Amber is the fossilised, hardened resin of trees, ranging in age from less than a million to more than 300 million years old. Tree resin, initially a sticky semi-liquid, first hardens by losing volatile components, which evaporate into the air over periods from a few days to a few years. This is followed by a second stage of hardening in which the resin molecules polymerise (link with each other to form larger molecules), a process which can take anywhere from several tens of thousands of years to millions of years. After polymerisation the amber becomes insoluble (or much less soluble) in organic solvents like acetone, toluene, alcohol, or gasoline. Young tree resins (sometimes known as "copal") are often misleadingly marketed as "amber", or euphemistically as "young amber", but the term Amber should properly be limited to the ancient polymerised resins that do not become sticky again when a drop of organic solvent is applied. Amber can be found in all the Baltic countries; Venezuela; Russia; Romania; Burma; in coal seams in Wyoming, USA and the Dominican Republic.
Amber is a beautiful stone that is cut and polished and used as a valuable gemstone. It is very light in weight which allows it to be used in a large jewelry piece without discomfort. Amber, or fossil tree sap, has been known since antiquity. A fossil itself, it can contain many preserved insects and other animals and plants that are tens of millions of years old. The odd inclusions that are often seen in amber usually add to amber's unique look and in many cases greatly increase its value.
Amber is often imitated by plastics, colored glasses and some modern tree resins. However, its hardness is usually greater and it is tougher than other resins. Its low specific gravity (amber can float on salt water) and inclusions can distinguish it from plastics and glasses. Amber is transparent to translucent, its colour depends on the age and species of the tree that originally deposited the resin. Depending on its age and the original colour of the resin, Amber occurs as pale yellow, golden brown, yellow-green, honey, dark red and dark brown (called black)
Amber and physical health
Ancient physicians prescribed amber for headaches, heart problems and arthritis. Amber also is good for babies who are teething. Amber is a powerful healer and cleanser that draws disease from the body and promotes tissue revitalisation and it imbues the body with vitality. By absorbing pain and negative energy, Amber allows the body to rebalance and heal itself. It resonates with the throat, treating goitres and other throat problems. It treats the stomach, spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver, and gallbladder, alleviates joint problems, and strengthens the mucus membranes. Use crystal water for wound healing as it is an excellent natural antibiotic.
Ambers warm, bright energies translate into a sunny, spontaneous disposition that nevertheless respects tradition. It can help counteract suicidal or depressive tendencies. Amber encourages peacefulness and develops trust. Amber promotes altruism and brings wisdom. It brings balance and patience and encourages decision making and is a useful memory aid. Amber assists those with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or other depression based on light deprivation. It assists you in finding purpose and strength, by taking action to evolve your reality toward higher consciousness. Its flexibility dissolves opposition. Amber protects the emotional body and protects you from psychic attacks and psychic vampires. Amber when worn offers you a sense of safety, security and peace.
Amber brings stability to life but it also motivates you by linking what is wished for to the drive to achieve it. Amber stimulates the intellect and promotes a positive mental state and creative self expression. Amber alleviates stress. This crystal aids compassion and heals burnout, It promotes a sense of peaceful acceptance and self acceptance. Amber helps you in gaining inner peace, it soothes, comforts and provides emotional healing and protection. Amber is a key to ancient knowledge and can stimulate the remembrance of your lineage and the genetic lessons and experiences passed down from your ancestors.
Amber used to be carried by travellers for protection, it is also the symbol for courage. It has strong connections with the earth and is a grounding stone for higher energies. Amber absorbs negative energies and transmutes them into positive forces that stimulate the body to heal itself. A powerful protector, Amber links the everyday self to the higher spiritual reality. This crystal promotes life force assimilation, grounding, fertility, sexual opening, sexual desire, and orgasm. Amber cleanses the Kundalini line. It will protect you from negative energy by absorbing and dispelling it. Amber with meditation, provides you with healing all the auras. It refills, protects and repairs aura tears from too rapid emotional or karmic release. Amber shields you against taking on other peoples pain in healing work. It promotes moving forward on your life path and removes the mental blocks that are there.
AMBER AFFIRMATION I dare to set boundaries with love and grace. I am protected. Experiences from the past empower me. I am connected with powerful ancient wisdom. I know how to make positive changes. It is safe to be decisive in loving ways.
The chakras are the body's internal energy centres, and are aligned vertically near the spine. Energy enters the body through the head (heaven) and the base (earth). The seven chakras are vortex points where these forces mingle, with each producing a distinctive energy pattern. The purpose of these chakras is to absorb, transform and distribute the body's internal energy, known by terms such as prana, life force or chi. Specific organs and body parts are associated with each chakra, as well as corresponding behavioural, emotional and personality patterns. It is important to note that the chakras are in constant interplay, and cannot really be separated.
There have two extra chakras discovered recently; the Earth Star Chakra and the Soul Star Chakra, I have included a brief description of these in the page.
Human beings are not just the physical body. You have seven auric bodies. These seven unseen bodies are known as energy bodies, energy layers or auras. The seven non physical bodies aren't separate from the physical body, they are all interconnected with each other. The health of any of these bodies contributes toward the overall physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of a person.
These energy bodies are affected by all aspects of your lifestyle. The energy that feeds them comes from outside and inside. Everything in your life influences these bodies. The health of these energy bodies depends on the amount and quality of prana or chi flowing through them which is generated in the Kundalini Line and Chakras.
When any one of the auric bodies is not working properly, it affects the other bodies and the physical body, as each body relies on the others to gather and distribute energy. read more
Aquarius likes the following but by using Amber in your daily lives, you are encouraged to be aware of when something becomes an obsession
Dreaming and Planning for the Future
Fighting for Causes
Fringe Culture
Good Companions
Having Fun
Independence
Mates with the Boss
Thinking of the Past
Thinking Outside the Square
Witty Banter
Authoritarian Bosses
Boring People
Commitment
Leo likes the following but by using Amber in your daily lives. you are encouraged to be aware of when something becomes an obsession
Acclaim
Being the Boss
Children
Drama
Feeling Pampered
Gambling
Lavish Living
Making an Impression
Money
Overindulgence
Pageantry and Grandeur
Pleasure
Power
Speculative Ventures
Dislikes
Aquarius dislikes the following but by using Amber in your daily life, you can become aware of when these characteristics that you see in yourself and others are starting to control your feelings and actions.
Excessive Loneliness
Idealistic
Imitations
Popular Culture
Predictability
Privacy Invaded
Soppiness
Stereotypes
Suburbia
Tackiness
Television
The Ordinary
Leo dislikes the following but by using Amber in your daily life, you can become aware of when these characteristics that you see in yourself and others are starting to control your feelings and actions