
PROPERTIES
Amethyst healing properties are as plentiful as the stone itself. It is mostly perceived as a protective stone. As it is linked to the crown chakra, it helps purify the mind and clearing it of negative thoughts, including stress and anxiety.
Amethyst healing properties are especially useful when it comes to work-related stress, because the stone is so strongly associated with abundance; therefore, relieving stress while releasing prosperity.

LEGEND
Interestingly enough, the name amethyst translates in Greek to, “not drunken.” An ancient Greek myth explains this seemingly odd name. Dionysus the God of wine and fertility was pursuing a young maiden named Amethyst, who resisted his affections and had prayed to remain chaste.
Answering her prayer, Diana transformed her into a white stone, upon which, Bacchus, remorseful for the fate he had so recklessly caused the girl, poured the juice of grapes as an offering, and thus bestowed the crystal with its unique purple coloring.