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The list below is just a quick reference for color, astrological sign and day of the week. Workings can be done based on the color alone, but if the desired working is to be done on an esbat or sabbat, it helps to have the stone matched to that particular day.

Red - Lust, energy, vitality, strength, health, (Taurus), TUESDAY

Orange - Creativity, attraction, (Leo)

Yellow - Charm, confidence, (Gemini), SUNDAY

Green - Prosperity, growth, healing, luck, (Cancer), FRIDAY

Blue - Protection, peace, tranquility, (Pisces, Libra), THURSDAY

Purple - Psychic ability, wisdom, enchantment, spirituality, (Aquarius), WEDNESDAY

Pink - Love, honour, friendship

Black - Banishing, Crone magick, mourning, loss, (Scorpio), SATURDAY

White - Purity, truth, protection, spirituality, (Aries), MONDAY

Brown - Animal magick, earth awareness, (Capricorn)

Gold - God, (Virgo)

Silver - Goddess ,(Sagittarius)

* The stone colors that were listed without a specific day of the week are useful on any day, as long as you remember your color and esbat/sabbat corrsepondences.

The following list is more complete.

Specific Stones and Their Correspondences

Adventurine: Purification, Strength, Calming, Health, decreasing the pain of Migraines.

* Deity: Venus

Agate: Strength, Courage, Protection, Love, Healing.

* Deity: Aeculapius

Alexandrite: Encourages regeneration, Renewal, Protection, Joy, Emotional maturity, Purity.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Amber: All purpose. * Deity: The God

Amethyst: Spirituality, Dreams, Soothing, Protection, Love, Healing, Psychic awareness, Prevent intoxication.

* Deity: Bacchus, Dionysus, Diana

Aquamarine: Psychic powers, Purification, Cleansing, Soothing, Protection, Healing, Reverence for the Ocean.

* Deity: Lady of the Ocean, Sea Goddess, Mermaids.

Beryl: Protection, Psychic Awareness, Love, Energy, The Sea.

* Deity: Neptune or Poseidon

Bloodstone: Healing, Strength, Cessation of Bleeding, Courage, Wealth.

* Deity: No Specific deity.

Carnelian: Courage, Protection, Health, Sexuality, Peace.

* Deity: No Specific deity.

Citrine: Prevents Nightmares, Aids in Protection & Psychic Awareness.

* Deity: No Specific deity.

Diamond: Sexuality, Fertility, Victory, Fidelity, Protection, Spirituality, Strength.

* Deity: Venus

Emerald: Love, Money, Memory, Knowledge, Protection, Eyesight, Fertility.

* Deity: Ceres, Isis, Venus, Vishnu

Garnet: Strength, Protection, good Health.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Geode: Intellectual insight, Awareness and community, Attraction of compatible friends and lovers, Harmony.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Hematite: Healing, Grounding, Divination.

* Deity: Gods of the Volcano.

Jade: Longevity, Fertility, Serenity, Wisdom, Tranquility, Balance, Peace, Harmony, Moderation, Perspective.

* Deity: All Gods/Goddesses, or Radha & Krishna, Dinesh.

Jasper:

Red: Healing & Protection.

Green: Healing & Peaceful Sleep.

Brown: Centering, Grounding.

Mixed/Marbled: Protection.

Jet: Nobility, honor, decency, justice, protection, emotional balance, courteousness, happiness, transformation, positive growth, courage.

* Deity: Goddess & God

Lapis Lazuli: Healing, Protection, Love.

* Deity: Venus, Isis.

Malachite: Protection, Warns against danger, Love, Increases magickal/positive energy.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Moonstone: Divination, Youth, Beauty, Gardening, Weight Management, Protection, Love.

* Deity: The Goddess.

Obsidian: Purification, Transformation, Inner growth, Metamorphoses (shapeshifting), Introspection, Psychism, Wisdom in using inner power.

* Deity: Goddess & God

Onyx: Reducing Sexuality, Protection.

* Deity: Mars.

Opal: All Purpose.

* Deity: Cupid.

Peridot: Protection, Healing, Love, Inner Peace, Sleep, Charm Against Depression.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Quartz (White, clear): Holds a Magickal Charge, Divination, Healing, Protection, Meditation, Centering, Grounding, Magick.

* Deity: The Goddess

Quartz (Rose): Love, Peace, Happiness, Fidelity.

* Deity: Aphrodite or Venus.

Quartz (Smoky): Mood Elevation, Grounding, Centering, Charm for decreasing depression and negative emotions or energies.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Rhodonite: Inner peace, Self-confidence, Courtesy, Tact, Alternatives, Inner path.

* Deity: The Goddess

Ruby: Protection, Wealth, Joy, Will Power, Energy, Self-Direction.

* Deity: Krishna or Buddha.

Sapphire: Psychism, Love, Protection, Healing, Magickal Energies, Wealth.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Sodalite: Meditation, Centering, Stress, Healing.

* Deity: No specific deity.

Topaz: Protection, Healing, Wealth, Love, Calms negative emotions and promotes inner peace.

* Deity: Ra

Tiger's Eye: Wealth, protection, Increases positive energy flow, health.

* Deity: No specific deity.

The stones that have no association with a particular Goddess or God are considered all purpose and can be used for any working. Just be sure to match up the color to the need or the desired outcome of your working. Cleanse and consecrate your stones with the other items you intend to use in your ritual and set them on your altar or drop them as you draw your circle as a physical representation of it. They can be sewn into poppets or placed under pillows or mattresses to aid in healing or promote healthy sleep. They hold the scents of essential oils well, so they can be added to potpourri, cleaned and reused later.

Like your other tools, your stones will have to be spiritually recharged every few weeks. I reccommend keeping them on (or in, as the case may be), your altar, as they will be cleansed and consecrated with your other tools more easily if they are within reach.

Good places to get the right stones without spending a lot of money are:

* Craft Shops (Michael's, Ben Franklin's).

* Metaphysical Specialty Shops.

* Science Centers.

* Planetariums.

* Souvenir Shops (Most souvenir shops have bins of stones that you can scoop out and take home at a 'per bag' price. I bought a nice sized bag of assorted stones when I was in Las Vegas on my wedding trip).

* Nature's Wonders (In most shopping malls).

* Stream or creek beds (Even if they aren't the exact variety, the stones you'll get from a creek or stream will be smooth, pretty and vary in color - and they're free!).

* Book Stores (On occasion book stores will have a set that includes a book and a few stones, sometimes even with a pendant helix, which can really come in handy).

By Sionainne, Copyright 2002

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