O - Metaphysical Properties Of Crystals

The Apache Tear, is a variety of Obsidian, Is Volcanic glass and is usually found in a vitreous form of of black, black/clear, black/smokey/clear, black/mahogany and occasionally black/violet or black/green.  The shape is somewhat spherical with conchoidal markings. The Apache Tear has been traditionally considered to be one of the tears of Native American women,  mourning  for the warriors driven off a cliff by the cavalry. Apache tear is a form of black obsidian but it is much gentler in its effect. It still brings up negativity but does so slowly so that it can be transmuted. An Apache Tear is excellent for absorbing negative energy and for protecting the aura. It grounds and cleanses the earth Chakra. Apache Tear is named because it is believed to shed tears in time of sorrow. It comforts grief, provides insight to the source of distress, and relieves long held grievances. This stone stimulates analytical capabilities and promotes forgiveness. An Apache Tear will remove self limitations and increase spontaneity. It is said to expel the venom of snake bite. It enhances assimilation of vitamins C and D, removes toxins from the body, and calms muscle spasms. 

Black Obsidian assists in recognizing where one is holding negativity and helps to illuminate and cleanse negative emotional patterns from the aura. It can assist those who are very psychically or emotionally sensitive to maintain the integrity of their energy fields. Is a powerful emotional teacher. it leads one to understanding and acceptance of the darker side of ones nature, so that aspect can be evolved and illuminated. It assists in breaking negative emotionally based patterns such as self abuse, eating disorders, and addictions, when one is willing to take responsibillity for ones own healing. Black Obsidian assists with removing blockages in meridian system. Its energy is useful in clearing reproductive problems based on past abuse or current self abuse issues and also opens and clears the base chakras.

Gold Sheen Obsidian helps you reclaim your personal power for the higher good, it assists you in this journey and allows you to become more conscious of the way in which you use and misuse power. It can aid in aligning your will with divine intent and connecting to the power of the earth for healing purposes. Gold Sheen Obsidian can help you feel more capable of creating and directing your life. It is ideal for enhancing your direction and clarity of purpose. Gold Sheen Obsidian can be helpful in digestive disorders, ulcers, re-flux and similar issues of the stomach. It helps clear, energise and balance the solar plexus and the base chakras. it can be helpful for men with issues of impotence due to stress

Mahogany Obsidian assists in opening and cleansing the grounding channel, which is critical if one is to embody a full spectrum of energetic frequencies. Helps dissolve ancestral patterns of abuse, negativity, hatred or fear that are in the DNA and emotional body. It is helpful in clearing birth truma for mother and child, and can be a wonderful aid in the rebirthing experience. Strengthens the organs and tissues. It supports detoxification by increasing liver and kidney function, enhancing the bodies abilities to discharge poisons.

Rainbow Obsidian is a wonderful stone for grounding light into the aura and the physical body. It helps cleanse and align all chakras, as it removes blockages and densities. Brings hope, illumination and energy into the most blocked and stagnant areas of the body. this helps one feel more optimistic and willing to engage with life. it is a wonderful stone for alleviating depression or mood swings. Rainbow Obsidian is useful for bruising, bone breaks or other tissue trauma. It can be placed over the heart area to assist in stabilizing the physical heart during stressful times. It is a good stone for drawing memory to consciousness from the cellular level, so repressed memories do not turn in to physical disease.

Snowflake Obsidian helps one recognize the guidance and assistance that are always available through the natural world. It is an excellent stone to use in attuning to animal totems and animal allies. It can be used to help one become more sensitive to the subtle flow and movement of energy in ones environment. Helps one to overcome 'poor me' attitudes or feelings of victimization. It enables one to find strength and willingness to shift ones reality for the better. This ally can be used in the same way as Black Obsidian. It can also help energetically to limit the spread of cancer cells through out the body. It assists one in becoming more receptive to healing energy and a healing attitude.

Olivine is a dominant sterilizer it releases and neutralizes toxins at all levels. It lightens jealousy, resentment, spite, bitterness and irritation. It reduces anxiety, irritation and culpability. It opens our heart to discover innovative relationships and joy. it enhances self reliance and allegation, rousing intensification and amends. It whets and unfastens the mind to responsiveness. It banishes lassitude, disintegrate and droopiness. It enables to seize our own conscientiousness of our verve. It leads refinement and revitalization. It strengthens the immune system, metabolism and profits the skin. It treats ulcers and strengthens the eyes. It poises Bi-polar disorders and overcomes hypochondria, works on the solar plexus chakra and heart chakra.

 Black Onyx teaches the appropriate use of power and the focusing of energy into positive force. It is excellent for those who are working to develop their telekinetic abilities. Black onyx is emotionally neutral. Black onyx can be used to help stimulate the connection between the feet and the first chakra. this can be helpful for those who is suffering from weak legs, or have difficulty grounding or eliminating bodily wastes or excess energy.

Dendritic Opal Also known as Merlinite and Psilomelane.  The magic bearer, brings magic and luck in to your life. Spiritually this stones energy is uniquely suited for work with natural energies and is an excellent tool for shamans, wiccans and others on the path of accessing the power of creation through the natural world. it can help communicate archetypal energies of nature, such as plant devas, animal spirits and the elemental allies. It can aid in honing ones abilityto perceive the physical realm and into the spiritual and energetic realms. Its energy gives one the courage to face ones shadow self and consciously integrate that aspect. Emotinally shame, blame and self loathing are all caused by the inability to accept all aspects of oneself. The stones energy allows one to see that there are no mistakes only learning experiences. It can help one reconcile with the past, ones mistakes, ones less than enlightened desires and other aspects of oneself that one may wish to deny. It incourages self forgiveness, self acceptance and self love. It can also assist one on working through greif and loss, as it reminds one that spirit is eternal and lasts beyond the physical. Physically it assists in creating movement in the energy field, invoking the storm element to bring energetic systems into a state of dynamic balance. instead of simply removing blockages, it helps one move into the blockage to determine its origins and the lessons it contains, so it will not reestablish itself after the healing session. It can be useful in supporting the healing of the physical heart when heart imbalancehad been created through chronic self deprecation, shame or fear. it can be useful in countering headaches due to the opening of the third eye and crown chakras and in stabilizing the nervous system. It's association is with the solar plexus and third eye chakras. 

Pink Opal is a variety of Common Opals that are more opaque and do not carry that “opal fire”.  It is a lovely stone to keep with you as it helps to bring the joy back into your life. Use Pink Opal when you need to get rid of old patterns that are no longer working for you, as well as giving you insight into ways that will help to enhance your emotional, spiritual and intellectual self. You can use this “stone of renewal” to aide in your journey of self-acceptance and love.  Pink Opal can keep you calm and centered. Physically, Pink Opal soothes irritated skin; helps with issues relating to the lungs, heart, liver and spleen; is beneficial for those with hypoglycemia and diabetes.  Because Opals contain water, do not leave them in sunlight or they will become brittle and break. Pink Opal Is associated with the heart chakra

The opal is said to be many things including the most powerful of healing stones, the stone of hope, the stone of great achievement and even the "stone of the Gods". Ancient Romans associated opal with hope and good luck. Yellow Opal is a stone of emotional stability. It is often used to amplify positive emotions. It is useful in balancing the crown chakra. The Frequency of Yellow Opal connects to the solar Plexus and Crown chakras. It stimulates the solar plexus so one can have confidence in ones thoughts and actions and has a positive approach to life's experiences. Yellow Opal has the same properties as any other Opal but it also carries additional properties associated with its colour. Yellow Opal is said to have an uplifting and revitalizing effect, however, if you are already feeling down this is not a good stone for you as it can amplify emotions which is fantastic when you're up and motivated, but not much fun if you are feeling blue! It brings within it emotional stability and helps to reinforce positive thought patterns. Opal can encourage inventiveness and creativity. It is a great stone for removing blockages, especially self imposed ones that limit personal growth. Yellow Opal is said to enhance psychic abilities. In physical healing yellow Opal is used to treat gallstones, kidney stones and helps the body fight infection, it is also said to be useful in the fight against Parkinson's disease. 

Opalite is a delicate clear or milky iridescent stone, The ‘Stone of Eternity’ brings forth the understanding of the true-self, the true spirit, to free the spirit. The knowing that one can soar higher than expected. Opalite teaches the being within, that freedom is not held back by the physical self, This stone encourages one to explore within and all around to learn that even the most unimaginable life goals can be reached, they do not just have to be dreams. A stone to bring one to an understanding that what one touches does not just end there, what one tastes does not just fade, what one sees does not just disappear. There is a wisdom behind all, and that wisdom is to be used, that memory goes past the physical self, it is used for eternity.  Opalite brings peace to all, it is a very beneficial stone to keep in areas where peace and serenity are needed. It is also a very Beneficial stone to be used in the deepening of the sleep state, gain knowledge and courage from dreams in order to better oneself in day to day life. Also, Opalite help’s to soften a harsh atmosphere or a soften a “hardened soul”. This is a good stone for the release of fears and worries. To help one to face both hope’s and fear’s together, alongside accepting and growing with change. “The being often lower’s at change, but it is through change that the being can grow and flourish, that Mother Earth can grow and flourish, that Life can continue” Opalite strongly attracts light beings, it a stone to use in communication’s to the Angelic kind and to attract positive light energies to any being or any area. A very beneficial stone in helping one to have raised hope and strength, good for reducing anxiety and soothing frayed nerves. Opalite gives a gentle reminder that being alone in the past, now or in the future, was and is not of truth.