Description

Attributes of this stone are based on Daoist Stone Medicine and our own Vibrational Research.

Color / features:
Purple or lavender crystals
Often line the interior of geodes where they are usually small stubby crystals, may grow into longer, elegant crystals

Applications:
Worn on the body, placed on key energy centers during treatments, give elixir or use as a spray or wash, use in a stone layout, use with massage

Function(s):
Enhances and harmonizes combinations intended to address conditions of Qi or blood, especially where imbalanced emotions are a factor, indicated for neurological conditions, mends non-healing wounds both physical and emotional

Five Elements Affinity:
Slightly warming

Organ / Body Affinity:
Spleen, Heart, Kidney, Stomach

Meridian Affinity: 
LR/LU/HT/SP/ST
Vessel/Chong Mai/Sea of Blood
Divergent Meridians

Crystal Structure / Sacred Geometry:
Trigonal

Chemical Composition:
Silicon dioxide plus iron
SiO2
May contain manganese
Can include traces of many other elements, including aluminum, calcium, titanium, magnesium, sodium, and lithium

Level of Formation / Strata and Effect:
Produced at all levels, predominantly igneous/Yuan

Cautions:
Not for long-term use when Damp-Heat signs and symptoms are present
Not for long-term use involving obsessions and/or pensiveness associated with the spleen’s inability to transport and transform, poor memory, confusion, and early signs of dementia
Some amethyst will fade if placed in bright light