The stone was also used in religion, art, trade, treaty negotiations, and jewelry. Turquoise's use as a healing stone reaches far - it has been used for headaches, eye problems, fever and insect bites to name just a few. It was ground to a powder then drank to cure stomach ailments. Turquoise also has significant metaphysical properties. It is a harmonizing stone that is said to alleviate nervousness, help with problem solving, relieve stress from a hectic life, and promote friendship. It is also well known for its protective qualities and many cultures carry a turquoise stone with them at all times.

This is a stone of peace, serenity and tranquility. Increases protection, meditation energy, wisdom, balance, honest communication, strength, friendship and love. Shields the wearer from harmful influences, attracts friendship. In healing this stone connects the spiritual bodies with the other levels: the physical, emotional, and intellectual. It is said that turquoise will grow pale on a sickly person and recover its color when returned to a healthy person. Overlaps the heart and throat energy centers and connects the three upper and three lower chakras. Beneficial for the entire body, especially the respiratory and immune systems It is good for laryngitis and nervousness in speech Can strengthen entire anatomy and helps improve all diseases. Color varies from Blue to Green.

Most Important Associations: Mass communication. Communication through art and all kinds of creative expression.
Symbolic Meaning: Turquoise is the colour of the often quoted "Age of Aquarius." It also stands for the legendary sunken continent of Atlantis, and the wisdom, technology, and art of that time. It stands for transdimensionality, meaning existence and presence beyond time and space. Turquoise stands for the sea. For dolphins. Freedom and intelligence linked with feeling.
Spiritual Meaning:(identical to the symbolic meaning)
Mental Meaning: Ability to trust intuition and to adjust to change easily. Idealism. Utopian outlook. Tendency to idealize. Teaching. Communication through mass media, through art and all kinds of creative expression. Awareness. Communication through foreign languages. Talent for technical things.
Emotional Meaning: Intuition having to do with feeling. The whole domain of emotions. Sympathy and empathy. Emotional expression. Optimism. Childlike in the positive sense of the word. Technophobia (fear of handling electronic apparatus) versus the talent for technical things.

Physical Associations: Heart. Throat. Thymus gland. Lungs. Upper neck. Shoulders, especially the right one. Circulation. Bronchitis. Asthma. Revitalization. Regeneration. Hay fever. Swellings. All sorts of strains in the body.

This stone is associated primarily with the 5th chakra - the throat chakra.