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Jasper is an original character that has gone through multiple incarnations. In all of them he earns the nickname he goes by at a young age and the metaphysical meanings of the stone it comes from is very important.



Jasper


Alternate Names: The Nurturing Stone
Hardness: 7
Color: brown, white, gray-blue, gray, orange, yellow, red, pinkish, green, purple, all colors
Transparency: opaque
Stone Info: Jasper is a common stone and comes in many beautiful colors and patterns. Its wide availability often makes its powerful energy and beauty under-appreciated, although there are collectors who specialize in jaspers.

Crystal Meanings: Jasper is known metaphysically as a stone of gentleness, comfort, and relaxation. When its protective energies are also considered, it's no wonder jasper is sometimes called the "nurturing stone."

Spiritual Properties: Psychically, jasper is used to assist with astral travel. It brings a gentle but unassailable protection to the traveler and the silver cord. It is also a powerful protection stone in general and can be used in protection magic, in talismans and other places you want a strong but gentle protection. Jasper is used for bringing beauty, into life and specific situations. Jasper balances yin/yang energies. This is helpful in many areas of life and can bring healing, peace, and ease.

Emotional Properties: Jasper is primarily about peace and relaxation. It enhances one's ability to relax and come to peace even in difficult situations. This helps bring in wholeness, emotional healing, kindness, and comfort.

Jasper also brings peace to endings, whether it be the end of a relationship, the end of a situation, or something else. Because of this, in addition to its general energy of peace, it is a good stone for healing grief. Therefore, jasper is a wonderful stone for working with emotional disturbances and trauma. It can bring deep emotional healing in these areas and lead to a sense of tranquility in the present in spite of past or current disturbances.

Smoothing out and enhancing mental processes is another quality of jasper. This can help in all mental endeavors whether it be learning, work, or something else requiring mental effort. Alleviating difficulties with mental processes can also assist in restraining desires that might lead a person into dangerous situations.

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