I work out and enjoy being an outdoorsman.....summer or winter. I have a martini at nite with my wife to celebrate us being alive one more day,

Posted by: J. Arnaldo Pabon
P.S. I personally do not recommend the black stones, except maybe the jet and it's not a stone it's a resin. used white quartz, amethyst, rose quartz, aquamarine, lapizlazuli, jade or aventurine.

As per a book many consider to be the "bible" of stones & crystals: Love is in the Earth by Melody:

Black Tourmaline can be used to both repel & protect against negativity. It acts to protect one from being victimized by the negative energy of another. It has also been used as an energy deflector, being an excellent stone for those with potential for exposure to excessive amounts of radiation (flying on planes would be one example). It provides for an increase in ones physical vitality, emotional stability, and intellectual acuity. and can maintain ones "spirits" even in conditions which appear to emit the messages of "gloom and doom". It is a special stone to Native American Indians: black tourmaline in quartz not only dispels "spells", but energizes the "victim" and actually increases well-being: used with mica returns the "spell" to the originating source and allows one to view the sender of the negative energies.

It is also used to activate grounding between the 1st chakra and the center of the Earth, providing for further enhancement of ones well-being on the physical plane, and protecting against those in the spirit world and/or those on the physical plane who are not in the "light" and do not understand the love of the universe.

It acts to stimulate the reflex points associated with the lower back. IT can be used in the treatment of arthritis, dyslexia, heart dis-ease, anxiety, and disorientation. It can also provide for both the stimulation and the balancing of the adrenal glands.


In addition to what Melody's uses are, I like using Black Tourmaline specifically because it never needs to be cleansed of negative energy - as this stone acts like a self cleaning oven!

Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient Japanese "acupressure" type of healing art which has effects very similar to those of acupuncture. It can be used on everyone - regardless of age or stage of life - and for all types of conditions. It helps to relieve deep levels of emotional & mental stress, as well as the physical state - as it works with the energetic pathways of the body. I've used it to clear many of my families health issues as well as working with clients for over 10 years now & am still amazed at incredible this is for everything I've used it for, including self help!

Check out the book A Touch of Healing by Alice Burmeister if you like to know even more about it! .