Healing Crystals & Gemstones: A Guide

It sure is wild out there, isn't it? As we, along with everyone else, wake up each morning not knowing what sort of world awaits, we're finding that beauty is our refuge. It lifts our spirits, reminds us that there is more to life than COVID-19, and it's simply the best distraction. Wearing, giving, and surrounding ourselves with the gemstones and crystals that we love the most has become our antidote for the stress, anxiety, and havoc of the news cycle. 

While just looking at our favorite gems has always filled us with joy, many have believed for centuries that these stones can do more for us than just sit there and look pretty. From scientists and scholars to mystics and shamans, people have sought out crystals as energetic tools for their proven ability to receive, store, and transmit vibrational frequencies. With that comes the idea that each type of stone has unique super powers all its own. Here we share the common attributes of the crystals and gems found throughout the Irene Neuwirth Jewelry collection. Whether you're wishing for healing and protection or just good vibes, there's something for everybody.

Aquamarine

We love aquamarine for its water-colored beauty. Fine aquamarine helps with anxiety and is recommended for sensitive types who can feel easily overwhelmed and seek a sense of calm.

Labradorite

We love labradorite for its dark, mysterious iridescence. Labradorite has been sought out for centuries to enhance intuition, increase awareness, and feelings of connection.

Lapis Lazuli

We love Lapis Lazuli for its similarity to the night sky with its deep navy hue and gold pyrite ribbons and flecks. One of the first stones ever used to make jewelry, Lapis Lazuli is said to also enhance intuition, and increase self-awareness, self-expression, and authenticity.

Rainbow Moonstone

We love rainbow moonstone for its ethereal glow. Moonstone brings in love and is treasured for its ability to connect to the divine feminine intuition, magnify intentions and manifestation, and aid in protection.

Watermelon Tourmaline

We love watermelon tourmaline for its rare shades of green, pink and white in the same crystal. Tourmaline also helps with anxiety is considered helpful in erasing fearful, negative thoughts and attracting compassion and prosperity.

Diamonds

We love diamonds for their simplicity and brilliance. The traditional choice for engagement rings, diamonds are said to bring about new beginnings, release fear, and cultivate fortitude.

Tanzanite

We love tanzanite for its vivid shade of violet blue. Tanzanite is regarded as having the energetic power to bring about transformation, particularly when it comes to boosting immunity and healing illness, and especially for the throat and lungs.

Aquamarine

We love aquamarine for its water-colored beauty. Fine aquamarine is recommended for sensitive types who can feel easily overwhelmed and seek a sense of calm.

Turquoise

We love turquoise in its vast range of variations from the palest blue to earthy green. Turquoise has been worn for centuries and is thought to bring inner peace, balance mood swings, soothe the mind, and fend off panic attacks.

Tourmaline

We love tourmaline in all of its gorgeous shades but especially the rosy pinks, grassy greens, blue indicolite, and watermelon color ways. Tourmaline is considered helpful in erasing fearful, negative thoughts and attracting compassion and prosperity.

Amber

We love amber for its warm golden glow. Amber is thought to cleanse negative energy, break unhealthy thought patterns, and offer protection.

Rose of France (Amethyst)

We love Rose of France for its watery lilac hue. Known as lavender amethyst, Rose of France is regarded as being a powerful protective stone, warding off negativity and enhancing spiritual protection.

Emerald

We love emeralds for their saturated shade of green. Emeralds have been coveted for their healing effect on the heart, and they are thought to promote love, bliss, and harmony.

Rainbow Moonstone

We love rainbow moonstone for its ethereal glow. Moonstone is treasured for its ability to connect to the divine feminine intuition, magnify intentions and manifestation, and aid in protection.

Pearl

We love pearls for their luminous finish and otherworldly luster. Pearls are symbols of purity, and said to support integrity, honesty, loyalty, and sincerity.

Chalcedony

We love chalcedony the most when it is semi-transparent and the prettiest shade of sky blue. Chalcedony is used to help focus on the present, ease fears, and nurture calm and centeredness.

Chrysoprase

We love chrysoprase for its apple green beauty. Chrysoprase has been revered throughout the ages for its healing properties including transmuting dark energies and emotions into love, light, and hope. 

Rhodochrosite

We love this rose pink stone for its depth of color. Rhodochrosite is thought to bring about feelings of love and passion and encourages a positive outlook on life.

Sapphire

We love this precious gemstone for its brilliant shades of blue. Sapphire is thought to restore balance, bringing the body, mind, and spirit into alignment for increased lightness and joy.

Citrine

We love citrine for its uplifting lemony yellow color. Citrine is thought to be an energizing stone able to stimulate creativity and break through metal clutter.

Opal

We love opals in every which way. We're as smitten by the raw beauty of a Boulder opal as we are the lustrous cotton candy pink variety. Opals are thought to ignite creativity and imagination and fuel true self-expression.

Sunstone

We love sunstone for its glittery, orange creamsicle appearance. Sunstone is a stone thought to help relieve stress and promote the increased flow of happiness, joy, and good nature.

Labradorite

We love labradorite for its dark, mysterious iridescence. Labradorite has been sought out for centuries to enhance intuition, increase awareness, and feelings of connection.

Lapis Lazuli

We love Lapis Lazuli for its similarity to the night sky with its deep navy hue and gold pyrite ribbons and flecks. One of the first stones ever used to make jewelry, Lapis Lazuli is said to increase self-awareness, self-expression, and authenticity.