Healing stones, their uses & their links to the Chakras

Amber: This "good luck" stone brings the purifying, revitalizing force of the sun and the absorptive, transmuting energy of the earth together to create a powerful tool. Draws disease out of the body and transforms it. Clears negativity. 2nd chakra.

Amethyst: Spiritual Upliftment.

Aquamarine: Remind one of the Ocean of Love and Mercy. Stone of the new heart chakra center.

Aventurine: Helps heal the Heart, lungs, and adrenals. 4th chakra.

Amethyst: Inner alignment. Helps heal arthritis, hearing, and bones. 6th chakra.

Azurite: Helps - Surfaces psychic blocks that form physical blocks-- Helps to let go of old belief systems - Helps heal throat, arthiritis & joints, spleen, and spine. 5th and 6th chakras.

Bloodstones: Helps heal all blood disorders, lungs, eyesight, and heart. 1st chakra.

Carnelian: Balance creativity and mental processes. Helps asthma, and blood pressure. 2nd chakra.

Citrine: Upliftment - Helps digestion, circulation. 2nd, and 3rd chakra's

Coral: Emotional balance

Diamond: Increase personal clarity. Balances metabolism, de-toxifies the body, and strengthens the eyesight. Vivifies all chakras

Emerald: Physical and emotional healing - tranquilizing affect on the heart and mind, inspiring calm, clear assurance. 4th chakra and higher.

Hematite: Helps heal, tumors and anemia. 6th, 7th chakras

Herkimer diamond: My personal favorite: Chakra cleanser. Protects against radiation. De-toxes the body.

Jade: Strengthens the heart , kidneys and immune system. Helps cleanse the blood. Increases longevity and fertility. Aids in eye disorders and female problems.

Jaspar: Helps tissue regeneration and smell. 1st, 2nd chakras

Kunzite: Heals the heart. 4th chakra and up.

Lapis Lazuli: Strengthens the immune system. 6th chakra.

Malachite: Harmony and balance

Moldavite: Take you out of your body--very power for astral travel

Moonstone: Absorbs pain and illness. Regenerates the tissues and organs. Heals reproductive system. 4th chakra.

Black Obsidian: Grounding stone.

Onyx: Helpful in treating glaucoma, epilepsy, and cell damage. Attuned to 1st and 5th chakra's.

Opal: See possibilities; Discover a broader view. Heals and clears eyesight, and balances the metabolism. 5th, 6th, and 7th chakras.

Peridot: Strengthens, and regenerates all organs, stimulating new, healthy growth. Balances bio-rythmic cycles. Protects the user from negativity. Helps heal infection, ulcers, and thyroid. 4th chakra.

Quartz: Removes negative energy - Universal conduit. Amplifies, focuses, stores, transforms, energies.

Rose Quartz: Heart chakra

Rhodonite: Emotional support. Helps one take the next step emotionally

Ruby: Helps heal the heart and all blood impurities. De-toxes the body. 4th chakra.

Sapphire: Mental Clarity; Clear mental garbage. Carrier of the Blue ray.

Sodalite: Protection from external negative energy.

Tourquoise: Aligns all chakras, Strengthens and calms the mind and body. 5th chakra.

Tiger's Eye: Helps heal wounds, bruises, eyes and throat. 5th chakra.

Topaz: Helps to break up stagnation of energy within the body, and assists with the elimination of toxins. 3rd chakra and higher.

The idea of chakras as understood in Eastern philosophy does not exist in Western medical science. In Eastern thought, the chakras are thought to be levels of consciousness, and states of the soul, and 'proving' the existence of chakras is akin to 'proving' the existence of a soul. A mystic deals with these metaphysical concepts on the metaphysical plane, as a model for their own internal experience, and when talking about 'energy centres', they are generally talking about subtle, spiritual forces, which work on the psyche and spirit, not about physical electrical or magnetic fields.

There are many theories and ideas on the Chakra system, it is a vast and in-depth topic to cover.  It is always advisable to do your research and understanding into the topic.  There are various links into other fields, from music, sounds to color and even our DNA structure:

1. Chakras and the Activation of our DNA system
2. The Earth, as a living organism, has chakra centers.  They link with major grid points [meridians] based on sacred geometry.
3. The use of quartz crystal bowls in the correct harmonic can activate and align chakras.
4. Our chakras are aligned to the Earth's grid system. Above and Below - X Hermes Trismegistus
5. Yoga creates balance within the chakras

References
Morgen, Robert (2005). Personal Mastery: Develop Your True Inner Power by Awakening Your Kundalini, 1st, Windhaven Press Sharp, Dr. Michael (2005). Dossier of the Ascension: A Practical Guide to Chakra Activation and Kundalini Awakening, 1st, Avatar Publications Interesting Books:
Hay, Louis L (1984).  You Can Heal Your Life: An excellent book for restructuring one’s life and finding self-esteem & self-love.

Wauters, Ambika (1999).  Life Changes with the energy of the Chakras: When we accept the inevitability of change, we are able to accept its challenges with grace & courage

Websites to visit:
http://www.sacredcenters.com/chakras.html
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