Astral Projection Secrets

Amethyst Crystal formations can be found in many places around the world. The quality and additional minerals that may be found mixed with it vary from place to place. The more common places to find Amethyst are: Africa, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Russia and The United States. Due to the various different minerals found in the areas, each place produces a slightly different form of the stone.

Amethyst Crystal formations are part of the quartz family of crystals which is the most abundant mineral formation on the planet. Used since ancient times, Amethyst has been found in the tombs and burial crypts of early ancient Egyptian Kings and Pharoahs and from the Babylonian era, giving us a long and colorful history wrapped around this stone of Royalty.

Amethyst formations are inexpensive gemstones and can brighten the atmosphere in any room they are in. They come in many shapes and sizes, with prices that can fit most any budget. The word amethyst comes from the Ancient Greek a- ("not") and methustos ("intoxicated") and one of the many abilities Amethyst Crystal formations are believed to have is to prevent intoxication. In fact, the greeks and Romans carved goblets from it, from which they drank their wine in order to avoid drunkeness.

Amethyst Crystal is one of the more important gemstones in crystal healing and magick. Plus they are a favored stone for use in jewelry, perhaps due to the way it makes people feel when they wear it.

1. Hold aone in each hand while meditating. It is an excellent stone to improve meditations as it helps improves visualizations.
2. Place a few Amethyst clusters around the room where tempers may often be riled, such as high stress jobs and businesses. It is a stone of peace and helps bring love and happiness to all who use it.
3. If you find yourself addicted to anything and you are working hard to break the addiction, an Amethyst Crystal can help. Hold a stone, ask it to take away the desire, then draw strength from the stone. It helps you get rid of all types of addictions.
4. They make a great gift for anyone that works as a psychic or those that show psychic abilities because it helps increase all forms of psychic abilities.
5. If you suffer from mirgraines, here's an easy crystal healing remedy that has been known to help. Lay down and close your eyes. Place an Amethyst on your forehead and try to relax and allow the gemstone to do its work.
6. Historically, muscle and joint injuries such as sprains have been helped to heal faster by placing an Amethyst within an elastic bandage that has been wrapped around the injured area.
7. To help breathing problems to heal faster, along with any medications from the doctor, place an amethyst on the chest, between the lungs. Depending on the severity of the illness, you can actually tape a stone in place with a bandaid and sleep with it in place.
8. To make an Amethyst Crystal elixir, place one or more amethysts into a clear glass jar full of water. Allow the water to sit outdoors in the moon light for the entire night. The closer to the full moon the better on this one. You can use amethyst water to help clear blemishs and soften the skin. You can wash with it or use it as an ingredient in any muds or masks you may apply.
9. Wear an Amethyst Crystal around your neck or carry one in your pocket to help strengthen your bones.
10. If you find yourself having problems sleeping at night and spend more time tossing and turning than actually sleeping, place an Amethyst under your pillow to help with insomnia.
11. To increase the number of dreams that you have and to help you remember your dreams when you awake, use an elastic hair band as a head band around your fore head. Slip one under the band as it is known to help bring dreams
12. Keep an Amethyst with your Tarot cards to help increase your attunement to the cards.
13. If nightmares trouble you, sleep with an Amethyst under your pillow to keep them away.
14. Bury a small Amethyst at each entrance to your home to guard against thieves. An inexpensive strand of amethyst chips works perfectly for this. Don't forget to bury some under each window, as well as the doors. If you have a window that is far away from a place where you could bury the stones, such as a window above a cement patio or porch, place a tumbled stone or small crystal formation on the window sill.
15. Use the same method above to protect against theives to also keep evil from your home. It will help keep all who wish you or your family harm from trying to come into your home.
16. If a man is looking for the perfect mate, someone that will work with him on a journey to build a life together, carry an Amethyst in your pocket to attract good women.
17. For the women, if you think your man may be losing his interest in you, give him a gift of an Amethyst Crystal to increase his attraction to you. This could be in the form of a ring or pendant, or even a worry stone to keep in his pocket will do fine.
18. To communicate with your Spirit Guide or Higher Self, find a peaceful time and place where you will not be interrupted. Hold an Amethyst in each hand. Take a few deep breaths, close your eyes, feel the energies coming from the amethyst. Allow them to come up your arm and into your head where you see them from within your minds eye start to glow. Ask for your guide to come forward and speak with you. This helps you attune with your higher self.
19. Make an Amethyst elixir and use it to bathe the parts of the body that are experiencing circulatory problems. It increases circulations in both the physical body and the etheric.
20. With the crazy hectic world moving so fast around us, we often find ourselves stressed out beyond the capacity the human body was intended to take. Spend a few moments absorbing the energy of Amethysts to help heal the nervous system.
21. You have probably heard it said, "you are your own worst enemy". Self deception, especially when concerning matters of the heart cause more heart aches and chest pains than anything else mankind has ever came up with. Amerthyst protects against self deception and allows you to look at things the way they really are.
22. Todays busy world with the non-stop advertising for every product imaginable can leave us scattered, not knowing which way to go next. Amethyst help to focus your energy, allowing you to get more done in less time.
23. If your home has a build up of negativity in it causing people to have short tempers or attracting the wrong situations to you, spread a few Amethyst Crystals around in the rooms where people stay the most. It helps remove negativity and creates a calm atmosphere in the home.
24. Can help to open your link to the mystic knowledge and ancient wisdoms so many spend their lifetimes seeking.
25. If you find yourself in an overworked or overstressed situation, hold an amethyst in your hand and allow all the tensions to travel down your arm and into the stone. Of course remember to cleanse the stone later to remove the negativity you've put into it.

Chakra: Crown

Colors:All shades of purple, violet and mauve

Astrological Sign(s):Pisces, Aquarius, Sagittarius

Element: Water

Planet: Jupiter

Vibratory #: 3