RD Glossary
- Abalone
- A type of Sea Shell with brilliant iridescent colors.
- Abhyasa
- A practice, or the act of practicing.
- Acharya
- Teacher
- Adwaita
- A philosophy stating there is only a singular state of consciousness, no duality.
- Agate, Apricot
- This stone is a pastel orange to cream, usually banded.
- Agate, Banded Carnelian
- Orange pink to bright orange with banding or spots makes this stone slightly different that the one above.
- Agate, Blue Chalcedony
- This stone is to Blue Lace agate as porcelain is to china...a delicate blue with a few thin flat seams of lace or no lace at all.
- Agate, Blue Lace
- This soothing agate is a light blue with lace banding.
- Agate, Green Moss
- This earthy agate contains mossy patterns in clear to white agate. (Please note that there is also a red moss variety which sometimes mixes with the green variety.)
- Agate, Green Tree
- This stone is almost the same as the Green Moss patterns but is a more opaque white agate.
- Agate, Turritella
- This fossil stone features small spiral shells usually in brown agate.
- Agatized Coral
- These stones have the color range of beige, pink, red to brown often with coral patterns.
- Agni
- Fire
- Agnisar kriya
- A shatkarmas referring to intestinal cleansing.
- Aham
- Ego
- Ahimsa
- Non-violence, non-injury - A yamas of ashtanga yoga.
- Ajapa japa
- The spontaneous repetition of the mantra 'soham."
- Ajna chakra
- Located behind the center of the forehead, also called the psychic centre or third eye. Often seen as indigo in color. One of the seven energy centers.
- Akasha
- Space or ether.
- Amazonite
- This stone is a bright to pastel blue-green with some white streaks.
- Amethyst
Amethysts generally range in color from a pale lavender to a deep, royal purple. They are said to aid with spiritual awareness, psychic abilities, detoxification (especially alcohol); promote inner peace and are very healing for the body, mind and spirit. The coolness of the color lends to calm, more focused meditations. They are soothing to the soul. Works with the Crown Chakra point.(Some legends or folklore have it said that placing an amethyst in your wine goblet will keep you from getting drunk. Another tidbit...placing small amethysts in a cat's water dish will help keep kitty from getting fleas.)- Amethyst, Chevron
- This type of Amethyst features white "chevron" striping in a medium to dark purple.
- Amethyst, Lilac
- This type of amethyst is a translucent lilac.
- Anahata chakra
- Energy center located in the heart region; also called pranic centre - fourth of the seven energy centers. Seen as green. This is the bridge between the lower three Chakras, the Earthly centers, and the upper three, or etheric centers.
- Ananda
- Ecstasy or bliss.
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