Amethyst is a purple coloured Quartz Crystal. It is as popular today as it was a thousand years ago. It is a marvellous healing crystal. The Greeks of olden times believed that Amethyst could prevent drunkenness.

Amethyst is a spiritual stone, it is a stone of peace. It has the power to control the various types of the harmful behaviour, to increase will power, to sharpen the memory and to make the immune system stronger.

When the stress of modern day life is too much and affects you adversely, hold the amethyst in your hand and let the soothing and calming vibrations help you unwind ! You may even permanently wear it on your wrist or around your neck in a chain or thread.

Amethyst is believed to help in calming an extremely passionate nature. Moreover, all emotional and mental problems can also be solved by Amethyst. It is also believed that Amethyst helps in protecting soldiers from harm and also helps to calm fears, raise hopes and lift up the spirits! It is said that keeping Amethyst below your pillow helps in removing insomnia and induces peaceful sleep and also promotes pleasant and healing dreams.

Amethyst helps in removing feelings of guilt and overcoming addictions like alcoholism.

Amethyst is also useful for people who travel very frequently and is said to protect the wearer from harm, sickness and robbery.

Amethyst is also used for increasing psychic awareness and to hone up the sixth sense or intuitive powers.

Amethyst is used to enhance mental powers and is useful to relieve headaches, especially the headaches of people born on dates 3, 12, 21 and 30, i.e. number 3 people.

Amethyst like all other crystals should be purified and programmed before wearing. This procedure is the same as for the clear quartz crystal.

Amethyst is also said to be useful for those involved in litigation for improving the chance of ensuring that justice prevails! Amethyst is generally available in the pendant and the bracelet forms.