Obsidian helps to protect the very sensitive against depression. It is the stone of the soft hearted and gentle people of the world. Use obsidian to help block negativity of any kind. As a black gemstone, it symbolizes self control and resilience. Black stones have protective energies in the sense that black is the absence of light, and therefore, can be used to create invisibility. 
Obsidian is truth-enhancing. 
A strongly protective stone, it forms a shield against negativity. 
It blocks psychic attack and absorbs negative energies from the environment. 
Obsidian draws out mental stress and tension. Obsidian is a helpful stone if you are doing any type of work involving contact with the spirit world as they are highly protective. These black stones are one of the premier crystals to assist you to communicate with spirit and may bring through the power of prophecy. 
It stimulates growth on all levels, urging exploration of the unknown and opening new horizons. 
Brings clarity to the mind and clears confusion. 
Helps you to know who you truly are. Obsidian dissolves emotional blockages and ancient traumas. Promotes qualities of compassion and strength.
Obsidian aids the digestion and detoxifies, it reduces arthritis pain, joint problems,cramps and warms the extremities.

 

Golden Obsidian like other varieties of Obsidian are good for clearing, absorbing and shielding negative energies and purifying one's auric field. Golden Obsidian enhances one's power of manifestation and attracts wealth and prosperity. It is a useful stone for scrying, or for seeing into the future. It can also take you deep into the heart of a problem by helping you to connect to the past, present and future. Golden Obsidian helps provide direction in one's life and achieving goals. Golden Obsidian can block psychic attacks and assist in finding your spiritual path. Golden obsidian harmonizes with Golden Labradorite, Citrine and Moldavite. Metaphysical healing lore says Golden Obsidian is helpful in digestive disorders, ulcers and reflux. Golden Obsidian helps clear, energize and balance the solar plexus and sacral chakras, it is associated with the root and solar plexus chakras. Golden Obsidian is Black Obsidian with bright, gold colored inclusions.

Vibrating with the feminine wisdom and Goddess energy of the waxing and full Moon, moonstone has a reflective, calming energy. It helps to strengthen intuition and psychic perception and brings balance and harmony with the All. It is said to have the power to grant wishes. Moonstone Honors the Goddess in all women. It aids in dieting, gardening, psychic awareness and meditation. It soothes stress, anxiety, women's hormones it enhances intuitive sensitivity via feelings and less overwhelmed by personal feelings. Greater flexibility and flow with life.
Helps all be more comfortable with our gentler feminine/yin receiving side. Especially for water signs. Helps one be more conscious of the fact that all things are part of a cycle of constant change. It is a recommended gemstone for farmers and gardeners, artists, dancers and young men.
A stone for “new beginnings”, Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength. It soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilises the emotions, providing calmness. Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters.
Moonstone aids the digestive system, assimilates nutrients, eliminates toxins and fluid retention, and alleviates degenerative conditions of skin, hair, eyes, and fleshy organs such as the liver and pancreas. It stimulates the pineal gland and balances hormonal cycles, being excellent for PMS, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and breast-feeding. Moonstone is also beneficial to men in opening the emotional self.

Moonstone helps cool, soothe and calm over-reactions to emotional and personal situations. It allows us greater flexibility and flow with life. Moonstone has been used for protection against the perils of travel. It encourages a lust for life, a youthful attitude and helps us to become comfortable with the aging process and its transitions.
Moonstone's emotional connection makes it most effective when placed at the 2nd or Sacral/Spleen Chakra. Known to be of ancient spiritual significance in its connection to the moon and the intuitive aspect of one's nature, the source of our intuition is often described as our "gut feeling" found at the Solar Plexus Chakra. This energy center deals with the human ego, emotions and self-power. Placing moonstone on the solar plexus helps to show us our old emotional patterns which, we hold on to.
It can be used to work on dissolving these patterns that no longer serve us. Although, the Third Eye Chakra is most associated with intuition, the "spark" is what is felt in the area of our solar plexus.
This being the biggest nerve center in our body connected to almost all the organs. This is also where the connection between the three lower Chakra interchange with the four higher Chakra energy centers.
Therefore, use moonstone to promote your intuitive and empathic nature. Use it also to encourage lucid dreaming, especially at the time of the full moon.
It is the perfect stone for the Emotional Layer of the Aura. Moonstone is a great stone for meditation and helping with unconditional love.
Moonstone encourages creativity, imagination, inspiration and awareness. It also has been used throughout history to bring good luck.