Amethyst: The Sobriety Stone

Hardness: 7-7.5

Color: pale purple to deep purple

Chakras: solar plexus, third eye, crown

Charge: moonlight

Clearing: smoke, selenite, earth, moon, water, salt

Elixirs/Essences: Direct method approved

Caution: Amethyst can fade in sunlight

 

Amethyst is a calming stone that supports the release of addictions and psychic abilities. Get to know the Amethyst stone, its attributes, crystal healing properties, and spiritual qualities. 

History

The word amethyst is derived from the Greek word Amethustos meaning "sober". It was believed that if you drank from a goblet made entirely from amethyst, you would not get drunk.

Physical Properties

Amethyst is a member of the Quartz family. Amethyst is a silica dioxide, and the purple coloring occurs from iron that has been naturally irradiated in the earth. Amethyst is found worldwide, with the largest deposits in Brazil, Bolivia, Africa, and Uruguay. There are numerous varieties of amethyst; Uruguay, Brandberg, and Vera Cruz are locations where one can find odd varieties.

Spiritual Properties

Amethyst primarily affects the third eye and crown chakras, and it can also be applied for balancing an overactive solar plexus chakra.

Amethyst is a versatile stone ideal for mental clarity, psychic clearing, releasing addictions, and spiritual strength. Here are additional ways the amethyst stone can support you:

  • Support releasing addiction to alcohol, drugs, sex, food, etc.

  • Reduces anger, rage, fear, and irritation

  • Helps to calm anxiety and stress

  • Great for insomnia and migraines

  • Reduces negative energy

  • Can alleviate nightmares

  • Strengthens psychic abilities

  • Transmute psychic attack into love

  • Calls in intuitive dreams

  • Balances hemispheres of the brain

  • Helps in connecting to the divine and higher self

  • Quiets the mental body and helps with meditation

  • Can clear and repair holes in the aura

Crystal Healing Pairs

  • Pair with sugilite for intuition

  • Pair with lepidolite to reduce stress and calm the mental body

  • Pair with magnesite for insomnia


 

Connect deeper with amethyst in this guided crystal meditation.

 
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