| Amber has been a sacred stone to Eastern | | | | -Helps to calm the nerves and transforms |
| Indians and Native Americans for thousands of | | | | negative energy into positive energy providing for |
| years and was used by ancient tribal healers and | | | | the centering of the emotional body. |
| shamans during fire ceremonies. It was burned as | | | | -Stimulates the intellect and helps to strengthen |
| an incense to cleanse, or clear, the environment | | | | the memory. |
| of negative energy. It was considered a symbol | | | | -Aids in opening and activating the crown chakra. |
| for the renewal of marriage vows and promises | | | | -Encourages the art of manifestation by helping |
| made. Amber was used in the breastplate of the | | | | one to bring that which is desired into a state of |
| high priest. | | | | reality. |
| Amber has been called a kind of "time capsule" | | | | -Believed by the ancients to bring good luck to |
| that holds the early history of life on earth. It is a | | | | warriors. |
| fossilized resin that is normally golden to | | | | -Balances the electro-magnetics of the physical |
| yellow-brown in color and although it is not | | | | body. |
| mineralized it is considered to be an organic | | | | -Aligns the ethereal energies to the physical, |
| gemstone. Specks of red, blue and green have | | | | mental, and emotional bodies. |
| also been found in samples of amber. Most | | | | -Used in purifying birthing and re-birthing rooms, as |
| specimens found today are between thirty and | | | | it is believed to cleanse the environment in which |
| ninety million years old and commonly contain and | | | | it remains. |
| preserve insects, spiders, frogs, plant-structures, | | | | -Purifies ones mind, body, and spirit/soul. |
| fruits, and other small organisms. The value of | | | | Healing Properties of Amber |
| amber increases with the rarity and precision of | | | | -Used to treat goiter and other diseases of the |
| whatever object in entraps. | | | | throat. |
| About ninety percent of the world's extractable | | | | -Helpful in the treatment of disorders of the |
| amber is found in the Kaliningrad region of Russia | | | | kidneys and bladder. |
| on the Baltic Sea. It is widely distributed and also | | | | -In ancient times amber, used in the form of an |
| extends over a large portion of Northern Europe. | | | | elixir, was utilized as a penicillin type of medicine. |
| Amber that is used in the making of jewelry | | | | -Dispels pain by absorbing negative energy and |
| usually comes from the Baltic Sea or the | | | | allowing the body to rebalance and heal itself. |
| Dominican Republic . Specimens that come from | | | | -Useful in alleviating stress. |
| the Baltic region are generally older and more | | | | -Soothes pain and aching associated with the |
| valuable, but those that come from the Dominican | | | | joints. |
| Republic are more likely to contain inclusions. In | | | | -Assists in treating disorders of the stomach, |
| addition to jewelry it is also used extensively for | | | | spleen, liver, and gallbladder. |
| beads, ornaments, cigar holders, and the | | | | -Helpful in revitalizing tissue and strengthening the |
| mouth-pieces of pipes. | | | | mucus membranes. |
| Metaphysical Properties of Amber | | | | The astrological sign for amber is the sun sign for |
| -Different colors of amber used on the | | | | Taurus, Leo, and Aquarius. Amber vibrates to the |
| appropriate chakras to open, cleanse, and heal the | | | | number three. |
| body's energy centers. | | | | |