Spiritually Sapphire encourages high spiritual attainment.  Bestows straightforwardness and the ability to direct scattered spiritual energies towards a single goal. By using sapphire we are made to look at our own lives in a critical way and throw away everything that does not stand up to scrutiny.  Sapphire encourages the desire for knowledge and wisdom.  Traditionally used in shamanic ceremonies to transmute negative energies.  Emotionally Sapphire has a calming effect, instilling patience and peace.  It helps with depression, psychic illnesses and delusions.  Sapphire strengthens the power of belief and the love of truth.  Counteracts psychological problems of speaking in public and helps you to speak your truth.  Mentally Sapphire encourages sobriety, the ability to criticize and the organization of thoughts.  Our intentions and will become so clear that both ideas and thoughts are realized very rapidly. Physically Sapphire encourage all healing processes through a mental decision to get well.  It alleviates pain, lowers fevers and is particularly helpful with intestinal, brain and nervous diseases.  It stimulates the thyroid and parathyroid glands.