Using Stones To Heal – The A’s (Part 2)

Apache Tears

These stones are said to bring good luck to those possessing them. They also block negativity and negative energy. Black obsidian is a powerful meditation stone. Apache tears brings any dysfunctions, sadness, depression and anger to the surface. It brings up anything blocking you and helps you remove those blocks to help create the life you want. It is the stone of the subconscious and it dissolves suppressed negative patterns and purifies them. This stone brings to light that which is hidden from the conscious mind. If you feel you are being used or abused, or someone has power over you, this is a great stone to wear when around that person. It will help block their negative hold on you, and empower you.

Crystals are a living energy… Mother Earth’s gifts to us, formed within Her body. In a mystical and beauty-full way, they are the keys to the Universe ~ Angie Karan

Apatite

This is a stone for inspiration, motivation and humanitarian beliefs. Apatite is a great stone to help you finish that book, choreograph that dance, complete that painting or write that book of poetry. It helps with completion of dreams, creative outlets and moral challenges. It gives us insight into our own humility and our appreciation and desire toward service for mankind. This stone is very harmonious with the Aquarian Age, as it helps us to access information form a higher source and our higher selves. Apatite allows us to connect between past and future, the conscious and unconscious and the psychic and intuitive centers.

Blue apatite is used to heal and stimulate the fifth chakra, the throat, the voice, the kidney point for self-expression, teaching, healing, and verbally expressing yourself.

Purple apatite is used to heal and stimulate the sixth chakra for intuition, eyesight, headaches, psychic insight and stimulation of the pineal gland.

Yellow apatite is used primarily for the third chakra, to heal the wounds from childhood, for assimilation, to calm nerves and anxieties, as well as for creative spark and intuitive awakening.

Apatite is known to deepen meditation and facilitate a deeper awareness and knowing.

Apophyllite

Apophyllite is the stone of peace, tranquility, centeredness and spiritual enlightenment. Using Apophyllite during meditation will help clear away sabotaging thoughts, as it calms apprehension by overcoming stress, nerves, anxiety, worry and fear. This crystal relieves mental blockage along with negative thought patterns. Apophyllite also helps with astral travel and communicating with angels and guides. It resonates with the seventh chakra, out spiritual core and connection. Opening the Third Eye, this stone enhances clairvoyance and intuitive thoughts. It helps us stay grounded when doing deep, intense spiritual work.

Mirror Apophyllite has the additional reflective qualities of being able to receive back what intentions are sent into the ‘mirror’ of this stone. It has been used for centuries in India in the art of crystal gazing or scrying. When gazing at this stone, it will mirror your thoughts and intentions and can even transmit history from family lineages.

By opening blockages in the energy pathways and reawakening our innate ability to sense energy flow, we can recover our health and natural balance ~ Ilchi Lee

Aqua Aura

This crystal has a metallic, light blue tint from electrical infusion of gold, which amplifies quartz conductivity. It is created by treating crystals of natural quartz with an infusion of pure gold. Quartz is placed in a pressurized chamber at high temperature and exposed to pure vaporized gold. The resulting bond creates the rich blue color called Aqua Aura. This is truly a master’ vibrational crystal, as with all energies the conscious use of this energy towards enlightenment is always the prime goal. Aqua Aura Quartz has an energy that can enhance one’s intuition and communication, calm one’s nerves, and energize one’s mental abilities. It stimulates both the fifth and seventh chakras, creating a balance with the spiritual and earthly communication realm. It also helps to attract wealth, prosperity in all forms, and success.

Aqua Aura can also work as a shield from psychic or psychological attack. I you have a nasty boss or a group of ‘wolves’ at work going after you, or a dark family member or former friend, this is a great stone to wear for protection. This is also a great stone if you are being stalked by someone.  It also works on increasing telepathy. This crystal opens or clears the throat and can help with the thymus gland, located between the heart and throat under the sternum, which is now known to play a vital part in maintaining the body’s immunity against all diseases. This crystal can be worn to help with fevers.