I projected to the inner-world library where I usually go to research gemstones. This visit, I wanted to learn more about the Nervous System. To my surprise, the Guardian of Amethyst found me among the bookcases.
He was as I remembered him: taller than I was, dressed in floor-length white and lavender robes, with a long white beard. I hadn’t encountered this beautiful being in years, and gladly accepted his offer to help.
He suggested we go for a walk and led me to the back of the library, down a grand marble staircase to a bench beside a pool on the ground floor.
On either side of us, walls of windows overlooked colorful gardens.
I explained that I was conducting an in-depth study of the body’s systems. My current focus was the Nervous System, and I was particularly interested in the gemstones that could support its well-being.
“Let’s put this in perspective,” the Guardian of Amethyst began in his deep baritone.
“Any gemstone can support any system, just as any gemstone can support any person. It all depends on what the needs are. That’s the bottom line.
“Of course, when we’re talking about people, there’s also the matter of conscious choice. What aspect of themselves do they want to explore? You can learn more about yourself by wearing certain gemstones, based on their particular benefits and where they focus their energies.
“In comparison, body systems have certain fundamental needs, and some gemstones are especially well suited to meeting them. These are what we call the system vitalizing gemstones.”
I asked, “What are the Nervous System’s needs?”
Why Amethyst Is the Vitalizing Gemstone for the Nervous System
The Guardian replied, “The Nervous System’s primary responsibility is perception. We want to ensure that what it perceives is communicated to the brain as clearly as possible, and more fundamentally, that our higher awareness helps guide those perceptions.
“Because the Nervous System is relatively sensitive, we also want to avoid gemstones with strong warming, cooling, drying, or moistening tendencies.
“Amethyst meets these requirements beautifully.
“Amethyst is adaptogenic in many ways. It is neither too warming nor too cooling, neither too drying nor too moistening. Its adaptogenic qualities help the body find balance in these areas.
“Amethyst also has a natural tendency to lift energy upward through the body toward the head, placing greater emphasis on the brain and crown chakra. The crown chakra is our highest center of intelligence and is itself vitalized by the purple color ray.
“When the brain and crown chakra are nourished by purple, the Nervous System is better positioned to perceive truth from the highest level of awareness available to that individual.
“For these reasons, Amethyst is an excellent choice for general Nervous System nourishment, especially when paired with White Beryl.”
I said, “And that’s why Amethyst is the vitalizing gemstone for the Nervous System.”
“Exactly.”
How Lavender Quartz Supports the Nervous System
I said, “At the Gemstone Therapy Institute, we use Lavender Quartz to help align the nervous system.”
“You’re right to use it that way,” he replied.
I noticed the Guardian emphasized his words with his right hand. His left hand mostly remained resting on his thigh.
“Lavender Quartz has a natural aligning property. By promoting better alignment, it also helps support good energetic structure.
“Good structure is especially important for the central Nervous System, which runs along the spine. When the energies of the spine and its associated anatomy are properly aligned, perceptions traveling from the limbs through the central Nervous System to the brain are less likely to become disrupted or distorted.
“And, of course, we want the information reaching the brain to be as accurate as possible.
“Now, this is especially significant on the supraphysical level.
“Just as physical nerves have supraphysical counterparts, so does the anatomy of the spine. Even minor spinal anomalies, including misalignments and sluggishness that might go completely unnoticed physically, can be much more apparent supraphysically.
“And this is important because, as above, so below. What happens supraphysically will eventually find expression in the physical body.
“So when we work with Lavender Quartz, we’re primarily supporting that supraphysical alignment. And as alignment improves, even subtle spinal anomalies and subluxations may become less disruptive to the Nervous System’s energetic functioning.
“This is one of the fundamental reasons behind your Master Healer™ design, which combines Lavender Quartz, Tanzanite, and Sugilite.
“Lavender Quartz provides the aligning influence, particularly for the central Nervous System.
“Tanzanite extends that alignment to a much broader area, well beyond the spine.
“And Sugilite helps clear unwanted energies throughout the vibratory spectrum and across the body’s systems. Because of Lavender Quartz’s natural affinity for the central Nervous System, that clearing influence becomes particularly focused there.
“So together, these three gemstones provide a more comprehensive approach to supporting the Nervous System’s energetic alignment while helping to clear unwanted energies that may interfere with its functioning.”
The Nervous System’s Initial Response to Trauma
Our conversation paused while I integrated what I’d learned. Then a question emerged.
“What happens when someone experiences trauma?” I asked. “How does the Nervous System respond energetically?”
“The initial impact of trauma tends to cause the Nervous System to freeze,” he replied.
“As a result, one of the first things that suffers is overall alignment. The subtle bodies, which should be arranged somewhat like nesting dolls, tend to shift and bump up against one another.
“This can create a profound misalignment, so one of the immediate remedies would be Lavender Quartz or your Master Healer™ formula.
“But something else happens during this initial response. The Nervous System produces a great deal of moisture.”
“I’m assuming you mean energetic moisture,” I said. I’d been studying the moistening and drying properties of gemstones, as well as their ability to have a cooling or warming effect.
“Exactly,” he said. “This isn’t something you would measure as physical moisture in the nerves.
“This increase in moisture is a natural self-preservation mechanism. It helps cushion the impact of the trauma on the subtle bodies, much as water cushions a physical blow. It’s harder, for example, to strike someone underwater.
“And yet, sound travels remarkable distances through water. So moisture also creates an environment in which information can travel more freely.
“This helps ease the initial freeze response. As communication begins flowing again, the Nervous System can gradually emerge from its frozen state.
“This is important because the impact of trauma isn’t limited to the physical Nervous System. Its subtle-body counterparts are involved as well.
“By increasing moisture, the Nervous System allows information to flow more freely among the body, emotions, memory, mind, and intuition. In this way, the impact can be distributed throughout the different vibratory levels rather than being concentrated entirely in the physical Nervous System.
“And this communication serves another important purpose. It helps the person begin to understand subconsciously what happened and, to some degree, why it happened.
“After a traumatic experience, people sometimes begin forming beliefs about themselves that aren’t necessarily true. They may think, ‘This happened because I’m a bad person,’ or ‘I’m unworthy,’ or ‘I must have deserved it.’ They may even blame themselves for something that was entirely beyond their control.
“By encouraging communication among the different levels of awareness, the Nervous System can recognize and question these beliefs before they become firmly established.
“That’s important because such beliefs can become unnecessary obstacles to healing later on.
“So you see, this initial increase in moisture isn’t simply about cushioning the impact. It’s also about distributing that impact, facilitating communication, and laying the groundwork for the healing that will follow.
“And as an initial response to trauma, it’s really quite an intelligent form of self-preservation.”
When the Nervous System Begins to Heal
I knew Lavender Jade played a role in healing trauma, but it has a drying effect. I wondered how that fit with what the Guardian had just explained.
“For how long does the Nervous System continue producing all that moisture?” I asked.
“Indeed,” he replied. “There comes a time when the initial response to trauma has served its purpose, and the Nervous System begins to shift its attention from self-preservation toward healing.
“During this next phase, a great deal of communication is taking place among the body, emotions, memory, mind, and intuition. The person is beginning to process and integrate what happened.
“But there’s a problem. The moisture that was so helpful during the initial response can now allow more information to flow than the person is ready to process.
“Imagine trying to understand everything about a traumatic experience all at once—what happened, how you felt, what it means, and how it may affect your life going forward. That can be overwhelming.
“And sometimes, instead of being able to process the experience, the person becomes overwhelmed. They may feel emotionally numb, apathetic, or unable to connect with their feelings. Or they may become anxious and constantly on guard, anticipating that the trauma might happen again.
“In either case, the Nervous System is struggling to manage the amount of information coming through.
“This is where another of the Nervous System’s natural protective mechanisms comes into play. It begins to segment.
“By segmenting, the nerves energetically limit the amount of information passing through them. This allows the person to process the experience more gradually, rather than being overwhelmed by everything at once.
“And as segmentation occurs, the energetic moisture begins to decrease. Drying is a natural part of this process.
“So the Nervous System is doing something quite intelligent. First, it increases moisture to distribute the impact of trauma and encourage communication. Now, it segments and reduces moisture to moderate that communication.
“The goal isn’t to stop communication altogether. It’s to make it manageable so healing can continue.”
I asked, “Is this where Lavender Jade becomes helpful?”
“Yes. Lavender Jade has a particularly calming influence on the Nervous System, along with a drying property.
“But its benefits go beyond drying. Lavender Jade also supports alignment and integration, helping the subtle bodies return to their proper relationship with one another.
“Remember those nesting dolls we talked about? Lavender Jade helps them line up again.
“And there’s another important distinction. While moisture helps information travel, too much moisture in the aura can interfere with the clearing of unwanted energies, particularly those associated with emotions.
“A relatively drier supraphysical environment can make it easier for the person to let go of certain emotional excesses, and assimilate the traumatic experience without so much interference.”
I said, “This is one reason our Core Alignment spray can be particularly helpful during this phase. Lavender Jade is an important part of that formula.”
He nodded in agreement.
Then, I asked, “But wouldn’t a drying gemstone interfere with the Nervous System’s ability to produce moisture when it needs it?”
“Not necessarily. In fact, quite the opposite.
“When Lavender Jade creates a somewhat drier energetic environment, it encourages the Nervous System to regulate its own moisture. The system can respond to that dryness by producing only the moisture it needs.
“We’re encouraging it to maintain its own natural ability to regulate moisture.
“And that’s important. We don’t want the Nervous System to lose the very self-preservation abilities that helped protect it in the first place.
“So during this phase, Lavender Jade can help calm the Nervous System, moderate excessive moisture, encourage natural moisture regulation, and support the alignment and integration needed for healing.”
When Healing Stalls
I thought about what the Guardian had explained. The Nervous System seemed remarkably capable of protecting itself, first by increasing moisture and then by reducing it to moderate communication. My thoughts drifted to Diamond and Gemstone Therapy clients I’d worked with who were still struggling from traumatic experiences decades later.
“What happens when someone doesn’t fully recover from a traumatic experience?” I asked.
“There can be many reasons for that,” he replied. “One possibility is that the Nervous System continues using protective mechanisms that are no longer serving the person as they once did.
“Remember how we discussed segmentation? By limiting communication, the Nervous System protects the individual from becoming overwhelmed.
“But sometimes that segmentation persists long after the initial need for it has passed. The nerves remain energetically dry, and communication among the different levels of the Nervous System continues to be restricted.
“The person may find themselves unable to move beyond the experience. Memories or emotions associated with the trauma may continue to trouble them, yet they have difficulty understanding or integrating what happened.
“At this point, what was once protective may become an obstacle to completing the healing process.”
How Purple Fluorite Helps Restore Communication
“Is this where Purple Fluorite becomes helpful?” I asked. “I’ve used it quite a bit for nerves that have experienced trauma.”
“Exactly. Purple Fluorite has a moistening quality that can help restore communication when the Nervous System has become excessively dry.
“But I wouldn’t recommend using it immediately after a traumatic event. Remember, during the initial response, the Nervous System is already producing considerable moisture. Adding more could be counterproductive.
“Later, however, when segmentation and drying have persisted beyond their useful purpose—when a person feels truly ready to heal and move on—Purple Fluorite can help create the conditions for communication to resume.”
The Guardian looked up as a group touring the library passed through the sanctuary. They briefly paused to admire the pool before continuing into the gardens. Too busy admiring the scenery, they hadn’t even noticed us.
He resumed our conversation, “And that brings us to your Renewal formula. You’ve combined Purple Fluorite with Amethyst and Blue Chalcedony, and each has an important role.
“Purple Fluorite provides the moistening influence that helps restore communication.
“Amethyst serves as an adaptogenic, regulating force. It helps balance the moistening influence of Purple Fluorite so that the effect isn’t excessive.
“And Blue Chalcedony helps relax the mind. This is particularly important because the thoughts and beliefs associated with a traumatic experience can greatly influence the person’s ability to heal.
“As we discussed earlier, someone may develop beliefs about themselves or what happened that make healing more difficult. Blue Chalcedony helps create a calmer mental environment in which those beliefs can be reconsidered.
“So Renewal is particularly appropriate when some time has passed since the trauma and the person is ready to revisit the experience with greater perspective.
“The purpose isn’t to force the person to confront everything at once. It’s to help restore the communication needed for the healing process to continue in a balanced way.”
I considered how differently the Nervous System might need to be supported at various stages following trauma.
“So the same moistening quality that could be unhelpful immediately after trauma might become beneficial later?”
“Precisely. The needs of the Nervous System change as healing progresses. And remember, when someone struggles to heal from trauma, there may be other energetic imbalances involved besides segmentation and dryness.”
Choosing the Right Gemstones for Trauma
Another question occurred to me: “If Lavender Jade is drying, and Purple Fluorite is moistening, how would a person know which gemstones to use to support their healing?”
He asked me to consider what we had just talked about. “What would you recommend?” he asked.
“In my experience, the last thing people think about when they’ve had a traumatic experience is what gemstones to wear.”
I didn’t intend my comment to sound humorous; I was completely serious, but the Guardian smiled.
“Too true,” he said. “And when they do realize they need help?”
“Usually when the trauma is dogging them. They can’t seem to get past it. That’s when they look for help.”
He agreed.
“If they’re coming to me for energetic support, I’d consider Purple Fluorite in the Renewal formula, especially when the trauma has continued to affect them for a long time.
“But I also consider surgery a form of trauma, though primarily physical. When I support clients after surgery, Amethyst often comes in to help nourish the Nervous System. A single gem of Lavender Jade, applied to the Nervous System window along with Amethyst, can provide additional support.”
“I’m aware that you teach your students always to follow the body’s needs when presenting gemstones,” he replied.
“We can’t assume to know where a person is in their healing process,” I said.
“Exactly.”
How Trauma Affects Perception
I paused to consider everything we’d discussed.
Then I remembered something the Guardian had said at the beginning of our conversation: perception is the Nervous System’s primary responsibility.
“I’m beginning to see how trauma affects perception,” I told him. “Initially, the Nervous System may be overwhelmed by everything it’s perceiving. Then segmentation helps restrict those perceptions so the person can begin processing the experience.
“But if segmentation persists too long, could it prevent the person from perceiving what they need to understand and fully heal?”
The Guardian nodded.
“Exactly,” he said. “When segmentation persists, it can limit the person’s ability to perceive their experience from a broader perspective. They may remain caught in certain memories, emotions, or beliefs and be unable to access the fuller understanding that would help them move forward.
“And that brings us back to our initial conversation about Amethyst. Awareness should guide perception. If in doubt, work with Amethyst. It will vitalize and nourish the Nervous System, helping it fulfill its fundamental responsibility.”
With that, we exchanged cordial goodbyes, and I was left alone to enjoy the peace of the beautiful indoor pool, surrounded by gardens.
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Isabelle Morton, B.S., is the founder of the Gemstone Therapy Institute and GEMFormulas, and the original visionary behind Diamond and Gemstone Therapy, which she began developing in 1987. She continues to study and explore the therapeutic properties and applications of gemstones and Diamonds. Isabelle continues to expand her library of educational material. Thousands of people and pets around the world have benefited from her work. Her dream is to see Diamond and Gemstone Therapy recognized as meaningful energy medicine modalities.
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