EARTH’S TREASURE CHEST IS FILLED WITH NATURAL STONES, EACH WITH THEIR OWN RESONANCE AND ENERGY. HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF SOME FAVORITES THAT GRACE OUR JEWELRY DESIGNS. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL NATURAL STONES, IN THEIR UNIQUENESS, MAY VARY SLIGHTLY IN THEIR APPEARANCE AND TONES.

AGATE

Agate is the name given to numerous varieties of banded Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family.  Agate is all about harmony and balance. It is known as a Grounding Stone, bringing about an emotional, physical and intellectual balance.  All types of agate stones have these properties at the heart of their meaning. Agate mineral rocks vibrate or resonate at a slower, less intense rate than some of their more high-frequency quartz relatives. These less intense vibrations impart strength and stability. Agate is the stone to call on for support when you need stability and grounding in your life. Along with its supportive energy, this stone has been admired for its incredible beauty. Agate has a dreamy quality with signature bands made up of mineral deposits layered in a perfectly circular symmetry around its circumference.

AMETHYST

Amethyst facilitates meditation and promotes communion and communication with one’s spirit guide and angels. It clears the third-eye and crown Chakras, which speeds up the growing of intuitive and psychic capabilities.  Amethyst stones are among the most sought after, powerful and effective of all healing crystals. It is a violet to purple quartz gemstone that is often found in its crystal form. Amethyst has been highly esteemed throughout the ages for its stunning beauty and powers to stimulate and soothe the mind and emotions. It is a semi-precious stone in today’s classifications, but to the ancients, it was a “Gem of Fire".  It is the stone of St. Valentine and partial to faithful love, peace and temperance.

BLACK OBSIDIAN

Obsidian is an earth-stone, activating the root chakra and grounding you in your connection to the Earth. It clears the aura of negative energy. It is a powerful cleanser of psychic smog created within your aura, and is a strong psychic protection stone. This stone has powerful metaphysical properties that will help to shield you against negativity. The energy of these stones may stimulate the gift of prophesy and may boost precognition. It is no ordinary stone, but nature’s glass formed from volcanic lava and hardened so quickly it formed no crystalline structure. It has no boundaries or limitations, and works rapidly with great power.

CHAKRAS - WHAT ARE THE SEVEN CHAKRAS?

The 7 Chakras are the energy centers in our body  through which energy flows.. The word ‘chakra’ is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’.  There are seven energy centers, or Chakras, running from the base of our spine to the top of our head.  Each Chakra has it’s own color and meaning.  From the base of the spine going up we have the first or Root Chakra at the base of the spine.  It is represented with a deep red color.  It is our Grounding Chakra giving us stability.  The second is the Sacral Chakra just below the navel in front.  It is orange color and provides creativity, pleasure, and sexuality.  The third is the Solar Plexus Chakra.  It is represented by the color yellow, and is the “center of your soul”.  It’s where your soul feels and receives. Here lie your true feelings.  The fourth, a green color, is the Heart Chakra.  Here your energy of emotion flows.  It is the energy of love, acceptance and compassion. Jade, for its shades of green and insightful energy is often associated with the Heart Chakra.  The Throat (or 5th) Chakra is your voice; your ability to put thoughts into words and verbally express yourself..  It is your communications center. The Throat Chakra is a light to medium blue color.  Moving up to the head the sixth is the Third Eye Chakra.  Represented by a dark blue color (often Lapis Lazuli), this Chakra allows your insights and visions to flow.  It is an energy of sight and perception.  At the top of the Chakras rests the seventh, or Crown Chakra.  Its color is purple.  It is your energy center for spirituality, open-mindedness, knowing, and wisdom.  As energy flows from the earth through our being, it flows through these 7 energy centers.  Keeping these Chakra points open to the flow of energy provides balance, well-being, and forward motion in our lives.

CHRYSOCHOLA

Chrysocolla is a green-blue stone. It is known to be a calming stone with healing powers. Its benefits are focused on wisdom and peace, enabling you to remain calm during chaotic situations. Known as a stone of harmony, it can be used to purify a place or remove negativity from a person. It is a  gentle stone and its energy works in a gentle, harmonious way. It can help ease fear, anxiety, and guilt, and bring hope. Chrysocolla empowers the Divine feminine, and will incline you to speak your truth, or set off on a new path in life if that is your desire.  It is often used in combination with Malachite and other copper based stones.

FLOURITE

Fluorite is a protective and balanced stone. With proper placement, Fluorite could be used to clean and purify negative energy such as depression, stress, and confusion, then increase self-confidence and the ability to focus and concentrate. Fluorite is a gemstone that will support the wearer’s independence. It has a meaning of strengthening your will power and developing your personality. When you want to take action or enhance your performance, this is the right gemstone for you. Fluorite's meaning clarifies your goals in life. The most commonly recognized fluorite color is a purple-blue mix but it is also found in blue, green, red and yellow colors.

HOWLITE

White Howlite, also known as Magnesite, is commonly found with a color scheme consisting of chalky white with black veins running throughout. Howlite is one of the “attunement stones” which link the user to higher spiritual consciousness. Howlite opens and prepares the mind to receive the energies and wisdom of attunements. It is a lovely stone to use when needing to reduce anxiety, tensions and stress. Howlite can be used to facilitate awareness and encourage emotional expression.  Turquoise Howlite has properties to raise the awareness level. It is a stone that enhances our  ability to connect with the growth of our inner strength. It works on the subconscious and brings out real hope. It will be useful for realizing dreams and goals.

JADE

One of the meanings of Jade is purity or purification. Jade is regarded as a stone that protects and supports loving heart energy. It also symbolizes gentleness and nourishment.  Jade assists with accessing the dreams of the heart, and having the will to bring them into the physical world. Jade works with the heart energetically, helping to remove trauma and past wounds to find a place of understanding, love, and openness.  Cultures from around the world have long used jade for healing and spiritual rituals. Although its most recognizable color is of shades of green, it can also be found in other colors such as Lavender and Cherry Blossom Pink. As a green stone it is also know as a stone of good luck and good fortune. Cherry Blossom Jade stones are  symbolic of the spring, a time of renewal, and  nature of life.  The Cherry Blossom also symbolizes feminine power and wisdom.

LAPIS LAZULI

Lapis Lazuli is a beautiful blue stone that bring self-awareness, enlightenment and opens the mind to all astral possibilities. Lapis lazuli is widely known for its purifying and healing abilities. The metaphysical properties of Lapis lazuli stone is great when needing to open up and cleans our Chakras.  A stone of wisdom, intuition, and truth, Lapis Lazuli is a powerful crystal for anyone seeking to deepen their connection to self. The Lapis Lazuli crystal properties are known for opening the third eye chakra, the center of intuition and inner wisdom. By enhancing your ability to turn inward and uncover your truth, the Lapis Lazuli crystal healing properties can support anyone ready to step into their power and authentic self.  Lapis lazuli is a crystal gemstone containing trace minerals of Pyrite and Calcite, which appear as white and gold paintbrush strokes across the gem.

MAGNESITE

The meaning of the Magnesite stone name relates to its composition, as it is a magnesium carbonate stone, and although it is often white, it also comes in other colors such as gray, pink, brown or yellow, depending on what other minerals are mixed in.  A charistic of the stone’s appearance, regardless of its color are its grey “spider veins”. MAGNESITE is a wonderful relaxing and calming stone to use in meditation. It has the potential to aid you to create quite amazing changes in your life. It is a strong stone for creative visualization and imagination, and it will aid the development of psychic visions of exceptional clarity. It has potent metaphysical properties, and its vibration is quite impressive.  One of its best kept secrets is the action of this stone to open the heart chakra. Used at the heart chakra it is very powerful, and helps you to bring a extraordinary sense of personal happiness into your inner world.

MALACHITE

Malachite personifies the deep healing green of nature and represents the innate beauty of flowers, trees, roots and plants. It manifests a deep  green which rules the Natural world. It is a Stone of Transformation, assisting one in changing situations and providing for spiritual growth.  It is believed to protect the wearer from negative energy, and was used by ancient cultures to cleanse the emotional spirit.  It amplifies positive energies around it’s wearer, and absorbs all negative energies. It is a copper based, powerful talisman.  If you get easily affected by the negativity of others, this could be a good stone to have.

MOONSTONE

Moonstone holds the power of mystery. Moonstone is foremost a stone of the inward journey, and can help the wearer to retrieve missing parts of the soul left behind or forgotten, then brought to light.  Named for its moon-like sheen, Moonstone is a Feldspar mineral with a soft, watery opaqueness and a silvery-white reflection called chatoyancy.  It occurs in shades of peach, blue, gray, white and a prismatic variety known as Rainbow Moonstone.White Moonstone carries the energy of the new moon at the height of its power, stimulating psychic perception, vision and dream work. Rainbow Moonstone acts as a prism, diffusing energy throughout the aura. It provides psychic protection, clearing the mind and senses, and deflects negative energy. Aligned with the Goddess, Rainbow Moonstones connect with the energies and spirits of Nature.  Known as the Traveler's Stone, Moonstone is especially protective of those who travel by night or upon the water.

QUARTZ

Quartz, is a mineral of many varieties.The Clear Quartz crystal properties are a reflection of the crystal’s aesthetic. Quartz crystal, is about clarity, light, reflection, and amplification. Its  healing properties allow anyone connected to the stone to become as clear as their crystal. It’s a great crystal for manifesting, making decisions, or simply clearing out your psyche.  A popular form of Quartz is Rose Quartz. As a stone of love, Rose Quartz is a powerful crystal for anyone seeking to bring more love into their life. The Rose Quartz crystal properties connect to the heart chakra, the center of love. By opening and healing your heart center, the Rose Quartz crystal healing properties guide you to deepen relationships and embrace kindness, compassion, tenderness, and love toward yourself and those around you. Minor impurities such as lithium, sodium, potassium, and titanium may be present. It’s important to note that these impurities are not blemishes, but part of each stone’s unique fingerprint.

RHODOCHROSITE

The Greek word for pink, the Rhodochrosite stone meaning is associated with the rose, the symbol of love that can be traced back to the Incas, who called the stone "Inca Rose."  It is also known as the Stone of the Compassionate Heart, and is the quintessential gemstone of love and compassion.   Like a field of flowers in full bloom and the color of sunrise, pink symbolizes unconditional love.  Rhodochrosite brings true joy to one's life, heals old wounds and makes it possible to love oneself and others unconditionally.  It will bring your true soulmate into your life, so be ready.

SUNSTONE

The spiritual meaning of Sunstone is the representation of the ultimate energetic source of light, warmth, and life on our planet. Its rich reddish-orange facets contain all the healing power as the sun, which shines high in our sky. It is the representation of Ra in Egyptian mythology and Helios in Greek mythology, both representations of sun gods.  The Sunstone crystal stone helps you to clear away limitations and negative energies by replacing them with light and high vibrations. Embodying the power of the sun, the Sunstone  cleans away all unwanted energy using the power of positivity. As a symbol of the sun it has the energy of light inside. This strong, warm energy can release the wearer’s hidden power. It is a perfect gemstone to use when you want to increase your power or when you want to feel positive. It is believed to support a range of emotions with positivity.

TOURMALINE

Tourmaline meaning varies slightly, depending on its color. However, the root of its meaning for all tourmaline colors is Energy. Tourmaline imparts powerful healing energy and protection energy. Green tourmaline provides healing energy for the heart and center of the body.  Black Tourmaline is a mysterious stone representing the black color ray, which absorbs all other colors of the light spectrum. In ancient traditions, black stones symbolize darkness as place of initiation and change that comes from confronting your biggest fears.  Tourmaline is believed to promote inspiration and happiness, reduce fear, and build self-confidence among its wearers. It's also used to balance yin-yang energies, and is considered a physical bridge to the spiritual. Tourmaline comes in a variety of colors, the most common being black.  It is a powerful stone of protection for its wearer.

UNAKITE

Unakite’s nurturing energy is one of Nature’s most healing stones of the heart and mind. It is a stone dedicated to balancing the emotional body. It’s natural blend of green and pink can help to balance your Heart Chakra.   Unakite helps you to let go of and sweep away negative thoughts and energies from your past which are now only taking up space in your emotional life and weighing you down.  It’s a great aid with overcoming long-standing addictions and negative habits.