Onyx

Onyx is defined as a banded chalcedony in which the lines of banding are parallel. Onyx enhances one's endurance and persistence, enabling one to carry even difficult and dreary tasks through to completion. On a mental level, it increases one's ability to maintain focus, allowing one to learn challenging new material and use well all that one has mastered. Onyx energetically boosts the retention of memory and encourages attention in detail.

Onyx assists one in containing one's energies rather than allowing them to dissipate. Onyx helps one to gradually build up one's vitality. This can be especially helpful after a long illness, or even a prolonged work project, both of which can deplete one's resources. It can keep one focused on an exercise regime, weight loss program or other effort to improve one's health. For body builders Onyx is a tremendous stone. It encourages one to stay with the program and facilitates the sense of satisfaction that comes with achieving one's goals.

Onyx can help one to control, focus and direct the will, and this brings about a considerable increase in one's personal power. Onyx assists one in learning that the most important control is self control. Those who pursue their desires by manipulating other people and things outside themselves are advised to take advantage of Onyx's capacity to realign one's attention to one's own actions.

Onyx cools and condenses excessive energies. Onyx calms nervousness, quells anxiety, soothes hot tempers and brings reason to passion. Onyx is a good grounding influence when one has been working with very high energy field. Onyx works through the first, third and sixth chakras, the seats of physical vitality, will and maintain a cool head.

Onyx works well with other stones, not increasing their energies but consolidating them. Onyx helps one integrate spiritual insights, allowing one to make them one's own. With phenacite and other visionary stones, it aids in grounding their benefits in the physical world.

The Onyx is appropriate for all Saturnian magical workings and dark moon rituals, and is said to be the bringer of good luck to all persons born under the astrological sign of Capricorn. As a healing stone, the Onyx is reputed to strengthen the vision, end emotional suffering, cure epilepsy, ease the pain of childbirth, and heal ulcers and all wounds not inflicted by iron.