Stones that Strengthen the Inner Being
AMBER: Strengthens the ability to seize opportunity, to respond with spontaneity when opportunity knocks. It also strengthens the ability to recognize when an opportunity exists. This is what allows you to not miss opportunities.
AMETHYST: Strengthens the ability to enthusiastically put energy into what you want to do. It also helps you recognize what is worth getting enthusiastic about. This allows you to have a strong general level of enthusiasm and zest for life.
AQUAMARINE: Strengthens “Freedom of Self-expression”. It helps you recognize that everyone has the right to be himself and express what is inside. This not only helps you make independent choices, but it helps you to let others do the same.
AVENTURINE: Strengthens the ability to take risks when necessary, in order to ac-complish the things you want in life. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It also strengthens your ability to distinguish a wise risk from a foolish risk.
AZURITE: Strengthens the ability to communicate, to express yourself accurately, and in a way that is really and truly un-derstandable and obvious to the person you are communicating with. It also helps you become a better listener.
BLACK TOURMALINE: Strengthens the ability to be kind, to be able to give of your energy just to be good to someone, or to yourself. It also helps you recognize what sorts of things would be kind to do.
BLOODSTONE: Helps you understand that it is a basic human right to choose the extent to which you want to face up to reality. This not only strengthens your ability to confront situations in life by facing them square on rather than ignoring them or hiding from them, but it also helps you let others choose what to confront.
BLUE LACE AGATE: Foresight. Strengthens the ability to accurately weigh probabilities, without fooling yourself or distorting those probabilities. This helps you to have realistic expectations about the most likely outcome in any situation.
CARNELIAN: Strengthens the ability to share of yourself, your energy, ideas, and viewpoints, in order to accomplish a particular goal. It also strengthens the ability to know what things are beneficial to share, in order to get the best result.
CHRYSOCOLLA: Helps you understand that it is a basic human right to choose how to fit in or belong in this world. This not only strengthens your ability to feel a sense of belonging or `being part of', but it also helps you let others fit in where they want.
CITRINE: Strengthens acceptance, the ability to accept what is ethical, or true, or fair. It also strengthens your awareness of what is worthy of being accepted, what is acceptable, both from yourself and others.
EMERALD: Helps you understand that it is a basic human right to be free to choose when to change direction or path in life. This not only helps you stand up to rigid people who try to keep you from making changes in your own life, but it also helps you develop a level of flexibility which al-lows you to "go with the flow" when circumstances change in the outside world.
GARNET: Considerateness. Strengthens the ability to anticipate the impact or consequences of your actions before you act. It makes you good at knowing how to proceed and make things go smoothly, and this helps you operate in a considerate manner.
GREEN TOURMALINE: Strengthens “Freedom of Conviction”. This is the freedom to choose what to think and believe. It is the freedom to choose how much to let others influence what you believe, if at all. This helps you stand up to people who try to manipulate you, and it helps you refrain from trying to manipulate others.
HEMATITE: Strengthens Clarity of Thought. It strengthens the ability to reason accurately and realistically, without fooling yourself or distorting reality. And it helps you recognize what is reasonable.
JADE: Strengthens the ability to be decisive, to make good and sound decisions without spending large amounts of energy vacillating between the alternatives. It also helps you distinguish a good decision from a bad one.
MALACHITE: Strengthens the ability to respond to need, to allow others to lean on you and be dependent on you. It also strengthens your awareness of what people really need, and what you really need.
MOSS AGATE: Strengthens the ability to be patient, to allow things to move at their own pace, even though your pace may be different. It also helps make you more aware of the natural pace of things, so you can work with the flow and not against it.
OBSIDIAN: Strengthens the ability to focus or concentrate, and really “zero in” on a project or thought process. It also helps you know what things are worth using your energy to concentrate on.
PERIDOT: Strengthens the ability to be responsible, dutiful, conscientious, to do the responsible thing morally. It also includes knowing when to take on new responsibilities, as well as recognizing
when something is not your responsibility.
PINK TOURMALINE: Strengthens com-passion, warmth of heart, tenderness, sympathy. It also helps you know what kinds of things are compassionate to do.
RHODONITE (& RHODOCHROSITE): Strengthens the ability to put energy into planning ahead, to make realistic plans and set realistic goals. It also helps you distinguish a good plan from a bad one.
ROSE QUARTZ: Strengthens the ability to be intimate, to put energy into resonat ing with another person's inner being in order to be close and form a bond with that person. It also helps you know if it is wise to be intimate with a particular person.
RUTILATED QUARTZ: Strengthens the ability to be open with yourself and others, to reveal yourself and let someone under-stand who you really are. It also helps you know whether it is wise to be open with a particular person.
SMOKY QUARTZ: Strengthens honesty. This is the ability to be frank, forthright, accurate and candid in presenting reality as you see it, and to recognize it in others.
SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN: Strengthens consistency, the ability to not fluctuate drastically in your motivations and behavior, to behave predictably to people who know you well. It also helps you recognize consistency in yourself or others.
SODALITE: Strengthens the ability to be persistent and tenacious, to stay with a project until it is completed, and not leave things partially finished. It also helps you know when it is time to give up on some- thing to save your energy for other things.
TIGER EYE: Strengthens the ability to need and depend on another person, to feel comfortable in being vulnerable enough to depend on that person. It also helps you recognize what is dependable, both in yourself and in others.
TOPAZ: Strengthens “Noninterference”, knowing that every person has the right to control his own life. This helps you stand up to pushy or demanding people who try to interfere in your life, and it helps you to keep from interfering in the lives of others.
TOURMALATED QUARTZ: Strengthens the ability to be committed, to make a commitment or promise in earnest. It also helps you know whether it is wise for you to commit in particular situations.
TURQUOISE: Strengthens the ability to trust both yourself and others, to have confidence in someone's intentions, and in his ability to carry out those intentions. It also helps you recognize what you can trust in yourself or others, what is trustworthy.