StarStrings

Stones and Symbols
Emerald
Emerald can be used to enhance the memory . . .

Emerald is known as a 'stone of successful love.' It is said to provide for domestic bliss and to instill both sensitivity and loyalty within the self and within others.

Emerald can be used to enhance the memory and to stimulate the use of greater mental capacity. It helps to combine intelligence with discernment, allowing for the choice of 'right' action to be the only choice available. It can be used to open, activate, and stimulate the heart chakra, while helping to quiet the emotions.

It is a stone to bring harmony to all areas of ones life. It can also assist in inciting one to activity and to facilitate intensity and focus in ones actions. It can be used to eliminate negativity from ones life and to bring forth the positive actions required to assist one in remaining centered in the practicality of ones lifework.

It can help one to maintain the rhythmic breathing conducive to entering and to attaining depth in the meditative state. After the meditative state, it helps one to maintain the cool brilliance of the deliberate reflection and to emit the radiance of the light. It is said to have been one of the stones used in the breastplate of the high priest. It is also said to bring beneficial consequences to matters involving the legal affairs. It can be used in the treatment of disorders of the spine, lungs, heart and muscular system. It has also been used to soothe the eyes. Emerald derives its beautiful green color from the presence of chromium and vanadium.

This information is collected from various sources including ‘Love is in the Earth’ by Melody.