wait, this one sounds more appropriate for the comment i posted at the purple plate thread yesterday. i'll just copy and paste what i wrote, since my experience may be interesting to some.
i grew up with a mother who taught me gemstones have powers. so naturally i believe it.
well, recently i started buying loads of semi-precious gemstone beads for my handmade jewellery project which I intend to sell. so to help the business, sort out my psychological imbalance and just clear out the bad energy that's built up like hell around me, i also purchased some gemstones for that purpose too.
so yesterday, i received a tumbled Amazonite for helping me rid of subconscious blocks and aid inspiration, a big piece of raw Snowflake Obsidian to also clear out my muddled mind and cleanse and ward off the bad energy, a tumbled carnelian, citron and aventurin to support my business and prosperity, also a raw black garnet for creativity and business too, then in addition the basic 3; amethyst, crystal quartz and rose quartz. last night i cleansed them all and let them rest, submerged in water by the window over night.
oh my god. they ARE working. they are stirring things up like crazy. i am in a REALLY HORRENDOUS mood!!! it's like being on the wrong pills and the hormones going wild. i am so angry and just want to burst into tears for absolutely no reason, and no it's not PMS and i'm not ovulating.
i lost everything to a flood some years ago and lost all my stones i had back then too, and since then i hadn't owned any (except small pieces given to me by my mother and a friend). i have to get used to their energy i guess.
--- i don't feel AWFUL anymore today... i think the energy has started to settle down. i'm especially drawn to aventurine and snowflake obsidian rock at the moment. but surprisingly not into amethyst at all. the black garnet is a piece of mineral and have a ring attached to it to use as a pendant, so i wore it yesterday and today. i am unsure if it's "working", but i love it, not because i find it especially pretty, but i am attracted to it.