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Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite) – is a stone that assists one in reaching a maintaining a meditative state and enhances your perception. It removes energy blocks and is often used in healing grids including grids for reducing inflammation. It is said to be helpful when trying to locate lost objects and is considered a protection stone against negativity. It encourages a state of happiness and positivity, and prompts us to enjoy our current situations. It is helpful in aligning all of our chakras.

Peridot – Peridot are beautiful transparent gemstones and at one time were known as Olivine. It is known as a stone of happiness and prosperity and has been used for many, many years for issues dealing with aging. This is a fabulous stone as it is also known for it’s manifestation properties and will give a nice boost to any crystal grid, and is especially good for grids having to do with love and money. This is a Heart Chakra stone and as such brings with it a loving energy, one of joy and happiness.

Petalite – Often called Angel stone, as a result of its due to its capacity to facilitate ones angelic connections. Petalite is good to include in ones crystal grids as it helps to deepen and enhance the meditative state. It is credited with keeping one cool and calm in stressful situations, and will keep you centered during trying times. It gets high marks for dismissing stress, depression, and anxiety,

Petrified Wood – assists one to maintain a steady progression towards your personal spiritual growth. Petrified wood also helps one to deal with the feelings of longing related to homesickness. It relates to both the base chakra and third eye chakra.

Within the base chakra its energy brings patience and grounding. This is a good stone for restoring physical energy and to help in achieving goals by helping you to see the obstacles that may be in your path so you can overcome them in order to accomplish your goals. It is also said to bring a feeling of contentment and calm. – patience, grounding, homesickness –

Phantom Crystals – Phantom crystals have a phantom, or ghost-like inclusions or mineral deposits within a crystal that mimic or look like the outline or “ghost” of another crystal within. These are wonderful crystals for emotional “cleaning house” or clearing. They can be used to help find elusive or hidden answers to issues that you are dealing with and they are many times used for bringing past issues to the surface where they can be resolved and released.

Picasso Stone – An extremely nurturing stone, it sustains and supports during stressful situations and brings peaceful feelings. These stones are also protection stones and believed to promote self-discipline, strength of mind and creativity. Additionally, Picasso Stone is said to help to help us get the most out of life. – nurturing, protection, self-discipline –

Pietersite – Known as the tempest stone, it is said to assist you in making necessary changes with it’s very strong cleansing energy. It will help you to let go of negative and unwanted habits that may be detrimental to your life. This stone connects to your deeper spiritual inner self prompting one to access spiritual guidance. Pietersite is said to be connected with the energy of the storm element, allowing it to purify one’s body and energies. Tremendously energizing to the wearer, it can augment strength, will power, courage, and awareness of the higher planes.

Chinese Pork Stone (Shi Caixia) – This is a prized stone found in China that dates back to the Jurassic period. The formation of minerals in layered patterns gives many of these stones a similar look to pork belly. I have found the energy to being akin to bringing a protective, yet lightheartedness to dark situations and a feeling of letting go of what is no longer needed.

Prasiolite – Prasiolite (aka green quartz & green amethyst), usually a form of amethyst with a green color appearing due to minerals in water under the earth, or heat treated amethyst to bring out the green color). Metaphysical properties: Heart chakra stone, Helps one to unmask their inner self. Helpful in assisting one to strengthen their will and self-reliance.

Prehnite – Known as a Stone of Forecasting, and it is highly valued among psychics, mediums and clairvoyants. Prehnite which is considered a stone of unconditional love, also can bring calm to your surroundings while bringing peace and protection. Prehnite also fosters a connection with nature. It is connected to the Archangel Raphael and it supports personal and spiritual growth. It helps us to recognize truth and encourages us to trust our intuition.

Helps one to let go of possessions which are no longer needed. Helpful to ward off nightmares, phobias and deep-rooted fears. It is considered to be a stone for dreaming and remembering. It is a very good stone for visualization of any kind and accordingly, it facilitates a smooth transition into deeper meditative states. – peace, protection, nightmares, phobias, fear, deep meditative states, facilitates visualization –

Pyrite – Pyrite is a shielding and protection stone. It provides protection against all types of negative energy. It helps with recollection of important information and enhances memory by stimulating the intellect. Pyrite assists one in seeing truth when presented with falsehoods and helps one to see behind facades.

Pyrite is also known as “Fool’s Gold” and is said to bring luck, money and wealth. It is grounding, promotes emotional well-being and helps one to ward off feelings of despair.

Pyrite is a very protective stone, shielding the user from negative energy of all kinds. Pyrite deflects negative energies, and also helps one to release negative and inhibiting patterns of behavior. Carrying Pyrite in your pocket is also said to protect you from both environmental pollution and physical danger. It is also used in grids for overcoming financial hardship, to help one in making wise financial decisions, increasing your willpower and promoting a feeling of motivation.

Traditionally, Pyrite has been known as a stone of luck, credited with attracting abundance, wealth and prosperity. It has a wonderful energy lending to manifestation, and is known for encouraging the following of one’s dreams. This quality makes Pyrite excellent for grid work and rituals. Pyrite can enhance one’s will during challenging times and supports the action necessary for personal growth and success. Pyrite also promotes good physical health and emotional well-being. This is a good stone to carry if are feeling overworked or overwhelmed. – prosperity, depression, memory, luck, abundance, wealth, protection, manifestation, protective-

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Quartz, Tibetan Black – is an excellent crystal for spiritual protection and for bringing clear, purifying and protective energy to a space. It is also wonderful for cleansing and balancing the aura and chakras.

Quartz, Blue – is good for calming and tranquility, as well as improving communication. It helps one to be more diplomatic and can be useful in communication with the Spiritual Realm.

Quartz, Clear – is fabulous for healing with and amplifying energy. It is most likely the most versatile “multipurpose” crystal you can find. It stimulates other crystals so it is wonderful to be used in grid layouts. It works with all the chakras and is considered to be a “Stone of Power”. Encourages and amplifies positive thinking and thought. Quartz crystals have been considered to be sacred powerful tools in many different cultures and traditions.

Clear Quartz amplifies, focuses, stores and transfers energy and is considered to be a master healer. Clear Quartz spheres have been traditionally used for scrying and enhancing psychic abilities. It is also said to promote psychic dreams during sleep. Clear Quartz has many uses in healing and magical rituals. Clear Quartz is used in healing rituals, but can also be used to aid healing in general. – aura cleansing, harmony, energy amplifier –

Quartz, Elestial – (see Elestial Himalayan Quartz)
Quartz, Faerie (Fairy Quartz) – See Faerie Quatrz

Quartz, Golden Healer – Golden Healer is a spiritual that aligns all the chakras and enhances a feeling of joy. It is know to be a crystal that can amplify and can facilitate spiritual communications. It is a master healer and a high vibrational crystal, multi-purpose healing crystal. Good meditation crystals that are also used to encourage clairvoyance. They have a good healing energy, including working on emotional issues.

Quartz, Hematoid (Fire Quartz) – Fire Quartz is great to have when you are simply feeling “all over the place” or just have that scattered feeling. It is useful for calming you when you are feeling anxious and for balancing the Chakras. It is a highly energetic quartz that assists in removing feelings of negative energies. The Quartz amplifies positive, and other crystals, energies and the hematite is grounding, balancing and centering. It transmutes energy into a positive feeling bringing a sense of positive light and love.

Quartz, Rose, (Rose Quartz) – For anyone starting out in crystal healing or meditation I highly recommend adding Rose Quartz to your collection early on. It is a happy and loving stone that not only reduces stress and emotional turmoil, but also can raise ones feelings of self esteem and self worth. This stone is deeply in tune with your emotional states so it should be re-tuned periodically. It stimulates love and forgiveness, and heals emotional hurts such as loss, fear, low confidence, resentment and anger. Rose Quartz brings a warm, nurturing and loving energy to its environment and is very soothing to the heart.

Rose Quartz heals emotional hurts such as loss, fear, low confidence, resentment and anger and it encourages forgiveness. It also brings a nurturing, loving, calming atmosphere. Its ability to encourage self-love helps to combat inner fears & trauma. It is soothing to the heart and is a good crystal to carry and use in grids when one is experiencing any kind of emotional upheaval or trauma.

Comforts during times of grief, and aids with dealing with changes that we are having difficulty accepting. It aids with insomnia, is an aphrodisiac and wonderful for pregnant mothers to be. It is a calming and reassuring stone that should be part of everyone’s crystal tool kit. – love, peace, calming, beauty, soothing, emotional healing, nurturing, comforting, self worth –

Quartz, Rutilated – is a powerful manifesting stone and a good energy booster stone that is also credited with improving communication, easing depression and increasing clairvoyance. It has more intensity than clear quartz and transmutes negativity. It can enhance communication with spirit guides.

Quartz, Smoky – Smoky Quartz is helpful in gradually eliminating feelings of negativity and emotional blockages. It is also good for encouraging, or grounding, your desired intentions in reality, so in effect, they become more attainable. It is said to assist you in recognizing the things you need to do in order to reach those goals It can enhance ones communication skills, is mood elevating and it bolsters inner strength while helping one to overcome negative emotions. As it fosters group cooperation it is a good stone to have in the workplace or a cooperative situation. It is also said to assist with fertility, grounding and protection, as well as boosting personal pride. – fertility, grounding, protection, inner strength –

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Rhodocrosite – has been called a “Stone of Love and Balance,” providing balancing and love in all areas and it is excellent for healing emotional wounds. This crystal is considered to be excellent as an aid to emotional healing. It especially encourages you to feel love for yourself. It is has excellent energy to assist you to achieve deep meditation, and to reach states of joy and sublime happiness.
It’s energy is said to stimulate your inner child and to bring a deep childlike happiness and joy into your life. It aids you to bring deep forgotten memories to the surface for healing.

Rhodocrosite is also an Earth stone that helps with the removal of tendencies of avoidance and denial. – self-love, deep meditation, joy, happiness, healing emotional wounds –

Rhodonite – is wonderful for assisting us to be more loving and confident, and to be better able to express those emotions. It also encourages one towards acceptance and forgiveness. This is a “Stone of Love” and these are wonderful healing crystals, especially to heal the emotional heart. It is good for easing stress and soothing nightmares, heartache and loss. It is said to be calming and soothing to the heart. –peace, love, forgiveness, anxiety, stress –

Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper) – This crystal can help revive a relationship or give you the direction to figure out where you are going and what you need to get there. This stone is also known as the Shaman’s Stone and is good for it’s calming and balancing attributes as well as being a good stone to have with you if you are are in a situation where there may be a confrontation.

Rubellite (Red Tourmaline) – has a very strong effect on the Heart Chakra, brings a vital and passionate energy not only for love, but for life and what is all around us. It is a stone for Love, Calm, Grounding and Balance.

It works to enhance or increase life-force energies and can bring one a strong feeling of zest for life and companionship with others. It is also considered to be a Root Chakra crystal and is credited with helping one to work through emotional issues. It is a good choice to use when mending or healing from a broken heart.

Ruby – assists with issues to do with love, and supports states of passion while stimulating loving emotions. Increases self-confidence, concentration, determination and sense of power.

Ruby Fucshite – This lovely combination of Ruby and Fuchsite also helps one to receive and to enhance psychic awareness. Ruby Fuchsite will help to amplify the body’s energy field which in turn will aid healing.

Ruby Fuchsite also enhances the connection to spiritual realms and is a wonderful partner to use when connecting and communicating with the Spiritual Realm. The combination of these two complementary colored crystals is credited with opening and activating the Crown Chakra and is very helpful with deepening meditative states. A stone for promoting physical vitality, recovery and relief from extended or chronic illness while also aids the strengthening the heart and blood flow/circulation issues. This crystal is also used to encourage one to drop off into a peaceful sleep and/or and/or staying asleep.

Used in combination with other crystals it helps to amplify their energies and it bolsters awareness and intuition. This stone will help one with transforming destructive, negative energies into positive, helpful energies.

Ruby with Zoisite (see Zoisite)