Healing Stones ... A

Healing Stones and Crystals ... A

The healing stones in the following table, may be found in various other parts of this web-site. I have assembled this page so that you can find information on the various healing stones more easily. Any healing crystals marked with a link... will take you to more detailed information on another page.

For ease of reference... the table below is the A section of the alphabetical list of crystals or stones... from other pages of this site.

Below the first table is another table on the Chakra Stones that begin with A.

This provides information on the chakra that each stone may heal.

Table Of Healing Stones and Crystals Starting With A

Agate, Ajoite	Alexandrite	Almandine Garnet
Alpine Quartz	Amazonite Stone	Amber
Amblygonite	Amegreen	Amethyst Crystals
Ametrine Gemstones	Ammonite	Anandalite
Angelite	Angel Phantom Quartz aka Amphibole Quartz	Anyolite
Apache Tears	Apatite	Apophyllite
Aqua Aura Quartz	Aquamarine Stones	Aragonite Star Clusters
Arfvedsonite	Ascension Stones	Astrophyllite
Atacamite	Atlantasite	Aventurine
Axinite	Azeztulite	Azurite Stone

If there are any healing stones that may interest you that are in another part of the alphabet... find out the stone meanings in these categories by checking out the list at the bottom of this page.

Chakra Stones A

**Anandalite ~ also known as Aurora Quartz, a variety of Rainbow Quartz**

For extra information on which chakras these stones will assist .. see the following chart.

It outlines which of the chakras that each stone may specifically benefit.

As some healing stones benefit more than one area of the body they may be in more than one chakra category within this table.

For a general overview of the chakra stones please see the chakra stones page.

If you need to discover more about what chakras are... there is also detailed information about the chakra meanings on another page.

Chakra	Chakra Stones A
Soul Star Chakra	Ajoite, Alpine Quartz, Amblygonite, Amegreen, Amethyst Crystals, Anandalite, Angel Phantom Quartz, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones, Astrophyllite, Azeztulite,
Crown Chakra	Ajoite, Alpine Quartz, Amegreen, Amethyst Crystals, Ametrine Gemstones, Anandalite, Angelite, Angel Phantom Quartz, Anyolite, Apophyllite, Aragonite Star Clusters, Arfvedsonite, Ascension Stones, Astrophyllite, Atlantasite, Azeztulite, Azurite Stone
Third Eye Chakra	Ajoite, Alpine Quartz, Amegreen, Amethyst Crystals, Ammonite, Anandalite, Angelite, Angel Phantom Quartz, Anyolite, Apophyllite, Aqua Aura Quartz, Aragonite Star Clusters, Arfvedsonite, Ascension Stones, Astrophyllite, Azeztulite, Atacamite, Axinite, Azurite Stone
Throat Chakra	Ajoite, Alpine Quartz, Amazonite Stone, Anandalite, Angelite, Angel Phantom Quartz, Aquamarine stones, Aqua Aura Quartz, Aragonite Star Clusters, Arfvedsonite, Ascension Stones, Azurite Stone
Thymus Chakra	Ajoite, Alpine Quartz, Amazonite Stone, Amegreen, Anyolite, Anandalite, Aqua Aura Quartz, Aquamarine stones, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones, Atacamite, Azurite Stone
Heart Chakra	Ajoite, Alexandrite, Alpine Quartz, Amazonite Stone, Ametrine, Amegreen, Anandalite, Anyolite, Apache Tears, Apatite, Aqua Aura Quartz, Aquamarine stones, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones, Atacamite, Atlantasite, Aventurine, Azurite Stone
Solar Plexus Chakra	Alpine Quartz, Amber, Amblygonite, Amegreen, Ametrine Gemstones, Anandalite, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones
Sacral Chakra	Alpine Quartz, Amber, Anandalite, Apache Tears, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones, Atacamite, Azurite Stone
Base Chakra	Almandine Garnet, Alpine Quartz, Anandalite, Anyolite, Apache Tears, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones, Atlantasite, Axinite
Earth Star Chakra	Alpine Quartz, Anandalite, Apache Tears, Aragonite Star Clusters, Ascension Stones, Astrophyllite, Axinite

Healing Stones and Crystals - A

Agate is the name given to group of stones... varieties of chalcedony... minerals within the quartz group. Within the Healing Stones and Crystals pages there are scattered quite a few agates... and individual meanings are given there.

Some of these are: Blue Lace Agate, Fire Agate and Green Moss Agate. These are some of a large group of stones and any good crystal retailer will have some agates. There are quite a few agates on the Birthstone List for various months.

Ajoite in Quartz is a beautiful emotionally supportive stone... that emits the loving energy of the Goddess... and of Mother Gaia. It encourages forgiveness... and stimulates healing of karmic wounds from past lives.

This is a strongly spiritual stone... that will take you up to meet with the angels and to let you to speak with spirit... and then allow you to communicate that wisdom to those on the earth plane.

Alexandrite is a heart chakra stone discovered in Russia. They believed that it was a stone of good fortune. It is said that it brings through joy and emanates a feeling of rapture when you have it on you. It is helpful to let go of grief and continue on after misfortune.

It has an unusual quality that it changes color... being reddish color under artificial light and green or blue green in daylight. It may be expensive to buy... and I have personally not seen one as I have not yet found one. I have included this information as it is one of the Modern Birthstones... specifically a June Birthstone, on the Birthstone List.

Almandine Garnet is a very dark deep red garnet and has a strong connection with the earth and the base chakra. It will ground you and bring those who are bit 'airy fairy' back down to earth.

It may assist with kundalini awakening... to aid in the arousal of the kundalini energies... that reside at the base of the spine where the base chakra is located. It creates a connection between the base chakra and the crown chakra. It brings with it the gift of feelings of security and safety.

Alpine Quartz

is another name for Himalayan quartz, which is found in the high mountains in the India~Nepal region. These quartz crystals are phantom crystals that contain inclusions of green chlorite within clear quartz.

They have a strong vibration that aids one to discover and understand the healing lore of the sherpa shamans who have lived in the high mountain regions for centuries. These are healing stones that stimulate your consciousness, to help healers to better understand the reasons for specific healing required.

Amazonite Stone will aid you with communicating truth, with balance and integrity. It is one of a the more powerful healing stones to aid with electromagnetic negativity given off by cell phones or microwaves. Tape a small one to your phone or place one next to computers or microwaves to absorb unwelcome energy. It is also a heart chakra, thymus chakra and throat chakra stone... and will enhance loving communication and dispel blockages in the nervous system.

Amber is not really a stone but is fossilized tree sap. It is powerful healer and cleanser. It will work to heal muscular pain and promote tissue revitalization. It is an excellent stone to wear during and after illness to help recovery. It is manifestation stone...working on ones innate abilities to bring through abundance and prosperity. It works particularly well if paired with other golden stones.

Amblygonite assists with enhancing creativity... as it encourages you to allow your inner brilliance to flourish and prosper. It works within both the solar plexus chakra and the soul star chakra as it unites the physical body and the mental and spiritual bodies.

It is a stone to aid you to release emotional hooks from past experiences... and relationships...and to break free from the past. It contains lithium... so it is a stone to aid the release of stress and worry... and bring calmness and peace of mind.

Amegreen is a beautiful stone comprising bands of both Purple Amethyst Crystals and Prasiolite... also known as Green Amethyst, separated by white quartz.

The amalgamation of these three stones makes it a light, sweet stone to work with. It is protective, emotionally supportive and will integrate the heart and mind.

Its energy will create harmony within all chakras... and like all quartz crystals, it is an excellent stone to use in a healing environment. It also embodies the energy of the the violet flame... a powerful healing vibration.

Amethyst Crystals embody the energy of the violet flame... and you may use its power for healing on all levels. It is a crystal with a vibration that is highly useful to assist meditation... as it will calm the emotions.

For meditation it is the premier stone to use. More than any other crystal it will quieten the mind allowing you to more easily make contact with spirit.

Ametrine is a mixture of Amethyst and Citrine. Because it embodies the energy of Citrine Crystals, this stone holds the vibration of the solar plexus chakra and the 'will'.

The vibration of the Amethyst within the stone stimulates the crown chakra. Together the mixture of the energy of these two stones, results in a quite powerful effect. It is one of the more useful healing stones to assist the user to make decisions based on Higher Guidance and in line with Divine Will.

Ammonite

is also known as Ammolite. This stone is opalised ammonite shell, and is said in Feng Shui to be a very fortunate stone that is known to bring wealth health and happiness into your life.

Use it at the third eye chakra to help you to let go of karma, and to release any past life obsessions or soul imperatives associated with past lives. It is a protective stone that helps to give you stability, and will help you to release negative energy. Aids the healing of a number of issues, especially degenerative problems.

Anandalite is the newly registered name for a type of Rainbow Quartz... which is also known as Aurora Quartz. These quartz clusters were named for a Sanskrit word meaning 'Divine Bliss', and they certainly have a wonderful vibration.

The name Rainbow Quartz is in reference to the amazing play of colors or luminescence across the stones... which is possibly caused by a Rhodium inclusion. The vibration of these quartz crystals is very strong.

These high vibration crystal stones from India activate all of the chakras... and aid kundalini awakening. When you pick up these high energy healing stones, this energy can easily be felt at the heart chakra, and then up within the higher chakras.

Angelite is a stone that is believed to provide the person who wears or carries it with a connection to beings in the angelic realms. A wonderful stone to use in meditation... as it connects to the third eye and crown chakra and has a highly spiritual energy.

It gives those who use it special psychic gifts such as clairvoyance and mediumship. It may assist you to develop the gift to communicate with spirits who have passed over to the other side of the veil.

Angel Phantom Quartz... image on the right... is also known as Amphibole Quartz, and has a soft sweet energy that aids you with connecting with angels and other beings in the higher realms.

It dissolves negativity and helps you to maintain a more positive outlook, and brings good feelings and a sense of happiness to your day.

It resonates within the higher chakras.. including the third eye, crown chakra and soul star chakra. This is an excellent stone for meditation as it assists you to connect with the Divine and with your higher self.

Anyolite ... see image left aka Green Ruby Zoisite is a beautiful stone that vibrates within both the crown chakra and the third eye chakra.... both of which are the higher spiritual chakras.

This energy will aid you to alter your consciousness, and to access your soul memory... to assist your spiritual learning. It will also enhance the energetic and neural connections between your brain and your heart... and this strong energy within both the heart chakra and the higher heart chakra encourages the mind to hear the desires of the heart. A truly wonderful stone.

Apache Tears are a form of Black Obsidian. It is an excellent stone to use for psychic protection... both for protecting the aura and absorbing negative energy. For spiritual workers it is one of a group of highly protective stones.

Often those who work constantly with higher vibration stones may become ungrounded. It is excellent for spiritual grounding... so this is a positive stone to use to ground you back to earth... and make contact with the natural realm.

Apatite may be available in a variety of colors but the blue, green and yellow or golden stones are the most common. The different colors have quite different qualities. Yellow Apatite is a strong stone for self confidence, weight loss and for enhancing creativity.

Blue Apatite will aid lucid dreaming and astral travel, and helps spiritual attunement. The Green Apatite will aid you to relax and will revitalize you.

Apophyllite Apophyllite with Stilbite creates a conscious connection between the physical world and the spiritual realm. Its use will enhance clear sight, develop intuition and enable you to see the future. It is a calming stone... which releases stress and aids decision making.

The photo to the right is of Apophyllite with Stilbite. The clear pyramid at the rear of the photo is the Apophyllite... and the yellow part is the Stilbite... which is a type of Zeolite. They often are found growing together. Apophyllite also comes in a green variety.

Aqua Aura Quartz is quartz that has been through a special treatment in a laboratory where gold is bonded to the stone. This creates crystals with a vivid blue color on the surface, with flashes of bright rainbows.

This process does not simply color the clear quartz crystal clusters... but results in crystals that have a higher vibration. Aqua Aura are also strong healing stones... and are known to strengthen the energy of other crystals used with them. Like most blue crystals they have a strong action within the throat chakra. and are strong stones to aid psychic abilities as they resonate strongly at the third eye chakra.

Aquamarine Stones calm anger, reduce stress and create courage. It promotes communication with the Goddess... and improves communication generally as it is a strong throat chakra stone.

It releases old emotional baggage that you have been carrying ... and allows you to embrace change. Beautiful Aquamarine gemstones are popular for jewellery, and are on the birthstones list by month and the zodiac birthstones list.

Aragonite Star Clusters

may sometimes be called 'The Conservationists's Stone'... as they are excellent crystals to aid with healing the earth. They are also strong spiritual grounding stones. Their unique structure, with many outward pointing crystals... will distribute energy and light outwards, to create an amazing energetic charge.

These are strong healing stones to help with emotional problems, such as stress and anxiety... and they will also assist you to feel more physically energized. They may clear energy blockages that originate in past lives.

Arfvedsonite is a stone that has the potential to produce amazing manifestation. It helps you to create a clear path ahead... as it assists you to awaken to the Divine Light.

Put on the third eye during meditation... it is a strong stone to assist psychic visions that will predict the future. Within the throat chakra it will assist you to be able to communicate very accurately. This stone is known to chase nightmares away... and to bring sound peaceful sleep.

Ascension Stones are found only in Britain. Meditation with these stones is a very beautiful and quite powerful experience. Although they are primarily made from Marcasite, they act differently in the body than this stone alone.

It is said that part of the reason why meditation with them is so powerful is because they align the chakras as part of the process. While meditating with them they bring through the Divine light... and connect you to whatever ray you need to heal you at that time. Yet they do not leave you spacey as they also very grounding, and this is possibly due to the Marcasite vibration within them.

Astrophyllite is a strong stone to illuminate your true self, and encourage self knowledge. This crystal will activate, stimulate and align your whole chakra system.... as white light flows entirely through it.

It has been called the 'marriage stone' as it encourages fidelity and complete honesty between partners. It may assist you if you have addictions to find a solution to the problem. It is stone of coincidence or synchronicity, those seemingly unplanned and unforeseen events that happen, to create wonderful results in your life.

Atacamite is stone which was discovered only recently and is a powerful third eye chakra stone. If you choose to use this crystal you need to be fully aware of its impressive nature.

Meditation with it will bring through powerful visual images and it may forcefully open the third eye. But even though it is forceful it will intensify your ability to make a connection to your guides and higher self.

Atlantasite gets its name from the specific vibration within the stone that will aid you to connect to the ancient civilisation of Atlantis. It is a combination of both Stichtite and Serpentine... which are both strong healing stones and can be used for kundalini work.

This green stone can be used to help you to stimulate kundalini awakening... and will help to move the kundalini energies from the base of the spine, up the body to the crown chakra. It will take this energy through the heart chakra... and it will energize your heart to augment the process.

Aventurine is a variety of quartz. The most common color to use as healing stones are the Green Aventurine stones... although it may be green, blue, red, yellow or peach colored. They are heart chakra stones that will release anxiety, and create optimism and love of life. They aid you to manifest prosperity and will help you to deal with inner child anxiety caused by childhood problems.

Axinite is a strong spiritual grounding stone that helps to bring earth energy up into the body. They are very helpful healing stones for helping problems in the feet and legs.

By bringing extra energy into the body this helps your overall energy levels, strength and vitality. It is known to be a stone to aid change.

Its vibration is helpful for meditation as it assists you to let go of thoughts that are blocking your progress. It is known to improve your memory and is helpful to aid you to remember dreams, and may stimulate lucid dreaming.

Azeztulite is a white or opaque quartz but its vibration is much stronger than normal quartz crystals. It has been found in only one location in North Carolina... and also in one location in Vermont USA, (although the Vermont stone may not carry the same vibration as the original find in North Carolina.)

It will never need cleansing like normal quartz... as it does not absorb negativity. It has a rare vibration that is believed to be of extra-terrestrial origin. It is a stone that takes some getting used to... and many people find its side effects a little unpleasant at first... but it is definitely worth continuing with. It has the ability to lift your spiritual growth quite quickly... once you decide you will work with its exacting energy.

Azurite Stone is a deep blue stone that is the pure embodiment of the deep indigo blue ray. It resonates within both the crown chakra and the third eye chakra and is a stone of inner vision.

Not only will it help you with development of psychic gifts... but will also stimulate the mind and attune it to spiritual guidance. It may stimulate the memory and clear worry grief and sadness. It occurs naturally combined with Malachite, Chrysocolla or often with both.