Aligning all the chakras as well as balancing yin yang polarities, jasper is reputed to be a talisman for courage, protecting against negativity, and tuning the forces within one to the stabilizing energy of the Earth -- fostering a deep earth connection. Empowered through this connection, jasper works directly on the 'animal soul' to heighten and intensify primal awareness.

On the physical side, jasper is believed to have strong healing qualities --it soothes nerves and benefits queasy stomachs. It is also used to help treat gallbladder, and kidney disorders as well as to help with hearing problems, consumption, hemorrhage and emphysema.

Each color of jasper also has its own respective properties:

• Green jasper increases one's connection to the earth, but it also works to affect a balance between "being present" and too much "living in one's head." As a balancer, it is also used to help dispel hallucinations and promote peaceful sleep. Green jasper bestows courage and it is sometimes used to help one find the right job or "right work."



• Mottled jasper protects against water dangers.



• Yellow jasper is soothing and calming. It helps widen mental perspectives, dispel negativity, and cleanse emotions, making it a good stone to use when one needs to increase work group cohesiveness and minimize differences. It is also good for people who have trouble expressing themselves: yellow jasper gives a person the confidence to not only say the right thing, but to know they will be heard.