Gemstones E - M

Fluorite

Healing Information: Used to reduce mild emotional trauma and eliminate negativity; Good for the stomach & intestinal tract, and also is supposed to help the discomfort of heartburn, colitis, & sore throat;

Garnet

In the ancient world it was often known as the carbuncle.

Astrological signs: Leo, Capricorn; Aquarius;

Enhances & Gifts: Healing; Protection: Intellectual powers; Luck; Success; Will power; Courage; Self confidence; Physical strength; Healing after surgery; Aggression; Sexual energy; Political activities; Men’s issues; Magical energy; Dieting; Purification; Creativity; Responsibility; Personal magnetism; Devotion; Understanding Relieves feelings of abandonment; commitment to purpose, others, & oneself; bring order to chaos; helps stabilize disorganized growths; Eliminates illnesses at the beginning of their symptoms; Treats disorders of the bones, spine & spinal fluid, cells, blood, lungs, & heart; treat a balance in sexual energies; garnets were carried by travellers to protect against accidents far from home. In ancient Asia and the American Southwest, garnets were used as bullets because the glowing red color was said to increase the ferocity of a wound. Garnets in legend light up the night and protect their owners from nightmares. Noah used a garnet lantern to navigate the Ark at night. The name garnet probably comes from pomegranate. Many ancient pieces of garnet jewelry are studded with tiny red stones that do look a lot like a cluster of pomegranate seeds! Jewelry set with garnets from Czechoslovakia was extremely popular in the nineteenth century and Bohemian garnet jewelry is still popular today, although today the garnets are mined elsewhere. When you say garnet, most people think automatically of small dark red gemstones, even though this is only one corner of the world of garnets.

Hessonite

Form of garnet

Astrological signs: Aries

Eliminates feelings of inferiority; Courage; Meditation; Clear negativity; Seek new challenges; Directedness & good will; Helps those dedicated to service; Treats ills of the olfactory system; Cleanses blood;

Iolite

Astrological signs: Libra; Sagittarius; Taurus;

Protects from: Physical disorders

Enhances & Gifts: Healing; Spiritual growth; Visions; Balances ones male/female aspects; Eliminates debt; Money management; Responsibility; Reduce body fat; Rids body of toxins; Prevents drunkenness; Protects &/or repairs liver; Treats malaria & other fever diseases;

The name "iolite" is derived from the Greek word "ios" meaning violet.

Viking sailors and explorers such as Leif Eriksson used pieces of iolite as a polarzing filter which helped them find the position of the sun and thus navigate with more certainty. Iolite's feature that made this possible was "pleochroism " which made the stone look different colors when seen from different directions.

Gemstones K - L

Kyanite

Astrological signs: Taurus; Libra; Aries;

Tranquility; Psychic awareness; Dispels anger & frustration; Mental awareness; Love; Dispels confusion; Balances Yin & Yang energies; Meditation; Treats disorders of muscle & Uro-genital systems, adrenal glands, throat, parathyroid glands & brain;

Labradorite

Astrological signs: Sagittarius; Scorpio; Leo;

Strength; Perseverance; Eliminates disturbing thoughts; Achieve your life destiny; Originality; Precision; Patience; Intellectual thoughts; Treats disorders of the brain, digestion, & metabolism; reduce anxiety & stress; Clarify the eyes;

Lapis Lazuli

Astrological signs: Sagittarius

Protects from: Physical danger; Psychic attacks;

Soothing; Eliminate stress; Love; Wisdom; Compassion; Friendship; Sleep & dreams; Prosperity; Spirituality; Fertility; Eloquence; Mysticism; Youth; Joy & happiness; Reconciliation; Fidelity; Luck; Pleasure; Meditation; Women’s issues; Healing; Purification; Psychic awareness; Peace; Courage; Protection; Objectivity; Creativity; Stimulate emotional, mental, & physical clarity; Serenity; Overcome depression; Self-acceptance; Cheer; Successful relationships; Perfection; Expand awareness & intellectual capacity; Balance Yin & Yang energies; Treats disorders of the throat, bone marrow, thymus, & immune systems; Relieve symptoms of vertigo, insomnia, & dizziness; Prevents & repairs RNA/DNA damage;

The beautiful blues in paintings from the Renaissance are thanks to the blue of lapis lazuli, the blue rock loved by the ancients, from Mesopotamia, to Egypt, to Persia, to Greece and Rome. The ancient city of Ur has a thriving trade in lapis as early as the fourth millenium B.C. The name is international, from the latin, lapis, which means stone, and from the Arabic, azul, which means blue. When lapis was first introduced to Europe, it was called ultramarinum, which means beyond the sea. Ground lapis was the secret of the blue in ultramarine, the pigment which painters used to paint the sea and the sky until the nineteenth century. Lapis was also popular in inlays.

The columns of St Issac's Cathedral in Petersburg are lined with lapis and the Pushkin Palace in Petersburg has lapis lazuli paneling!

The Romans believed that lapis was a powerful aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to keep the limbs healthy and free the soul from error, envy and fear.

Lapis is a dark blue microcrystalline rock composed primarlily of the mineral lazurite. It often sparkles with golden pyrite inclusions.

Lapis lazuli is still mined at the deposits of the ancient world in Afghanistan. Lapis is also mined in Chile. Small quantities are also produced in Siberia, in Colorado in the United States, and in Myanmar.

Leopard Skin Jasper

Luck; Success; Will power; Courage; Self-confidence; Eloquence; Self-improvement; Travel; Studying; Communications; Wisdom;

Mexican Fire Opal

Astrological signs: Cancer; Libra; Pisces; Scorpio;

Healing; Protection: Intellectual powers; Luck; Success; Willpower; Courage; Self confidence; Soothing; Eliminate stress; Love; Wisdom; Compassion; Friendship; Sleep & dreams; Luck; Prosperity; Spirituality; Fertility; Eloquence; Mysticism; Beauty; Wealth, prosperity, & riches; Creativity; Inspiration; Imagination; Strengthens memory; Instills loyalty & faithfulness;

Moonstone

Astrological signs: Cancer; Libra, Scorpio

Protects from: Perils during travel;

Soothing; Eliminate stress; Love; Wisdom; Compassion; Friendship; Sleep & dreams; Prosperity; Spirituality; Fertility; Eloquence; Mysticism; Peace; Prophetic dreams; Healing; Reconciliation; Purification; Psychism; Dieting; Grounding; Protection; Enhances creativity & self-expression; Enhances ones feminine aspects; Confidence; Removes obstacles; Eliminates toxins; Treats disorders of the digestive & elimination systems; Treats PMS, insomnia, swelling, insect bites & bites, malaria, yellow fever, West Nile fever, & circulatory disorders; Enhances fertility; Eases pregnancy & childbirth;

Moss Agate

Astrological sign: Virgo

Soothing; Eliminate stress; Love; Wisdom; Compassion; Friendship; Sleep & dreams; Prosperity; Spirituality; Fertility; Eloquence; Mysticism; Gardeners talisman; Relieve a stiff neck; Physical energy; Improves ego & self-esteem; Riches; Crop growth; Relieve symptoms of colds, infections, & the flu; Cures fungal infections; Treats infections, Eye & skin disorders, & dehydration;

Mother-of-Pearl

Astrological signs: Pisces

Protects from: Muscles & body from atrophy

Soothing; Eliminate stress; Love; Wisdom; Compassion; Friendship; Sleep & dreams; Prosperity; Spirituality; Fertility; Eloquence; Mysticism; Peace; Prophetic dreams; Healing; Reconciliation; Healing; Purification; Psychic awareness; Peace; Longevity; Past life regression; Wealth, prosperity, & riches; Protection; Intuition; Sensitivity; Imagination; Adaptability; Treats hearing disorders, calcium deficiencies, dysfunctions of the spinal canal & nervous system; Heals broken bones;

Moukite

Luck; Success; Will power; Courage; Self-confidence; Eloquence; Self-improvement; Travel; Studying; Communications; Wisdom;