A comforting stone, Striped Brown Jasper can help with issues involving the aura and chakras.  Working very slowly, Jaspers are thought to help people bring their ideas to fruition by enhancing determination.  When you want to perform higher spiritual work but stay earth connected (readers, mediums, healers), this is the stone to use.  Striped Brown Jasper is often recommended for bringing people down to earth and promoting mental processes, especially after meditation or rituals involving the more ethereal stones such as Moldavite or Phenakite.  Carrying Brown Striped Jasper can help in relations with others throughout the day, especially in work situations.

Striped Brown Jasper can help bring vitality into a lifeless period by supporting one's energy system.  It is also helpful to those recuperating from illness or trauma, by bringing the knowledge of perfection to one's cellular memory.  Brown Striped Jasper makes a great gift for someone in the hospital.

In general, Jasper is known as the “supreme nurturer”.  It sustains and supports during times of stress, and brings tranquility and wholeness.  Used in healing, Jasper unifies all aspects of your life.  Jasper reminds people to help each other.

Metaphysical:
Primary Chakra: Root
Astrological sign(s): Leo, Scorpio
Vibration: Number 6

Geological:
Stone Type/Family: Member of the Chalcedony clan, Quartz family, Silicates Class
Crystal System: Trigonal
Chemical Composition: (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide with inclusions
Hardness: 7

Physical:
Color: Cream to tan mixed with chocolate to coffee colored stripes
Location: Australia, India, South Africa
Rarity: Common
Fun Fact: Legends passed down over time say that Jasper was used to drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites.

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