Moonstone is associated with the Moon and is a wonderfully helpful stone for those who seek to embrace the Goddess within. A stone of intuition and insight, Moonstone helps to connect to all of the different cycles one experiences in life. Moonstone helps to balance the emotional body, especially any aggressive tendencies in males or females. Many people find Moonstone to be very soothing and use it to help relieve stress. Moonstone is used to protect those who travel on or by water.

Working with the Sacral, Third-Eye and Crown Chakras, Moonstone connects us to Divine Inspiration, and channels it into our own intuition. Moonstone encourages introspection and judgment, yielding to easier decision making. Moonstone also enhances one's emotional vision, bringing greater creative abilities and freedom of expression. These properties are also enhanced by Moonstone's ability to open one up to increased synchronicities, that we often cannot see due to our being wrapped up in our daily routines. Moonstone can also offer increased patience and allowing, so those newly found synchronicities can flow into our lives unimpeded.

Physically, Moonstone can promote conception by aiding all aspects of the reproductive system. Moonstone is also known to help with digestive system, including the liver, and can aid in the absorption of essential vitamins and minerals. Many women like Moonstone for its ability to balance hormonal and menstrual cycles.

Emotionally,Moonstone has long been known for its calming, soothing qualities on the emotional body. Its energy is balancing and healing, assisting in the mastery of emotions by bringing them under the control of Higher Will, rather than expressing or repressing them. It also helps identify emotional patterns that are stored in the subconscious, and serves as a guardian to contain explosive passions, and to stimulate confidence and composure. Moonstones can be placed at the center of the chin (the Moon Center) to create this balance.

Moonstone bestows a depth of feeling, a gentleness within the self that brings happiness to the environment in which it resides. Associated with the feminine, it enhances the intuitive side of the mind. To women, Moonstone reveals their feminine power and abilities of clairvoyance, and gives rise to the kundalini energy. Moonstone helps men become more in-tune with the feminine aspects of their nature, and stimulates the right side of the brain, encouraging nonlinear thinking and emotional balance.

Moonstone prevents jet lag and provides safe travel, especially over water and at night. Keep a Moonstone in a child’s bedroom to alleviate nightmares and provide regular sleep patterns.

Charge your Moonstone by placing it on a windowsill or outdoors overnight during the full moon. You may notice the stone getting more powerful as the moon reaches its fullest point, and losing its potency as the moon wanes.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Moonstone

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Sacral-Chakra

SECONDARY CHAKRA: Crown-Chakra, Third-Eye-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Monoclinic-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Na(90-70%) Ca(10-30%) (Al,Si)AlSi2 O8 Sodium calcium aluminum silicate

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer-(June-21-to-July-22), Libra-(September-23-to-October-22), Scorpio-(October-23-to-November-21)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-4

HARDNESS: 6-to-6.5-Hardness

COLOR: Cream, Tan-(light-brown), White

LOCATION: Russia

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: moon-stohn

MINERAL CLASS: Silicates

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Arthritis, Birthing-Problems-and-Health, Breast-Health, Circulatory-Problems, Edema, Headache-and-Migraine-Relief, Health-and-Healing, Infertility, Insect-Bites, Insomnia, Menstrual-Cramps-and-Menstruation, Multiple-Sclerosis, Muscular/Skeletal, Pancreas-Health, Pituitary-Gland, PMS, Pregnancy, Stomach-Problems/Constipation/Diarrhea, Vomiting, Water-Retention

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Anger-Diffusing-or-Release, Centering, Composure, Emotional-Balance, Emotional-Healing, Fear-of-Dark, Happiness, Harmony, Hope, Letting-Go, Mood-Swings, Nurture, Positive-Energy, Postpartum-Depression

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Ancient-Knowledge-and-Wisdom, Aura-Balancing, Aura-Revitalizing, Awareness, Clairvoyance, Connecting-with-Higher-Realms, Divine-Will, Energy-Work, Enhances-Intuition, Enhancing-and-Stimulating-Dreams, Serving-Humanity, Spiritual-Protection, Vision-Quest

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful combination of cream to orange color, opaque, < 10% matrix

A GRADE: Nice combination of cream to orange color, opaque, 10% - 25% matrix

B GRADE: Poor combination of cream to orange color, opaque, and/or > 25% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I allow my true inner self to shine through.

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/The_Energy_of_Light_-_Crystals_for_the_Summer_Solstice_Articles_12296.html