![]() ![]() 0t strengthens the structural systems of the "ones and teeth, hair, skin and nails. 0t can "e u sed in treating eye and ear pro"lems, and in cellular regeneration. On the physical level in the crystal4healing, onyx helps in healing wounds, and during times of child"irth. Onyx increases concentration and devotion, relieves tension especially in marital life. This mineral helps us in our e:orts to "e "alanced and in maintaining positive outlook at our life and environment. This "lack colored stone helps in relaxation, and in facing various challenges in life, especially if one su:ers from a lack of life energy and exhaustion.Ġt harmoni/es the physical with the spiritual and h elps alleviate fears and worries as well as during periods of strong overwhelming emotions. !ealing +roperties Onyx is an excellent stone for releasing negative emotions such as sorrow and grief, and therefore "rings good fortune and helps in recogni/ing personal strength. 0t is highly recommended that Onyx "e used in con8unction with pearls and diamonds to increase their own metaphysical 9ualities. strengthening stone that can help you approach a lesson or task with greater self4condence. Onyx is a wonderful stone for those who are 7ighty "y nature, as it will help ground and focus your attention. 0t "rings "alance to mind or "ody as well as strength of mind. strength4giving stone, good for athletes or people under extreme mental and emotional stress. strong stone to use in psychic work as it tells the story of the wearer. %ore tells us that an onyx will retain memory of the physical occurrences surrounding a person. The shapes or patterns that o nyx holds inside it have led some to suggest that Onyx has a picture in it that tells a story or carries a lesson. 0t is also told to decrease sexual desire, and to aid in changing "ad ha"its. Onyx is thought to increase regeneration, happiness, intuition and one#s instincts. 0t is also "elieved to aid in ailments such as epilepsy or glaucoma and is known to have powers to rectify damage done to cells. 'edicinal applications include the treatment of "one marrow diseases, teeth, foot, "lood and "one pro"lems, and soft tissue disorders. 0t is used to provide glimpses of that which is 5"eyond6 and activates one6s memory of one6s roots and reality. 0t alleviates worry, tension, and nervousness and eliminates confusion and nightmares. Contemporary authors say the onyx "rings increased vigor, strength, stamina, and self control. ![]() 0t helps future life progressions, and prevents and removes spirit possessions. 0t aids psychic contact with those who have died, facilitates s3ances and mediumship, "rings messages from the dead, and aids past4life and "etween4lives regression work. 0t "rings a"out the knowledge that separation is an illusion and reunion will come. 0t has also "een thought to reinforce the knowledge that there is no death, aiding in the understanding of the wheel of "irth, death and re"irth. Throughout history, onyx has "een t hought to "ring powers of p rotection, def ensive magic, and the reduction of sexual desires. 0t h as a ne texture and "lack color2 however some onyx also displays white "ands or ri""ons against a "lack or "rown "ackgro und and again, this variety is known as sardonyx. Onyx is mined in $ra/il, 0ndia, California and 1ruguay. *ard is a "rownish red variety, sardonyx is a "lend of sard and onyx and therefore has the straight white "ands of onyx and the "rownish red color of sard. These "ands may "e "rown and white or "lack and white. lthough onyx, sard and sardonyx are all varieties of chalcedony, onyx is similar to agate, with straight rather than curved "ands. *cientic +roperties 'ohs !ardness of - with a trigonal crystal structure. 'ost $lack Onyx that is commercially avail a"le today is color enhanced (heated and dyed) to increase it#s depth of color, although this process does not decrease it#s value in any manner. %ater, the Romans narrowed the term &onyx& to refer to "lack and dark "rown colors only. ![]() Today when we think of onyx we often preface the word with "lack to distinguish it from other varieties of onyx that come in white, reddish "rown, "rown and "anded. $ut in Gr eek times, almost all colors of chalcedony from white to dark "rown and "lack were called onyx. T rue, "lack isn#t normally t he color one associates wi th ngernails. !e left the clippings scattered on the sand and the fates turned them into stone so that no part of the heavenly "ody would ever perish. ![]() The sto ry is that one day frisky Cupid cut the divine ngernails of enus with an arrowhead while she was sleeping. The name comes from the G reek word o nux, meaning ngernail. Onyx Onyx was very popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. ![]()
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