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