Crystal Encyclopedia 

Calcite

Amethyst is an extremely powerful protective stone with a high spiritual vibration. It guards against psychic attack, transmuting the energy into love. Symbolizing wisdom, deep love, devotion and peace of mind, its serenity enhances higher states of consciousness and meditation. Amethyst has strong healing and cleansing powers and enhances spiritual awareness. When you meditate it turns thoughts away from the mundane into tranquility and deeper understanding. It helps you feel less scattered, more focused and in control of your faculties. Amethyst is one of the most spiritual stones, promoting love of the divine, giving insights into its true nature and encouraging selflessness and spiritual wisdom.

Agate's supportive energy keeps the soul from harm. 'It's power lies in it's ability to transmute dark, toxic emotions such as jealousy, bitterness & resentment. It stimulates the courage to start again' [Judy Hall] Agate stabilises the Aura, balances Yin/Yang, Masculine/Feminine energy.

African Turquoise as it is commonly known is actually a natural form of Jasper found in Africa; it was given its name as it resembles Turquoise in its natural form. It is known as ‘The Stone of Evolution’ African Turquoise inspires & encourages growth and development fostering positive change within, awakening your intended Soul purpose.

Aquamarine is a stone of courage. Its calming energies reduce stress and quiet the mind. It harmonizes its surroundings. It shields the Aura and aligns the chakras, clearing the throat chakra and bringing communication from higher planes.

Listed as one of the ‘101 Power Crystals’ by Judy Hall Black Tourmaline is a must have in any collection. Black Tourmaline absorbs negative energy, EMF’s & Geopathic Stress, Black Tourmaline is piezoelectric & pyroelectric, through pressure or heat it generates electricity and needs to be cleansed and cleared regularly.

Blue Lace Agate connects spirit with intellect. Highlighting integrity, it enhances the ability to communicate effectively what is in your mind and heart, to voice your most profound personal & spiritual truths.[101 Power Crystals, Judy Hall] It can help you reach extremely high spiritual spaces. Containing the qualities of air, movement & grace. It is a highly inspirational influence when used for inner attunement.Blue Lace Agate activates the corresponding chakras & helps you enter into high-frequency states of awareness. [Melody]

Bronzite facilitates simply 'being', entering a dynamic state of non-action & non-doing.[Judy Hall] It provides the courage to 'do' during the action of 'being'

Clear Quartz is the most powerful healing and energy amplifier on the planet because of its unique helical spiral crystalline form.

Fire Agate representing the spiritual flame of perfection is a grounded earthy vibe. Believed to contain the essence of the element fire with its reddish, orange browns & flashes of gold Fire Agate has traditionally been used in alchemy for centuries.

Herkimer Diamonds are powerful energy generators accessing & releasin past-life information. They work beyond the physical levels, harmonising the soul. This crystal will dramatically change your world as it transforms your world view.

Jasper is a sacred & protective stone used to facilitate astral travel & has been long known for its nurturing qualities, earning it the title of ‘supreme nurturer’.

Kyanite is excellent for attunement and meditation. It is a tranquilising & powerful transmitter &plifier of high frequency energies, stimulating psychic abilities & the intuition.

Lapis lazuli wards off calamities of all kinds and was one of the most auspicious stones in the ancient world. Its high electrical conductivity channels the pureness of being, sensitising you to higher vibrations. By transmuting mental and emotional blockages, Lapis sets your soul free to express itself fully.

Merlininite also known as Psilomelane is a stone of duality. 'Crystal workers use Merlinite to balance, mind, body and spirit and to bring Masculine & Feminine energies into equilibrium. Merlinite facilitates connection to the cosmic memory field ‘Akashic’ and to your soul’s journey helping you release the past and access the future,

Provides clarity & clear vision focusing on the course of action required. It connects the base of the spine to the heart of the earth. An excellent stone for inner work & past life healing, it transmutes negative lifetimes removing blockages from the past.

Onyx is a type of Calecedony & usually forms in layers with a variety of colours of black, white, red, orange/brown/honey brown, black being predominant. It is an excellent stone for carving.

Sacred Geometry is the basis of creation. They are the underlying, fundamental building blocks of our universe. Quartz is known as the universal crystal as it covers all chakras, works to amplify, and provides power, clarity and strength. Platonic Solids are named after Plato. They are 5 shapes which are used in the study of sacred geometry.

Phantoms symbolise universal awareness. The structure within the crystal exhibits triangular & pyramidal formations coupled occasionally with likeness of mountains & flowers. The phantom is a crystal within a crystal & is comprised of a white or coloured mineral & may be partial or complete. These formations emanate the energy to save, to renew & facilitate the spiritual health of the earth. They provide an indication of the experiences & the transformations which the crystal encountered during its evolution. [Melody]

Preseli Bluestone forms the inner ring at Stonehenge, Wiltshire UK. This stone links all stone circles in British Isles in an enormous energy spiral & then connects to other power centres around the planet. It shows the energetic geometric patterns encoded within the circles & other sacred sites & facilitates reconnecting these where the energies have been violated or broken.

'Selenite accesses angelic consciousness & brings divine light into everything it touches. It forms a bridge for the light body facilitating expansion of consciousness & integration of the divine.

A Scepter Quartz is a shape rather than a crystal. It is often defined as a Quartz Crystal that has a second generation crystal tip sitting on top of an older first generation crystal. The second generation tip typically becomes larger than the first generation tip, but might also become smaller - reverse scepter.

Shungite 'The Stone of Life' Shungite is a rare black stone found only in the Karelia region, beside Lake Onega, in Russia. It is thought to be at least 2 billion years old. The deposit is over nine thousand square km. Shungite consists of almost all the minerals on the periodic table and has a very unique composition. It contains fullerines which are 3-D sperical molecules made of 60 carbon atoms, these are called buckyballs and are the reason Shungite is a Master Healer.

Spirit Quartz is only found in Magaliesburg, South Africa and is becoming rare. It is characterised by its formation of druzy crystals covering an internal core of a larger quartz point. Spirit Quartz is the perfect metaphor for the holistic, dynamic, holographic consciousness within each of us.

Smokey Quartz is one of the most efficient grounding and anchoring stones at the same time raises vibrations during meditation. It grounds spiritual energy and gently neutralises negative vibrations, and blocks geopathic stress.

Shift Crystals also known as Growth Interference Crystals look like they have had tiny little saw cuts made through them. This is from thin layers of calcite which have interrupted the growth of the Quartz, it has later dissolved in the pocket before the next phase of the quartz’s growth, leaving it bladed and indented with spaces.