Celeste Crystals Guide

By Mark Feigan

Concise and organised overview of the general and metaphysical healing properties of over 120 crystals, fossils and minerals. The author is a crystal seller and qualified crystal healer. He is always being asked for his recommendations by people experiencing issues that they want help with. This book is a result of those requests. It contains a handy table of common needs and general recommendations for easy reference. The listings are kept brief with a focus on the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual assistance that crystals can provide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Magenta Books
• Release date: Apr 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9780463853009

Mark Feigan

Dr Mark Feigan MSocSci (Policy and Human Services) RMIT University, PhD La Trobe University, retired from his policy and research role at the Victorian Office of the Public Advocate in 2022. He was awarded a PhD in 2011 for writing the first scholarly history of that organisation. He has had a long involvement in advocacy for people with disability, starting as a Citizen Advocate in the late 1980s. He was the inaugural Executive Officer of Disability Justice Advocacy Inc. (DJA) for twelve years from 1990. During the 1990s and the early 2000s he also served on the Board of the Victorian Council of Social Services and was later made a life member for his contribution. He has also worked in disability program areas within government departments. He was the principal author of Absolutely everyone, the Victorian Government state disability plan 2017-2020. His two enduring passions are reading science fiction and collecting crystals. He writes science fiction stories with his life-long friend, Steven Fox.

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Celeste Crystals

Guide

Published by

Mark Feigan

Magenta Books with Celeste Crystals (Australia)

9 Narvik Cres

Heidelberg West

Victoria 3081

Australia

[phone]

celestecrystals.com

[e-mail]

copyright © 2022 Mark Feigan

ISBN 9780463853009

Contents

Introduction

What are crystals?

Common needs and general recommendations

Caring for your crystals

Crystals A-Z

African Blood Stone

Agate

Amazonite

Amber

Amethyst

Ammonite

Angelite

Apatite

Apophyllite

Aquamarine

Aragonite

Astrophyllite

Auralite

Aventurine

Azurite

Bamboo Leaf Jasper

Beryl

Bismuth

Black Tourmaline

Bloodstone

Blue Chalcedony

Blue Lace Agate

Blue Tigers Eye

Bumblebee Jasper

Calcite

Carbonado Diamond

Carnelian Agate

Celestite

Cerussite

Chalcedony

Chalcopyrite

Charoite

Cherry Blossom Agate

Chevron Amethyst

Chrysanthemum Stone

Chrysocolla

Cinnabar

Citrine

Copper

Crazy Lace Silk Banded Agate

Diamond

Dinosaur Bone Fossil

Diopside (Green)

Dragons Blood Stone

Dumortierite

Emerald

Enhydro Quartz

Epidote

Fire Agate

Fluorite

Garnet

Gobi Agate

Golden Silk Jade

Golden Tigers Eye

Grandidierite

Grape Agate

Green Opal

Green Tourmaline

Hematite

Hematoid Quartz

Herkimer Diamond Quartz

Howlite

Hydrozincite

Indigo Gabbro (Mystic Merlinite)

Jade (Nephrite and Jadeite)

Jasper

Kambaba Jasper

Kunzite

Kyanite

Labradorite

Lapis Lazuli

Larimar

Lepidocrocite

Lepidolite

Llanite

Malachite

Meteorite

Miriam Stone

Moldavite

moonstone

Mookaite

Obsidian

Ocean Jasper

Olivine

Onyx

Opal

Orpiment

Orthoceras

Peach Blossom Jade

Peridot

Petrified Wood

Phoenix Stone (Ajoite)

Phosphosiderite

Pietersite

Prehnite

Pyrite

Quartz (Clear)

Red Jasper

Rhodochrosite

Rhodonite

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Rutilated Quartz

Sapphire

Sardonyx

Scapolite

Selenite

Septarian Dragon Stone

Serpentine

Shungite

Smithsonite

Smoky Quartz

Sodalite

Sphalerite

Sunstone

Tangerine Quartz

Thousand Eye Stone

Topaz

Trilobite

Turquoise

Unakite

Warring States Carnelian Agate

White Opal

Yooperlite

Zebra Stone

Zircon

Zoisite

Introduction

Crystal healing is a traditional lore and healing practice. My own pathway to crystal healing happened over the course of my lifetime. I first became fascinated with crystals at an early age. A kind distant relative gave me a Black Opal from Lightening Ridge, plus some polishing powders, and I was hooked. I was not the only young kid fascinated with gemstones and semi-precious stones. Fairy tales and old movies are filled with stories of gemstones and stones with extraordinary powers. These precious gifts from nature are collected and used by dragons, magicians, monarchs, and other powerful and magical beings. The healing uses of crystals were not known to me then. I was more consumed by their beauty and precious nature. At about the age of ten my father took me along to a gemstone and lapidary club. He made a tumbler for me to polish my collections, but everyone complained about the noise it made so it hardly ever ran. Now, some fifty-plus years later I have a tumbler or two running nearly continually and the rumbling sound is part of the background hum of my house.

Out of high school I continued to pursue my fascination with crystals, fossils and minerals by studying geology at university. Living the student lifestyle waylaid me for many years. I gave away or mislaid precious pieces from my personal collection while living and partying in student share houses. A little lost, my passion for collecting crystals was interrupted. I spent decades pursuing other interests and loves. My fascination never went away completely. Whenever I went anywhere, I would always look out for the geological features like folding and intrusions and try and find some nice rocks. Coming across Serpentinite at Port Macquarie was one such joy.

In the middle of 2019, my life changed again. I went into a crystal store at Byron Bay and saw a huge Celestite geode. I wanted to buy it, but the price was too much for me. I left the shop disappointed. I then went into every other crystal shop I could find in Byron Bay and along the Northern Beaches of New South Wales and in the hinterland. Waterfalls, mountains, rivers, beaches, everything shouted at me to look at the rocks and remember my passion for them. After that moment, a new idea took root in me. As soon as I got home from that wonderful holiday, I started exploring what I would need to start selling crystals at markets.

From those beginnings I have made Celeste Crystals into a store offering the widest range of beautiful crystals, fossils, minerals and stones that I can manage. Then I add even more. I like offering rarer crystals alongside favourites such as Amethyst and Rose Quartz. This guide has over 125 listings, reflecting the wide range on offer through my store.

For me, crystals, fossils and minerals will always be firstly wonderful gifts from nature. Each piece is unique and has a beauty that in my view makes them near priceless. I feel blessed to be surrounded by these gorgeous wonderful stones in my home and in my life. Their metaphysical healing properties are a surprising bonus for me. An amazing additional benefit that I now embrace, despite my sceptical science-based inclinations. Looking to crystals for additional healing help makes sense to me. You will see in my descriptions I have sentences saying that this crystal will help you with this or that. I trust you will also appreciate that crystal healing is an alternative approach to healing. I am not offering medical advice anywhere in this guide. You should always seek properly qualified medical advice whenever you are dealing with any serious health issue. Here is information of a different kind, for your consideration and own exploration.

What are crystals?

Crystals form from mineral-bearing solutions flowing through cracks and fissures inside cooling molten rocks and surrounding rock formations. They grow with a particular structural form over time, depending on the physical conditions and composition of the mineral solution. This can be a stop-start process. The way how crystals form makes them wonderfully different to other kinds of rocks.

Crystals possess particular qualities due to their underlying crystalline structure, which reflects the arrangements of the atoms and molecules making up the crystal. The physical properties of crystals include the piezoelectric effect. This is their capacity to hold or release electrical charges in response to mechanical force.

Crystals have been formed through the fundamental forces of creation that underlie all existence, in overlapping physical and metaphysical planes. The crystal’s formation is influenced by the electrical and energetic environment of their formation. This includes the energy fields of Earth and our planet’s place in all creation. As sentient and energetic beings, we too are intrinsically connected to creation. This connection with creation is our energetic bridge for crystal healing. When the energetic field of a crystal intersects the vibration and energy patterns of your aura, it brings about subtle changes in your aura. This change is part of the crystal healing process, brought about by the properties of that crystal. Crystals do no harm to the body. The changes though can be noticeable and even uncomfortable, particularly when they are bringing on a cleansing process. A healer, applying their knowledge and intuition, can promote crystal healing through careful selection and by programming crystals with intentions and affirmations

Mark Feigan is a graduate of the Crystal Healing Diploma offered by the Centre of Excellence.

See <https://www.centreofexcellence.com/shop/crystal-healing-diploma-course/> for more information.

Mark also accesses reputable online sources, including the following:

Energy Muse <https://www.energymuse.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-healing-crystals>

Healing Crystals <www.healingcrystals.com>

The Crystal Council <https://thecrystalcouncil.com>

Common needs and general recommendations

Abundance: Ammonite, Bloodstone, Citrine, Peridot

Acceleration: Rutilated Quartz

Accepting change: Tangerine Quartz

Ambition: Fire Agate

Anxiety: Agate, Amethyst, Apophyllite, Aventurine, Black Tourmaline, Bloodstone, Blue Tigers Eye, Celestite, Cinnabar, Fluorite, Green Opal, Howlite, Jasper, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Lepidolite, Moonstone, Rhodonite, Ruby, Sapphire, Unakite, Zoisite

Assurance: Bismuth, Warring States Carnelian Agate

Attraction: Epidote

Attunement: Herkimer Diamond Quartz

Balance: Amber, Bumblebee Jasper, Labradorite, Lepidolite, Rhodochrosite

Being heard: Blue Lace Agate

Calming: Amethyst, Chalcedony, Larimar, Lepidolite

Centering: Bloodstone, Smoky Quartz

Change: Moldavite

Clarity: Quartz

Cleansing: Enhydro Quartz

Commitment: Garnet

Communication: Amazonite, Blue Lace Agate

Compassion: Howlite

Confidence: Beryl, Fluorite, Golden Tigers Eye

Connection: Kyanite

Courage: Aquamarine, Beryl, Carnelian Agate, Jasper, Sphalerite

Creativity: Bumblebee Jasper, Carnelian Agate

Determination: Aquamarine, Grandidierite, Jasper

Emotional growth: Green Tourmaline

Energy: Quartz

Expansion: Topaz

Feminine energy: Moonstone

Fidelity: Jade

Fortitude: African Bloodstone

Friendship: Aventurine, Malachite

Generosity: Jade

Grief: Jasper, Lepidocrocite

Grounding: Hematite, Smoky Quartz

Growth: Aquamarine

Happiness: Prehnite

Harmony: Llanite

Healing: Phoenix Stone

Hidden meaning: Chevron Amethyst

Hope: Lapis Lazuli, Phosphosiderite

Imagination: Jasper

Inner peace: Celestite, Smithsonite, Unakite

Inner strength: Larimar, Sardonyx

Insight: Azurite, Labradorite

Inspiration: Angelite

Integrity: Dinosaur Bone Fossil

Intuition: Apophyllite, Grape Agate

Inventiveness: Carbonado Diamond

Joy: Dragons Blood Stone

Keeping your head: Ocean Jasper, Red Jasper

Kundalini awakening: Serpentine

Legal issues: Bloodstone

Letting go: Zircon

Life changes: Cerussite

Life force: Ammonite

Logic: Sodalite

Love: Apophyllite, Jade, Rhodochrosite, Rose Quartz

Love energy: Kunzite

Love of life: Opal

Luck: Aventurine, Jade

Magic: Indigo Gabbro

Manifestation: Aventurine, Chevron Amethyst, Copper

Meaning: Septarian Dragon Stone

Motivation: Calcite, Jasper

New beginnings: Chalcopyrite

Nurturing: Jasper

Opportunity: Aventurine

Optimism: Bloodstone

Organisation: Jasper

Patience: Petrified Wood

Peace: Apophyllite, Kambaba Jasper

Peace of mind: