Since the beginning of time, mankind has used crystals and stones for various applications, from decoration to protection and even healing. Below we offer the energetic properties associated with the various stones.

Topaz: The energy of topaz acts through the laws of attraction and manifestation. The gentle shades of topaz serve as a trigger for the manifestation activities, while the vibratory resonance acts with a magnetic effect. This mineral is quite instrumental in visualization for healing and/or attracting in meditation and in projection. It helps one to creatively change ones personal world, enhancing awareness and inducing the states of expansiveness and manifestation.

Rutilated Topaz: This topaz does not contain rutile, but contains goethite. The energy is very conducive to the manifestation properties related to "non-rutilated" topaz, and it acts quite well to facilitate the manifestation of ideals relative to business, possessions, understanding, appreciation, and healing.

Tourmaline: This mineral can be used to attract inspiration, to diminish fear by promoting understanding, and to encourage self-confidence.

Black Tourmaline: The energy of Black Tourmaline can be used to both repel and protect against negativity. It acts to protect one from being victimized by negative energy of another. It provides for an increase in ones physical vitality, emotional stability, and intellectual acuity, and can maintain ones spirits even in conditions which appear to emit the messages of "gloom and doom".

Pink Tourmaline: The energy of light pink tourmaline relates to creativity and to conceiving the "new". It allows one to trust in the power of love and can promote the feelings of joy and enthusiasm for life by releasing destructive tendencies.

Tsavorite: The message of this mineral is "know thyself", stimulating the knowledge, within the inner self, that each person is the ruler of his/her destiny, and that this ruling must be accomplished with love, or the ruler forfeits the position.

Turquoise: This stone is a healer of the spirit, providing for a soothing energy and bringing peace of mind. It strengthens and aligns all chakras, meridian, and subtle bodies. It is valuable for grounding and can be used for attunement. It is of high spirituality and can help one to be grounded during spiritual work. It acts to induce wisdom and understanding, and to enhance trust, kindness, and the recognition of beauty.

Vanadinite: This mineral can promote thrift in spending; either conserving ones energy or ones money. It is a good stone for those who have tendencies to overspend. It can promote order to ones life, helping one to define goals and to pursue these in an orderly manner.

Zincite: This mineral provides for the synthesis of personal power, physical energy, and creativity. It can bring together those of like-mind; it is useful in promoting the group effort, interlocking and providing for the unification of the resultant effects.

Zoisite: This mineral can be used to dispel laziness and idleness.

Excerpts from "Love is in the Earth" by Melody and reproduced with kind permission from Earth/Love Publications.