With beautiful swirling patterns and colours of the storm, Pietersite is known as tempest stone. Pietersite is said to ground and protect those who hold it and can be used to calm animals and children during storms. It has the powerful ability to ground an individual to the etheric body--the first or lowest layer in the "human energy field" or aura. Pietersite also pushes away emotional turmoil. Pietersite is thought to work with the body during meditation and can help you ascend higher.