Healing Stones Glossary — clarity

Sodalite comes from the core of the earth.  Aiding to bridge the subconscious & conscious minds & to connect your thoughts to your feelings, it dispels guilt, fears & strengthens mind over body.  The stone clears vision rather than stimulate wisdom or mental expansion.  With a clear, insightful mind, you can make good decisions and find inner peace.  Sodalite brings order and calmness to the mind.  It encourages rational thought, objectivity, truth and intuition, along with verbalization of feelings.  Sodalite brings emotional balance and calms panic attacks.  It enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust.

Serpentine is a beneficial and versatile stone. It is said to help with emotional cleansing and attract love and money. This stone is said to be an excellent meditation stone developing an enlightenment, insight or clarification for the wearer. Allows complete focus and purposeful resolution. Serpentine gets its name from the word ‘serpent’ because it resembles the skin of a snake. It is said to help one find inner peace, calmness, and a long life; instills in the bearer a respect for the elderly and wards off snakebites. It is said to help you to find your higher purpose and to identify the actions you need to take to allow you to experience peace and fulfillment. It is great for connecting with your environment and bringing about Joy in your life. 
Serpentine is a catalyst for bringing joy into our physical existence. It enhances cellular growth, rejuvenation and strengthens. Promotes “thinking with love” prior to “speaking with intellect”. Considered an important gemstone to the Assyrians, as early as 4000 B.C., it was used in Seals and Cylinders, Serpentine was known as Za-tu-mush-gir. 
The 30th Chapter of the Egyptian Book of the Dead is said to be carved from a tablet of Serpentine.

Rudraksha tree grows on mountains and hilly region of Nepal, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Burma. Used since ancient time for increasing the spiritual power, self-confidence, and courage and for building a positive attitude in multidiscipline area. By meditating with a Rudraksha mala or by wearing rudraksha against the skin, it is believed to increase the ability to concentrate, giving clarity and peace of mind, improve memory and relieve stress and anxiety. Rudraksha is also known to slow the aging process, increase stamina, reduce blood pressure, strengthen the heart and balances the nervous system. Not only that but the auspicious Rudraksha beads are believed to bestow divine protection and increase abundance and prosperity.

Snowflake Obsidian is used for grounding the physical and for protection. It is used for recognizing old habits and patterns in one's life and changing them to more useful and beneficial ones. As a stone of clarity, it is said to bring hidden things to the surface. These hidden things could be perceived as positive or negative, depending on the person and circumstances, but the nice thing about snowflake obsidian is that this necessary process is done gently.  
It is a common stone used to shield against negativity and give protection from physical and emotional harm. It is also a stone used for grounding and to surrender to a meditative state, going deeper

Gold-Sheen Obsidian is Black Obsidian with bright, gold-colored inclusions. Like all Obsidians, Gold-Sheen Obsidian is a very protective stone. It is said to form a shield against negativity and to absorb negative energies from the environment. It can also take you deep into the core of a problem by helping you to connect to the past, present and future. Gold-Sheen Obsidian can eliminate feelings of futility and ego-conflict allowing you to find your correct spiritual path. It helps you to gain access to the root of your problems and it can help define possible paths of action. It reflects what is needed in your life and helps you with the elimination of your ego. Its energy enhances your ability to achieve worldly success through the expression of your unique talents

The "Stone of Royalty," Lapis Lazuli is one of the most sought-after stones in use since man’s history began. Its deep, celestial blue remains the symbol of royalty and honor, gods and power, spirit and vision. It is a universal symbol of wisdom and truth. The golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamen was richly inlaid with Lapis, as were other burial ornaments of Egyptian kings and queens. It was used extensively in scarabs, pendants and other jewelry, and ground into powder for dyes, eye shadow and medicinal elixirs. A stone of truth, Lapis encourages honesty of the spirit, and in the spoken and written word. It reveals inner truth, and promotes self-awareness and the acceptance of that knowledge.It is also a stone of friendship and brings harmony in relationships.

It absorbs and neutralizes negative energy and stress.  An excellent learning aid, Fluorite increases our powers of concentration, self-confidence and helps us in decision-making.  It encourages positivity, balances the energies, and improves balance and coordination, both physically and mentally.

The Rhodonite crystal meaning comes from the word rhodon, which means ‘rose’ in Greek. It is known as the “rescue stone" and is a stone of compassion, an emotional balancer that clears away emotional wounds and scars from the past which nurtures love. 

A powerful healing stone for relationships, it encourages clear communication, the lifeline for a strong and healthy union. It stimulates, clears and activates the heart. Rhodonite grounds energy, balances yin-yang, and aids in achieving one’s highest potential.  It heals emotional shock and panic. 

Rhodonite teaches us to be forgiving and accepting when love becomes painful. Rose Quartz and Rhodochrosite are great for attracting love but Rhodonite is all about putting the pieces back together when it all falls apart. Its energy opens the heart up to emotional healing, showing you how to mend heartache through peaceful contemplation and complete acceptance. Rhodonite aids in cases of emotional self-destruction, codependency, and abuse. It encourages unselfish self-love and forgiveness. Promotes remaining calm in dangerous or upsetting situations. Builds confidence and alleviates confusion.

Dalmatian Jasper, also known as “Dalmatian Stone”, is a grounding stone, in terms of with the Earth and in reality.  It removes disillusionment, helping one to see their strengths and weaknesses more clearly.  Dalmatian Jasper brings a sense of fun to one’s life and helps to increase loyalty in relationships.  It purifies the blood and boosts the immune system.

Rose quartz is a beautiful translucent pink stone that radiates the energy of unconditional love. It is the best crystal for healing anxiety because it replaces worries and fears and brings in feelings of calmness and reassurance. Rose quartz is often called the “Love Stone.” Its energetic hallmark is that of unconditional love that opens the heart chakra. This makes rose quartz a stone for every type of love: self-love, family, platonic, romantic, and unconditional. As a variety of quartz, rose quartz has high energy, and this strong energy can enhance love in virtually any situation.

Rose quartz is used to raise self-esteem and a strong sense of self-worth. Its loving energies teach us to apply this love to ourselves and thereby find ourselves more worthy. Emotionally, rose quartz is used to balance emotions and bring peace and calm. This calm emotional balance brings stress relief and easing of anxiety. All these things carry energies of forgiveness, tolerance, and compassion to the fore, enabling us to see the good in both others and ourselves.