The Beryl Stone...

The name Beryl is from the ancient Greek, beryllos, meaning "precious blue green color". Pure beryl is colorless, but it also occurs in a variety of colors including green, yellow, greenish yellow, blue to blue green, red, colorless and pink when tinted by impurities. The pink variety is known as Morganite, red is very rare and known as Bixbite, Goshenite is the colorless form. Golden beryl is a yellow green and called Heliodor. You may think you haven't seen one, but actually aquamarines and emeralds are variety of beryl. Beryls are some of the most valuable of all the colored gemstones. The dark blue stones that are available today are light colored beryls treated with radiation, much in the same manner as blue topaz.

Legend has it that Beryl was used to ward off demons and evil spirits. Ancient literature notes that Pliny used powdered beryl to cure eye injuries. It is said to protect travelers from danger and to treat disorders of the heart and spine.

Other legends about Beryl indicate it was used to promote cheerfulness and marital love, to retard laziness, and maintain youthfulness. Golden beryl is said to make one sympathetic and increase sincerity.

Beryl assists it's possessor in learning how to filter out distractions and unnecessary stimulation. It's a good stone for relieving stress and calming the mind. This stone works with the particular color in relation to each Chakra center and is known to stimulate communication (blue), acceptance and healing (green), reawaken the love of married people (pink), support spiritual growth (gold and white) and give us strength and power (yellow).

Beryl has been used for centuries to help stomach, intestines, ulcers, nausea and eating disorders. It works with the mental body for exhaustion, depression and stimulates the mind, nervous system, spine and bones. It's said to be beneficial for elimination organs such as the kidneys, liver, and intestines. It also helps strengthen the circulatory and pulmonary systems, making them more resistant to toxins and pollutants. Also helpful to the eyes, throat and easing a stressed mental state and has often been used as a sedative.

Beryl stones are used in the Center area for harmony, balance and spiritual growth, in the North area for personal journey and in the Southwest area for relationships of any kind.