Amethyst is a great starter stone for beginners. A variation of quartz, Amethyst is wonderful with aiding in spiritual attunement and enlightenment. A purifying stone that wards off and clears negative energies, she helps to stimulate the crown and third eye chakras improving "vision" and spiritual awareness. Discernment is altered which is an important key in ones spiritual journey. Amethyst can help cases of insomnia and banish night terrors.
