| With the rising costs of medical care and the | | | | choice. Choose moonstone when looking for an |
| tremendous increase in cases involving misdiagnosis, | | | | amulet to help a caregiver cope with the emotional |
| prescription mishaps and surgery accidents, it is no | | | | strains of caring for a sick or dying patient. |
| wonder people from all walks of life are looking for | | | | When you have determined the type of gemstone |
| alternative ways to get and stay healthy. This article | | | | you wish to use you are ready to purchase (or find) |
| looks at techniques in use since ancient times to | | | | your stone. There are hundreds of sites around the |
| harness the powers within healing crystals to both | | | | internet offering stones for sell. It can pay to shop |
| heal and prevent disease. | | | | around because prices vary greatly from store to |
| An amulet, as defined by Wikipedia, is an object that | | | | store. In most cases, you can get a gemstone of |
| protects a person from trouble. It differs from a | | | | approximately 1 inch in size for less than $3. Only the |
| talisman only in the fact that an amulet is a natural | | | | rarest of stones would cost more than $3 in such a |
| object, whether carved or un-carved, whereas a | | | | small size and many can be purchased for about $1. |
| talisman is generally a made object, such as a | | | | If at all possible, it is best to purchase your stones in |
| drawing or carving on paper or metal. | | | | a local store so you can have to opportunity to hold |
| An amulet can be made for most any purpose, | | | | the stone before purchase. If you are personally in |
| however some of the better known types are called | | | | tune with the natural energies of the earth and |
| healing amulets. They can be designed to help with a | | | | gemstones in general, you will often find when you |
| specific illness or injury, or used to help prevent a | | | | are presented with the opportunity to handle the |
| wide range of ailments that affect humans or animals. | | | | stones prior to purchase; one or more stones will call |
| The only supplies that are mandatory for your amulet | | | | out to you, trying to get your attention. A situation |
| are a natural item to become the actual amulet and | | | | like this is almost always preferable to someone |
| your intent or purpose for the amulet. Additional | | | | choosing your stone for you. |
| items can be added to make your amulet uniquely | | | | If there are no stores local to you, where you can |
| yours or you can stick with just the basics. The | | | | purchase stone, don't worry. You can become in |
| choice is completely up to your personal desires. | | | | tuned with any crystal with just a little effort on your |
| In-expensive, tumbled gemstones are perhaps the | | | | part. Perhaps the easiest way is to simply handle the |
| best material to make an amulet from. They can be | | | | stone as often as possible and sleep with it for a day |
| purchased for $1 to $3 for most types and have the | | | | or two prior to charging it for it's purpose. |
| added advantage of being beautiful enough to wear | | | | Once you have purchased your stone, it should be |
| as jewelry too. Affixing a cap to the stone, allows it | | | | cleansed of negative energies and then charged with |
| to be hung from a chain or cord, so it can be worn | | | | the intent your amulet is designed for, prior to use. |
| as a necklace, bracelet or added to a keychain. | | | | This can be done by any method you prefer based |
| Your choice in gemstone type will depend on what | | | | on your own personal belief system and if you are |
| the purpose of your amulet is. Prior to shopping for | | | | not familiar with these methods, Shamans and |
| the actual gemstone you will be using, you may wish | | | | Wiccans both have good rituals that are easy to do |
| to consult a book or website that lists the | | | | and a quick keyword search should turn up many |
| correspondences of various gemstones and pick a | | | | results. |
| stone whose natural abilities co-inside with the | | | | Once cleansed and charged, your amulet is ready to |
| purpose for your amulet. Look for stones that have | | | | use. If you like you can add painted or carved |
| been used historically to cure aliments of the specific | | | | symbols to it adding extra energy and focus, or |
| type or place where you are in need of healing. | | | | simply wear it as is and draw upon the energies |
| For instance, if you are looking to make an amulet to | | | | when ever needed. |
| help you conceive a child, amber would be a good | | | | |