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Lava - is a grounding stone that strengthens one's connection to Mother Earth. It gives us strength and courage, allowing us stability through times of change. It provides guidance and understanding in situations where we may need to "bounce back.” A calming stone is very useful in dissipating anger. It promotes positive changes where needed in behavioral issues. Since lava is known for its grounding qualities, it’s wonderful for calming emotions. The quality of fire springs from the ground, so in terms of healing gems, this lends itself to a calming- but intense- energy. Because it comes from raw energy, it’s considered to be a stone of rebirth and shedding unneeded layers of emotional attachment. Lava stones are fantastic for stabilizing and grounding the root chakra. This is because of the strong connection to the earth and its creation within the center of Earth. In folk remedies, it was also given to soldiers to help them remain calm during battle.
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Apatite - is a stone of manifestation. It is related to service and to humanitarian pursuits. Apatite is attuned to the future yet connects to past lives. It stimulates the development of our psychic gifts and spiritual attunement, deepening meditation and aiding communication and self-expression on all levels. It balances the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies, and the chakras, eliminating overactivity and stimulating underactivity. Psychologically, Apatite increases motivation. It draws off negativity about oneself and others. It is helpful for hyperactivity and autism in children. Apatite enhances creativity and intellect. It clears confusion and frustration, reducing irritability and awakening the inner self. Apatite expands knowledge and truth and eases sorrow, apathy, and anger.
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Smoky Quartz – is a premier grounding and anchoring stone. It nurtures and neutralizes, and makes you feel safe and sure no matter what. Smoky Quartz does a deep clean on your healing and makes sure that positive frequencies have space to hum and thrive. It’s a glorious stone for personal growth as it wants you to thrive. These stones are strongly protective and are excellent stones for all of us to keep within our aura at all times. If you are on a spiritual quest and have been working on any of your metaphysical or psychic abilities...it is possible you may have become ungrounded. This stone is purpose-built to solve that problem...as it will bring you down to earth quickly. Its strong energy moves down from the base chakra through the earth’s star chakra and will ground you to Mother Gaia. One of the benefits of natural Smoky Quartz is that...being a quartz crystal, it has a strong ability to amplify the energy of not only itself...but also any other stones you may combine with it.