| Astrological Sign: Aries |
| Chakra: Solar Plexus, Heart |
| Lore: Aventurine enhances creativity and amplifies leadership qualities. It reveals what makes us happy or unhappy, stimulates dreaming, and helps make our dreams come true. |
| Geology: Aventurine is a massive green quartz that obtains its sparkling color from inclusions of fuchsite, a chromium mica. The name is from the Italian “a ventura” meaning randomly, a reference to the random deposits of mica contained within. |
| Localities: India, Brazil |
| Astrological Sign: Libra, Gemini |
| Chakra: Brow, Crown, Heart |
| Lore: Apophyllite helps create a conscious connection between the physical and the spiritual. It allows the recognition of truth and encourages tranquility, a calm attitude, and honesty. Use apophyllite on the higher chakras to facilitate astral travel. |
| Geology: Apophyllite is a sheet silicate that is formed hydrothermally. Tabular crystals are cubic or octahedral, sometimes dipyramidal or platy. Apophyllite may be colorless, white, or light shades of pink, green and yellow. |
| Localities: India, Mexico |
| Astrological Sign: Aries |
| Chakra: Root |
| Lore: Traditionally, the apache tear is said to be one of the tears shed by Native American women in mourning for their warriors who were driven from a cliff by the U.S. cavalry. It is used for comfort in times of grief, providing insight and acceptance. |
| Geology: The apache tear is a small black nodule of obsidian or volcanic glass. The main obsidian flow has been altered to a whitish porous rock called perlite containing unaltered transparent glassy nodules. |
| Locality: Arizona |
| Astrological Sign: Taurus, Cancer, Leo |
| Chakra: Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus |
| Lore: Bloodstone is also known as heliotrope, Greek for “solstice,” referring to its powerful healing power. It aids in the renewal of physical and emotional states. A stone of courage, it helps to revitalize love relationships and friendships. Bloodstone has the capacity to clear scattered thoughts in preparation for meditation. |
| Geology: Bloodstone is a chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz. It is colored an opaque green with red spots caused by hematite and other iron oxides. African Bloodstone is sometimes called “Seftonite.” |
| Localities: India, Africa, Australia |
| Astrological Sign: Pisces |
| Chakra: Root, Solar Plexus |
| Lore: Abalone shells are used to enhance smudging activities. The shells, revered by ancient tribes as magical gifts from the sea, were one of the earliest forms of wealth. They stimulate fertility of mind and body and improve self-image and physical power. |
| Biology: Abalone are mollusks with one-piece shells. They belong to the genus Haliotis which means “sea ear.” They are rounded or oval with a row of respiratory pores along one side. |
| Locality: Mexico |
Anita's Beads of Wakefield, NH 