The Key Crystals and Gemstones and Their Benefits

• Agate: Good for mental stability and awakens latent talents.
• Amber: One of my favorites for clients suffering love pain. It soaks up the negative energy, rebalances, then gives strength, all in the blink of an eye.
• Amethyst: Good for calming; also promotes spirituality and on a business side gives flexibility in decision making.
• Bloodstone: Perfect for detoxing—and to create balance if you overindulge in food and alcohol.
• Citrine: Good if you cannot stop crying. This is the stone to give to a friend who is devastated by problems caused by love, work, family—everything and anything.
• Emerald: This is said to be the jewel of love and truth. I use this for clients who have had their heart broken and find it hard to trust again.
• Fluorite: An all-round health booster; helps fight against common viral infections like colds, the flu, and cold sores.
• Garnet: The one to pick if you want a confidence boost and to allow sexual confidence to flow. On a business level, promotes determination and direction.
• Hematite: Helps you radiate a soft loving energy; health-wise good for fighting insomnia.
• Moonstone: Clears patterns of attracting partners who cheat. Also known as the traveler's stone because it protects against the perils of travel.
• Obsidian: If you are feeling negative, this is the stone for you. It can transform thoughts of hatred to ones of love.
• Rose quartz: This stone sends out a big message to the universe: "I am ready for love!" This is also good for clearing the skin and reducing pain.
• Ruby: A love booster, it aids fertility and enhances passion.
• Smoky quartz: Promotes co-operation and practicality in money matters.
• Tektite: Clears up bad energies. Wonderful if you have been involved with someone who turned out to be very badly behaved. Also clears feelings of anger.
• Tiger's eye: Promotes independence, helping people who are too needy. Also eases congestion of the bowels, throat, and eyes.
• Tourmaline: Gives confidence when you feel weak and need a little "backbone."
• Turquoise: Heals childhood trauma and stops you from repeating patterns.

Excerpted from Cosmic Energy, by Anne Jirsch