16 intentions · 61 stones cited
Stones by intention
Sixteen needs as people actually put them, and for each the stones tradition offers. Every page says where the correspondence comes from: an attested historical use, a colour, a chakra, or a twentieth-century handbook everyone copies. The three are not equivalent.
SleepWhat tradition puts on the bedside tableAmethyst, Howlite, Lepidolite, Selenite, ScoleciteStressPale blues and water greensLepidolite, Amazonite, Celestite, Angelite, Rose quartzSelf-confidenceOrange and gold, from the plexus to the gazeCarnelian, Citrine, Sunstone, Thulite, Tiger's eyeFocusWhat goes on the deskFluorite, Dumortierite, Pyrite, Hematite, SodaliteLove and bondsPink, from tenderness to repairRose quartz, Rhodochrosite, Morganite, Kunzite, RhodoniteProtectionBlack, and what is asked of itBlack tourmaline, Obsidian, Jet, Shungite, NuummiteGriefThe one tradition that is genuinely documentedJet, Rhodonite, Rose quartz, Amethyst, PearlSpeaking upThe blue of the throat, and what it coversKyanite, Sodalite, Turquoise, Chrysocolla, Lapis lazuliCreativityThe ones that change as you turn themOpal, Labradorite, Pietersite, Astrophyllite, CarnelianGroundingWhat weighs in the handJasper, Hematite, Bronzite, Onyx, NuummiteChangeStones that have themselves changedMoldavite, Malachite, Serpentine, Labradorite, AlexandriteAngerWater stonesAquamarine, Larimar, Chrysoprase, Prehnite, AmazoniteTiredness and driveRed and gold, the exact opposite of sleepGarnet, Ruby, Heliodor, Rutilated quartz, CitrineIntuition and dreamsViolet, night blue, and the third eyeIolite, Charoite, Apophyllite, Labradorite, AmethystGratitude and joyWarm, bright stonesAmber, Peridot, Aventurine, Sphene, CitrineAbundanceThe merchants' stonesPyrite, Nephrite jade, Aventurine, Citrine, Emerald
The correspondences presented here belong to tradition and cultural heritage. They are in no way medical advice and never replace a consultation.
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