Vera Cruz Amethyst is a beautiful and highly prized, pale lilac variety of Amethyst from Vera Cruz, Mexico. A Crystal Message About the Healing Properties of Vera Cruz Amethyst: “I am connected with the violet ray of divine knowledge and wisdom, and I tap into my inner knowing..”       Common Healing Properties of Vera Cruz Amethyst: * Promotes spiritual growth * Connects you with your spirituality * Instills an attitude of compassion * Promotes thoughts of Lovingkindness * Helps you recognize and address issues arising from a lack of compassion * Enhances the nurturing aspects of your personality * Opens your heart to receiving divine guidance and love * Helps you connect with your guides so that you can better serve your community * Opens your eyes to important life lessons * Helps keep you humble * Promotes deep states of meditation * Stimulates your intuition and inner knowing in order to provide you with guidance about your life path and soul purpose * Encourages you to appreciate the present moment and the gifts it has to offer you Colors: Violet; Purple; Lavender Zodiac Signs: Aquarius; Pisces Elements: Air; Water Companion Flowers: Violet Companion Essential Oil: Lavender Companion Stone: Morganite Common Origins: Vera Cruz, Mexico Notes: As this is a variety of Amethyst, the properties of Amethyst also apply Wanna’ Get Science-y? Click Here to get information about the chemical composition, hardness, streak, etc. of this crystal from one of my favorite sites! Amethyst Lore: Amethyst is a variety of quartz that ranges in color from the lightest lilac to a deep violet.  It’s been considered a protective, healing stone from the earliest times.  In fact, even its name refers to one of its ancient protective functions:  a (anti-) + methustos (intoxicated).  Wine taken from an amethyst cup, it was said, would never make you drunk!  A possible mechanism for this:  the host may have disguised the fact that they’d watered down the wine by pouring it into a deep purple cup.   Amethyst has kept its association with virtue through time, protecting one’s better nature against temptation.  In fact,