Sapphire is beneficial for mental clarity. It lessens confusion and shows the way to hope. It can bring this hope into a life where there was hopelessness. This relieves depression and can ease anxieties, as often we tend to make more of the negative of a situation and forget the positive. Seeing a situation clearly brings relief from these negative, muddy thought patterns. Sapphire also can improve communication by bringing this clarity.

An excellent meditation stone, Ruby is also ideal for assessing thoughts during tough times. Yet another excellent benefit of using ruby is thesynchronicityand how well it attractsserendipityas well asprosperity. Ruby is also ideal for connecting with dear spirits who are not with you anymore!

Called the “Stone of Successful Love,” Emerald opens and nurtures the heart and the Heart Chakra. Its soothing energy provides healing to all levels of the being, bringing freshness and vitality to the spirit. A stone of inspiration and infinite patience, it embodies unity, compassion and unconditional love. Emerald promotes friendship, balance between partners, and is particularly known for providing domestic bliss, contentment and loyalty. It was dedicated in the ancient world to the goddess Venus for its ability to insure security in love.

Citrine is believed to be of value in healing the spiritual self as well, as it is a powerful cleanser and regenerator. It carries the virtues of self-healing, inspiration, and self-improvement. Carrying the power of the sun, it is excellent for overcoming depression, fears, and phobias. It aids those with depressed self-esteem. One’s sense of self-becomes more radiant with a citrine and it helps to look forward to the future optimistically, going with the flow, instead of hanging on to the past. Mentally, it awakens the higher mind, expanding conscious awareness and improving the clarity of thought, promoting inner calm so that wisdom may emerge.

Amethyst is a powerful and protective stone. It guards against psychic attack, transmuting the energy into love and protecting the wearer from all types of harm, including geopathic or electromagnetic stress and ill wishes from others. Amethyst is a natural tranquilizer, it relieves stress and strain, soothes irritability, balances mood swings, dispels anger, rage, fear and anxiety. Alleviates sadness and grief, and dissolves negativity. Amethyst activates spiritual awareness, opens intuition and enhances psychic abilities. It has strong healing and cleansing powers.

Aquamarine is a stone of life, breath and memories. It's also an exceptionally calming stone best for teachers to orators - in the past it was used as a forecasting stone according to phases of the moon. Aquamarine can help shoulder your woes or erase your fears, acting like mirror stones that reflect moods back at you and helping detect enemies.

History relates to aquamarine as the stone given to the bride morning after the first night or night of consummation.

It is ideal for those seeking inner peace, self-resolution, expression and meditation. Aquamarine also empowers a person to speak out their mind by building tranquility from within. It is ideal for that in rehab orliving with conflicts. As Aquamarinecalms the nerves, it also energizes the throat chakra tospeak the mind out fearlessly. The blue-green sea stone is also ideal to treatchronic procrastinationin children and adults.