*Generators - Points*

Generators (also called Points) are either naturally formed or cut and polished so that all six sides of the crystal
come to a central point. This shape is good for holding and distributing energy equally through a room,
in the center, in the corners or from an altar.
Generators can generally be identified by having a flat bottom.

Amethyst

Appearance:  Transparent, pointed crystals.
Properties:  Powerful healer and protector, enhances psychic abilities and spiritual awareness.  Stimulates throat chakra, cleans aura, transmutes negative energy.  Calms mind, enhances meditation and visualization.  Disperses psychic attack.  Ameliorates anger, rage, fear and resentment.  Aids assimilation of new ideas.  Connects cause and effect.  Promotes selflessness.  Effects enhanced by Rose Quartz.  Supports sobriety.  Relieves physical and emotional pain.  Boosts production of hormones, strengthens cleansing organs and circulatory system, calms nervous system, unites scattered energies.  Aids insomnia, hearing, endocrine glands, digestive tract, heart and cellular disorder.
~Judy Hall~

Amethyst is the most highly valued stone in the quartz group.  The name means "not drunken", as amethyst was worn as an amulet against drunkenness.  Crystals are always grown onto a base.  Prisms are usually not well developed, therefore are often found as crystal points (pointy amethyst) with the deepest color.  Our amethyst comes from Brazil.  Areas of Brazil that typically mine amethyst are, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul.

Folklore
According to the Greek legend, Amethyst was a beautiful nymph whom Dionysos fell in love with; he pursued her and as he was about to catch her, she begged the goddess Artemis to save her. The goddess changed her into a beautiful and cold crystal in Dionysos' arms.  Remorseful, he poured his cup of wine on the top of the stone to give it its beautiful wine color, (which would explain why usually, only the top of amethyst crystals is colored), and decided, in tribute to Amethyst and out of love for her, that the stone would have the power to counter the effects of alcohol and to favor chastity.

Metaphysical
Amethyst has been called the "Addicts Stone" at times because of its metaphysical property of easing problems with unwanted habits and releasing addictions.  Amethyst enhances mental and emotional stability. It relieves depression and can help conquer unwanted habits and addictions, particularly alcoholism. It is a stone of peace and balance. It also enhances intuition and psychic abilities, and thus is used in many magical workings. It relieves stress and diseases associated with overindulgence such as gout.