Black Onyx

Life is stressful. I think we can all pretty much agree upon that and because I personally believe it's important to learn to see the beauty all around us and find the ability to rise above "life" I present to you a simple little tool... Black Onyx.

I personally love black onyx. Not only is it a protection stone, and anytime you are dealing with the spiritual realm, I always think protection is vital as we are playing around with things we only have the basest knowledge of, but it's also a grounding stone and this stone also draws off negative energy.

It is a stone that can help relieve anxiety, sorrow and grief. It also can neutralize and ground any psychic attack used against you and helps foster self confidence, heighten intuition and instinct and helps balance the make and female energies.

I find Black Onyx personally to be a powerful protection stone that absorbs and transforms negative energy brilliantly! It also helps to prevent the drain of personal energy which can be very important if you are just learning to do energy work.

         How I use this stone is on days when I am feeling stressed or under attack, I carry around several small polished stones in my bra (I like to keep stones in connection with my skin whenever possible) and I very definitely notice a difference. I'm not a doctor, nor am I trying to dole out medical advice, but I also find this stone to lift depression. 

         All the way around, I find this to be a powerful little stone and one to have on hand to grab whenever you may need it.

Red Jasper

 According to Viking and Germanic legend, the hilt of the magical sword of Siegfried, the dragon slayer, was inlaid with Red Jasper to bring him courage… I love stuff like that. Red Jasper was known as a talisman of warriors and a promoter of justice, protection, and life. It is a protection stone, a great stone associate with the root chakra and one of vibrancy and endurance. It’s also a very old stone and mentioned even in the bible.

Jasper is a strong stability gemstone. It is a powerful protection against things that are not good for you and it eases emotional stresses. It gives one the courage to speak out and have personal independence which I know so many of us struggle with.

Red Jasper is a stone of passion and a token of all who consummate love. It promotes sexual compatibility and enhances tantric sex. It may assist women in overcoming a jealous love rival or unfair opposition to a relationship… and yes, I used this stone a lot during my twin flame journey.

It carries a very strong spiritual grounding vibration that will help you reconnect with Earth’s grounding energies. Its cleansing effect eliminates negativity, as other stones do, but what makes this stone different, is that it is thought to return the negative energy to its source, and stabilizes the aura. It is an ideal worry or rubbing stone for soothing the nerves and restoring balance and I love those.

It is marvelous for clearing the mind during meditation, prayer or contemplation. Its high spiritual energy increases focus and is helpful in establishing new spiritual disciplines. All in all Red Jasper is a great stone to have in your repertoire, I also love it in jewelry. Wearing a ring or necklace with red jasper in it is surprisingly powerful, I attribute that most to it's grounding qualities which I think we take for granted until we start using grounding stones and realize how badly we needed them!