Amethyst is a stone of high spirituality, intuition, sobriety and is protective in nature. Amethyst beads strung as a mala help to focus intuition into the mantra or prayer of one's mediation helping you to reach a higher state of consciousness. Worn as a neckless or wrapped as a bracelet the amethyst mala brings the qualities of the stone into one's auric field. Since ancient times amethyst is renowned for it's properties of sobriety, wearing it aids in sobriety.