Crystals to Avoid Using in Elixirs
—I made a few posts before about making elixirs with crystals by soaking them in water and leaving it under the moon (that’s just one method) and others. Then taking the crystal out and putting the mixture on your body or drinking it. I didn’t think about the fact that some crystals won’t be good to put on your body or ingest.. oops! Please look through my archive page to find the elixirs posts (there’s some good stuff in there) and then look at this post to see which crystals you can’t use, and try substituting for another crystal if you need to. Now again, as I found this on the internet, I’m not sure how accurate this information is, so please be safe and look up other information about your specific crystal if you need to (also, if you are allergic to some metals, you should definitely look up a crystal to make sure that metal isn’t in it. It’s not safe to put any metals in your body, but you can put them ON your body if you’re not allergic to it. If you are, it’s safe to handle the stones for a bit for spells and stuff, but you shouldn’t put an elixir made with that stone on or in your body). Anyway, here’s the info and the list:
—There are many crystals that should never be used to make elixirs or be ingested. The basic rule of thumb is that any stone containing metals should not be used, EVER! This includes most brightly colored blue and green stones as these often take their coloring from metals, and metals can be toxic in humans. Water leaches the toxins from the stone, which would then be ingested by you. Also avoid any shiny, metal-like stone because, again, most metals are toxic to humans.
—Please refer to the list below when making an elixir to make sure that you do not select a stone that can cause you harm. When in doubt - do not use the crystal to make an elixir! There are always other crystals that will possess the same properties as the ones below and are safe to use.
—The list below is by no means to be considered complete. There may be other harmful stones that aren’t on this list. please look up a stone if you’re not sure, or don’t use it at all. It’s best to play it safe! If you already know the basic make-up of a stone, go and check on an elemental table to see what all the parts are that make it up. Even small make-ups of metals taken internally can hurt you. We all know that all of the elements are important to our health and well being, even the metals…but in the right doses.
—There is an advantage to wearing or laying on of crystals though when you are experimenting. In particular, they can be quickly removed and its effect will fade much quicker. If there is a specific area you are targeting, laying on the gem would be preferred. In most cases, a gem and an essence will compliment each other well when used together.
—You need to use caution with anything you ingest, read about warnings. Never, ever, EVER use Malachite (green stones), Lapis (dark blue stones), or any with sulphur/acid bases to take internally. You can be dead before you hit the floor!
—You really need to understand the chemical make-up of what you’re mixing up or it can be fatal, deadly fatal. That said, properly made essences may be taken internally or applied externally, can be used for a variety of things, and can be very healing.
—The Good News:
Now don’t get excited, not all gems are bad to use. There are many that are very beneficial when used in an elixir.
~Some examples to safely use topically would be Amethyst for acne, Blue Lace Agate for puffy eyes, Moss Agate for athletes foot, Rhodonite for minor cuts and abrasions, and Rose Quartz for burns.
— DO NOT Use Any Crystals From This List For INTERNAL Use!:
• Amazonite - Contains Copper
• Antimonite - Contains Lead
• Atacamite - Contains Copper
• Auricalcite - Contains Zinc and Copper
• Azurite - Contains Copper
• Barite - Contains Lead, Zinc, and Barium
• Boji Stones - Contains Sulfur
• Bronchantite - Contains Copper
• Chalcantite - Contains Copper
• Chalcopyrite (Peacock Stone) - Contains Copper and Sulphur
• Cinnabar - Contains Mercury and Quicksilver
• Conichalcite - Contains Copper
• Conichalcite - Contains Copper
• Chrysocolla (Venus Stone) - Contains Copper
• Cuprite - Contains Copper
• Dioptase - Contains Copper
• Gem Silica - Contains Copper
• Galena/Galenite - Contains Lead (almost 90%)
• Garnierite (Genthite/Falcondoite) - Contains Nickel
• Halite - Not suitable, as it will dissolve in water
• Hematite - Not suitable, as it will rust in water
• Lapis Lazuli - Pyrite inclusions contain Sulfur
• Magnetite - Not suitable, as it will rust in water
• Markasite - Contains Sulfur
• Mohawkite - Contains Copper and Arsenic
• Petersite - Contains Aluminum
• Psilomelane - Contains Barium
• Pyrite (Fool’s Gold/Inca Gold) - Contains Sulfur
• Quantum Quattro Silica - Contains Copper
• Realgar - Contains Sulfur and Arsenic
• Stibnite - Contains Lead
• Smithsonite (Galmei/Zinc Spar) - Contains Zinc and Copper
• Ulexite - Stone loses its luster in water; contains asbestos
• Vanadanite - Contains Lead
• Wulfenite - Contains Lead and Molybdenum
—B.D: Well then.. it seems like A LOT of these have copper in them. Good to know! Haha And at least one of these contains nickel, which I am allergic too (it’s a common allergy, so make sure you aren’t allergic to it before using it outside your body. Whether you are allergic or not, DO NOT drink it). Again, if a stone isn’t on this list, please look it up to make sure. Please look to my elixirs posts too, for some ways to make and use elixirs. Stay safe, and have fun! :)
*Source: http://www.howlatm.com/elixer_warnings.html
*Image: http://tuesdayswithlaurie.com/tag/elixir/
**Taken and edited from Facebook page: Paganesque.
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