Tourmaline

Colors: Various Crystal System: Trigonal
Rarity: Easily Obtained
Source: Brazil, Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malawi.
Energy: Receptive
Planet: Venus
Elements: Earth Deities: Al-Uzza, Aradia, Hine-Nui-Te-Po,
Mineralogy: Crystal silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminum, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium.
Spiritual Uses: It promotes an appreciation for the many wonders that life has to offer.
Emotional Uses: It encourages patience and openness, as well as sincere interest in fellow human beings.
Physical Uses: All the Tourmalines contain a wide scope of healing effects. The multi-colored Tourmalines combine several qualities.
Folklore: Native Americans have used pink and green Tourmaline as funeral gifts for centuries. An old Egyptian legend, is that the Tourmaline, on its long journey up from the center of the Earth, passed over a rainbow. In doing so, it assumed all the colors of the rainbow.
Magical Properties: Power, Healing, Love, Money, Grounding, Protection, Purification

~ Reprinted from Pagan Magick Newsletter

Note: There are at least 13 different colored Tourmalines. The following are the properties of Tourmaline itself. Each color has added properties..(i.e., Black .. listed at the bottom)

Astrological Sign: Libra (Elemental)
Vibrates to #2

Attributes:

• Tourmaline cleanses, purifies and transforms dense energy into a lighter vibration.
• Grounds spiritual energy
• Clears, balances and connects all the Chakras
• Forms a protective shield around body.
  

Natural Tourmaline wands are useful healing tools:

• They clear the aura
  
• Removes blockages
  
• Disperses negative energy
  

Tourmaline is a shamanic stone that brings protection during rituals. It can also be used for 'scrying'.

Psychologically:

• Aids in understanding oneself and others
• Promotes self-confidence
• Diminishes fear
• Attracts inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity
  

Mentally, Tourmaline is a powerful mental healer balancing the right-left hemispheres of the brain and transmuting negative thought patterns into positive ones.

Physically:

• Releases tension helpful in spinal adjustments
• Balances male-female energy within the body.
  

Healing Properties:

• Enhances energy flow
• Removes blockages
• Each different color has its own specific healing ability
  

Properties of Black Tourmaline
Astrological sign: Capricorn
Vibrates to numbers 3 and 4

• Used to both repel and protect against negativity
• Used as energy deflector being an excellent stone for those exposed to excessive amounts of radiation.
• Increases one's physical vitality, emotional stability and intellectual acuity.

Sunstone

Colors: Sparkling orange - gold
Crystal System: Triclinic
Rarity: Not common Source: Norway, Siberia, United States
Energy: Masculine
Planet: Sun
Elements: Fire
Deities: Solar Deities, Aurora, Ceridwen, Freya,
Mineralogy: A plagioclase feldspar exhibiting in certain directions a brilliant spangled appearance due to reflections from enclosures of red haematite.

Folklore: Sunstone was first used by the Vikings as a navigation tool on their ocean-going vessels.

Magical Properties: Protection, Health, Energy, Sexual Energy, brings good fortune and abundance.

~ reprinted from Pagan Magick Newsletter

Sunstone is a joyful and light-inspiring stone. It instills good nature and heightens intuition. This is an alchemical stone that brings about profound connection to light and regenerative power of the sun during meditation as well as everyday.

Spiritual Uses:

• Encourages independence

• Alleviates fearfulness

Healing:

• Lifts dark moods and acts as an antidepressant

• Beneficial for Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Stimulates self-healing Powers

• Regulates autonomic nervous system

• Harmonizes the organs

• Treats chronic sore throats

• Relieves stomach ulcers

Position: Place, wear or hold as appropriate...especially appropriate when used in the sun.

Astrological sign: Libra and Leo

Vibrates to Number 1

Kunzite

Kunzite is a stone that has been around for millions of years, yet was only 'discovered' less than a hundred years ago by a gemstone specialist named George Kunz, when pale pink Kunzite was found in San Diego County. It ranges from pale pink to lavender. There is little tradition associated with it as it so new. Many contemporary healers advocate its use in alleviating depression and mood disorders.

Attributes:
Tranquil Kunzite is an extremely spiritual stone with a high vibration. It awakens the heart center and unconditional love. Induces deep and centered meditation.

• Protective Stone working on the individual and the environment
• Dispels negativity
• Shields the aura from unwanted energies

Psychologically:

• Encourages self-expression and allows free expression of feelings
• Removes obstacles from your path and helps adjust to pressures of life

Mentally:

• Facilitates introspection
• Has the power to combine intellect, intuition and inspiration
• Clears emotional debris and frees up emotions

Spiritually :

• Activates the heart chakra and aligns it with throat and 3rd eye

Physically:

• Used to block geopathic stress.
  
• Most effective when worn as a pendant or taped to a cell phone or other electromagnetic device

Healing:

• Used to strengthen the circulatory system and heart muscle
• Helpful for conditions affecting the nerves of the body such as neuralgia
• Calms epilepsy
• Soothes joint pain

Position:

• Hold or place as appropriate or use as an elixir. (Sunlight causes Kunzite to fade)
  
• Placing on the solar plexus alleviates panic.

In addition to the generic attributes, each color has specific properties; i.e., Clear Kunzite assists in “soul retrieval” work.

Astrological Signs: Scorpio, Taurus and Leo

Vibrates #7