Um...Gems

Sorry if its a dumb subject, anyway

The following is a (very) partial listing of some commonly used crystals It list details the color of these crystals and stones, the element that the stone is supposed to represent, the lore that the tone has gathered and the ''Correspondences'' of the stone, the type of Gods and forces it relates to.

Amber Color: Amber Element: Earth Lore: Protection. It supposedly ''traps'' evil forces within it. Correspondences: Protective, Druidic

Amethyst Color: Violet Element: Water Lore: Supposed to protect from the ''spirits'' of Wine, a good piece ''sings'' (vibrates) when struck with a tuning fork. Correspondences: Wine/Blood

Garnet (Earth's Blood) Color: Red/Violet Element: Earth Lore: Blood related aliments, iron deficiency, good grounding and women's stone. Correspondences: mother/birth

Hematite(mirror rock) Color: Reflective silver Elements: Air, Moon Lore: Protection, it reflects negative energy away. Sacred to the Morrigan, called ''Raven's eye.'' Correspondences: Any Moon.

Malachite Color: Green Banded, some are blue. Element: Earth Lore: The Money Stone, also luck, and a good stone for gardening. Protective. Often mislabeled as ''green tiger's eye.'' Correspondences: Luck, commerce

Quartz, Clear Color: Clear, like glass Element: Air Lore: The prime Scrying crystal, also for logic and an unclouded mind. Correspondance: Magick

Quartz, Rose Color: Clear w/Pink or cloudy pink Element: Air Lore: An imagination releaser, good for kids. Correspondance: Love, dreams

Quartz, Blue Color: Pale blue or clear with blue Elements: Air, Water Lore: A good concentration stone, but expensive, substitute: Blue lace agate, Turquoise, Aquamarine. Rain stone. Correspondences: Lunar, thunder and rain.

Quartz, smoke or Smoky Topaz Color: Clear/yellow with gray /brown gray Elements: Air, Fire Lore: A good protective and astral stone, It either works for you or it doesn't, very ''temperamental'' stone, good for variable people, good stone for someone working through MPD or similar ''difference of order''. Correspondences: Astral, Smoke, Air, Fire, Thunder.

Quartz, Violet see Amethyst

Snowflake Obsidian Color: Black w/white, gray Element: Fire Lore: Burn ease, fire prevention, toss a piece in BBQ pit to whiten coals, used to avoid snow problems. Correspondences: unknown

Tiger's Eye, Blue Color: Multi-blue, reflective. Elements: Water, Air Lore: Good for airline fears and boats, wind calling, also called ''Siberian Tiger's eye, Hawk's/Falcon's eye.'' Correspondences: Astral travel, flight

Tiger's Eye, Brown Color: Multibrown, reflective. Elements: Fire, Earth Lore: Like Hematite, it ''reflects'' danger away, only this is said to shatter it into multiple reflections which direct toward the one causing it. Correspondences: Said to be sacred to ''cat'' Gods, like Bast.

Tiger's Eye, Red Color: Multired, reflective Element: Fire Lore: Physical protection, swordsmithing, Phoenix, Brigid and physical prowess. Correspondences: Fire/Combat

Turquoise Color: Sky Blue Elements: Air, Water Lore: Protection, verbal prowess, the bard's stone. General protection. A good stone to ''tune in'' to for beginners. Correspondences: Music/Poetry

No, this is definatly not a dumb subject Vamp...it is actually a subject that I am highly interested in myself and practice...I actually carry clear quartz,tigers eye, amethyst, and rose quartz...Stone magick is a legitimate form of magick that most ppl do not ever consider practicing...if u have ne questions on the subject btw I will try to help u if I can...but by the looks of it, ur well on ur way already!

I had more I just didnt want to make the thread super long otherwise ppl will be bored

Ok here goes ^^

Gemstone Meanings

Amethyst -- Attaining Wisdom
Aquamarine--Connecting with the Ocean of Awareness
Aventurine (dark green)-- Purifying the Physical Body
Aventurine (light green)--Uplifting the Physical Body
Bloodstone -- Coordinating Healing Energies
Carnelian--Revitalizing Your Being
Citrine--Preparing for Greater Spirituality
Emerald -- Healing the Physical
Emerine (dark green) -- Physical Healing and Purification
Emerine (light green) --Soothing the Physical Body
Fluorite -- Healing
Jasper -- Enlivening your Body
Lapis Lazuli -- Harmonizing Heart and Mind
Leopard skin Jasper -- Attracting Beneficial Influences
Malachite--Harmonizing the Body
Onyx -- Becoming Grounded
Rhodocrosite--Developing Inner Freedom
Rhodonite--Stabilizing the Emotions
Roselle--Purifying the Emotional Body
Ruby--Healing the Emotional
Ruby Rose--healing the Heart
Quartz -- Attracting Life Force
Sapphire (blue)--Healing the Mind
Sodalite -- Purifying the Aura
Tourmaline (green)--Balancing the Male
Tourmaline (pink) & Rubelle--Balancing the Female

I have a collection of stones, some are raw and some are polished. my friend told me that the polished ones are no good to me because they have been tampered with by man. What do you think? how can I make them usuable?

Blah thats silly, they are just as good as a raw one
You'll find that people will tell you lots of different things, don't use polished stones, only use certain types of candles, yada yada yada. Just nonsence

If the stones work for you by all means use them! I have a mix of polished and unpolished stones they both are wonderful. It's all about how they work with you.

Just cleans them of unwanted energy and consecrate in what fashion you feel most comfortable. Once this is done program it to serve your purpouse. All items are useful no matter how they are altered or obtained.

Here's what I found

If you want to 'cleanse' them there are several ways
*bury in some soil at the full moon, leave in during waning moon to banish any negativity attached to them, leave during waxing moon to recharge positive energies - dig out on the eve of the next full moon.
*wash in sea salt or hyssop.

There are plenty of ways to consecrate your crystals, those are just some. It's still the same stone - just polished up and pretty

"tampered with by man" If it feels right to you use it. no one can tell you what to use or not use. Trust your instincts on things, you will now

Thank you,This is great, i found this so useful