Spiritual Sparkle: The Qualities of Precious Stones

A lot of credence is put into natural remedies nowadays, and jewellery is no exception.  Many precious stones are said to have healing powers and may therefore aid certain ailments.  If you find the healing properties of precious stones comforting, then wearing healing jewellery is an easy way to carry a precious stone with you all the time.  If you’d like to pick a piece of jewellery which could help you to feel at your best and lend you a little bit of spiritual sparkle, ask your local independent jeweller about custom designing a piece of jewellery with a particular type of healing stone set within it.  Here are the stones you should be looking out for, and how to wear them:

Stones and their qualities

Precious stones are often said to have different qualities.  For example, amber, carnelian and amethyst are said to be good all-round stones for helping the body self-heal, the likes of blue lace agate and rose quartz are calming stones, and lapis lazuli is a stress-buster.  Other stones have more specific values, such as helping you to study and aiding memory – these include sodalite and citrine – or reportedly may offer a quality such as protection, as the likes of turquoise does.  Whatever quality you’re looking for, you can use a precious stone within your jewellery to aid with your quest, and your local jewellery shop may either stock standard pieces which will be ready for you to purchase there and then, or will offer a custom made service.

How to wear healing stone jewellery

Although certain stones are said to aid certain body parts, you can actually wear precious stones of any size, and they do not need to be worn near to the body part in question, regardless of what it is being used for; it is said that the body’s energies will direct the stone’s qualities to the relevant area as needed.  This means that you can ask your local independent jeweller to make almost any type of jewellery you desire – from pendants to bracelets, rings to earrings.

Can more than one stone be worn at any given time?

As a general rule, healing stones shouldn’t be worn together, as one stone’s qualities often cancel out the other’s virtues.  Normally, healing stones should only be worn in multiples if it is the same stone worn in different types of jewellery.  Having said that, some stones are said to work well together; clear stones such as quartz or diamond reportedly amplify the healing effects of the other stone, and stones can also be worn in conjunction with each other if their qualities harmonise or have similar properties.  The best piece of advice for anyone looking to wear healing stones is to do your research, look at the different stones’ qualities, and then ask your local jeweller to construct a custom piece for you; this way you can choose stones to suit your spiritual sparkle needs.