====== Tourmaline ======
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===== Magical Uses =====
Tourmaline was unknown to ancient magicians and is today still little used in magic, though its popularity is increasing.

Tourmaline is a unique stone in many ways. It is transparent when viewed from the side of the crystal, opaque, from either end. When heated or rubbed to create friction, it polarizes; that is, one end will become positive and attract ashes or light straws, the other, negative.

The stone is found in a variety of colors, each with its own magical attributes. Some crystals possess two or three hues.

Pink tourmaline (//energy:// receptive.* planet:* Venus, //element:// water): Pink tourmaline draws love and friendship. Wear to promote sympathy toward others.

Red tourmaline (rubellite): (//energy//: projective, //planet//: Mars, //element//: fire): Rubellite, or red tourmaline, is worn to lend energy to the body. It is also used in protective rituals. Worn, it promotes courage and strengthens the will.

Green tourmaline (//energy//: receptive, //planet//: Venus, //element//: earth): This stone is used to draw money and success in business. Place one in a piggy bank or coin purse. Green tourmaline is also worn to stimulate creativity.

Blue tourmaline (indicolite): (//energy//: receptive, //planet//: Venus, //element//: water): Wear this stone to de-stress, for peace and restful sleep.

Black tourmaline (schorl): (//energy//: receptive, //planet//: Saturn, //element//: earth): Usually too brittle for jewelry, black tourmaline is seldom commercially available. It is used for grounding purposes and to represent the earth in spells relating to that element. It is also protective, for it absorbs negativity when charged for that purpose via visualization.

Watermelon tourmaline (//energies:// projective, receptive; //planet//s: Mars, Venus; //element//s: fire, water): Watermelon tourmaline consists of an interior of red or pink tourmaline encased in green tourmaline. A broken or sliced watermelon tourmaline looks much like the fruit for which it is named. This stone is worn to balance the projective and receptive (male and female) energies within the body. It is also a love-attracting stone and works best for this purpose when used by balanced persons.

Tourmalated quartz (//energy//: receptive, //planet//: Pluto): Wear or place beneath the pillow to promote astral projection. Or, obtain a sphere of tourmalated quartz and, gazing at it, still your mind and project your astral body into the crystal.</ifauth>