Warm and glowing as a candlelit room, smoky quartz has a rich, subtle color that is flattering to the wearer. On a spiritual level, it is among the most valuable of crystals, useful especially for dispersing negative thought patterns and for releasing mental blocks. Smoky quartz is excellent for enhancing meditation, and promotes an awareness of dreams. Anyone wearing this radiant gem is certain to feel as if a dream has come true.

In the Orient, rock crystal is considered the perfect jewel, symbolic of purity, infinity, patience and perseverance. Throughout history, in every part of the world, man has valued this transparent, colorless quartz for its benevolent power and faultless beauty. As an amulet, rock crystal is thought to cure ailments of the glands, the eyes, the intestines and the heart. Worn by a sleeper, it is believed to prevent bad dreams. Its chief appeal has always been its transparent purity, the very personification of virtue, goodness, and innocence. Those who wear it are kept pure in body and spirit.