SPIRITUAL AWARENESS BEXHILL MAGAZINE April 2014 | Page 12

ANGELS & CRYSTALS

There are many types of crystals and gemstones available to us. Each crystal and gemstone has special properties that can help us with healing, protection and grounding, cleansing and balancing, with our dreams and many other areas of our lives. Crystals and Gemstones are also associated with the Archangels and months of the year - birthstones. Crystals are becoming even more popular now as people are learning how to use them and more about them. Angels have a deep connection with crystals and are associated with many of the crystals available to us. Below is just a short list of just some of the crystals that are available, what their unique properties are, and which angels are associated with each crystal…

Black Obsidian –Black Obsidian has a strong energy which helps to keep us protected, grounded and helps with prophecy. If you are in a stressful situation then this is a good stone to have on you as it will help to relieve the stress and push out any negative energy that is around you.

Rose Quartz – Rose Quartz has a soft and gentle energy which helps to keep you calm and draw love into your life. This crystal is good for healing relationships and for bringing piece, love and calmness into your life. Rose Quartz is also the crystal that is associated with the Archangel Ariel. This stone also helps us to forgive and feel forgiveness towards others.

Rose Quartz is also a birthstone for people born in the month of January. Each month of the year has two or more crystals or gemstones associated with it. Garnet is the other stone associated with people born in the month of January.

Agate – Agate has a strong grounding as well as lucky energy. Agate is good for helping to keep you grounded and for drawing good luck into your life. This crystal helps to keep you feeling peaceful and helps to bring prosperity and happiness into your life.

Black Banded Agate – Black Banded Agate is a stone that is good for keeping yourself grounded and for cleansing and balancing your root or base chakra. This stone helps to relieve stress, calm nerves, helps with self control and anxiety.

Fire – Fire stone is an excellent stone to have on you if you are trying to relax, do meditation or find inner peace. This stone helps your body and mind to completely relax. It is also strongly connected to nature and will help to inspire you to be one with nature and the world around you. This stone helps you to take a calmer and clearer look at your situation and life, and to know how to deal with various situation and issue in a calm and collected way.

Amber – Amber is associated with the Archangel Uriel. Amber is brilliant for helping us to many different issues at once, helps us to connect better with nature and the earth and heal from depression. Amber has healing qualities as well as protective energy.

Amethyst – Amethyst is a gorgeous stone that helps to heighten our psychic intuition. Amethyst also helps us to remember our dreams, have pleasant dreams and helps us to make important decisions with ease. Amethyst has strong healing qualities and is one of the birthstones for people born in the month of February. The other stone associated with the month of February is Onyx. Amethyst is also associated with the Archangel Jeremiel. Amethyst helps to re-build our self confidence, over come grief and depression and helps us to be more empathic and sensitive to the world around us. This crystal is also good for promoting change and variety. Amethyst helps us to feel awake, vibrant, our higher selves and gives us inner wisdom.

Yellow Calcite – Yellow Calcite is the stone which is associated with the Archangel Azrael. This stone has deep healing energies that help us to heal from grief. This stone helps to bring comfort to those who are grieving, in pain or despair, depressed or alone.

Garnet – Garnet is one of the birthstones of people born in the month of January. Garnet helps to give us strength and helps to keep us feeling spontaneous/. Garnet is a healing stone and helps with our health. It also helps to draw money and prosperity into our lives. Garnet helps to inspire romance, vitality, passion and stability as well as inspiration, creative ideas and self confidence and ambition. This is a wonderful stone to have on you as it will help to lift your spirits. Garnet will help to bring out your best qualities and helps with friendships and relationships.

Moonstone – Moonstone is associated with the Archangel Haniel. This stone helps to ease our emotions and helps us to feel more peaceful, loved and balanced. Moonstone connects us with nature and the world around us. It helps with feminine problems, periods, conceiving and fertility. This stone helps us to better understand our emotions and our bodies. Moonstone is one of the birthstones for people born in the month of June. Other birthstones for the month of June are; Alexandrite and Pearl.

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