About Native American Healing With Turquoise

Turquoise is a valuable mineral and prized among Native Americans. It is still considered a healing stone. Over the years, mining for turquoise was a part of life for many tribes in the New Mexico and Nevada areas. Turquoise was widely circulated and exchanged among Native American tribes with each tribe developing its own styles of use and names for the blue and green hued stone. Native Americans crafted special, sacred items and jewelry out of turquoise. It was believed that having the stone placed on the body, or wearing the stone, would result in healing by the power of the earth's energies that were absorbed in the stone.

Detoxification

• As one of the healing master stones, turquoise is believed to aid in the detoxification of the body of alcohol, poison, infection and pollutants.

Mental Healing

• Turquoise helps to improve the mind and thinking. It is believed that stone produces positive thinking, intuition, wisdom, empathy, serenity and happiness.

Communication/Friendship

• Many Native Americans believe that turquoise helps open up the lines of communication between friends and acquaintances. It is believed to aid in the strengthening of relationships, as well as making people more honest in their communication.

Love

• Another belief is that turquoise opens up a person's entire body so that the power of love could flow and spiritual bonding could occur. Additionally, turquoise opens up a person for receiving and giving love.

Health/Ailments

• Native Americans use turquoise to heal sickness and afflictions, such as ailments with respiration, problems in the skeletal system/bones, conditions of the stomach and bodily waste, and to strengthen a weak immune system.