Mental/Emotional
Apache Tears are excellent at bringing any emotional imbalance to the surface so that other stones and crystals may help to clear it away. However, Apache Tears have a more gentle energy than Black Obsidian and as such, any imbalance may be dealt with more easily. Apache Tears absorb negative energy and protect the Aura. They comfort grief and help us when we are suffering shock, fear or panic. They "shed" the tears for us in times of sorrow. (The legend of Apache Tears says that each stone is the tear of an Apache widow whose warrior husband was lost in battle or that each stone is a tear shed for the land that the Apaches lost when the White Men took it away from them.) Apache Tears help to remove self-imposed limitations, encourage spontaneity and are said to stimulate our analytical capabilities.