Barite
Barite enhances friendship, harmony and love. Provides insight into relationship connections. Initiates independence and motivation, assisting us in attaining personal freedom from the requirements of others as well as ourselves. Provides incentive to pursue your dreams without restraint. Releases trapped emotions and feelings, bringing calm and self assurance to your inner state after the removal of the pain. Use to remove toxins from the body.
Chakras: Throat
Astrological sign: Aquarius
Beryl
Beryl assists in opening the Third eye by opening to the Light. It brings calmness and stillness. Assists in a deep meditative space for expanding and merging with the light body. It assists to open up to universal consciousness and merging the dimensions.
Chakras: Crown, Frontal, Link, Soul Star, Stellar Gateway, Third Eye, Thymus
Astrological sign: None, Gemini, Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces
Black Kyanite
Black kyanite is great for deflecting negative energies thus is great for protection. Black kyanite also aids in meditation. Kyanite does not absorb negative energy, hence never needs energetic cleansing. Kyanite assists in channeling, altered states, vivid dreams, dream recall, and visualizations. It provides protection during these states. It brings loyalty, honesty and tranquility, and diminishes anger and confusion. Kyanite quickly aligns and balances all chakras. Kyanite can remove energy blockages.
Chakras: Base
Astrological sign: Aries, Taurus, Libra
Black Obsidian
Obsidian is an excellent grounding stone and provides for a connection from the base of the spine to the heart of the earth. An excellent protective stone, that provides a shield against negativity. Black obsidian is a catalyst for connecting deeper within and going into the Silence. Accepting and embracing All of Us, Wholeness. It is very nurturing and in periods of intense change and transformation. Helps to relieve worry, anxiety, fear and negativity. A strong polariser and grounder of spiritual energy. Carry black Obsidian to keep you grounded and protect you from others' energies. Its a stone of great depth for those willing to go within. Out of the darkness we all came and to find ourselves we must return there. Obsidian facilitates this journey inward and guides us. Obsidians are not subtle, the get to the point and the fly direct... it helps to get you back on track or start up again when you get stuck and need to move, but cant seem to. It is quick to point out where you are holding back, need to grow, are in denial etc. A powerful tool for personal growth, to be used consciously for speedy evolution. Great companion for those experiencing transition of any kind. Relieves the emotional turmoil that often occurs in times of change.
Chakras: Base, Causal, Crown, Heart, Solar Plexus
Astrological sign: Gemini
Black Phantom Quartz
Phantoms teach us about the process of life and growth and how to overcome obstacles to see life as a wondrous journey. Phantoms are to be used for the redemption and cleansing of the earth. The phantom works to bring together the participants of humanity to save the planet. They are excellent sources in initiating healing. They can also be used to access the records of ones progression through past lives. Black Phantoms provide the energy of the quartz, coupled with the property of grounding. This grounding is via the perfect alignment of the physical energy centres, which occurs with the use of this mineral. Hence, with a black phantom crystal, one does not require an additional stone for grounding.
Chakras:
Astrological sign: None
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Tourmaline clears negative emotions and thoughts and opens us to joy and honesty. Aids in the receptivity of inspiration, to flow into the mind. Radiates light protection for wearer. Black tourmaline (Schorl) does not absorb negative energy. It repels it. It is suggested to carry this stone when you feel surrounded by negativity. Great for use in times of crisis or for periods of extreme stress. It is a powerful protector until we are strong enough in our own power. Good for those who are highly sensitive and easily influenced by inharmonious energies. Breaks through old patterns and fears. Cultivates inner wisdom, courage, stability and patience.
Chakras: Base
Astrological sign: Leo
Bloodstone
Bloodstone aligns all levels with the physical and helps the soul to strive upwards, towards the Light of Divine Spirit. It strengthens the will to do good. An intense healing stone and stone of courage. It helps to accept the re-alignment of energies. Helps to be present in the moment. Use for renewal of the physical, mental and emotional. Helps to revitalise love, relationships and friendships. Use to dispel states of bewilderment and obscure thought.
Chakras: Crown, Heart, Link
Astrological sign: Aries
Blue Aragonite
Aragonite balances polarities. Aids the mind in times of stress or anger and serves to quiet the mind for deeper meditation. It helps you to focus your thoughts thus helping you maintain a strict discipline. Aragonite allow us to connect deeply with the warmth of mother earth and draw it into our own being. It increases energy increases the power of prayers and affirmations. It also boosts self-confidence and feelings of self-worth. Emotionally, aragonite diminishes anger and relieves stress. Aragonite helps young adults recognize the responsibility of adult tasks and tempers their competitive drive so it can be expressed more toward enthusiastic cooperation. Aragonite aids to strengthen the internal chakra chord so it is able to bear more light.
Chakras: Throat
Astrological sign: Aries
Blue Chalcedony
Blue chalcedony has a gentle, floating energy. It creates balance between mind, body and spirit. Use to foster calm and peace and to reduce hostility, anger and irritation. Use to soothe and create mental and emotional stability. It can also help to provide emotional honesty. It encourages and eases communication, especially when communication is emotionally charged. Blue chalcedony is excellent to use especially for clairvoyance, intuition, and energy healing. It also helps reduce or eliminate bad dreams by getting rid of the influences that cause them. Blue chalcedony has a very protective property, it is used for protection from the 'evil eye' and protection from evil, particularly black magic. Blue chalcedony has been used for the eyes, open sores rapid healing, alzheimers, lactation, blood, circulation, bones, spleen, and gall bladder.
Chakras: Crown, Stellar Gateway, Throat, Universal Gateway
Astrological sign: Cancer, Capricorn
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite is one of the few minerals in the mineral kingdom that never needs cleaning or cleansing. It will NOT accumulate or retain negative energy or vibrations. The energy of Kyanite in unlimited in application, making it one of the very best attunement stones. Kyanite aligns all chakras automatically and immediately, with no conscious direction. If directed with the consciousness of the user, it can also open the chakras. Conscious direction of the energy can also align the emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual, ethereal, astral bodies. It brings tranquillity and calming effect to the whole being. Kyanite facilitates meditation. It balances the yin/yang energies. Assists in opening the Third eye for clear vision.
Chakras: Third Eye, Throat
Astrological sign: Aries, Taurus, Virgo
Blue Lace Agate
Blue lace agate is a gentle, calming stone that brings tranquility, a lessening of anger, even deep anger issues, and a calming of nervousness. Assists in releasing the fear of death and oppressive burdens. It brings peace and it enhances clear self-expression. Helps to access the highest realms bringing inspiration. Carry to soothe, gently allowing for the opening of self-expression, as it allows you to speak your truth, peacefullly and calmly. It aids in releasing our fears with regards to our own self expression. One of the best stones to opening your throat chakra when its natural function has become limited or blocked. Spiritually, blue lace agate assists in flight, grace, reaching higher Spiritual planes, communicating with angels and activates the throat chakra. It can help bring stronger intuition and inner knowing. Inspiration is another hallmark of blue lace agate and that can assist in inner attunement, and has been said to be useful for performing miracles. Blue lace agate is considered a stone of communication. It can ease the harsh edge off communication in difficult times, enhance public speaking, and smooth discussions. It also brings tactfulness to speech and written communications. Blue lace agate is used in crystal healing to reduce or cure stuttering and other nervous speech habits and patterns. As with all agates, Blue lace agate is a protective stone and can be particularly effective when calling upon angels for protection. It can aid with arthritis, headaches, digestive issues, growth, and bones.
Chakras: Third Eye, Throat
Astrological sign: Gemini, Pisces
Brandberg Quartz
Brandberg's are very protective and in time can become like a wise old friend. Brandberg's may surface old issues for you to look at so that you can grow spiritually. Treated with the respect they deserve, they offer enormous benefits to anyone genuinely seeking to improve themselves. Amethyst and smokey quartz phantoms are said to assist in deep healing and cleansing. They can take one prior to and beyond our moment of birth for healing, information, and to unearth potential. When amethyst and smokey quartz phantoms are together they act as gate-keepers - offering filters on the crown and root/grounding chakras respectively.
Chakras: Base, Crown
Astrological sign: None
Brazilianite
Brazilianite is a great stone for cleansing and getting the flow going again. It helps us to want to see whats really going on so we can understand ourselves fully so we can release what we no longer need. It also helps dissipate obstructions within our energy system, running through our meridians thus increasing our energy as it flows freely again. It can be used to increase creativity and aid in manifestation. It works to amplify your focused will giving the power to move towards that which you seek to manifest. Brazilianite can help release anger and resentment or to speak up in defense of our own needs. It is great for bringing us the courage to make our ideas manifest. A stone of right action and taking responsibility for our lives, living honestly with ourselves without being a martyr.
Chakras: Solar Plexus
Astrological sign: Capricorn
Bridge Crystal
A Bridge or Penetrator crystal is a crystal that has a smaller crystal(s) that either penetrates and/or is lodged partially into the crystal with the other part protruding from the crystal. Serves as a bridge to inner worlds, between ourselves and others and ourselves and other worlds. Use these crystals for all types of teaching, enhancing communication between teacher and student. Additionally, these crystals are at their best when the person is working on advanced metaphysical areas, and are attempting to share this knowledge with others seeking a spiritual path. These crystals assist a person in healing childhood issues blocking growth in all areas.
Chakras:
Astrological sign: None
Bronzite
Provides the courage to do. Also the stimulus for decisiveness in that which has not been resolved. It is the 'stone of courtesy' promoting loving equitability and unprejudiced discernment within the wearer. Assists in acheiving states of certainty and in all areas of service.
Chakras: Base
Astrological sign: Leo
Brookite
Brookite can help us to withstand intolerable conditions and flow with the moment. It can attract and retain energy. It is an excellent stone to use to energise chakras, energy fields and environments, including energizing other crystals and minerals. It can help us understand our own "system of beliefs" and help us to correct those beliefs that do not benefit moving forward. It can help rid us of lethargy and apathy, helping us to find our hidden energy and move it toward creative and imaginative situations.
Chakras: Crown, Third Eye
Astrological sign: None
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