Circle of Light’s Crystals & Gemstones Awareness Guide

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By Bruce DeBoer

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The Elements:

Air:

Think crystal-clear or yellow, as a beginning; a quartz crystal with
cloudlike “flaws” is a great (and inexpensive) start. Quartz pebbles are
common in pea gravel roads and playgrounds, too, so you can start with that for
free.

Fire:

Think red, orange, or of associations with blood, war, passion,
etc. Carnelian is a great fire stone (its own associations are with
blood, passion, and the heart, and it’s a firey red-orange in color).
Other options include obsidian and other volcanic products–they’ve been
there!

Water:

Think blue, or of associations with the emotions. Sedimentary stones,
formed in water, seem to recall the element well. Visit a watery place–river,
pond, whatever’s close, and see if you can find something good just under the
water near the shore. You might even find a sedimentary bit with a fossilized
aquatic animal in it (mussel shells are pretty common, actually, once you start
to look), which is what I use. (Aquamarine is an obvious water stone, but very
expensive!)

Earth:

The color for earth, for many people, is green, and many of the stones
associated with earth are green as well. Metallic colors also find their way
here, because of the association with money. Of course, any stone is an earth
product, so this is a great place to put the stone you find that you want to
use but don’t know where, at least until you figure out what to do with it!
Malachite is a very pretty earth stone, and some folks like pyrite because of
its blocky structure (cubes also call to mind the Earth element.) I do use
malachite on occasion, but honestly, I prefer a plain brown “rock” (never mind
the identification; you don’t need it for this one!) that’s about as down-home
“earthy” as you can get, and with enough personality to draw attention to it on
a walk through the woods!

Spirit:

Here’s one category where people will often disagree. I do like
amethyst here, and many clear crystals (quartz, even selenite, etc.) seem to
belong here as well. Turquoise, too, is so multi-functional that I put it into
this “integrative” category. Definitely trust your intuition here!

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Legend:

  • CTR: Refers to the 7 chakras/energy centers (corresponds with the 7 endocrine glands) for healing.
    Find out more about YOUR CHAKRAS
  • H: Hardness on Mohs’ scale (1-10)
  • T: Toxic (dust, fumes, etc) Any stone may be toxic/harmful. Consult Health Professionals for problems.

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