Amethyst is a popular purple-colored variety of quartz that contains manganese.  It is the manganese that produces Amethyst’s purple color, the iron content in the stone determines the relative darkness of the purple.

One of the most popular metaphysical stones, Amethyst is very powerful and protective.  Known as the “stone of sobriety,” Amethyst was used in ancient times to recover from both physical addictions as well as addictive relationships.  Amethyst can encourage inner strength and relieve stress.

The strong healing powers of Amethyst can transmute lower vibrations to higher frequencies, transforming negative energy to love energy.  Amethyst connects the physical plane with higher realm, making it a good choice when working with the Third Eye Chakra.  Amethyst provides a wonderful peaceful energy for meditations, and helps with developing intuition and psychic abilities.

Amethyst opens and activates the Crown Chakra as well, allowing easier access to the divine.  Amethyst enhances spiritual awareness and spiritual wisdom, promoting a higher state of consciousness.  Amethyst clears and repairs holes in the aura and draws in Divine energy, as well as aligning and fostering cooperation between the energy bodies.

Amethyst usually grows in geodes, which are hollow rocks with crystal-filled interiors.  The surface of the interior is called Druze, which is a term used to describe a natural layer of crystals formed on the crust of a mineral, like, for example, the inside of an Amethyst geode.  From the outside, Amethyst geodes often look like ordinary rocks.

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