April Stone of the Month - Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla is a stone of harmony, both on a universal level and a very specific level. It can be used to purify a place or remove negativity from a person. It is a very gentle stone and its energy works in a gentle, harmonious way. It can help ease fear, anxiety, and guilt. It is also a stone of The Goddess and can be used to communicate with the spiritual forces of the Earth. Chrysacolla is primarily related to the throat chakra, although it can be used on the heart and solar plexus chakras.

March Stone of the Month - Red Orange River Quartz

Red Orange River Quartz is found in South Africa, at, you guessed it, the Orange River. Red hematite gives this quartz its deep orangey-red. The combination of the quartz and the hematite energize and at the same time ground you. Red Orange River Quartz is good for helping accept one's life path, and is excellent for self-realization and acceptance. It is also helpful for clear thinking and decision making, and it aligns the lower chakras.

February 2011 Stone of the Month - Emerald

Emerald is known as the “stone of successful love”.  It brings loyalty and provides for domestic bliss.  It enhances unconditional love, unity and promotes friendship.  Keeps partnerships in balance and can signal unfaithfulness if it changes color.  Emerald stimulates the heart chakra, having a healing effect on the emotions as well as the physical heart.  It ensures physical, emotional and mental equilibrium, bringing harmony to all areas of ones life.  Focusing intention and raising consciousness, it brings in positive actions, eliminating negativity and enhancing the ability to enjoy life to the fullest.

January Stone of the Month - 2011

Chrysanthemum stone, also referred to as ‘Flower Stone’, seems to have derived its name for its unique patterns embedded in the stone which resembles that of the flowering chrysanthemums. Bursting with the energies of luck, love and abundance chrysanthemum is said to help one find your true purpose and the courage to pursue it.

This stone is also said to bring unexpected opportunities and also lends the support and courage necessary to follow your dreams. This stone creates a sense of balance between physical and spiritual and encourages love and joy. Chrysanthemum stone is said to encourage the flowering of spiritual growth also bringing in stability and trust and removing jealousy and narrow mindedness. Chrysanthemum stone also enhances compatibility, making it great for renewal of relationships, helping a person or persons towards unity.

December Stone of the Month - Snowflake Obsidian

Snowflake Obsidian  is a truth telling stone, and transmits the truth in a gentle manner. Snowflake Obsidian allows one to recognize the unnecessary patterns which remain in one's life and to re-design one's thought pattern to provide relief from undesired conditions.  It assists one in actualizing the serenity of the isolated state, when isolation is manifested, stimulating the surrender to the totality of the meditative state and further promoting a sensitivity to the most vital powers in the universe ~ love and beauty.  It is a stone of purity, bringing both purity and balance to the body, mind and spirit.