Healing Qualities of the Aquamarine Gemstone

Many minerals and gemstones are used in alternative healing for their therapeutic qualities, including aquamarine. Aquamarine is a hard, transparent, pale blue to blue-green gemstone in the beryl family found in Brazil, Russia, Nigeria, Zambia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of the U.S. Traditionally used by sailors and sea travelers for protection, it is a universal symbol of youth, luck, courage, hope, peace and health.

Physical Healing

• Aquamarine is associated with the throat chakra and is used in crystal healing to help cure gastroesophageal reflux disease, intestinal disorders and chronic fatigue. It is often worn as a short necklace to heal throat and neck ailments, swollen glands, tonsillitis, headaches, teeth and gums. The gemstone also eliminates fluid retention by strengthening the kidneys, liver, spleen, endocrine system and thyroid. It is also used to soothe eyes and improve eyesight. In fact, gemstones from the beryl family were used to make eyeglasses in the past. Aquamarine's properties have also been used to treat drug dependency, as it helps to eliminate impurities from the body.

Emotional Healing

• Aquamarine is used to treat anxiety, fear and restlessness. It soothes the nervous system, eases phobias and clarifies and calms emotions. The sense of peace and inspiration associated with aquamarine makes it useful for meditation. Wearing aquamarine brings out gentleness and inner peace to help ease anger and fear. It also enhances a feeling of personal power.

Mental Healing

• Aquamarine sharpens the mind, helping the wearer to quickly respond intellectually. The strongest healing qualities involve opening up the psychic mind, especially if the wearer is sensitive to the thoughts of others. Holding or wearing an aquamarine crystal helps reduce the conscious mind's hold on the psychic mind, allowing psychic impulses to become clearer. Some people gently place aquamarine in a glass of fresh water, let it sit outside in moonlight for three hours and drink the liquid to increase psychic awareness.