Gemstones for Hope

Amazonite

Amazonite is the gemstone most often associated with hope. It is well known for its encouraging abilities which increase self-esteem and confidence and diminish any negative thoughts. It helps clear the mind and focus your attention on achieving any goals and ambitions you may have.

Its cool blue and sea green colors represent calmness, clear thinking, creativity as well as new beginnings and growth.

Amazonite is also a 'lucky' stone often worn by those who enjoy gambling and card games. In Ancient Egypt, where is was known as 'Neshmet', a chapter of the Book of the Dead, which guided the pharaohs into the afterlife, was engraved on Amazonite.

Nickname: 'Stone of Success and Abundance'.

Aventurine

Aventurine shares a few similarities with Amazonite - in appearance, although it is usually a darker green and personality as a bringer of good luck.

Aventurine is especially effective in ridding you of old baggage, the disappointments and poor habits of the past allowing you to tackle new opportunities with enthusiasm and optimism.

It promotes feelings of well-being and inner peace and helps you make decisions from the heart that will be emotionally satisfying and comforting.

Nickname: 'Stone of Opportunity' and 'the Gambler's Stone'.

Peridot

The glowing golden green color of Peridot is an immediate 'pick-me-up', inspiring optimism and hope for any endeavor or pursuit.

It is a positive energy gemstone which resonates with the energy of the sun, bringing abundance, joy and purpose. It will release you from past emotional experiences which may be holding you back and let you move forward with renewed hope.

There is no hope without perseverance and Peridot, with its reputation as the Stone of Study, will give you the determination and willingness to succeed.

Sunstone

Another gemstone bursting with the life-giving vitality of the sun is Sunstone, a lovely orange gem with the magical sparkling affect known as aventurescence or 'schiller' where internal inclusions of hematite glitter and shine.

Sunstone is traditionally linked to good luck, fortune and wealth, worn by Vikings as talismans during their explorations and plundering journeys and by Ancient Greeks for protection.

Rose Quartz

Our hopes and dreams are often centered around matters of the heart - romantic relationships, marriage, family and friends. This is where Rose Quartz comes into its own.

Rose Quartz is the classic gemstone of love and this means all types of love from the unconditional love of parents for their children, the passionate love you feel for a new lover, the affection for a true friend and the universal love we have for mankind and nature.

In addition, Rose Quartz can motivate self-love which will allow you to feel worthy of the love of others and spur your dreams of a rich life full of affection and devotion.

Snowflake Obsidian

So far, all of our gemstones have shared a light and bright appearance but we will finish with the dark and dramatic Snowflake Obsidian.

Snowflake Obsidian is a stone of manifestation and a stone of intuition. It will help your hopes to be fulfilled and help you choose the right path to take by letting you appreciate your talents and abilities.

It will help you spot opportunities and assist you to persevere whenever those hopes are in danger of crashing to the ground. Like the splashes of white on the dusky obsidian background it will be the light shining at the end of your tunnel.