Gemstone Meanings

Amber Amethyst Black Onyx Black Tourmaline Carnelian Green Jade Haematite Hag Stone

Malachite Moonstone Obsidian Pearl Red Jasper

Serpentine Tigers Eye Turquoise Lapis Lazuli Garnet Pink Kunzite

Amber

Energy: Projective

Planet: The Sun

Element: Fire

Deity: The Great Mother, Ra, Surya

Powers: Luck, Healing, Strength, Protection & Love

Amber necklaces are the commonest form utilised in magic. Being protective when worn, it is a potent amulet against negativity & is effective in safe- guarding children. It is also worn to enhance beauty & attractiveness. Being Solar, it promotes health, longevity & relieves existing conditions. It is also used in past life regression work. Draws love, money, power & success, although, it's magical uses extend beyond the above descriptions.

Amethyst

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Jupiter, Neptune

Element: Water

Deity: Bacchus, Diana

Powers: Peace, Love & Protection, Courage, Happiness

Amethyst is a purple quartz steeped in ancient magic. It calms fears, raises hopes & lifts the spirits. Worn against the skin it soothes and de-stresses & promotes peaceful sleep & dreams, also, it can help with addictions. Amethyst is such a spiritual stone it is worn during meditational & contemplative activities, also, it is often exchanged by lovers to strengthen their commitment. Increases psychic awareness, sharpens the sixth sence so it is a natural choice for divination work.

Black Onyx

Energy: Projective

Planet: Mars, Saturn

Element: Fire

Deity: Mars

Powers: Defence, Protection, Reducing unwanted desires

Onyx is a protective stone worn when facing adversaries or conflicts (especially when conciously directed at you) & psychic attack. Grounding , Crone energy.

Black Tourmaline

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Saturn

Element: Earth

Deity: Cronos

Powers: Grounding, Protective

Black Tourmaline usually represents the element of earth in rituals & promotes grounding & level headedness. Protective, absorbing negativity when charged for that purpose.

Carnelian

Energy: Projective

Planet: The Sun

Element: Fire

Deity:

Powers: Courage, protection, peace, sexual energy

Carnelian is a red form of Chalcedony, it was worn in Ancient Egypt to still anger, jealousy, envy & hatred. It is used today to promote peace & harmony & to dispel depression. Bolsters courage & strengthens astral vision.

Green Jade

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Kaan Yin, Maat, Buddah

Powers: Love, Healing, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Prosperity

Green Jade enhances love, attracts wealth & healing. Good for using with meditational purposes.

Haematite

Energy: Projective

Planet: Saturn

Element: Fire

Deity:

Powers: Healing, Grounding Divination

Haematite is used to draw illness from the body, increases circulation. Grounding & stabilizing .

Hag Stone

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Earth

Element: Water

Deity: The Great Mother, Parvati

Powers: Protection, Health, Psychism, Anti-Nightmare, Self Nurture

Hag Stones or Holy Stones represent the mother goddess offering protection, healing & luck.

Malachite

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Venus

Element: Earth

Deity: Venus, Aphrodite

Powers: Protection, Love, Peace, Business Success

Malachite is energising, protective & attracts love. It expands the hearts ability to love, soothing & calming stormy emotions, also money attracting.

Moonstone

Energy: Receptive

Planet: The Moon

Element: Water

Deity: Diana, Isis, All Lunar Goddesses

Powers: Love, Divination, Psychism, Protection, Self Acceptance

Moonstone is embodied with feminine princibles, Love drawing, fertility, gentle protection. It enhances psychic abilities & self acceptance.

Obsidian

Energy: Projective

Planet: Saturn

Element: Fire

Deity: Tezcatlipoca (Aztec 'Smoking Mirror')

Powers: Protection, Grounding, Divination, Peace

Obsidian is a grounding, centering stone. Aztecs used it in the form of flat mirrors for scrying as it allows access to the subconcious mind.

Pearls

Energy: Receptive

Planet: The Moon

Element: Water, Akasa

Deity: Lakshmi, Isis, Aphrodite, Freya, Venus, Diana, Neptune & all Oceanic Deities.

Powers: Luck, Money, Love, Protection

Pearls represent the moon, water, the centre of creation & the universe. Love enhancing, attracts money, protection & good luck.

Red Jasper

Energy: Projective

Planet: Mars

Element: Fire

Deity:

Powers: Healing, Protection, health, Beauty

American Indians utilized this stone in rain making & divination ceremonies. Promotes mental processes, restrains dangerous desires or whims, protective & is used in defensive magic to return negativity back to the sender. Enhances beauty & grace.

Serpentine

Energy: Projective

Planet: The Sun

Element: Fire

Deity: Manasa snake goddess,Lord Shiva (Indian),Selket(Egyptian)

Powers: Luck, Healing, Strength, Protection & Love

Serpentine guards against poisonous creatures, protective & enables transformation.

Tigers Eye

Energy: Projective

Planet: The Sun

Element: Fire

Deity:

Powers: Luck, Money. Courage, Energy

Tigers Eye is a fine stone to promote wealth & money. It protects the wearer from all forms of danger & creates courage & confidence.

Turquoise

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Venus, Neptune

Element: Earth

Deity: Hathor, Buddah, The Great Spirit (American Indian)

Powers: Courage, Friendship, Wealth, Luck, Protection

Sacred to Navajo & Apache Indians, protective, enhances marital harmony. It can encourage new friendships, evens the temper, good for migraines & attracts good fortune.

Lapis Lazuli

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Isis, Venus, Nuit

Powers: Healing, Joy, Love, Fidelity

Lapis Lazuli Promotes spirituality, alleviates depression & good for meditative work. it also attracts spiritual love & courage

Garnet

Energy: Projective

Planet: Mars

Element: Fire

Deity:

Powers: Healing, Protection, Strength

Garnet enhances bodily strength, also strengthens the aura repelling negative energies, promotes healing.

Pink Kunzite

Energy: Receptive

Planet: Venus, Pluto

Element: Earth

Deity:

Powers: Relaxation, Peace, Grounding

Induces peace & reflection, releases tension & calms anger, nerves & fear.

 

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Bibliographical Sources:

'Love Is In The Earth' by Melody

'Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic' by Scott Cunningham