玛瑙的功效天然红玛瑙最为珍贵， 黑玛瑙西方也称安力士(Onyx)。(1).玛瑙是佛教七宝之一，自古以来一直被当为辟邪物、护身符使用，象征友善的爱心和希望，有助于消除压力、疲劳、浊气等负性能量。(2).将适量的玛瑙放置于枕头下，有助于安稳睡眠，并带来夜夜好梦。(3).玛瑙可以为一些的水晶饰品来消磁充电，如戒指、坠子、耳环、手链等，但请用纸或布包住，以免被刮伤。(4).在西方魔法里，教人将自己的愿望写在一张纸上，折叠包妥，静心冥想过后，再放入玛瑙聚宝盆内，至少要放一天一夜，让能量在其中激荡强化，取出后，将之火化烧掉，藉助火的力量，将你的愿望传入自然界，多能心想事成。(5).读书的小朋友多接触带水玛瑙，可以感染水的特性，聪明、灵活、乖巧、学习力强、适应力佳。(6).戴着带水玛瑙，可以强化亲和力，能够灵活应变，八面玲珑，有助事业成长，财源旺盛。(7).夫妻房中摆设带水玛瑙，有助于夫妻感情和睦，增进闺房之乐。(8).玛瑙可改善内分泌，加强血液循环，让气色变好，消除性方面的障碍，避免性无能与不孕产生，偏橘色的红玛瑙则可对直肠，胃肠都有效用，可活化内脏，预防便秘，帮助排出毒素，对肝病、风湿、神经痛、静脉曲张等都有舒缓的功用，对于女性，长期佩带玛瑙可以是皮肤润滑，心情开朗，血液循环增强，使嘴唇红润，眼珠明亮有神。
玛瑙石属于玉器的一种 可以作为 镇静 安神 活血 等功效
The benefits of crystal healing can be achieved by having gems rubbed on the patient and wearing gems close to the body or in a pocket next to the heart. However, many practitioners prefer to use gemstones directly on chakra points, or energy centers on the body. Using them in this manner helps facilitate the cleansing, healing and stabilizing of energy emanating from each chakra. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet stones can be placed next to their corresponding colored chakra or next to any chakra that could benefit from the healing properties of a particular stone.
Restoring the natural flow of energy helps the patient shake off negative habits, attitudes and other factors that impede a patient's function in everyday life. Wearing metal is greatly discouraged while undergoing crystal healing, since metal acts as a stopper of energy. Metal surrounding gemstones is especially detrimental because it disrupts the energy flow coming from the gemstone. Because of this, patients who choose to wear gemstones as part of their crystal therapy often buy jewelery with gemstones that aren't encased in metal or gold.
The condition of the gemstones is important to their effectiveness. Whole, natural, high-quality gems that are not irradiated or dyed have more healing potential than those that have been manufactured, processed or damaged. Color, shape and size of crystals also inform their healing properties.
Advocates of crystal healing report lowered physical and mental stress levels, better health and spiritual refinement. In addition, certain crystals are believed to help heal specific ailments. Each gemstone traditionally used in crystal therapy has particular healing properties attributed to it and is used depending on a patient's needs.
Before beginning crystal healing, gemstones should be cleansed and energized. Gemstones can be washed in clean water, laid out in the sunlight or moonlight or have sound push away negative energies contained in the stones. Chiming a bell, gong or making another pure sound next to the stones promotes the renewal of energy in the stones and readies them for a new patient.
In advanced crystal healing, gemstones can also be fashioned into wands to perform a type of "psychic surgery" that helps remove blockages, remedy illness and redirect positive energy. Though some patients have found results after undergoing psychic surgery, substituting crystal healing for primary medical care is inadvisable. Instead, crystal healing should be looked upon as a supplemental source of care for those seeking renewed energy, vitality and health.
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