The Chinese Horoscope is based on the lunar calendar that has a 12 years cycle. Each year has a different animal sign.

These animals are and in the following order: RAT, OX, TIGER, RABBIT, DRAGON, SNAKE, HORSE, GOAT, MONKEY, ROOSTER, DOG and PIG. Depending on the year you are born in, you will belong to one of  the aforesaid zodiac animals.

It is believed that whichever your animal sign is, you will have the characteristics and traits that animal portrays. Each zodiac animal have their own 2 personal allies and  a secret friend. You will get along well with your horoscope allies. Your secret friend will be the one who will  help you, without you even asking or knowing it.  Together, your allies and secret friend will help you achieve your endeavours; help you achieve maximum results in good years; protect you from harm and give you strength during challenging times. In addition, your allies and secret friend will also assist you by attracting good, harmonious and reliable relationships into your life; thus  improving your networking, social and business luck.

An easy way to reap these benefits is to have your allies and secret friend near you. Many Feng Shui masters recommend carrying an allies and secret friend amulet with you wherever you go. You can also place one in your office or car.

It is also important to note that every animal sign also has a conflict animal sign. Avoid having prints, pictures of your conflict animal sign near you or in your home or office.

Allies & Secret Friend Amulet for Dragon

Allies & Secret Friend Amulet for Tiger

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Black Tourmaline is popular for its ability to deflect negativity and psychic attack. It protects against ill wishes, grounds one’s energy and also increases physcial vitality.

Black Tourmaline is a premier  stone for our age. It is a powerful crystal for protection against radiation, electromagnetic disturbance, mobile phone emanations  as well as negative energies of all kinds.

Black Tourmaline has the ability to transmute and purify negative energy, turning it into usable energy. It acts like etheric vacum cleaners, clearing oneself and one’s surroundings of negativity and disharmony. Due to it trans mutational properties, it protects one against ill-wishes. It is also used to deflect negativity and psychic attacks from dark forces.

Black tourmaline grounds, strengthens immune system, increase physical vitality, rids one of negative thoughts, stress, anxieties, anger, and ideas of unworthiness.

This crystal promotes well-being and prosperity by getting rid of negative energies and thoughts. It repels and protects against negativity by serving as an energy deflector. Black tourmaline is  so  powerful; it can help people get by in the most challenging times of their lives.

Let black tourmaline protect and improve your well-being during these challenging times.  View: http://crystalfengshui.net/

Labradorite

Labradorite is a powerful protective crystal and treasured   for its remarkable play of colour (labradorescence), which show vivid flashes of green, blue, gold, orange, red and sometimes violet.  It is found in Canada, Finland, Italy, Greenland, Russia and Scandinavia

Labradorite creates a force field throughout the aura, protecting and strengthening the energies within and preventing others from “tapping in” to your personal energy and draining you.

It release fears and insecurities and calms an overactive mind. Labradorite helps you to dispel illusions and balances rational thinking with intuition.

Labradorite also stimulates the imagination. Thus it can be inspirational for fiction writers, composers of plays or music and playwrights.

This natural crystal is an excellent stone for strengthening intuitions.

Emotionally, it supports self-trust and stability in times of transition. At work, labradorite eases changes whether of  job, management or work practices.

Labradorite lowers blood pressure and relieves stress; and calms the mind. It is beneficial for disorders of the eyes and brain, balances hormones, relieves menstrual tension, gout & rheumatism.  Yellow labradorite heals the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder and adrenal glands.

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry. It is a semi-precious stone and comes in many hues of  purple  to light lavender with a hardness of 7. Thus it is one of the more scratch resistant semi-precious stone.  Amethyst is the birth stone for people born in the month of February.  Amethyst are found mainly in Brazil and Uruguay, but it can also be found in Mexico, Sri Lanka, Siberia, India, Russia, US and East Africa.

Amethyst, a natural crystal,  is a highly protective stone; guards against psychic attack, transmuting the energy into love. It is also a purification stone. Amethyst shields one against negative feelings and self deception. It also assist in curbing overindulgence and giving up bad habits; hence it can be used to help one to quit smoking, drug abuse or drinking. This natural crystal has the ability to clear one’s energy field of negative influences and attachments. It can aid in the creation of an energy field around the body that blocks off negativity in one’s environment.

Amethyst is an excellent stone for the mind. It calms the mind, defuse anger as well as bring clarity to the mind. It aids creativity, spiritual awareness, meditation and psychic abilities. It enhances memory and improves motivation, enabling one to set realistic goals.

Amethyst Ring

Amethyst helps to dispel fear and anxiety and it alleviate sadness and grief.  It helps to balance overworked, overstressed and overwhelmed mental states.  Wearing an amethyst helps to quieten/calm the mind and increase intuition, at the same time stimulating the mind; this will result in a clear comprehension and understanding of situations. Amethyst aids in decision-making process, bringing in common sense, insight, clarity into decision making and eliminating emotion from decision making.

Amethyst is a good natural crystal for enhancement of  your environment. One can place an amethyst cluster, geodes or crystals in your home and/or office. It  creates an energy “shield”  warding of negativity in one’s environment. It will also soothe anger and impatience at home and at the work place. Amethyst is good for protection against technological pollutants eg computer, faxes, phones.

It is also good for financial stability and is good for those, who find it difficult to manage their financial affairs.

Amethyst  is an excellent cleanser for the blood. It strengthens the cleansing and eliminating organs and the immune system. It treats insomnia and brings restful sleep. It also ease headaches and releases tension.

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Protection for Office Politics, Ill-Wishings, Curses with Natural Crystals

Bronzite Amulet

Bronzite is a crystal/stone touted to protect against Office Politics; Ill-Wishings, Curses and Evil-Intentions.  It is  dark brown, bronze brown in colour with a hardness of 5 – 6.  Bronzite is found mainly in the United States, India, Sri Lanka, Finland, Brazil and Russia.

Bronzite is used for the aforesaid protection, as it has the ability to repel and send back negative thoughts, curses and ill-wishings. It is believed that it  returns the ill-wishes, negative thoughts, evil-intent, curses and spells back to the source considerably magnified. This may perpetuate the problem as the  “ill-wishes”  keeps “moving” back and forth. Hence, it more effective to use Bronzite together with Black Tourmaline as Black Tourmaline will absorb the ill-wishings, curses or evil-intent, immediately stopping the interaction and bringing attention away from the source.

This protective stone is also grounding. It is very helpful in discordant situations where one feels they are powerless  or in situation where one has a lack of control. Bronzite helps one to retain a clear head and control under  stressful  situations; maintaining composure and inner calm  and at the same time increases self-assertion.

Bronzite is also known as a “Stone of Focus” and  “Stone of Courtesy”. Bronzite promotes a loving and  unprejudiced discernment within us. It also idenitfies your most important choices and encourages decisive actions. Bronzite as a ”stone of courtesy” helps one to develop in all areas related to service. It will also instill a polite nature in those around you. Thus it is especially helpful to people in careers that deals with the public.

Bronzite is definitely a stone for those who work in a demanding office environment; not only will one be protected but will be able to have greater harmony in the work place.  At the same time one will be  more focus, clear headed, calm and decisive.

On a physical level, Bronzite is helpful for chronic exhaustion, cramps, increases  assimilation of iron and assist in removing pain and alkalinity.

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Clear Quartz and Black Tourmaline are most effective and commonly used to protect against radiation, electromagnetic disturbance, mobile phone emanations and negative energies of all kinds.

Clear Quartz is a  Master Healer. It is a powerful healer and energy amplifier. It can be used for any conditions. It absorbs, stores, releases, and regulates energy and is excellent for unblocking it.  In transmission, it can amplify and focus the positive energy.  In receiving, it can store energy, dispel any negativity. It can be charged or ‘programmed’ into specific healing energy for later use.  Clear Quartz also neutralise radiation and electromagnetic disturbance; and dispels static electricity that is often found in offices.

Clear Quartz stimulates the immune system, aid concentration, enhance memory, gives clarity of thought, deepen meditative states and brings the body into balance.

Black Tourmaline is a premier  stone for our age. It is a powerful crystal for protection against radiation, electromagnetic disturbance, mobile phone emanations  as well as negative energies of all kinds.

Black Tourmaline has the ability to transmute and purify negative energy, turning it into usable energy. It acts like etheric vacum cleaners, clearing oneself and one’s surroundings of negativity and disharmony. Due to it trans mutational properties, it protects one against ill-wishes. It is also used to deflect negativity and psychic attacks from dark forces.

Black tourmaline grounds, strengthens immune system, increase physical vitality, rids one of negative thoughts, stress, anxieties, anger, and ideas of unworthiness.

Let clear quartz and black tourmaline protect and improve your well-being during these challenging times.  View: http://crystalfengshui.net/

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Obsidian is cooled molten lava. It is produced when lava extruded from a volcano cools quickly without crystal growth.

It has a shiny appearance; it is opaque and glass-like. Pure Obsidian is usually dark in appearance, but the color can vary depending on the presence of impurities. It is mainly in black or very dark brown color but there are also grey or green. The various sheens, color variations, markings and undertones of color give rise to different types of  Obsidian. There are the black obsidian, snowflake obsidian, gold-sheen obsidian, rainbow obsidian & mahogany obsidian.

The presence of iron and magnesium typically give obsidian a dark green to brown to black color. The inclusion of small white crystals of critobalite in the black glass produce blotchy or snowflake pattern - Snowflake Obsidian. When it contain patterns of gas bubbles remaining from the lave flow, aligned along layers created as the molten rock was flowing before being cooled. These bubbles can produce interesting effects such as gold sheen (Gold Sheen Obsidian) or iridescent (Rainbow Obsidian).

Obsidian, in particular black obsidian, is a highly protective stone, forming a shield against negativity. It is known to help protect one from emotional harm as well as physical. It is also a grounding stone, stimulating the root chakra to make its connection with the Earthstar chakra below the feet, and deep into the core of the earth. It also absorbs and dissolves anger, fear, greed and resentment.

Obsidian  brings  clarity to  the mind and clears confusion.  It clears what lies behind the mental distress or dis-ease. Once this is cleared it helps bring about confidence and and ease in whatever one does.  On a psychological level, it assist you to know who you truly are.  Obsidian also dissolve emotional blockages and traumas, bringing a depth and clarity to emotions. It promotes qualities of compassion and strength.

Obsidian has a calming effect hence one can  use it to alleviate mental stress and tension. It may also bring the reasons for the stress to the surface,  thus enabling one to resolve the problem.

In Feng Shui, the Obsidian is used for grounding and protection.  A black Obsidian Hulu (on the left) is commonly used to bring  good health, protection and good luck. The hulu is the immortality gourd associated with the God of Longevity which is a symbol of good health and longevity. The Hulu made of obsidian also helps to deflect negativity and gives one confidence.

In healing, the Obsidian detoxifies, dissolves blockages and tension in the physical and “subtle bodies”, including hardened arteries. It reduces the pain of arthritis, joint problems, cramps and injuries. It helps with removing blockages in the meridian system. Black Obsidian opens and clears the base and second charkas. This stone warms the extremities.

Obsidian is also effective at blocking geopathic stress or soaking up environmental pollution.

As Obsidian is very effective in soaking up negative energies, one should clean the stone regularly under running water.

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Peridot indicates an in-flow of money, love, luck and peace into your life.

Peridot is olive green to lime green in color. It’s a magnesium iron silicate mineral having a hardness of 7. The color is caused by the iron. The main source of Peridot is Pakistan, Burma, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the United States.

Peridot is considered as a symbol of the sun. Its vibration brings an inner sense of warmth and well-being, like the sunlight. It activates, cleanse and harmonize the third and fourth chakras creating an integration of Love and Will; releasing “old baggage”.  Burden, guilt or obsessions are cleared; and one can move on.

Peridot is known as a stone of Wealth, Success and Abundance. Since it is a powerful generator of the frequency of Increase, it can be used to manifest the increase of wealth, increase of joy and emotional well-being and increase of health. Peridot is also good for marriage and fidelity. Place some peridot crystals in your home to attract money and good fortune to your home.

Peridot is a protective stone for the aura and it is believed to be able to keep away evil spirits. It alleviates jealousy, resentment, spite and anger, and reduces stress. It also enhances confidence and assertion without aggression. Mentally, it sharpens the mind and provides you with clarity and focus.

On the physical level, Peridot heals and regenerates tissues. It aids the heart, thymus, lungs, gallbladder, spleen, intestinal tract, ulcers and strengthens the eyes. It is also a good stone to use in the recovery from tobacco and inhalant addiction.

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The base color of Nuummite is charcoal gray to black, and its iridescent colors include red, orange, gold, silver, yellow, green, blue and violet.  Great care has to be takento cut the stone to display the colour. Nuummite is becoming popular as a talisman and as a gemstone.

Nuummite is a powerful protective stone. It strengthen the auric shield and deflect negative energies and sorcery. It protects one against ill-wishes and psychic manipulation.

With its strong magnetic field, Nuummite helps to quickly restore energy or power depleted by karmic debts and other causes, and clears blockages including those that are self -imposed. It assist in reinforcing one’s courage and determination to do whatever inner work that is necessary to be healed and whole.

Nuummite is also a powerful meditation stone, opening the inner doors of self discovery. Worn as a jewelry, it not only protects the wearer, it also brings the dynamics of inner power, self-mastery, magic and manifestation into one’s life.

Nuummite has a mildly calming effect on the nervous system and the heart. It is not a strong healing stone but it is good for assisting other healing stone.

This stone harmonizes well with Moldavite (for accelerated transformation); with Libyan Gold Tektite (for manifestation);  with Novaculite (to release curses, past-life imperatives and the effects of sorcery and ill-wishing in any life). Moonstone, Labradorite, Amazonite, Sunstone and Natrolite are other stones that work well with Nuummite.

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Watermelon Tourmaline is a highly prized form of tourmaline. It has a pink or red centre surrounded by a rim of green (like the skin of watermelon) Some crystals are pink on one end and green at the other. This combination of colours occurs naturally. It is found in South Africa, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique and Sri Lanka.

Watermelon Tourmaline is the “super-activator” of the heart chakra, connecting one to your own higher self and the frequency of joy. The combination of the Green and Pink tourmaline  activates, soothes, clears the heart charka and the physical heart.  It benefits those with heart problems resulting from excessive stress. Its energy is calming and can quickly counter resentment and anger.

This crystal has the energy of joy which is also the source of its healing powers. It teaches that happiness is not caused by external circumstances but is the natural condition of being. It helps one find joy in any situations.

The combination of the Green and Pink tourmaline amplifies and balances the energies of each other. It helps foster love and friendship.  This crystal helps one to be more patient, and develop tact and diplomacy. It also helps one understand situations and state intentions clearly. Watermelon Tourmaline also promotes security thus easing  fear and depressions.

Watermelon Tourmaline is useful in helping to heal problems of the physical heart. The high lithium content can also help one to maintain a calm, centred state of mind.

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