As a healing stone, Turquoise is among the most powerful of the crystal healing stones. Its energy can benefit the whole body, with special strengths in healing ailments of the immune, respiratory, waste and skeletal systems. Crystal healers recommend it for detoxification of alcohol, poison, pollution or radiation in the body, treatment of high blood pressure, asthma, infections and dental problems.
Turquoise has also been found to be a stone of communication. It can be recommended for people who have a fear of public speaking as it has the ability to make a speaker more eloquent, loving, creative and honest. But it is also improves the mental state overall by increasing all of the following positive mental characteristics: serenity, creativity, empathy, positive thinking, sensitivity, intuition, happiness wisdom all of which result in a calmer state that leads to greater self-realization. It is also considered a stone of friendship. As a communication stone it opens up the connections between friends and allowing love to flow in those communications, which strengthens the friendship bond.
Overall, Turquoise is said to open all chakras, permitting the stone’s powers of love and communication to flow through the entire being. It appears to be associated primarily with the Throat or 5th chakra. This chakra is the centre of communication, creativity, serenity and spiritual bonding. Turquoise can also benefit the operation of the Heart chakra by opening it up for giving and receiving love. On the brow chakra, it strengthens the connection to great spirit.
