of an issue more clearly. Often used in meditation.
Jade: Helpful in relaxation, wisdom and instills courage.
Jasper:
Leopardskin Japer: Bring what you need and balances body's energies and brings them into harmony.
Poppy Jasper: Helps in attaining positive outlook. Also helps give you the ability to get things done.
Red Jasper: Protective stone, which stablises your aura.
Kunzite: Lends emotional support.
Lapis:
Lapis: Understand the mind.
Lapis Lazuli: Balances mind and brings wisdom and awareness, is considered the stone for the teachers.
Lapis Nevada: Opens and strengthens the emotional body.
Malachite: Brings harmony into your life, relaxes and brings peaceful sleep.
Moldavite: Only extraterrestrial origin stone, making it the rarest of the rare gems. Protective and grounding, Black Onyx is the preferred stone in this.
Moonstone:
Moonstone: Helps fortell the future. Balances emotions and promotes happiness as it is said to be connected to the "Goddess" and "Mother" energies.
Grey Moonstone: Helps accept other stones powers.
Orange Moonstone: Helps accept other stones by comforting you.
White Moonstone: Highlighting the effects of other stones. Also helps in balancing the yin and yang.
Obsidian:
Black Obsidian: Grounding stone.
Mahogany Obsidian: Aids in decision making.
Snowflake Obsidian: Grounding and protection.Resonates disharmonies in the body and draws them away. Also helps to oxygenate the cells.
Onyx:
Onyx: Aids in alignment and identifying one's life's purpose. Also enables the Third Eye.
Black Onyx: Grounding stone.
Mexican Onyx: Aids in sleeping.
Opal:
Opal: Helps seek alternate possibilities.
Black Opal: Helps strengthen bones.
Opalite: Helps people with chronic health problems.
Pearl:
Fresh Water Pearl: Enables one to accept love. Associated with purity, honesty, friendship, patience, understanding and peace.
Mother of Pearl: Has the qualities of a "mother's" love.
Peridot: Brings energy in from the arua to the physical body. Helps to strengthen, detoxify and heal physical glands/organs.
Pyrite: Improves circulation.
Quartz:
Quartz: All level grounding and balance. Works with all colour rays and assists in focus, clarity and awareness.
Clear Quartz: General physical system protector and fortifier. Provides mental clarity.
Frosted Quartz: Helps in enhancing the balance.
Lavender Quartz "Cape Amethyst": Helps to align the spine and auric field.
Rose Quartz: For emotional balance. Puts attention on higher states of consciousness with fewer emotional disruptions.
Smokey Quartz: Clears negative emotions a stabiliser.
Tigereye Quartz: Helps in grounding and balances the physical body.
Rhodonite: Emotional support and helps resolves unfinished experiences.
Rhodocrosite: Change/pattern breaker.
Rhyolite: Earthstone, works to balance and align all the chakras.
Riverstone: Promotes rapid change.
Ruby: Enhances love, happiness and health as it is a carrier of the red ray.
Blue Sapphire: Helps achieve mental clarity as it is the carrier of the blue ray.
Serpentine: Helps open the crown chakra, detoxifies internal organs and balances glucose levels.
Sodalite:
Sodalite: Alleviates insomnia, protects from external negative energy.
Transparent Sodalite: Carrier of the indigo ray it helps enhance perception, intent and focus.
Sunstone: Enhances contemplations.
Sugilite: Absorbs garbage from your aura.
Topaz: For inspiration and empathy.
Torquoise: Protection, healing, goodluck and longevity. Also helps in healing female reproductive system disorders.
Tourmaline:
Black Tourmaline: Aura cleanser and a protective stone on all levels.
Green Tourmaline: Promotes male balance and physical healing.
Pink Tourmaline "Rubellite": Promotes female balance and physical healing.
Watermelon Tourmaline: Corrects imbalances, eases guilt.
Unikite: Balances physical and emotional needs. Focuses on organs, muscle and soft tissues.
Medical perspective:
Gemstone therapy is still seen in many circles as nothing but spiritual fanaticism or unscientific, non-empirical chicanery. While gemstone therapy's loose association with astrology and religion has not helped to further its development as a healing institution, its emphasis on energy is becoming increasingly compatible with many other alternative medicine disciplines. Massage therapy, network chiropractic, and therapeutic touch all express a firm belief in the chakras of the body and their importance in balancing health. This chakra belief is slowly becoming more widely known to the public, and thus, gemstone therapy is beginning to come into its own as a legitimate alternative medicine therapy.
