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Gemstones
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From health benefits to spiritual upliftment, from attracting love to manifesting prosperity and success, gemstones have been and continue to be used by many in an effort to make life more balanced, pleasant and productive. The use of gemstones as a healing modality reaches as far back as – and most probably pre-dates – recorded history. While most modern allopathic medical practitioners scoff at the claims that many with lesser academic certifications make regarding the health benefits of gemstones, even the ancients knew that there is a great deal of truth in these claims. 

 BUT, Do Gemstones Really Work? 

 Quantum Physics tells us that the properties of anything in the known Universe is made up of energy and that everything has its own vibratory rate.  It would follow, then, that gemstones are no exception.  However, the density of a mineral – otherwise known as gravity – varies from one gemstone to another, as does the gravity or vibratory rate of anything else in existence. 

 According to Amethyst Galleries at Galleries.com, “Specific gravity is a unit less measure, because it is derived from the density of the mineral divided by the density of water and thus all units cancel.”  What I derive from this statement is that water makes up some portion of the composition of a gemstone.  In astrology, water is equated with emotions.  Further, water is a conductor and acts as a conduit for such forces as electricity and electromagnetics.  As we know, our bodies are made up of water, function through the use of electricity and are surrounded and permeated by an electro-magnetic field.

 We also know that, according to science, like attracts like.  Because this is true, it also stands to reason that certain gemstones will – based on their molecular structure or vibratory rate – be attracted to and assist with the realignment and balancing of various systems within the human body.  Not surprisingly, the evidence indicates that this is true, and that gemstones must truly be efficacious for this very reason.  

 For instance, hematite, a black stone with an almost silvery sheen, is known for its ability to ground an individual, emotionally, and reduce negativity.  I can attest that this stone does, indeed, work in this manner.  Because I have several planets in the 12^th house I am prone to be ‘in my head’ and often ‘on another plane.’  Although I would love to spend as much time as possible astral traveling or studying, it is occasionally necessary to attend to more mundane affairs down here on the earth plane.    Due to this multiple 12^th House placement I am also prone to depression, another nasty side-effect of the 12^th House.  Therefore, about a year ago I began wearing hematite to facilitate grounding and positivity.  My experience to date strongly indicates that the hematite has and is functioning exactly in the manner in which it is believed to work.  Although I do occasionally have my ‘moments,’ especially when current transits are in challenging aspect(s) to any of my 12^th House planets (the majority of which are in Leo), the affect has only a limited duration and generally lessens as soon as the transits pass.  And, with the added impetus of the hematite, I feel so much more grounded, able to concentrate and am emotionally brighter.

 As for the link between astrology and gemstones, after doing quite a bit of research all over the Internet and in various rock and gemstone books I have come to the conclusion that just about everyone has their own idea of which gemstone fits best with any one particular zodiac sign.  Yet, being an empathic counseling astrologer, and knowing as I do that the signs are merely one aspect of our natal charts that needs to be taken into consideration when choosing appropriate gemstones, I strongly sense that it is mandatory that each individual’s entire natal chart be looked at before one or more specific gemstones are ‘prescribed.’

 However, as a basic guideline I’ve compiled a chart that lists the traditional stone for each sign, the arbitrarily and popularly designated stone for each sign, and my own sense of which gemstone better fits with each of the given signs based on that sign’s propensities and character traits and characteristics. Because I am personally familiar with numerous individuals from each of the zodiac signs, it has been fairly easy for me to determine which stone(s) works best with which sign. The trick is to balance the negative or problem qualities and areas, while enhancing the beneficial qualities.  Many of the stones listed as either traditional or non-traditional, in my opinion, seem to do just the opposite of what that sign needs, hence Starwolf’s Choice. 

 *Bolded stones are my first choice; others are those stones I feel would benefit each particular sign based on their innate propensities and characteristics. 

For further reading about crystals and how they work, click here

To shop for stones, please visit EnergyWeaver.com, to whom I am most grateful for quite a few of these stone descriptions.

Further recommended reading:

Become a Catalyst for Peace
Join the World Peace Experiment

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