“Stone of Self-Mastery”

Chakra(s): Root, Solar Plexus and Third-Eye

Energy Vibration: 6

Energy:

Protection

Healing

Grounding

Protection:

Captures and Grounds Psychic Attack

Protects against Adversaries

Protects against Black Magick

Blocks negative influences.

Stimulates:

Grounding

All The Senses

Inner-Strength

Concentration

Self-Mastery

Self-Discipline

Intuition

Metaphysical Properties:

• Prevents the draining of personal energy
• Absorbs and transforms negative energy
• Fosters decision making
• Excellent stone for centering and alignment of the total person with a Higher Power.
• Used to end unhappy relationships
• Heighten one’s intuition and instinct
• Helps one to realize material goals
• Helps one become the master of their own future
• Encourages a healthy egotism
• Creates invisibility
• Fortifies self-confidence
• Balances the male and female polarities within each person
• Helps one regain emotional balance
• Anchors and stabilizes one to elevate fears and worries
• Protects against black magic, as well as defends against negativity directed towards the wearer
• Helps banish negativity or people from one’s life
• Provide the wearer with strength, both physical and mental.

Healing Properties:

• Past Life Issues/Old Wounds
• Teeth
• Bones
• Blood Disorders
• Epilepsy
• Skin Ailments
• Cell Damage
• Glaucoma

The Myth:

The myth of the origin of onyx says that the goddess Venus was resting on the banks of the Indus River. As she slept, Cupid used the point of one of his enchanted arrows to give her a manicure. The parings of her nails then fell into the waters of the sacred river. Since the nails were of heavenly origin, they sank to the river bottom and were metamorphosed into onyx.

In Ancient Times:

Onyx is a protective stone worn when facing adversaries in battles of conflicts of all kinds, or while hurrying down a dark street late at night. In classical ceremonial magic, the image of the head of the god Mars or a figure of the hero Hercules was engraved on onyx and carried for courage. Indians and Persians believed that wearing onyx protected them from the evil eye, and that placing onyx on the stomach of a pregnant woman in labor would reduce the labor pain and bring on earlier delivery.

Effects:

Onyx is not only used for protection, but also as defense against negativity consciously directed towards you. It has also been used to reduce uncontrollable sexual impulses. The close union and yet strong contrast between the layers of black and white in some varities of onyx may suggest its connection with romance. In India, Gemologists recommend Onyx as a protective measure for harmonious relationships, thus keeping away any probability of disturbances or differences between the couple. Onyx as a birthstone provides the structure and authority you crave. It can help you be the master of your destiny and strengthen your confidence. It provides support in difficult times and centers your energy in times of mental or physical stress. It also offers the gift of wise decisions.

Mystical Power of Onyx (general):

Throughout history, onyx has been thought to bring powers of protection, defensive magic, and the reduction of sexual desires. It has also been thought to reinforce the knowledge that there is no death, aiding in the understanding of the wheel of birth, death and rebirth. It brings about the knowledge that separation is an illusion and reunion will come. It aids psychic contact with those who have died, facilitates séances and mediumship, brings messages from the dead, and aids past-life and between-lives regression work. It helps future life progressions, and prevents and removes spirit possessions.

Contemporary authors say the onyx brings increased vigor, strength, stamina, and self control. It alleviates worry, tension, and nervousness and eliminates confusion and nightmares. It is used to provide glimpses of that which is ‘beyond’ and activates one’s memory of one’s roots and reality. Medicinal applications include the treatment of bone marrow diseases, teeth, foot, blood and bone problems, and soft tissue disorders. It is also believed to aid in ailments such as epilepsy or glaucoma and is known to have powers to rectify damage done to cells.

Mystical Power of the Black Onyx (specific):

The Black Onyx seems like a gift from the gods to us…  it can help you live a more fulfilling life!

The Onyx is a type of chalcedony that’s part of the quartz family. It was a popular stone for the Greeks. They believed that the Onyx stone came from the fingernails of the Goddess Venus.

It is a powerful stone with plenty of positive attributes. First, it is a grounding and centering stone. It will balance you mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. Second, it is a strengthening stone that will assist you in tasks where you feel challenged and weak. Third, it will ease your fears where they are the strongest. Fourth, it will banish negativity. Fifth, it will rejuvenate you when you have run out of energy. Finally, it will attract positive energy and bring you happiness.

When you wear a Black Onyx Bracelet, it will inspire self-control, confidence, fidelity to your partner. It enhances your meditation and dreams. It will give you confidence in your career, like in interviews and presentations. The Black Onyx will work according to your heart’s desire.

The Black Onyx is also believed to have healing powers and to heal teeth, bones, feet, and blood disorders. Place it on your body and feel the healing take place. Use the Black Onyx to charge water to treat skin ailments like fungal infections and sunburns, and also wounds and rashes. Just pat it on the affected area and use an Onyx water compress at night.

Here’s just some of the benefits you will get, when having the Black Onyx near you:

• Self Control
• Confidence
• Mental strength
• Protection from negativity
• A feeling of being grounded

If you use Hecate’s Eye constantly for chanting, protection and enhancements; or feel that your energies are constantly under attack… then, every week, you should discharge the Onyx by placing it under running water.

If you’ve used it for a long time without doing so, bury it in the earth overnight at least once a month to regenerate its energies (preferably inside a sealed wooden box and on dry days).

To conclude: wearing Hecate's Eye, placing it on your altar, or using it during rituals allows you access to all the benefits that have been mentioned here.

The Black Onyx is one of Nature’s gifts to us, showing us that all we ever need is already here on earth and provided for.

"Stone of The Mind"

Tiger Eye is a smooth and gentle vibration that is great for centering, grounding and balancing. It is known to protect one from the ‘Evil Eye’, along with warding off evil spirits. Tiger Eye is a great stone to use when balancing and opening the lower three Chakras, which can stimulate a Kundalini Awakening. Keep this stone in your Aura for as long as you can each day to benefit greatly from its energy.

Chakra(s): RootSacralSolar Plexus

Energy: 4 & 8

• Protection
• Love
• Luck
• Healing
• Grounding
• Centering

Protection:

• Protects From The Evil Eye
• Wards off Evil Spirits
• Negative Emotions
• Negative Thoughts

Stimulates:

• Creativity
• Balance
• Vitality
• Physical Energy
• Personal Power
• Spiritual Grounding
• Spiritual Advancement
• Root/Sacral/Solar Plexus Chakra
• Kundalini Energy

Metaphysical Properties:

• Brings clear thinking and insight
• Helps manifest ideas into reality
• Gives courage for change
• Boost self-confidence
• Guards against ill wishes from others
• Balances lower Chakras
• Helps to raise vibrations
• Offers strength and vitality
• Encourages proper function of the endocrine system
• Provides balance to those experiencing mental disorders (Manic-Depression, Bipolar, etc)
• Draws spiritual energy down to Earth
• Helps to center the person
• Brings brightness and optimism to any situation
• Stone for the mind, not for the body
• Place on Third Eye to enhance psychic ability and bring spiritual grounding
• Powerful Solar Plexus stone

Healing Properties:

• Aids Mental Disorders
• Helps Any Eye Proble

The Tiger’s Eye Effects:

The Tiger’s Eye is an ancient talisman, mysterious and powerful, revered and feared. An “all-seeing, an all-knowing eye”, thought to grant a wearer the ability to observe everything; even through closed doors.

It brings stability and awareness while integrating the spiritual with the physical realms. It teaches balance between extremes, moving one out of the world of duality – right and wrong, good and bad, dark and light – and provides an understanding of the underlying unity behind apparent opposites.

It brings a more practical and compassionate reasoning to one’s choices, and helps one to reflect (the) Spirit through each action taken in the world.

Moreover, the Tiger’s Eye is ever vigilant, bringing sharpness to one’s inner vision and better understanding of the “cause and effect” of each situation. It encourages one to use their powers wisely, and allows scattered information to be brought together to a cohesive whole.

The Tiger’s Eye is a stone that amplifies and boosts the energies of any quartz, crystal or stone.

It brings harmony and balance, and can give you courage, strength of mind and self-confidence to tackle anything that will come your way.

It will help you accomplishing your goals because your focus and creativity will be greatly enhanced. You will be filled with confidence and optimism, and all feelings of lack or being incomplete will be dispelled. 

It is traditionally used as an amulet to protect yourself from curses or any other kind of ill wishes.

Furthermore, The Tiger’s Eye is a golden stone. It’s an excellent stone to have with you if you are looking to increase your wealth, to boost your money flow or to create more opportunities for growth and expansion. It can bring in abundance and prosperity to your life.

It will bring good luck to you when you work hard and envision your success.

It can amplify the energies that you give to your pursuits, which is why it will also attract the same amount of good luck back to you.

Finally, the Tiger’s Eye will strengthen your willpower and your intentions towards success.

The Power of Colors:

Black:

Grounding, wisdom, learning, protection, safety, reversing, uncrossing, unhexing, repelling black magick, banishing negativity, releasing, shapeshifting, defense, scrying, pride.

Black absorbs and hides and creates confusion and chaos, new beginnings, knowledge of hidden things, is the container of light, one of the most powerful color. Use black for the self-control, time and patience. Black is also a good color to use to bring discord and confusion within the enemy. It can also be used for protection, wrap negative energy, breaking barriers and blocks, reverse and destroy negative thought forms. It 's better if applied to others. Black controls the base chakra, the planet Saturn, the earth element and the original religions, it means new beginning. Satanic alchemy, black represents the step into the void of meditation and transformation.

Gold:

Masculine divinity, great fortune, abundance, prosperity, male energy, understanding, divination, fast luck, solar/sun energy, positive attitude, justice, health, attraction, luxury.

Great luck, intuition, understanding, divination, fast luck, financial benefits (I think that gold will attract more money - to use the green with golden reflections for meditation on money). Gold is used for healing, happiness, authority, reputation, honor, and personal power. Use the gold to the trust, fame, success in the game, please, make sure popularity / charisma, improve health and vitality, healing, protection, success, and magical power. Gold is one of the most powerful color. Satan has a golden aura. Gold is the color of the Sun and the element fire. Satanic alchemy, gold represents perfection of the soul. Both the colors gold and white gold are seen everywhere in the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, temples and pyramids. Gold is the color of wealth and power.

Blue:

Communication, will power, focus, forgiveness, good fortune, weight loss, truth, fidelity, patience, domestic harmony, organization, removing bad vibrations, sincerity, astral projection, water element.

Truth, wisdom, protection, peace of mind, loyalty, occult power and expansion. Jupiter is the color royal blue. Fortunately, expansion, abundance, long journeys, higher education, legal issues, taxes (use together with the green), investments, foundations, prosperity, and opportunity. Spiritually, summon demons, healing, inspiration, devotion, serenity, sincerity and truth, faith, inner peace, knowledge and wisdom, harmony in the home, occult power and expansion. Blue can also be used in spells, when the color is applied to the other and directed to incite depression, sadness, helplessness, lack of sympathy, coldness and be gloomy. The blue chakra controls the throat. The blue and the water element.

White: 

All purpose, unity, purity, cleansing, peace, balance, spirituality, healing, innocence, rain, magick involving young children, truth, consecration, balancing the aura. 

For each order, balance the aura, because all colors originate from white. Energy, security, stimulation, inspiration, destroys destructive energies, cleanses the aura. Provides protection when applied to others and direct. The Moon rules white. The White governs the third eye, along with indigo and silver.

The power of Numbers:

 
1:
Connected to the universal life force that binds us all. One is considered a source, and because any number multiplied by one equals itself, it’s a grounding number. In Tarot, one is represented by The
Magician, who takes control of his own environment, and gains personal power by manipulating that which is around him.

2:
Related to polarity and duality. Think of balance – the yin and yang, light and dark, god and goddess. Two represents one of each thing, side by side. The second chakra connects to relationships – and not just with other people, but how we relate to our jobs, our stuff, our money, and so forth.

4:
Corresponds to the four elements – earth, air, fire, and water – as well as the cardinal directions and the four seasons. Four is sometimes connected to creativity. In Chakra energy work, the heart is the fourth chakra, and so it relates to emotions and our compassion towards others.

6:
Related to sun energy. In many magical traditions, six is considered a solar number, and one of power and strong masculine energy. Because of this, it’s often connected to security and responsibility.

7:
Related to lunar energy, connected to the moon, femininity, and workings related to intuition and wisdom. Thought forms and consciousness are represented by the number seven.

8:
In some traditions, related to the eight NeoWiccan sabbat dates. Remember, not all traditions observe all eight sabbats. Eight is also connected to the planet Mercury, which relates to messages and communication from the Divine. An eight flipped on its side is an infinity symbol.



The Evil Eye

The evil eye is a curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when they are unaware. Many cultures believe that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury. Talismans created to protect against the evil eye are also frequently called "evil eyes".

The Evil Eye has been making people uncomfortable for generations. As well it might. It is said that that the Evil Eye is cast upon someone for reasons of envy or dislike. The history of the Evil eye goes all the way back to Ancient Greece, the Bible and beyond, throughout the Middle East. Many cultures have a version of the Evil Eye, and it has been studied a great deal by scholars and historians alike.

There are many different ideas as to where it came from and why it still is here today. The thing that remains the same in every culture is that the person whom the Evil Eye is cast upon has something bad happen to them. Sometimes it’s general bad luck, sometimes it’s something to do with their health and other times something might happen to their crops or animals. In some versions the mechanism employed is “drying up” the life inside the cursed item, be it a baby, a man’s virility or a fruit tree.

It has been said that the Evil Eye is not necessarily given to someone intentionally. That sometimes, just being envious of something that another person has, may cause the effects of the Evil Eye. However, it is also possible that only certain people have the ability to give another person the Evil Eye. In this case, the idea is that certain people give the person that they intend to intimated or scare a sharp glare that transmits the curse.

In order to protect against the Evil Eye, some cultures create charms to ward off its effects.

In many places, for example Turkey, Greece, or Italy, you might see someone wearing an amulet or else see one hanging in someone’s home. The nice geometric shape and symbolism of the eye has however been used in ancient art throughout the same region of the Middle East and Mediterranean. It is used to symbolize all sorts of things. The eye takes the outside world into the inner, and can also project the inner world onto the outer. Medusa had the power to transmit her intentions through her gaze. The ancient Eygptian “eye of Horus” or the “all seeing eye” is a symbol that is still with us today and is looking at us. 

Three Initial Key Points on Protection:

Firstly, know that love is the greatest protector. Protection involves utilizing love in as purer form as possible, for with love you can effectively construct a brick wall around you that negative forces cannot penetrate. Furthermore, negative entities cannot stand when positive vibrations hold strong because they start to polarize toward the positive (they turn positive), and that's the last thing they want. So, always approach protection with the highest intent in love and light, because using negative emotion will act like a magnet for further darkness to feed upon. For example, if you shout back at an angry person then the argument escalates. Behave calmly and with love toward an angry person and they will likely calm down. The negative energy diffuses and dissipates.

Secondly, know that in higher realms of existence (that's higher densities and within time-space) thoughts become reality. Thought-forms can be created through visualization such as walls or protective bubbles of light, doorways for negative entities to leave though, or in-streaming healing energy into your body. All these have a high probability of manifesting through your strong intent and effective visualization - they manifest on the other side and are used in this physical reality seen through your third eye.

Thirdly, also know that coupled with visualization; intention (or belief) is key - they work together to create thought forms and manifestations that can be used for spiritual protection. For example, you visualize a glowing white protective orb around you and your intention is for it to protect you from negative forces. Without the intention, the visualization is merely a pretty orb - you must assign it a purpose. 

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