Black tourmaline is a stone that is a must have for anyone working with crystal healing or crystal energy.

Tourmaline Comes in a wide variety of colors and like most crystals there is a specific attribute given to each color as well as those to the main attributes of the crystal or stone family. Black tourmaline or schorl is one of the most protective stones.

It not only protects from the negative thoughts and emotions of others, it also clears your own negative thoughts dissolving tension and stress encouraging a laid back attitude with a clear,focused, objective and rational, neutral thought process.

Black tourmaline is a stone of emotional and mental stability. It promotes a positive attitude even in difficult circumstances. A powerful grounding stone, it helps to bring flighty and scattered energies and thoughts into focus. This also eliminates unnecessary energies from our system by pulling it into the ground to be dispersed.

Black tourmaline is a cleansing stone like no other. Many Crystals and stones have the ability to cleanse negative energies and work quite well for those purposes but tourmaline is one of the quickest and strongest stones for cleaning the subtle energy bodies as well as the environment. Tourmaline takes heavy, dense, low vibrational energy and dissolves and transmutes it to lighter vibrations. Just holding Black tourmaline brings about instant grounding cleansing as well as protection from further  dense and environmental energy pollution. You will see the term pollution used in regards to the uses of Black tourmaline quite often as it has a wide sweeping effect that not only effects the body but the surrounding environment as well.While many stones work on the low dense or negative energy given off by the thoughts and consciousness of your self and others  Black tourmaline also absorbs and cleanses natural and man made sources of energetic pollution.

Black Tourmaline  pulls less refined energies such as electromagnetic smog as well as many other environmental pollutions that are caused by the electrical devices and radio frequencies. A  piece of tourmaline taped or glued to a cell phone or computer can help protect you from some of the most common sources of electromagnetic smog. A large piece of  black tourmaline is effective in blocking geopathic stress which is believed to be radiation points due to the stresses from the earth itself.

The effects of prolonged exposure to strong electromagnetic fields have been thought to cause, Nervous system symptoms (e.g. fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances), Skin symptoms (e.g. facial prickling, burning sensations, rashes), Various body symptoms (e.g. pain and ache in muscles), Eye symptoms (e.g. burning sensations), Various less common symptoms, including ear, nose, and throat symptoms, digestive disorders, As well as anxiety depression and panic and uncontrollable irrational fears that are said to be responsible for the belief in some haunting scenarios. Black tourmaline  is one of the stones to top the list as a protection and cleanser of this energy.

Black tourmaline`s most potent physical healing properties are it ability to cleanse and detoxify the body and according to the Judy hall in The Crystal Bible it strengthens the immune system, it treats arthritis dyslexia, provides pain relief and defends against debilitating disease.

Mineralogical Information from wikipedia – Tourmaline is a crystal silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Tourmaline is classed as a semi-precious stone and the gem comes in a wide variety of colors. The name comes from the Sinhalese word “turamali” or “toramalli”, which applied to different gemstones found in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

Steven Handel presents The Notion Of No Self | The Emotion Machine posted at The Emotion Machine.

“The concept of a self is central to Buddhist thought; we are told meditative practices are intended to expand one’s self-awareness and to ultimately lead to a letting go of the self as to distinguish one’s suffering (or all that dissatisfactions that come from being conscious, experiencing beings). The Buddha never made a claim whether there is or is not a self. He merely brought up the notion of no self. He attributed any ontological theorizing to the existence of the self as just another way to bind one’s self to suffering.”

Crystals

Olga presents The metaphysical properties of green amethyst posted at Green Amethyst Info & Properties.

“I always advocate not to buy jewelery only due to the visual attraction and material value. Almost all semi precious or precious stones possess some kind of soothing spiritual vibration, and thus, for instance, if you want to buy some green amethyst jewelry, you should first familiarize yourself with the beneficial metaphysical influences of prasiolite.”

Enlightenment

Astrid Lee presents Celebrating Dalai Lama’s Birthday with World Peace video series posted at World Healing, saying,

“This article honors the Dalai Lama and his wisdom on how we can create World Peace. Free video series which set out a truly enlightened vision for us all! Check it out!!!”

Etc.

Relax presents How to become clever posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “Becoming cleverer puts you in an advantageous position in life”

“You can become smarter if you put time and effort to improve your intelligence. The scope of intelligence is broad, covering areas such as interpersonal, spatial, and logical intelligence. We can’t cover everything in one page, but at least this article provides the guideline for you to become significantly cleverer.”

Healing

axel presents Emotional Healing posted at axel g.

“Let me share my experiences and best advice with you.

How can one enjoy life while feeling depressed?

And how many people do you have around you, that really understand what it’s like to be in your shoes?”

This is a great post. I really connected with Colleens words and found them to be very moving. Here is the article: colleen Johnson presents Teacup or Tumbler posted at Passionate Mystic, saying,

“My blog is about living a soul-full life and this post is about my journey into gentleness.”

Aparna presents Kapalabhati Pranayam posted at Beauty & Personality Grooming, saying,

“Persons doing Kapalabhati will be inhaling a good amount of oxygen which purifies the blood and in turn strengthens the nervous and brain centres. It also gives good massage to the internal abdominal organs. Incorporating Anulom Vilom Pranayam and Kapalabhati breathing exercises in your daily exercise regimen not only cures chronic diseases but also strengthens your immune system, thus, warding off many diseases. Those suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obstinate skin diseases, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic depression, constipation, flatulence, menstrual problems, kidney diseases, respiratory problems, allergies, sinus etc. have benefited tremendously from a regular practice of Kapalabhati pranayam.”

Joy

Susan McCabe presents Unconditional Joy posted at Joy of Living, saying,

“Unconditional Joy is the path to all things wanted.”

Mindfulness

Storm presents The Beauty of Simplicity posted at Ways To Simplify.

“I look around and find that most of everything I need in life is already there before me, yet at times I do not see. Caught in the cycle of “always wanting more”, it is not always easy to see that which is already here.”

Spirituality

Stephen Martile presents How To Set The Right Goals posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying,

“If you’re going to set goals, you want to make sure they are the “right” goals. When I say the “right” goals I don’t mean that I’m right and you’re wrong. There is no right and wrong, there is only what works and what doesn’t work. You want to set goals that work.”

Richard Shelmerdine presents Your True Nature posted at Richard Shelmerdine.

“You are invincible. I don’t mean that in a ‘build your self-confidence way either, you are actually infinite and eternal. If somebody had told me this 2 years ago I would have laughed myself all the way to a Biology class. I realised this because of a few observations that I made and then internalized. These were not particuarly in any order but they all occured at roughly the same time in my life.”

Stephen Martile presents 9 Questions to Unlock Your Unique Abilities posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying,

“There are too many people in the world today doing crap they don’t enjoy. I used to be one of those people. By quietly contemplating a variety of questions in my life I began to see different sides of myself – and with this lens of reality I began to explore new opportunities.”

Lucky Balaraman presents Finding Unshakable Happiness: The 5 Pristine Pillars posted at Calm and Cool.

“Everyone wants to be happy: it’s human nature. However, finding happiness is not always a piece of cake. An entire lifetime may not be enough if you are attempting it from scratch. To maximize your chances of success, just as you would for any other aim, follow the accumulated wisdom of the generations that have gone before you. Here are the five pillars of that wisdom.”

Enlightenment

Kaushik Chokshi presents Awakening Is Simple – Free Book Excerpts | beyond-karma.com posted at Beyond Karma, saying,

“FREE ebook: “Awakening is Simple” on mindfulness and healing techniques.”

Meditation

Lucy Lopez presents Experience your natural happiness behind the clouds of conditioning! posted at Lucy’s Planet Happiness, saying,

“Lucy Lopez mentors anyone through the journey of Personal and Spiritual Awakening. Her program is an experiential program, teaching you the skills of self-awareness and guiding you through the observable nature of mind. Lucy also teaches and guides meditation and runs personal and spiritual development retreats and workshops. Visit her at Lucy’s Planet Happiness”

Spirituality

Christopher foster presents A Prayer of Gratitude for my Body posted at thehappyseeker.com.

“I want express my gratitude for my body. What a hero it is. A true hero. I hardly know where to begin.

The first thing that comes to me is the simple fact, the simple miracle, that this physical body in which I live is still in service. It’s still here. It has survived all the trauma and tribulations that have populated my life. It has survived the trauma of loss. It has survived the trauma of illness. It has survived a host of challenges and tribulations which need no detailing here.

I’m well into my seventh decade…”

Universal Laws

Coyote Wisdom presents June Prosperity Ritual with Phyllis Runions posted at Coyote Wisdom, saying,

“This is a simple Ritual For prosperity. They have been doing a prosperity ritual every month for their community.”

Witchcraft

Elige Stewart presents Article: Dancing with the Dark (June 2009) posted at Psychic Insight,

“Many of us were scared of the dark as kids. Most of the time the fears came from assumptions that the shadow on the wall was a crazy serial killer out to get us, or that the screech was a banshee come to steal us away into the night. This obviously didn’t happen, but the fear was real! Most of us still have that ‘fear of the dark’, because the dark is simply that which we can’t clearly see. This manifests in metaphysics as a fear of some of the more unsavory aspects of the energetic realms which, much like the shadows on the wall, seem much bigger and scarier than they actually are. Many metaphysicians, psychics, healers and ‘lightworkers’ are guilty of letting their shadows turn into monsters. I’d like to remedy in this article.”

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I have been working with hemimorphite. I find this stone to be gentle and powerful at the same time. Gently blending life into one joyous flow filled with purpose, compassion, and freedom. Hemimophite is quite powerful stone working to connect the emotional, physical, and subtle bodies.  Hemimorphite is a stone that helps raise our vibrational level and to help ground and hold this new higher vibrational level.

Hemimorphite is a stone of joy. Joy is not an emotion that excludes other emotional experiences. Joy is an experience of all of lifes emotions with out judgment, seeing the Sweet with the sour so to speak. Allowing us to view even painful emotions in a light of growth and acceptance. This acceptance allows us to view our emotions from a calm centered space. It is through this wholistic view of our emotional experience that  we develop the ability to grow emotionally.There is a blended unrestricted flow of emotions that helps become Empathic and compassionate to the joys and suffering of others.  Hemimorphite encourages emotional honesty and helps with the communication of our emotions to others in an open and honest way. This honest communication builds personal relationships and group dynamics. This stone is very useful for those working as healers and counselors. Affording a strong emotional connection that is empathic not pitying. Using hemimorphite during healing and counseling will help your clients express the emotional core beliefs that are holding them back or affecting the dis-ease of there bodies, minds, or spirits.

Hemimorphite is a stone of spiritual Ascension and Spiritual Purpose. This powerful stone connects us with our highest spiritual self  forcing us to take personal responsibility for our lives past and present as well as our health and Dis-ease. Hemimrophite raises the light of energetic vibrations in our auric field bring us closer to the state of ascension. Hemimorphite has powerful protective and cleansing properties that cleanse dark spots and negative energies form the aura and  protecting us from the negative energies of others allowing us to rise above those energies. This protection is a very powerful protector from the manipulations of others both conscious and unconscious keeping us free from unconsciously following the herd so to speak. With this clarity and connection to our highest spiritual self  we gain the ability to use our intuition to guide us to our highest purpose. All of this the raising of vibration, development of empathic compassion, the personal responsibility, cleansing, and connection to our higher self  leading to our soul purpose are essential and key to the way of Ascension.

In the Crystal Bible 2 Judy Hall says Hemimorphite helps bring a general sense of well being as well as supports regaining health on all levels. Used especially to support weight loss, pain relief, blood disorders, the heart, cellular memory and structures; helps with genital herpes, warts,and ulcerative disorders, hormonal inbalances,burns and restless legs

In the The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Richard Simmons and Naisha Ahsian list the keywords of Hemimorphite as: Light Activation, aura balancing, emotional healing and communication, empathy, joy, channeling and mediumship. Richard Simmons says the emotional communication leads to the healing of  dysfunctional relationships as well as the inner growth and empathy necessary to communicate with those who have moved on to other realms of existence.

Here is some mineralogical information from Wikipedia. Hemimorphite, is a sorosilicate mineral which has been mined from days of old from the upper parts of zinc and lead ores, chiefly associated with smithsonite. It was often assumed to be the same mineral and both were classed under the same name of calamine. In the second half of the 18th century it was discovered that there were two different minerals under the heading of calamine – a zinc carbonate and a zinc silicate, which often closely resembled each other.

Charoite is the stone of soul purpose. Charoite is a stone of very profound emotional and spiritual influence. As I explored the depths of this stone I found that it was a stone that brought about a deep feeling of peace, confidence and acceptance of the present moment as perfect. From this place of centered calm judgments about the present seemed to dissolve along with the anxieties of life. This is probably how Charoite has earned it`s reputation as a stone of courage. Courage is standing strong in the face of fear, Charoite does more than give you the ability to face your fears. Charoite dissolves the thought forms that feed our fears by allowing us to see the present moment without judgment. Judgment is the true beginning of fear and anxiety, the emotions that wreak such havoc on our physical an subtle energy systems. It is when we forget that there are no good or bad events in our lives, only it events, that we start to bring in fear and anxiety. Charoite allows us to stay open to the changing winds of life in a calm centered way.

Charoite is also a stone of compassion and unconditional love. Charoite connects the heart chakra to the crown chakra bringing a compassionate view to our spiritual endeavors. This heart centered awareness allows us to see that we are all spiritual beings connected by our being a part of the same Divine Creation. This environment of unconditional love is the beginning of a deeper understanding of our spiritual path. The first step is letting go of judgments that we have placed on ourselves and others facilitating, personal healing and forgiveness. This process of healing further grounds us in the present moment bringing in the higher spiritual vibrations to our physical world. With out our judgments our Insights and intuitions about our spiritual growth and path become clearer. With our judgments dissolved we then can begin to think about the world in a compassionate manner. Love is the emotion, Compassion is the new way that we view our world. Compassion is truly hindered by fears and prejudices. These two create the illusory divisions that lead to our feelings of separateness. This stone draws downs the higher vibrational energies and grounds them in our everyday life. Increasing the work of spirit in our lives guiding us, Not always gently, To our higher spiritual purpose.

Charoite helps one to acclimate to higher energy vibrations and is especially useful for energy workers, channels, and anyone that works with higher vibrational energies. For those that are working to raise their energy vibrations Charoite reminds you to bring the higher-vibrational energy  down to the earth plane. Charoite helps overcome spiritual escapism, encouraging one to to assume responsibility for bring spiritual energies where they are needed and grounding them here on earth.

In The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach Richard Simmons Say that Because of it`s Emanation of the purple ray it is a powerful tool for the cleansing of the ethereal body,Cleansing dis harmonies and in dispelling negativity. It can protect one from psychic attack and dispel the tendency to have bad dreams. It can help release internalized negativity and fear to help bring healing for maladies that spring from these.  Charoite can increase synchronicity in your life. Learning to understand the messages in these can guiding one as if by a golden thread down the “pathless path of ones highest potential.”

Judy hall in the The Crystal Bible Says Charoite regulates blood pressure, treats eyes, heart, liver, and pancreas. It reverses liver damage due to alcohol, alleviates cramps,aches, and pains. Charoite bestows deep sleep with powerful dreams, overcomes, insomnia, and give children calm sleep. Charoite heals autism and bipolar disorder.It is helpful with dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system where the heart is involved.

Mineralogical information for Charoite from Wikipedia

Charoite (K(Ca;Na)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH;F)·H₂O) is a rare mineral, named for the Chara River (though this etymology is disputed by some), and found only in the Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia. It is found where a syenite massif has intruded into and altered limestone deposits.^[4]

Charoite is a strong, translucent lavender to purple in color, reminding some of a granite or marble with its pearly, swirling luster. However, it is a discrete mineral rather than a rock. Charoite is strictly massive in nature, and fractures are conchoidal. It has an unusual swirling, fibrous appearance, sometimes chatoyant, and that, along with its intense color, sometimes of a “grape” nature, can lead many to believe at first that it is synthetic or enhanced artificially.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charoite

Tumbled Malachite

Malachite is one of my favorite stones. This stone is one of the most powerful healing stones that I know of. When working at Coyote Wisdom I am often asked about stones for Helping with the healing of various conditions. The first stone that my Intuition usually pulls to the surface is Malachite.

Malachite Works in many ways and on many levels.  The Healing process begins with the clearing of energies that may be causing problems and blockages in the Energy body which manifest as physical problems. This Stone cleanses “Negative” Energies from the chakras, as well as electromagnetic pollution, radiation and other energies that can throw the energy system out of balance.

Malachite is a powerful physical healer. As stones for physical healing go in my opinion it is one of the most powerful. Malachite works to reduce  inflammation, promotes cellular regeneration, strengthens the immune system, and detoxifies the body. Because it works on the cellular level malachite can help after traumatic injuries and surgeries.Malachite works on the physical body by helping to speed detoxification. As a result malachite is one of the best stones to remove negative energies and pollutants from the body, subtle energy system, and the environment as a result malachite needs to be cleansed often.

Malachite works on a Psychological and mental level by illuminating the core beliefs and psychosomatic roots of our disease. It helps to break old patterns that are holding us back. Malachite goes to the core of a problem enhancing Intuition and insight about the causes of our problems physical and otherwise. Malachite helps bring suppressed feeling to the surface and release emotional trauma.

Malachite is a very protective stone. It can protect you from the Negative thoughts and energies from others. Malachite by many sources is a stone of transformation that points to the blocks on our spiritual path. It can also help with Psychic and intuitive development by opening up the third eye and stimulating psychic visions. Malachite is also connected strongly with the heart chakra and helps empathic development and bringing an awareness of our personal power and will, as well as our own personal worth allowing us to to effectively change our lives to our benefit.

As you can see I could go on and on about the benefits of malachite. I have barely scratched the surface of the uses for this stone. These are some of the best uses for malachite but not all by any means. I would like to add in here that malachite should be used with some caution. It has some toxic properties but can be safely handled. Do not make elixirs or waters to take internally. If using unpolished malachite be careful not to inhale any of  the powder that may come off of this soft stone. Take a reasonable precaution to protect the stone as it will easily break and scratch.

Here is some more information from wikipedia

Malachite is a carbonate mineral normally known as “copper carbonate” with the formula CuCO3.Cu(OH)2. This green-colored mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses. Individual crystals are rare but do occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur.

And From Crystal-Links

Uses: pancreas, spleen, heart, circulation, pineal and pituitary glands, balance, harmony, mental illness, detoxifying,
tissue regeneration, self expression, vision, reduce stress, get rid of nightmares. Solar Plexus and Heart Chakra.
Malachite is believed to be a strong protector of children. It is said to protect the wearer from accidents and protects travelers.
Malachite has been used to aid success in business and protect against undesirable business associations. It is a stone of balance in relationships.
Malachite is always green, usually in banded tones varying from very dark green to a mellow green.
Most malachite comes from Zaire, Chile and Australia. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used malachite for jewelry and ground it to use as eye shadow.
It is used in amulets to protect against the evil eye. In the Middle Ages it was used to protect children from witches and other dangers.
Malachite has been called the Mirror of the Soul. It reaches the inner feelings of the person and reflects what is there, negative or positive.
Malachite will always reflect how you feel, if you feel negative don’t normally wear it.

As you can see malachite is truly a stone of spiritual transformation as well as energetic transformation. Malachite transmutes negative energies within and without helping along our spiritual paths and mending our broken bodies and minds.