Amethyst is the purple cousin of the quartz family, and many are first attracted to crystals to it beautiful colors. It owes its coloration to minute traces of iron creating hues of light lavender to deep intense violet purple. Amethyst has been used for centuries for its healing properties; in fact it owes its name for the Greek amethustos which means not drunken. Amethyst is said to acquire this name for its close color to wine and was believed to prevent drunkenness. Amethyst provides a gentle awakening of the crown and third eye chakras. It assists you through the dizzying world of new perceptions of the world around you.

Its energy is soft and vibrant awakening the crown and third eye while infusing them with love. This beautiful heart is from Brazil.

The heart measures 1.5" x 1.4" x 0.6".

Amethyst brings serenity and calm, to enhance one's ability to assimilate new ideas, and to assist during meditation. It is also said to give strength and mental stability, and to provide balance between one's physical, emotional, intellectual states. Amethyst is also said to make one shrewd in business matters. Amethyst is said to help remove toxins from the body and to help treat arthritis. It also said to be useful in treating a number of disorders including those of the digestive system, heart, nervous system, skin and hearing and to help provide relief from pain and to strengthen the immune system.