The basics of Magic and Sorcery

“Magic comprises the most profound contemplation of the most secret things, their nature, power, quality, substance, and virtues, as well as the knowledge of their whole nature.” 

H.C. Agrippa von Nettesheim, De Occulta Philosophia, 1533

The magic most people know of is a form of an illusion performed on stage. The real magic has the same 'word ingredients' - that life is an 'illusion' - a perception of our five senses, and that our is life is a 'stage'. Both claim to 'bent the reality', and 'make extraordinary things happen', living us in awe and astonishment. Both require skills and the use of the most magical tool we are equipped with - our brains.

How to start your adventure with real magic? First, as with all spiritual quests - allow it to happen. We are so immersed in physical reality and cold logic, in what our five senses can perceive, that we lost touch with the more subtle occurrences in our life.

Magic is an activity that connects other dimensions with our own reality. In order to perform it, you will need to learn a 'magical state of being', a different set of vibration than those you experience in your normal daily life. 

You need to reset your brain to feel different energies, experience more subtle states of mind and being. A perfect feeling of integrity, unity, alignment, invincibility, certainty, creativity, combined with heightened self-awareness - this is how words would describe it. 

The intention is the key. Intent to achieve this state, meditate, contemplate, ponder, stop your world to a short halt during the day and feel the environment you are in as well as your inner world, the whole body.  

Different emotions live in different parts of our bodies. The way to deal with negative feelings is to accept them and see them from a very distant perspective. See if your body is tense in any part. You need to feel positive, comfortable and confident in your own body in order to perform magic.

The most important part of our bodies, apart from the brain, is the belly, our guts, literally. If you struggle with anxiety, low mood, consider changing your diet. There is a section related to how diet can influence our mood, check it out. 

In order to exercise your intuition, it will be a good idea to learn meditation. One important thing to consider - if your life-style and work require a lot of sitting down, do not choose sitting down meditation. Walking or jogging would be better for you. If you have an active lifestyle and feel physically tired, sitting mediation is best. 

See how intuition works best with you. There may be a different kinds, depends on what personality you are: more physical, emotional, intellectual or inspirational. Intuitive hints may come as certain physical sensation, feelings, ideas, or urges. 

I am all against using a lot of magic equipment. Keeping magic private, to yourself is what in today world seems to work best. But if you are a very physical type of personality you may find working with magic tools interesting, inspiring and grounding. 

Magic spells 

The words you prepare have to  ring a true bell within your whole being. You may choose lyrics from a song you particularly like describing what you would like to achieve. Invoke them in your imagination as often as possible. Incantations are the old way of doing spell magic, of uttering the words that mean so much to you. Do not be attached to the outcome, let it fly in space and dance. Do what you need to do, do not bother yourself with taking too much action, wait until an visible opportunity will come. You will know when and how to act.

You see, what we are trying to do here is to not live on a default system you were programmed to live. We all are programmed for the mere sense of basic survival. Life is not interested in giving us more than that, and sometimes it is even less than that when we need to fight with harsh circumstances. 

Life forces are not really interesting in you, not even in humankind, life is interested in life itself - to carry on, regardless. These are non-human energies, and realising this can be quite scary. But do know that there are other possibilities available to us if we will awaken to them. Living a more conscious life, being more influential, seeing the little intention happening in your life, growing your awareness - these are substantial things that should matter to you. 

Some people are born with extraordinary powers without realising them. We are not equal. Those people are big business personalities who have strong executive powers. Magic is really nothing else but a strong executive power - to make things you want to - happen.

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For a ritual, to work properly, you need:

Time-Saturn

Space-Jupiter

Intention-Mars

Attuning-Venus

Spell-Mercury

Visualisation - Moon

Manifestation - Sun

More in an upcoming book. 

The Four Elements

The Four Classical Elements are the basis for many metaphysical subjects such as astrology, tarot, alchemy. Ancient philosophers had seen the world to be composed of a mixture of Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. Also four states of matter recognised in modern science are: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

"Earth My Body; Water My Blood; Air My Breath; and Fire My Spirit"*

Earth is the 'first' element, most dense, solid and immovable. It is the foundation, the core and the grounding of the material world, and it corresponds to physical body, the bones and the muscles.

Water is the 'second' element, most soft, cold, fluent, flowing, influenced and influential. Water needs a solid container of the Earth element. It corresponds to our circular system of blood and hormones and the emotional states.

Air is the 'third' element, most subtle, neutral, ephemeral, evanescent, elusive, nimble and pervasive. Versatile, all-encompassing. It corresponds to the nervous system, intellect, thoughts, communication. 

Fire is the 'fourth' element, most active, volatile, hot, fierce, blazing, transforming. It corresponds with the digestive system, energy, movement, direct action, behaviour. 

All elements are of equal importance.  

The nature of the elements can be assigned to the corresponding four seasons, four parts of the day, four directions, four main phases of the Moon, four cycles of our life (and everything we do in life): the growing (in physicality), the maturation (emotional), the maturing (intellectual) and the ageing (spiritual). As this is a cycle it never ends, only repeats in cyclical manner. 

Four Personality Types

The four personality types were known in the ancient times (called temperaments), and they are sometimes used in modern psychology:

Earth - Physical 

They are very down-to earth, practical, reliable, deliberate, persistent. They like routine, procedures, slow motion. They take care of the material world and are interested in the tangible material realm. May become too rigid, stubborn, lazy. Their physical constitution is sturdy, earthy, stocky.

Water - Emotional

They are very sensitive and often introverted. The constant flow of feelings can be a blessing (intuition) or a curse (moodiness). They easily connect with anything relating to art, religion, and romance. They are emphatic, easily touched and easily influenced. The physical body is usually round and soft.

A sculptor is an example of Earth-Water type. These are people who do creative work with their hands (arts and crafts, cooking, furniture making). Painting in itself is solely a Water element activity.

Air - Intellectual 

They are the thinkers, their minds are preoccupied with theories and ideas. Intellectuals have usually little appreciation for hard physical work, they do not like the sweat and toil. They have lofty minds and tend to look from above on those 'below' them. They physical constitution is usually thin, bony.

The combination of Air and Water for example gives a very reflective, introverted, sensitive personality that is less active on the outside, preferring to contemplate life. It can offer true insights, intuitive powers, greater understanding. Such a person can be called lazy by the Earth/Fire types. 

Fire - Spiritual

They are the passionate doers, with bold executive powers and willpower. They like action, they are energetic, inspirational, innovative, entertaining. With vivid self-expression and confidence, they may become tyrannical or undertake a careless risk. The physical body is usually strong and stringy.

The Eternal Dance

Everything in Nature is moving. We can ascribe four different modes of moving action to the four elements to understand more how everything permeates and penetrates one another. 

Earth - Motor - as a tangible thing

Water - Motion - as in the e/motion

Air - Movement - in a broad sense

Fire - Mobility - as a singular act  

The Four Elements in Astrology

Earth

Taurus - Virgo - Capricorn

reality and common sense, rationalism and practicality, strong attitude towards material goods and values; duties, principles, service, work, career; submission to rigors and limitations; patience, consistency and steadfastness

Water 

Cancer - Scorpio - Pisces

emotions, feelings, impressions; love, sympathy, empathy, sentimentalism, sensitivity, grudge; religious, mystical, artistic expression; flow and influence; introverted, melancholic

Air

Gemini - Libra - Aquarius

intellect, mind, knowledge, wisdom, information, logic, thinking, distribution and exchange of thoughts and ideas; verbalising, learning and transferring knowledge; analysis and synthesis, social environment, contacts with the outside world

Fire

Aries - Leo - Sagittarius

energy, action, will; freedom, liberty, independence; spontaneity, determination, self-confidence, mental and physical resistance, enthusiasm; struggle and overcoming obstacles; dynamism, risk, regeneration

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Four in One

According to the esoteric tradition, the four elements can be described as a four components of a chariot, that also represents our constituents:

Coach - Body - Earth
Horses - Emotions - Water
Coachman - Mind - Air
Lord, Master - Self - Fire

Our Body is the chariot/coach; it has to be in a good shape to do its job. 

The horses are the Emotions that twitch and pull and sometimes drag us along. 

The coachman is our Intellect- attention, the part of the mind that does its job and drives the business of life. 

And the whole coach of life is taking a ride with the passenger, our Will to make things happen the way the passenger or owner wants. 

Our astro-chart shows which part of the system we are most connected to. 

Some people are driven by the Body, some by Emotion, Some by Intellect, some by Self 

In some cases the coachman (Intellect) runs the coach (Body) havoc or astray where the connection (respect) towards the Master (Self) is not present. 

In other cases, the coachman does not take care of the coach (body) and/or the horses (emotions), and they go into disrepair and despair.

Four Elements in Modern Times

There are many inspirations behind the four elements and the four seasons in art. 

See how these female figures on A. Mucha drawing fit in the depiction of the slumber of Winter (Earth), the daydreaming or awakening of Spring (Water), the confidence of awareness of Summer (Air), the reflective and meditative state of Autumn (Fire). 

The Seasons - Alfons Mucha

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There is also an interesting relation to our modern life and a sort of confirmation of the reliability of the four elements - there are four main sources of renewable energy:

The Fifth Element  

Apart from the four suits used in card decks, there is a unique fifth element in the Tarot deck, the Major Arcana. These are the forces behind Providence, something beyond our everyday reach, the forces that ultimately shape the four elements, the Archetypes.

Pentacles - Earth
Swords - Air
Cups - Water
Wands - Fire

The World card depicts four ancient emblems in its corner: 

- a man

- a eagle

- a bull 

- a lion

They relate to the four Zodiac signs: Aquarius (Air), Scorpio (Water) (in ancient times also represented as the bird of prey with its strong beak and talons), Taurus (Earth) and Leo (Fire). 

These are the four fixed modalities of the Zodiac and have been used in Christian symbology to represent four Evangelists, authors of the New Testament's main components. 

The traditional colours of the elements in the Zodiac Wheel: 

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traditional Wiccan chant

The Magical Seven

The extraordinary prevalence of the number seven is present in many cultures and spans over centuries. 

There were seven wonders of the classical world; seven wise men in ancient Greece; beyond seven hills and seven rivers the story-telling begins; the seventh son of the seventh son is an incredibly important figure in fairy tales; there were also seven sisters; seven metals in alchemy, seven sins in Christianity, seven days of God's creation, so we have seven days in a week; seven continents, seven hills of Rome, seven heavens in Koran, there are seven worlds in Hindu mythologies, seven chakras in Eastern medicine, we have seven visible celestial bodies in our solar system, there are seven colours in the light spectrum, known as the rainbow; seven notes in the musical octave, and seven waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.

Clearly, the number seven tells us something. 

In metaphysics, this number relates to seven basic vibrations, forming our world. In astrology, these are represented by Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, 

According to the hermetic doctrine: As above so below, the seven energies of the visible and invisible world can be pictured as below:

The seven forces/archetypes are the ever-present influences that shape our Universe, our world, and our life. The above diagram shows a metaphysical relation, not a scientific theory.

The seven 'bodies' have a particular meaning in astrology and metaphysics, but let's first start with the two middle columns: the Visible Light, and Electromagnetic Spectrum. 

Visible Light 

Light comes as seven basic colours through a prism. We know it as a rainbow. The ancient people perceived a rainbow as a message from the gods or the bridge to heaven. These seven colours happen to have a relation to the seven visible celestial spheres of our Solar System and main seven chakras. 

In the reverse order:

Sun - Violet

Moon - Indygo

Mercury - Blue

Venus - Green

Mars - Yellow

Jupiter - Orange

Saturn - Red

Electromagnetic Spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum is classified into seven basic types, however, all are manifestations of the same phenomenon - photons (light particles) travelling through space. Those ranges are divided into seven separate sections, due to their different interactions with matter. The frequencies of the waves are from a fraction of an atomic nucleus to thousands of miles. 

Gamma rays (shortest wavelength) 

X-rays

Ultraviolet

Visible light

Infrared

Microwaves

Radio waves (longest wavelength) 

The longest wavelengths can be the size of the Universe itself. 

The human eye can only see a short span of the electromagnetic spectrum, the Visible Light, the interplay of the seven basic colours. 

All forms of electromagnetic radiation can be described as both waves and particles and this dual nature of light and matter is studied by quantum mechanics.

Gamma rays ('Sun'), are produced by nuclear reactions in the hottest and most energetic objects in the universe, such as neutron stars, pulsars, supernova explosions, and the areas around the mysterious black holes. The process of nuclear fusion powers the sun and all the other stars. 

The energy of the gamma rays keeps the Sun’s core hot. Some of those gamma rays escape into the Sun's outer layers. As they lose energy, they change into ultraviolet, infrared and visible light. The infrared light allows the Earth to keep warm, and the visible light allows the plants to grow. The plants produce oxygen that sustains other organic life on Earth, including humans.

They are of the shortest wavelength and carry the most energy. With a strong penetration of matter, they can easily be deadly to biological life. Thanks to Earth's atmosphere, a large fraction of gamma rays from space is blocked. However, there are some small quantities of this radiation, generated by lightning bolts (in nature, in small quantities ) and by nuclear explosions (by humans) and a thick shielding of dense materials is necessary for dealing with this radiation directly. 

X-rays ('Moon') come from extremely hot space objects, such as pulsars, remnants of galactic supernovae, binary systems with neutron stars, and the increment of black holes. The massive and compact space objects strip material from their neighbours to form an inward spiralling disk of hot X-rays. In some cases, the exact mechanisms of X-ray production are still uncertain or unknown. 

They are similar to gamma rays in frequency and penetration but they are produced from a different atomic source. Gamma-rays come from nuclear reactions in the atomic nuclei, X-rays - by ejected accelerating electrons pushed to nearly the speed of light. The acceleration produces a very powerful beam of focused X-ray light. The Sun's corona radiates mostly x-rays. 

X-rays are widely used to penetrate inside opaque objects -  most well-known in medical radiography, tomography, airport security scanners; in the industry for testing of flaws and cracks in solid structures, in astronomy, for the study of distant celestial objects. X-ray radiation is also used to kill tumour cells, and in agriculture, the irradiation of some foods is used to inhibit the growth of bacteria.  

X-rays are actually faintly visible to the dark-adapted naked eye but the dangers and harm do not allow for many experiments.

Ultraviolet (UV) ('Mercury') is present in 10 per cent of the Sun's radiation, the sunlight. It is also produced by mercury-vapour lamps, tanning lamps, and black lights. It can cause chemical reactions and causes many substances to glow or fluoresce. 

Effects of exposure of the skin to UV light causes sunburn along with an increased risk of skin cancer.  Part of ultraviolet light, however, is also responsible for the formation of vitamin D. The UV spectrum, thus, has effects both beneficial and harmful to life. Insects, birds, and some mammals can see near-UV.

Visible light ('Venus') can be perceived by the human eye. The main source of light on Earth is the Sun. It provides energy for the plants to grow and the process of photosynthesis provides virtually all the energy used by other living organisms. 

Historically, another important source of light for humans has been fire and with the development of electricity, electric lighting. Some species of animals generate their own light, a process called bioluminescence. The study of light, known as optics, is an important research area in modern physics.

The light speed - 299,792,458 meters per second, is one of the fundamental constants of nature. All types of electromagnetic radiation always move at this speed in a vacuum.

Infrared (IR) ('Mars') is emitted or absorbed by molecules when they change their rotational-vibrational movements. Generally invisible to the human eye, although light from specially pulsed lasers can be seen under certain conditions. Most of the thermal radiation emitted by objects near room temperature is infrared. 

Nearly half of the total energy from the Sun that arrives on Earth is in the form of infrared and it has a critical effect on Earth's climate.

Infrared radiation is used in a variety of applications. There are extensive uses in the military such as target surveillance and tracking.  Night-vision devices use near-infrared radiation for the detection of living organisms, for example. Infrared thermal equipment is used to detect heat loss in insulated systems, to detect overheating, in weather forecasting, and in short-range wireless communication, where signals travel from a few centimetres to several meters.

Microwave ('Jupiter') travel by line-of-sight, following the Earth's surface, or reflect from the ionosphere. Terrestrial microwave communication is limited by the visual horizon to about 40 miles (64 km). 

Microwaves are widely used in the modern world, for example in wireless networks, television, mobile phones, radars, satellites, spacecraft communication, remote sensing, amplifiers, collision avoidance systems, garage door opening, keyless entry systems, and microwave ovens.

Microwave transmitters and receivers, the dish antennas, produce microwave beams that can be directed like a torchlight. Microwave radar is widely used for guiding aeroplanes and vessels, and for detecting speeding motorists. 

The microwaves have a heating effect and destroy a living tissue when the temperature of the tissue exceeds 43° C. Exposure to intense microwaves is harmful, the lens of the human eye is particularly affected. A repeated and extended exposure can result in cataracts. Microwaves can have adverse effects on the electrochemical balance of the brain and the development of a fetus.

Microwave cosmic background radiation is considered by many to be the remnant of the primaeval fireball by the Big-Bang.

Radio waves ('Saturn') are generated by charged particles undergoing acceleration, such as time-varying electric currents. Naturally occurring radio waves are emitted by lightning and space objects.

Generated artificially are used by transmitters and received by radio receivers, using antennas. Widely used in modern technology for mobile radio communication, broadcasting, radar and radio navigation systems, communications satellites, wireless computer networks and many other applications. 

Radio waves can penetrate nonconducting materials, such as wood, bricks, and concrete, fairly well, however, a radio wave may be disturbed by buildings and other large objects. 

A combination of radio waves and strong magnetic fields is used by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce diagnostic pictures of parts of the human body and brain without apparent harmful effects. 

To prevent interference between different users, the artificial generation and use of radio waves are strictly regulated by law, coordinated by an international body called the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The radio spectrum is divided into a number of radio bands on the basis of frequency, allocated to different uses.

Musical Octave

It contains number eight, as the 'do' is repeated in a higher tone at its end. It relates to cycles within cycles, doubling its own frequency. The octave is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems". 

The major scale is one of the most commonly used musical scales. It is made up of seven notes and two different systems to name them: 

C D E F G A B (C)

and 

DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI (DO)

In terms of music, an octave is a distance between one note (like C#) and the next note bearing its same name (the next C# that’s either higher or lower).

In terms of physics, an octave is a distance between one note and another note that’s double its frequency. For instance, note A4 is the sound of vibration at 440 Hz. Note A5 is the sound of vibration at 880 Hz. Going in the other direction, note A3 is the sound of vibration at 220Hz.

Isaac Newton had associated the seven solfège syllables with the seven colours of the rainbow and surmised that each colour vibrated accordingly. Thus, red has the least amount of vibration while violet vibrates the most.

Pitch Solfège

C do         Red / Saturn

D re     Orange / Jupiter

E mi     Yellow / Mars

F fa     Green / Venus

G sol         Blue / Mercury

A la     Indigo / Moon

B ti/si      Purple/Violet / Sun

Chakras

The relation to the rainbow spectrum with the seven main chakras can be interpreted as the human body is a heavenly bridge between Earth/Matter and Space/Spirit. More about it in a separate article.

Alchemical Seven

Seven 'planets' had been related to the seven metals in alchemy:

Sun - Gold

Moon - Silver

Mercury - Mercury

Venus - Copper

Mars - Iron

Jupiter - Tin

Saturn - Lead

Traditional hermetism (alchemy) ascribes these colours to the Sun, Moon and planets:

Sun - Gold
Moon - Silver
Mercury - Yellow/Orange
Venus - Green
Mars - Red
Jupiter - Violet
Saturn - Black/ Brown 

Seven Days of the Week

The Greeks named the days week after the sun, the moon and the five known planets, which were in turn named after the gods: Hermes, Aphrodite, Ares, Zeus, Cronos. The Greeks called the days of the week the Theon hemerai "days of the Gods". The Romans substituted the Greek names with equivalent gods:  Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jove (Jupiter), Saturn. 

The Germanic people generally substituted roughly similar gods for the Roman gods, Tiu (Tyr), Woden, Thor, Frey, but did not substitute Saturn. It has been adopted in the English language.

There is some confusion left, mixing Mercury with Mars, and Venus with Jupiter. Let's put it straight:

Sunday -- Sun's day

Monday -- Moon's day

Tuesday -- Tiu's day - Mercury's day

Wednesday -- Woden's day, Venus' day

Thursday -- Thor's day, Mars' day

Friday -- Freya's day, Jupiter's days

Saturday -- Saturn's day

Seven Parts of a Plant

canopy - Sun 

fruits - Moon

seeds - Mercury

flowers - Venus

leaves - Mars

stem and branches - Jupiter

roots - Saturn

The Seven in Astrology

Most of us are familiar with the saying, after the book, The Women are from Venus, The Men are from Mars. What about the character of other celestial spheres? Jupiter is the archetype for a king-boss person and the mature age. Saturn is a personification of old age and the elderly. Mercury is a youngster and youthfulness. Moon is the archetypal mother, and Sun - the father. 

In individual life, the Sun is conception, the Moon is the prenatal period and the birth, Mercury is childhood, Venus and Mars are adolescence years, Jupiter is adulthood, Saturn - the old age.

Seven Stages of Human History

Saturn

Stone Age. Hunters-Gatherers. Matriarchal.

Jupiter

Bronze Age. Patriarchal gods ex. Marduk, Zeus, Jupiter, Yahweh, and tribal, territorial kings. Agriculture.

Mars

Iron Age. Warriors and conquerors. The era of great empires of Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Holy Roman Empire. 

Venus

Renessainse. The high development of the Arts and Humanities.

Mercury

The Age of Reason and Information. Development of Science and Technology. 

Moon

Rise of Feminine powers, which also means motherly influence such as a deep sense of belonging and thus nationalism. We are on the verge of it or out of it.

Sun

Divinity, Ascension, Lightbody. 

Each subsequent cycle is much shorter than the previous one, the same as it goes with the length of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. 

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symmetrymagazine.org/article/incredible-hulking-facts-about-gamma-rays

livescience.com/50215-gamma-rays.html

britannica.com/science/electromagnetic-radiation

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Crystal Stones - Introduction

The use of semiprecious stones and crystals has been valued for ages. Crystal healing is of course regarded as pseudo-scientific but I would suggest that the stones' natural beauty would rather have a positive effect on our psyche. Read the text on Scientific and Poetic Mind.

Many people claim that by wearing precious and semiprecious stones, they benefit from their subtle influence. These little natural gems are dug out from the belly of the Earth, they are minerals and have some electromagnetic weight to them.

Lithotherapists believe in those subtle effects. They say the energy of stones works on many mental levels: removing stress, calming down, soothing or invigorating, stimulating, giving confidence. 

You can try the magic of crystals, precious and semi-precious stones by wearing them in your pocket or purse like a talisman. You can put them under the pillow, on your desk, or use them as a beautiful piece of protective or enhancing jewellery.

We all know how bad plastic is. When you look around - it's almost everywhere. Have o look into your jewellery box. Are there any cheap plastic pieces that are sold en masse, in every high-street store? It would be better to invest some money in semi-precious stones jewellery, and have additional benefits.

Below are old descriptions of the nature of some of the crystal stones and their 'powers'. 

Have fun reading it and forgive the ancient language. 

A-Z Crystals and their Charms

Agate

Agates are protective stones, helping in difficult life situations, grounding inner balance, harmony and peace. They are also believed to strengthen self-confidence and vitality. While feeling anxious, it is good to hold two agates in both hands. 

Good for those who are often dealing with many people at once. Some agates encourage a healthy attitude to finance, attracting prosperity. 

Amazonite

A stone of prosperity, brings luck in gambling, helps in business ventures, attracts customers. Resolves inner conflicts, dissolves negative energy. Protects against unfairness in a workplace. 

To make a luck-charm, take three amazonites with a handful of lavender, basil or mint dried leaves and put it in a bowl on the most Eastern or South East windowsill. Leave there for a while and see if magic happens.

Amethyst

It has a calming and soothing effect on the heart and head. Harmonises, cleanses  our aura. Removes inner blockages, helps with headaches. It positively affects the entire head. Removes tension and stress. Balances the mind, enhancing both imagination and rational thinking. It also attracts creative and prophetic dreams, develops intuitions and protects against negative energy and addictions.

Aquamarine

Good for inflammation of the eyes, eyesight weakness, skin diseases, allergies, all complaints related to teeth and gums.

In esoteric terms it gives courage, clarity of thought, makes you happy without a reason, brings hope, brightness and light. 

Amber

Supports self-healing and immune system. Good for breathing problems, earache, toothache, thyroid ailments. A longer necklace helps with stomach ulcers. Helps fight hypertension. Bracelets are recommended to wear when under stress. It also helps to prevent memory loss, strengthens creative forces. 

A piece of amber washed in a cool water relieves pain, fever, swelling - just put it in the right place. It is said that smoke from amber incense removes viruses and bacteria in the room. It produces negative ions - very beneficial to humans, which have a toning and calming effect on the body. 

The effects of amber intensify if it is exposed to sunlight. 

Chalcedony

Brings positive effects in nervousness, irritability - has calming and soothing effect. Put this stone on sb's heart to calm down. Additionally, it strengthens the spleen and lungs, improves thyroid function, heals weakness, exhaustion. Good for pregnant women. Men carrying this stone in pockets have good relationships with women. 

It is a stone of public speakers and negotiations: it helps the flow of words, eloquence and self-expression, helps with the right choice of arguments; facilitates good contacts with other people.

Chrysocolla

It transmits positive vibrations, introducing order and love in the family. It should lie in a prominent place to promotes peacefulness. It affects our attitude towards others, increasing respect and compassion. It radiates to the entire room in which we are, harmonizing and silencing the mood. Holding it in your hand - de-stress and relaxes.

 
Positively affects the hormonal balance of the body. Women should benefit from its beneficial properties during menopause and menstrual and reproductive system disorders. It improves the condition of bones, hair and skin. Regular use of its energy prevents greying of the hair. Arranged on the stomach, it eliminates intestinal colic.

Chrysoprase

It stabilizes circulation, helps with stiff joints, has a general calming effect. It provides mental sobriety, clearing the subconscious from bad patterns and allowing new positive thought patterns to emerge. Prepares for a new approach to life, helping to regain self-confidence. Fights nightmares.

Citrine

Used in diabetes, endocrine glands, kidneys and liver, as well as in the case of depression. Bestows confidence and optimism. It is helpful in stressful situations, especially during exams. It cleanses the solar plexus of accumulated emotions, eliminating anxiety and irritability. It helps to achieve financial success.

Cornelian

Effective in hypertension, liver, gall bladder and intestines ailments; prevents depression. Protects against injury. Gives courage. It facilitates concentration and develops creative potential. Allows focusing on what is most important at the moment. 

Diamond

Perfect protection against negative vibrations - apparently it reflects all negative thoughts. It gives clarity and purity of thought, brings perfection and deepens meditation. It helps to deal with the dark side, with flaws, weaknesses, and disabilities. Prevents the ageing process. It intensifies every action in a positive and magical way.

Garnet

Helpful in heart conditions, circulatory disorders, impotence, coldness, rheumatism, arthritis, skin diseases, and mental discomforts. Gives confidence. It helps in financial negotiations, gives more persuasion powers. Brings joy and cheerfulness. Strengthens the willpower and courage. Creates surges of passion. It is especially useful in awakening sexual energy. Encourages action and helps bring a project to an end.

Emerald

Should be avoided by women who want to remain faithful -  it increase female erotic temperament. Besides it refreshes, rejuvenates, improves mood. It is a stone of growth and development, showing the best way to choose. Opens contact with the spirits of nature, teaches harmony with nature. It is also a stone of wealth, showing how to open up to abundance. Promotes development of intuition, clairvoyance, precognition.

Fluorite

Teaches responsibility. Stimulates towards spiritual development. Clears the mind, helps with meditation. Supports all types of mental work. Prevents mental illnesses, regulates brain processes. Helps to focus energy on work, finding a new job, improves living conditions, getting a promotion.

Hematite

Prevents circulatory problems, promotes mental strength. It represents durability, dedication, but also attractiveness and ability to achieve goals. This is a wonderful grounding stone. It adds self-esteem and helps overcome everyday difficulties. Very helpful in balancing the energy of our body and spirit. Increases awareness. It will ensure success in court proceedings. It attracts prophetic dreams.. Can help cure palpitations,  muscle spasms, tension in the neck, insomnia. Supports oxygenation of the body.

Jade

Helps in insomnia, infertility, lack of patience, depression. Has a positive effect on bones, kidneys, bladder, heart, spleen and digestive system. It also helps with shingles and colds. Harmonizes and fills with joy. Teaches how to develop gratitude. It improves the quality of emotional life. It allows to feel the needs of other people and respond to them in the most appropriate way. Provides comfortable sleep. It eliminates tension, stress and nightmares. Connects us with beauty, helping to discover one's own beauty. Used in love magic.

Jasper

Helps in women's diseases, relieves pregnancy ailments. Has a positive effect on the pancreas and thymus. Strengthens the immune system. It teaches modesty and selflessness, strengthens compassion and the will to do good. Clears thoughts of wrong ideas and a sense of guilt. Warms up body and soul, so it is used in love magic.

Labradorite

Gives courage, determination and boldness. Opens the third eye, accelerates the development of paranormal abilities. Facilitates contact with positive entities. Brings about unexpected opportunities to make money.

Lapis Lazuli

Helps in anaemia, asthma, insomnia, depression, shortness of breath, fever. It cleanses the blood, reduces hypertension, strengthens the eyes, strengthens the hair. Its harmonizing effect brings sense of community and favours relationships. Recommended for melancholy. Useful for anyone looking for a rich partner. Helps to work with other people. It is a stone of wisdom that gives deep insight, brings clarity of thought. Supports the process of meditation. Gives protection during sleep.

Malachite

Facilitates mental concentration and meditation, promotes deep thinking. Stone of philosophers. Helps to recognize and remove defects and weaknesses. It draws away negative energies. Helps to know oneself. Used in the magic of power and healing.

Moon Stone

Especially recommended for women with climacteric disorders, spleen and pancreas diseases, gastric and duodenal ulcers. Has a positive effect on unspecified fears, internal anxiety and susceptibility to stress as well as sexual stress. It promotes abundance and prosperity. Calms down, gives sensitivity and tenderness. It attracts beautiful dreams, strengthens intuitions and imagination. Good for artists.

Obsidian

Helps to find oneself in the realities of everyday life, has down-to-earth energy. Good when we get too involved in spiritual pursuits. Provides concentration and resistance to external influences. Breaks emotional blocks and cleanses life path from external problems. Helps with anxiety.

Onyx

Black onyx has the greatest power. It carries vibrations of knowledge and intellect. Protects from disgrace. Helps learning process and deepen knowledge. Onyx is called the sorcerer's stone. It is worn by people who understand the dark side of life. Stone of leaders and rulers - emanates energy that facilitates obtaining more power, allows reading the intentions of others. Adds authority.

Opal

It is a very tricky stone because it reveals the naked truth. It opens awareness to new, unknown areas of life. Only for advanced people. Increases contact with the afterlife, intuition, prophetic dreams.

Rhodonite

It has a very positive effect on thyroid related diseases and mental disorders. It increases the feeling of love for other people, balances internally, introduces peace, and sharpens spiritual sensitivity. It helps in finding the right path to self-realization. Helps in friendly relationships and in spiritual development.

Ruby

Harmonizes the material and spiritual world. Stone of love in all manifestations: from sexuality to cosmic, universal love. Has connections to the source of primordial energy and vitality. Gives courage and protection. Good for the heart chakra, cardiovascular problems, menstrual ailments, eyesight problems, fever, infections. Used in love and fertility magic.

Sapphire

Defends women's chastity and virtue. Helps in spiritual pursuits, intuition, telepathic abilities. Helps to connect with other dimensions. Removes doubt, eliminates mental chaos. Teaches loyalty, peace of mind. Allows to access higher knowledge and enlightenment.

Sodalite

Promotes logical thinking, reason, balance. Supports realism, teaches how to stay firmly on the ground. It calms down and restores damaged nerves. Teaches independence. Has positive effects on the endocrine glands; regulates metabolism, strengthens the immune system. Carried around the heart - reduces high blood pressure. Put for several minutes between the eyebrows - it adds confidence and promotes logical thinking, removes fatigue. Placed under the pillow - gives peaceful sleep.

Quartz Crystal

Restores the state of internal balance, strengthens intuition and helps in all spiritual activities. It brightens up the mind and connects with the positive forces of life. Removes energy blockages, cleanses the aura, helps to fill with new clean energy. Absorbs negative vibrations, neutralizes geopathic disturbances, protects from negative energy. It is excellent in any protection and is the most universal stone.

Pink Quartz

It helps to preserve youthfulness, innocence. Heals from emotional blockages, gives gentle vibrations of softness, warmth and tenderness. It favours all emotional desires, attracting true love and fulfilment in the matters of heart. Opens up soul to beauty and artism. Heals a broken heart. Supports every love and healing magic.

Smoke Quartz

It is said it can be helpful in cancer treatment. Most healing properties affect the lower abdomen and genitals. Stimulates fertility and the work of kidneys. Strengthens every action on the material plane, allowing to realize potential. Very helpful in skin diseases. Enhances and stimulates creativity, optimism and self-control. Good for meditation. Gives the power to realize dreams and plans. Allows to unite the material world in harmony with spiritual needs.

Tiger Eye

Good for a respiratory ailment. It helps in mindfulness, attentiveness and alertness. Enhances sensitivity to other people, brings tolerance. It allows to appreciate more abundance and wealth. Strengthens character, helps in cases of separation, giving a sense of independence. Promotes material success.

Cat Eye

Gambling players should always have this stone with them.

Bulls Eye

Renews vitality, stimulates action. Helps with inhaling air deeply and with ease. Useful for bronchitis, asthma and colds. Can be used to treat chronic diseases such as rheumatism, arthritis, also with stomach cramps and pain around the body. Strengthens self-confidence.

Falcon Eye

Helps with excessive emotions, tantrums. Protects against slander, enemies and all kinds of unfortunate accidents. Suitable for children to wear due to the very delicate nature of its energy.

Topaz

Helps with insomnia, depression, nervous conditions. Impulsive people should wear it as it stops anger. Strengthens calmness, optimism. Called a stone of joy, it gives a good mood, serenity and helps to free from worries and sorrows. Revitalizes and stimulates the whole body.

Tourmaline

It is the strongest stone transforming old patterns into new ones. Allows to open up to new fresh energies. Raises energy vibrations, helps establish a connection between matter and spirit. Black coloured - gives inspiration and self-confidence. Pink - refines the energy of the heart. Green - improves contacts with other people and perseverance in sticking to the goal. Blue - gives inspiration. protects against negative thinking.

Turquoise

Prevents respiratory problems, relieves sadness, especially caused by unhappy relationship. A protective stone that surrounds us with a protective energy field. Absorbs negative vibrations. Attracts positive and creative forces. Stimulates the power of creation, friendship, sense of beauty. Very strong amulet.

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