Emerald...RUBY...Sapphire...TANZANITE...Prehnite...AQUAMARINE...Morganite...MOONSTONE...Turquoise...GASPEITE...Smithsonite...BLUE LACE AGATE...Jet...TOURMALINE...Carnelian...AMETHYST...Jasper...JADE...Zircon...SPINEL...Garnet...HESSONITE...Tektite...MAMMOTH IVORY...Ming Dynasty Pottery Shard...BALI STERLING SILVER...Thai Hill Karen Tribe Silver...KYANITE...Kunzite...FIRE OPAL...Larimar...PIETERSITE...Hessonite...PERIDOT...Topaz...PINK OPAL...Charoite...SUGILITE...Rhodonite...RHODOCHROSITE...Rubellite...APATITE...Amber...IOLITE...Sardonyx...HELIODOR...Lapis...AZURITE...Malachite...CRYSTAL QUARTZ...Rose Quartz...LEPIDOLITE...Angelite...FLUORITE...Yellow Opal...SPESSARTITE...Pink Coral...SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN...Red Coral...SNOW QUARTZ...Blue Coral...SUNSTONE...Tiger Eye...RAINBOW OBSIDIAN...Ametrine...SODALITE...Red Tiger Eye...AVENTURINE...Hemimorphite...CHRYSOPRASE...Picasso Stone...RUBY ZOISITE...Chrysocolla...BLUE TIGER EYE...Citrine...LABRADORITE...Pearl...HOWLITE...Dinosaur Bone...HEMATITE...Seraphinite...HYPERSTHENE...Blue Coral...

Pietersite crystallizes in the form of masses, the structure a result of inclusions in jasper where the inclusions are pseudomorphs after asbestos. The colour is blue/black and the mineral exhibits a chatoyant quality .It was discovered by Sid Pieters, Windhoek, Namibia, and is truly lovely.  This mineral can be used to stimulate the pineal gland and to assist one during meditative states to experience visions and pre-cognitive thoughts. It aligns the energy centers of the body while providing grounding, not to the Earth, but to the etheric body; this rarity in grounding ability has facilitated travel throughout the spheres of existence, culminating in access to the akashic records.  Pietersite has been said to contain the "keys to the kingdom of heaven", dispelling illusion and assisting one in the recognition of the beauty of the soul. It exhibits an energy conducive to the actualization of the loving characteristics of the "brotherhood" of humanity. It brings the potential of the individual to the perfection of the source of all being, stimulating dignified power and loving guidance. It promotes loyalty to the self and to the ultimate experience of life.  It assists one in remaining open to experience, enabling the effect of an illuminated glory when one proceeds to "walk the stage of life".  It further allows one to see beyond the horizon or mirage, helping to support human courage, tenacity, and dauntless effort to both create and maintain beauty.  This mineral can be used to stimulate the pituitary gland to provide the proper regulation of the other endocrine glands and to produce, in the proper quantity, the hormones concerned with growth, sex, metabolism, blood pressure, and body temperature.  This is quite a stone, Sid!  Vibrates to the number 9.

Excerpts from LOVE IS IN THE EARTH – A KALEIDOSCOPE OF CRYSTALS UPDATE by Melody © 1995