Amethyst Crystals....
Potent Violet Flame Stones For Healing and Intense Spiritual Growth

What Are They

Amethyst crystals are some of the most well-known of the quartz crystals, and they are widely sold in many retail outlets. But why is Amethyst so popular?

This beautiful crystal is a stone that embodies the violet flame... a powerful energy overseen by the Ascended master, St Germain. To really understand why it is so loved, you need to look at it in more detail.

Why Would You Use Amethyst Crystals

Why is it so admired... and why are people keen to use it?

It is a beautiful stone to have in any part of the home ... as its energy is so helpful. Having a piece in the bedroom will promote restful sleep and peaceful dreaming. Any person may benefit by having this stone close by... as it is also a highly protective crystal. Amethyst crystal is common and comes in a variety of forms... and has many valid reasons for it to be the stone of choice.

As I mentioned above it is a quartz crystal and all quartz crystals are strong amplifiers of energy. When it comes to their healing energy the properties of all quartz crystals are very impressive.

More than any other crystal it will quieten the mind ... allowing you to more easily make contact with spirit. It is very easy to obtain and natural crystals should be able to be bought very easily at crystal shops, gift shops, on the internet and at a wide variety of other retail outlets... as its popularity is high.

Healing With Amethyst

The purple stones are the most well known for carrying the violet flame healing vibration... yet the color is only an indication of the level of heat that the particular stone endured while in the ground. Although most pieces of Amethyst are purple... all colors of Amethyst carry a strong healing vibration.

Prasiolite (the Green Amethyst) has amazing healing aspects... as do the pink, lavender and of course the violet-purple stones. Many of the darker yellow Citrine Crystals were made from Amethysts through a process of heating them... and they too carry a strong healing vibration.

All colors of these stones have a strong energy that will cleanse negative energy from your auric field.

The Amethyst may also help with healing sadness and grief... and will assist with inner child healing, as it will allow you to let go of built up melancholy and depression based in the past, as well as dissolving anger, fear and anxiety. You can see that it will be a great advantage in the overall growth of your spirituality and health. They are easy to buy.... so just remember to keep the energy close to you for best results.

Where does it come from

This stone has been found in a large number of locations... including Europe, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, East Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia the USA and Canada. The lovely purple stone is the most common, and it is very popular.

Amethyst comes in a range of colors... including Prasiolite... also called Green Amethyst, as well as the highly favored deep purple stone and pink, violet and pale lavender.

Although the lovely Purple crystals are the most talked about... all colors of this stone are powerful healing stones.

Amethyst does not need to be purple to heal... and you will find slightly different healing outcomes for different colored stones. Both the Pinkish stones and the Green Amethyst (Prasiolite) stones have the advantage of also resonating within the heart chakra.... as well as having all the aspects of the violet stones. Amegreen also carries this same heart based energy.

History Of Amethyst

Amethyst clusters are easy to buy... and are a powerful asset to any room. One of the beautiful amethyst geodes placed anywhere in your environment... is powerful to bring through a wonderful healing vibration. This is one of the reasons why the Amethyst has been prized throughout history... as well of course for its beauty.

It is historically believed to have been the ninth stone on the Breastplate of the High Priest of Israel. The history of Amethyst goes right back to ancient times.

In Egypt it was used to make beads and amulets. It has been continuously used throughout history as its vibration is recognized to be so beneficial for many reasons. For many centuries people have used these beautiful purple stones... as they believed they had amazing healing powers.

It is clear that these ancient people could feel the vibration of the lovely crystal energy that these purple stones were emitting. This energy is recognized even today, as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church wears a ring with this stone in it.

How Will Amethyst Crystals Help You

Amethyst is a crystal with a vibration that is highly useful to assist meditation... as it will calm the emotions. For meditation it is one of the premier stones to use.... as it will aid your mind to relax... and for you to slip more easily into the deep relaxed state needed for best results.

This is one of the most popular crystals... and this stone has even been carved into Amethyst crystal skulls as another way of using its lovely energy.

The Amethyst crystal emits a strong field of vibrational healing energy... so they are marvelous tools for self healing. If you stand in front of one of them this feeling is immediately apparent... as the field of light that they emit is so strong.

As you have read there is a long list of different reasons for using Amethyst crystals. Amethyst's ability to work on helping you to learn to be psychic is very powerful. It's action in developing intuition is a real asset... and it will also enhance your psychic abilities.

Facts About Amethyst

Its name comes from the Greek word 'amethustos' meaning non-drunk. The ancient Greeks made cups from the purple stone as they believed it could prevent one from becoming inebriated. As was believed by the ancient Greeks... it also assists you to beat addictions today. If you have addictive habits such as smoking, drinking or drug addictions you may be assisted by using an Amethyst stone... and other "violet flame" crystals.

Combining it with Iolite Stones, Sugilite, and with another stone called Pink Thulite is very powerful... as together they create a stronger healing outcome.

An easy way is help yourself if you have any of these problems... to put an Amethyst tumblestone or other piece of this lovely stone in your pocket... and you can combine them with any of the stones mentioned above to help you to beat addictions.

Ensure that those crystals that are on you every day, are regularly cleansed. Quartz crystals may be cleaned easily... but if you are cleansing other varieties of crystals... or large geodes use one of the other methods of cleansing your crystals.

Combining It With Other Stones

Combining Moldavite with Amethyst crystals will raise your body's frequency to such a high level that no negative entities can enter your auric field.

This level of psychic protection is very important if you do any sort of psychic work. This combination will bring both increased psychic abilities and other healing gifts to improve your overall spirituality and health.

Moonstone, White Topaz and Ascension Stones are also good combined with Amethyst.

White Scolecite has a beautiful calming energy, and combined with Amethyst will assist your meditations to go to a purer and more spiritual level.

Amethyst also combines well with many of the high vibration stones. Stones whose crystal energy is most potent are powerful allies for this stone.

Specific stones that are recommended would be Moldavite, Scolecite, Natrolite, White Azeztulite and Phenacite. To accentuate the Amethyst vibration within Super Seven stones... use them together for amazing metaphysical healing within all chakras.

Combine Purple Amethyst with Sugilite, Purpurite and Tanzanite Crystals as they are also stones of the violet flame. Along with Amethyst... these stones work on healing the third eye chakra, the crown chakra, the soul star chakra and the etheric chakras right up to the fourteenth chakra.

In Summary

If there was only one stone that you were able to choose to have in your environment, this would be the one. It is certainly the pre-eminent stone for all sorts of reasons. And the fact that it is easily available is a very good reason to get one for yourself.

Once you have a piece... and use it... you will feel the change in both yourself and your environment that Amethyst crystals will bring into your life.

Crystal Books

The books shown below are very in-depth crystal reference books. All of the authors have been in the crystal industry for many years, and any one of their books are good to have on hand.

Melody's Encyclopedia... Love Is In The Earth... is a book that covers more than most. This book gives you so much information, and covers so many crystals that on its own is almost a reference library.