Raw Moonstone with Faceted Citrine, Silver Pendant
 
Moonstone is a serene, iridescent gemstone, traditionally linked to the divine feminine, intuition, and emotional balance. Known as the "stone of new beginnings," it is believed to soothe stress, enhance psychic abilities, and balance hormonal cycles. It is often used for calm, inner growth, and nurturing energy. 
 
Key Healing Properties and Benefits
Emotional Balance: Renowned for stabilising emotions, alleviating stress, and calming overreactions.
Feminine Energy & Fertility: Deeply connected to the moon's cycles, it is used to support female reproductive health, balance hormones, and ease menstrual issues.
Spiritual Growth & Intuition: Enhances psychic perception, intuition, and aids in lucid dreaming or meditation.
Physical Well-being: Thought to support the digestive system, improve nutrient absorption, and relieve degenerative conditions.
Protection & Harmony: Traditionally considered a traveler's stone for protection at night and a stone of love for resolving relationship conflicts. 
 
Varieties and Specialised Uses
Rainbow Moonstone: Acts as a prism, providing aura protection, clearing senses, and fostering creativity.
White Moonstone: Connects with the New Moon energy, boosting intuition and reducing nightmares.
Peach/Yellow Moonstone: Soothes worry and brings out the best in people, providing gentle nurturing.
Grey Moonstone: Used for traversing the "veil" and deep shamanic work. 
 
Methods for Use
Jewellery: Wearing as necklaces or rings keeps the stone close for constant energy flow.
Meditation: Placing it on the Third Eye or Solar Plexus chakra enhances spiritual focus.
Sleep: Placing it under a pillow can help alleviate insomnia and encourage pleasant dreams. 
 
Burn a sage leave to cleanse the stone using the smoke to remove a build up of old energies.