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Yogamint articles relating to Gemstones
12-Sep-2012
Rock Your Chakras
Aura-Clearing Crystals
The chakras are swirling vortexes of light, color and vibration. Your chakras absorb the energy of your surroundings and project energy into your aura as a psychic shield. The best ...
05-Sep-2012
Vivacious Venus
Planetary Days of the Week
Venus—Goddess of love and beauty—is the planetary orb ruling Friday. The Morning or Evening Star is revered as the light of inspiration and a beacon of truth, goodness and purity. Important to...
11-Jul-2012
Joyful Jupiter
Planetary Days of the Week
Thursday’s planetary ruler is the largest planet in our solar system, considered to be the most auspicious. Jupiter is associated with luck, youth, wisdom, integrity and grace, protecting and enlightening.
04-Jul-2012
Glow with Garnet
Gemstone of Prosperity
Garnets are the quintessential stone of prosperity, used to manifest abundant wealth and income for millennia in cultures around the world. It’s known as the stone for...
02-May-2012
Ancient Shiva Lingam
Healing Stone of India
The Shiva Lingam stone comes from India, specifically from the Narmada River, an inlet of the sacred Ganges. Once collected from the riverbed, the samples are usually polished and given...
04-Apr-2012
Kundalini Rising
Serpentine Mala Meditation
Serpentine gets its name from the “yellow-green” colors on the skin of a snake. This lesser-known stone is made of magnesium silicate and often contains magnetite...
29-Feb-2012
Martian Tuesday
Planetary Days of the Week
Tuesday’s planetary ruler is feisty Mars, commander-in-chief of the celestial forces. The Red Planet embodies constructive and destructive masculine energy.
08-Feb-2012
Everything's Rosy
Rose Quartz - The Love Stone
Rose quartz is ruled by the planet Venus and is associated with mysticism, beauty, romance and love. Use rose quartz for matters of the heart—it is also known to enhance creativity...
01-Feb-2012
Crystal Medicine
Stones for Healing Depression
Crystals are strong allies in the remediation of emotional issues, including depression. Crystal therapy enhances healing, especially in conjunction with meditation.
01-Dec-2011
No Stone Unturned
Choosing a Healing Crystal
Crystals and healing stones appeal mainly to the sense of sight and touch. If a crystal is beneficial, you are bound to like its shape and the way it feels when you touch it.
15-Sep-2011
Stone of Protection
Transform with Lapis
As we enter the Age of Aquarius, many people are experiencing major changes on all levels—emotionally, mentally and spiritually. You may feel anxious, have trouble sleeping or experience fear...
08-Sep-2011
Crystal Clear Vibrations
Understanding Healing Stones
Crystal therapy is an ancient healing art that calls on the vibrations of healing stones and crystals. Healing stones are those which absorb light or reflect it poorly, such as black tourmaline or biotite...
18-Aug-2011
Romancing the Stone
Heart-Centered Sugilite
Show some love for sugilite —a lovely stone that opens and centers your heart chakra and balances and realigns all of the other chakras. Sugilite emanates Love!
09-Jun-2011
Heaven-Sent Stone
Regal Blue Sapphire
It’s believed that Moses was given the Ten Commandments on a plate made out of sapphire, which makes this gemstone one of the most sanctified of all semi-precious and precious stones.
05-May-2011
Travel with Hematite
Mala Meditation on the Go
Hematite is a wonderful stone for travel. One of hematite’s many qualities is the ability to ground you, creating a balance between the physical and the spiritual. Hematite is sometimes used as a “worry...
14-Apr-2011
Royal Diamonds
Gems of Purity and Light
Since ancient times, diamonds were believed to exert favorable influence on the owner, providing strength, courage and invincibility. It was the talisman of Julius Caesar, Louis IV and Napoleon.
03-Mar-2011
Jade for Prosperity
Sacred Mala Meditation
Most scholars agree that the earliest use of prayer beads (“mala”) originates in India in the 8th century B.C. The word mala in Sanskrit translates roughly as “precious garland.”
20-Jan-2011
The Healer's Stone
Emeralds for Compassion
Emeralds are a symbol of love and good fortune. It’s said that if a man and woman present each other with an emerald stone their love grows over time and becomes permanent.
14-Oct-2010
Garlands of Peace
Malas and Meditation
By nature, the mind tends to wonder off during meditation. The mala (garland of beads) acts as a tool for counting repetitions and enhancing your meditation through the use of gemstones, mudras...
09-Sep-2010
The Goddess Peridot
Gem of the Sun
When Hawaiian natives first discovered Peridot in the black sands of volcanoes, they believed the clear, green gemstones were the tears of the Volcano Goddess Pele
17-Jun-2010
The Mother Stone
Pearls for Perception
Pearls are sometimes called the teardrops of the moon, as they naturally carry the calming, peaceful healing energy of the sea, and are very protective.
11-Mar-2010
Hello Yellow
Sapphires for Well Being
The yellow sapphire is the helper of the Hindu god Ganesha. Ganesha is the remover of obstacles; in moving things out of the way, he also brings prosperity into the home.
14-Jan-2010
The Pharaoh's Power Stone
Mighty Malachite
Malachite has a long history with the Egyptian culture going as far back as 4000 B.C. It was one of the primary gemstones used for power by the ruling class...
12-Nov-2009
The Seafarer Talisman
Relax with Aquamarine
Lose your concerns in this green and blue ocean, releasing fear and anxiety to the Sea Goddess and replacing your old beliefs with blissful knowledge and trust.
17-Sep-2009
The Eastern Diamond
The Green Energy of Jade
An old Chinese legend tells of an Ancient King who, falling deathly ill, was cured by wearing a jade stone. Many believe that jade transfers its virtues into the body.
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