Amazing Amethyst
Friday, July 06, 2007 (18:59:58)

Posted by Cougar

Amazing Amethyst

Properties: The stone of spirituality and dream recall. Used for
contentment and meditation. Provides common sense and flexibility in
decisions. Strengthens and enhances psychic abilities, imagery and
mind quieting. Wear when sleeping or when awake to reduce anger,
impatience, and nightmares. Most effective on the Brow and Crown
Chakra. Amethyst contains the grounding color of red with the energy
of blue, which is expanding, spacious and flow of peace. Amethyst is
the color that you see in the sky as twilight transitions into night.
Amethyst takes you on this transition from the magic time of dusk to
a conscious shift into a different place. Crossing this threshold is
the lesson of humility, which Amethyst can teach us. This stone can
show us how to let go and trust; surrender so that you may see beyond
the cycle that consumes your attention; give it all up, so that you
can receive more; and bow, that you may become a part of the greater
whole. Amethyst is considered a Master Healing stone.

Folk Remedies: This crystal is the most recommended stone for stress
relief. Amethyst has a direct link to the mind. It bolsters the
production of the hormones, and strengthens the cleansing organs, the
circulatory system and blood, the immune system, and body metabolism.
Headaches, eyes, scalp/hair, pituitary, pineal and blood sugar
balance. Famous ancient detoxifying stone. Especially helps in
sobriety, as well as alcohol, food, and other addictions. It
soothes the nervous system and assists in the transmission of neural
signals. Helps you feel less scattered and more in control of your
faculties. Memory skills and motivation improve. Goals are clearer,
more realistic, and easier to achieve. However, you must use this
stone cautiously with subjects who have paranoid or schizoid
tendencies. Can benefit people with insomnia or troubled sleep. Ideal
for those who meditate. Promotes selflessness. Useful in dispelling
rage, anger, fear, and anxiety, and is a good stone for clarifying
and remembering dreams. Helps relieve physical and emotional pain.
Strongly recommended that when using Amethyst in conjunction with
other stones or crystals, Rose Quartz is used.

Feng Shui: Amethyst is used primarily anywhere to help bring change.
Used in the Southeast direction, in the Center for balance and
spirituality and in the Northeast for wisdom.

History: Amethyst belongs to the Quartz family (SiO2 + Fe), found in
Brazil, Canada, Sri Lanka, and parts of East Africa. Color varies
from a deep violet to a pale lavender, almost to the point of being
clear. Known as the prize stone since the days of ancient Egypt,
Amethyst holds an honored place in the Crown Jewels of England,
frequently known as the "Rose de France", a popular jewelry item
during the Victorian age and worn by every Pope since the sixteenth
century.