This lovely black and white banded stone comes from India and is also sometimes known as Zebra Marble or Zebra Rock or even Zebra Agate !
A lovely striking stone with the black and white patterning giving the stone its name.
Physical
Zebra Jasper is thought to help with kidney and bladder problems, disorders of the bones, osteoporosis, teeth and gum problems and is also believed to help with muscle spasms.
Mental/Emotional
Zebra Jasper is often called the stone of optimism. It is a highly motivating stone and one that helps us to overcome apathy and laziness. Despite life's stresses and problems, it helps us to be optimistic and to look on the bright side of things. It also provides us with the resolve and initiative to tackle those problems as well. Zebra Jasper helps us to see our own true nature, to dream, to explore and to take action.
Spiritual
Zebra Jasper helps to balance our spiritual energies, yin and yang, masculine and feminine, the physical with the intellectual and by making connections with both the crown chakra and the root chakra, Zebra Jasper also helps to balance our emotional and etheric bodies. Zebra Jasper is also a very grounding stone and it allows us to tune into Mother Earth and be able to make strong connections with the planet and with natural forces. It is a protective stone for our aura and helps with the transmutation of lower base energies into higher frequency energy.