Known as the ‘Heart Stone’ or the ‘Love Stone’ Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace. Calming and reassuring, it helps to comfort in times of grief. Rose Quartz dispels negativity and protects against environmental pollution, replacing it with loving vibes. It encourages self forgiveness and acceptance invoking self trust and self worth.
Rose Quartz strengthens and balances the physical heart and circulatory system, and releases impurities from body fluids. It hastens recovery, reduces high blood pressure, aids chest and lung problems, heals the kidneys and adrenals, and alleviates vertigo.
Source: Brazil, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, and the USA
Astrological Sign: Taurus, Libra
Planet: Venus
Chakra: 4th Heart
White Buffalo Turquoise, commonly known as Howlite, calms upset states of mind and emotions. This white stone decreases an overly critical state of mind, selfishness, stress, and anxiety, bringing calm and relaxation. Howlite can also decrease anger originating from within or externally. The calming effect that Howlite has can aid one to be truly comfortable in their own skin. Howlite strengthens memory and stimulates desire for knowledge. It calms communication, facilitates awareness and encourages emotional expression.
Source: Canada, USA
Astrological Sign: Gemini and Virgo
Planet: Earth
Chakra: Balances all Chakras
Aquamarine is a stone of courage. Its calming energies reduce stress and quiet the mind as it clarifies perception, sharpens the intellect and clears confusion. This stone soothes fears and increases sensitivity. It sharpens intuition, opens clairvoyance and is beneficial for use during meditation as it shields the aura and aligns the chakras.
The name Aquamarine comes from the Latin aqua marinus meaning “water of the sea”. The beautiful blue stone embodies all things connected to the sea, as well as those things relating to Heaven reflected on the surface of the water. It becomes a mirror, reflecting itself indefinitely, making it possible to discover hidden meanings of reality.
Source: Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, the USA, and Zimbabwe
Astrological Sign: Aries, Gemini, Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces
Planet: Moon
Chakra: 5th Throat, 6th Third Eye
A protection stone, Mother of Pearl brings the gentle healing power of the sea. It is a stress relieving stone; relaxing, soothing and calming to the emotions. Mother of Pearl stimulates our intuition, imagination, sensitivity and adaptability. It helps our emotions become more harmonious and balanced. Calming and soothing to temper or feelings of fear. It enables you to more easily express feelings of love. Mother of Pearl helps with clarity in decision-making and is helpful for endurance, organization and for home life.
Source: Mother of Pearl is actually made from the iridescent coating on the inside of mollusk shells and mostly sourced from warm and tropical seas.
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Planet: Moon, Neptune
Chakra: 4th Heart
Sodalite brings order and calmness to the mind. It encourages rational thought, objectivity, truth and intuition, along with verbalisation of feelings. Sodalite brings emotional balance and calms panic attacks. It enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust.
Source: USA, Canada, France, Brazil, Greenland, Russia, Myanmar, Romania, Italy
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
Planet: Venus
Chakra: 5th Throat