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A kind of feldspar, Labradorite gets its name from the city of Labrador, in Canada, where it can be found in abundance. It is beautifully iridescent, shinning many different colors on a gray background. It is commonly known as “black moonstone”, and so, it is considered a sister to that stone when it comes to lore. Like the moonstone, Labradorite helps us connect to the moon and the goddess, but this time, in her darker, crone aspect. It is called “the stone of winter”, and it is reminiscent of icicles reflecting in the water on a cold winter night. As it shines all colors of the universe, it can help to bring light to shadowed areas of our lives – like a light in the night or in the darkness of winter. It teaches us to understand our destiny, and achieve the goals set by our soul for this lifetime, by enhancing faith in the self. According to myth, people on Earth are drawn to either one of two stones: Labradorite or Angelite (a blue, opaque mineral). People who are drawn to Angelite are believed to have their roots (either genetic or past lives) in Limuria. People drawn to Labradorite are said to have their roots in Atlantis. This stone is believed for being responsible for the awakening of the sleeping powers of clairvoyance, insight, creativity and knowledge in the Atlanteans. Use it to elevate consciousness and protect the aura, helping to keep it balanced, protected, and free from energy leeks. It is also helpful in astral travel, shape shifting, and communicating with the divine spirit, by enhancing psychic abilities. Spectrolite is a type of Labradorite that is darker, but produces strong iridescent when cut correctly. Use this stone to bring forth your strengths and originality, and to aid sleep and to relate to others. The name of this stone comes from the Arabic “lazaward”, which means “heaven”, and it is easy to know why. Lapis Lazuli is like the star-studded night sky, with all its energy and wisdom. It works on the 3rd eye chakra, opening the psychic senses and tapping into intuition and telepathy. It aligns the etheric, mental, and spiritual bodies, creates a shield from psychic attack, and strengthens psychic abilities and mental clarity. Use it to clear negative thoughts and to obtain a more positive view of reality, to cleanse the mind, release old karmic patterns, and attract powerful, highly evolved spirits. Lapis carries the energy of Jupiter, and as such can aid in legal matters, expand intellect and leadership qualities. In ancient Egypt, Lapis Lazuli was sacred to the goddess Isis and very praised. The Egyptians used it to carve statues and seals, and to create the pigment “ultramarine”, which was used as a cosmetic (eye makeup especially), and in art. As a healing stone, use Lapis to heal bone ailments, the thyroid, throat, and inflammations. It can also aid in sleep by helping to let go of anxieties. A rare form of pectolite, only found in the Dominican Republic. It’s name was given my a Dominican who named the stone after his daughter Larissa and the sea (“mar” in Spanish). It’s sea blues, cool greens, chatoyant whites and hematite inclusions reminds us of the Caribbean oceans, and serves as inspiration, releasing creativity especially in the forms of speech and singing. Called the “Dolphin Stone”, Larimar has a strong connection to the ocean, and can be used to direct healing energies to the oceans and it’s creatures. Calming as a day on the beach, it releases stress and brings peace, clarity, healing, love and energy. It is nurturing and comforting, and helps us create a serene environment. Use this stone to help you find your soulmate, and to release karmic negativity between lovers and open channels for communication. Looking at this stone is like taking a new breath of fresh air. It is energizing, calming and balancing to the mind and emotions. Lepidolite connects the heart and crown chakra to bring us a spiritual understanding of why we suffer. It is a karmic stone, and helps us work with karma by understanding our place in life and in the Universal plan, finding acceptance and surrendering to the will of our Higher Self. It smoothes transitions and changes in life, and connects us harmoniously with the Cosmos. It is like shielding an old skin and being born a higher being, with calm, trust, and harmony. This stone can be used to heal fears at their source, either from this or past lifetimes. It can also help to heal heart and digestive problems, and to overcome addiction. Also called Lodestone, this gem is a natural magnetic (hence the name) and used for a variety of healing properties. Metaphysically, it is said this stone is able to dispel grief and clear negativity, promoting healthy spiritual growth. It is grounding and helps us connect to the Earth, giving us stability. It also possesses a manifestation property, making wishes come true! As a healing stone, magnetite can align the chakras and balance the polarities of the body. The magnetic property of this stone can be used to attract the iron on the blood, and when placed over injured areas, it stimulates blood flow to that area, promoting healing an helping to flush out toxins. It also speeds endorphins throughout the body, relieving chronic pain and fatigue. To heal back pain, place 7 of these stones along the spine and feel it realign, as the spinal fluid amplifies. Of beautiful green with light and dark banded areas, Malachite is formed from copper deposits, and it carries a very high copper content. For that reason, it has a very steady pulsating electromagnetic energy field, and absorbs negative energy and ailments, “taking the pain into itself”. Therefore, malachite has long been used as a healing stone, and to that end it is one of the most powerful stones around. It can cleanse the aura and balance it, protecting the wearer from all negativity and psychic attacks, also clearing and aligning all the chakras. Malachite is great to balance the desires of the ego and the higher Will, removing blockages and giving us strength to follow through with those goals. It also increases concentration, cleanses away buried emotional trauma, and releases the trauma from past lives as well. The stone of “great fortune and wealth”, it promotes success in business, and draws in money and wealth to the bearer. It also helps us connect to the Earth, and it is a great gardening stone. It was very praised in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, especially used to make amulets and jewelry. When grounded, it could also be made into cosmetic makeup for the eyes. In Rome it was called the “Peacock Stone”, and sacred to the goddess Juno (Hera), protecting against lighting and other natural disasters. Also a favorite to the followers of Venus (Aphrodite), it was worn in jewelry form to bring love into their lives. There is extensive lore on Malachite around the world today as well. In Italy, it is thought to protect against the evil eye. In Germany, it is worn to protect from danger of falling. A great talisman for children, if malachite is attached to an infant’s crib, it is said to form a shield against evil spirits, and allow the child to sleep peacefully. This gemstone also protects the bearer against danger. It is said to break into pieces when danger or disaster is near. As a healing stone, it is not recommended to take it orally, since copper is highly toxic. But it is believed to have the power to heal the heart, promote tissue regeneration, and heal bruised and fractured bones. It is said to improve both physical and psychic visions. Lore has it that if you look into malachite for a few minutes every day, the flow of oxygen to the retina improves and the optic nerve is stimulated. A paste made from powdered malachite and rubbed on the eyelids is said to cure cataracts. An over-used piece of malachite can be set on a quartz cluster to be recharged. This very rare, translucent-green stone might be the only known gem from space. It came to Earth almost 15 million years ago! The early humans of about 25,000 years ago already held this gem in high praise as amulets and tools. It is a high-frequency meteorite, and can be a powerful tool of transformation, as it induces change and growth to create positive life changes. However, it can be quite a harsh teacher, be careful. Moldavite also promotes a direct connection to the stars and the Universal All, stimulating psychic senses, and can be a powerful tool in meditation, providing mental and emotional balance. To enhance its power, set this stone in gold jewelry or amulets. A shimmering feldspar, moonstone has a gleam that reminds us of the moonlight. It has an almost transparent background, practically colorless, pale gray, or tinged with yellow. There are some varieties of moonstone, such as pink, peach, gray, yellow, and iridescent white (rainbow moonstone). Of rich lore, moonstone was called Aphroselene in ancient Greece in honor of the goddesses Aphrodite and Selene. In Rome it was said that a picture of the goddess Diana could be seen in every moonstone. In India it is sacred to this day, being a symbol of the third eye and believed to clarify spiritual understanding. In the Orient it was believed that moonstone was a solidified ray of the moon, and the glimmering light within it was the light of good spirits that lived in the stone. During the Middle Ages it was said that to gaze into a moonstone would induce prophetic dreams. Amulets of moonstone were hung in fruit trees to produce abundant crops. Other lore includes placing moonstone in the mouth for various reasons: It would awaken tender passion between lovers if placed under their tongues during the full moon, also giving them the power to read their future together. Another source says that holding moonstone in the mouth can refresh the memory and help to make decisions. It has been called “traveler’s stone”, protecting travel during the nighttime and in the sea. Moonstone is a gem that is sacred to all Goddesses, but especially moon goddesses, used and worn during lunar rituals, especially during the waxing and full moons. Since the moon controls the tides, moonstone also carries the energy of the element of water, and it rules over emotions and the psyche. It can be used to increase intuition, psychic perception and psychic sight (divination), to aid in meditation and cause prophetic dreams, while protecting against the wondering of the mind. Moonstone is reflective and calming, and put under one’s pillow, it will aid in a restful sleep. It goes without saying that moonstone is especially useful to women, and sacred to everything that is feminine. Woman can benefit from wearing moonstone in many ways, since our bodies are strongly connected to the lunar energies. Use moonstone to relieve PMS, or wear it during intercourse to help conceiving. This beautiful iridescent stone is the inside lining of shells. When an irritant gets inside the shell, it protects itself by covering the irritant with the same material as the lining, giving “birth” to the pearl. Some ancient cultures, like the Japanese and Polynesians, would ignore the pearls themselves and praise the mother of pearl. One mythological story relating to the mother of pearl is the story of one of the eight Taoist immortals: Ho Hsien-Ku, the immortal maiden. Legend goes that she was instructed in a vision to eat mother of pearl, and she would then gradually become immortal. She lived in the mountains, and as time passed she became more and more ethereal, been able to float from peak to peak. At last, she gave up earthly food and attained her quest. Mother of Pearl is also sacred to Aphrodite. As her legend goes, she was born out of the sea foam, and emerged on the shore in a giant shell. This stone is said to enhance intuition, sensitivity, imagination and adaptability. It can be used to strengthen the environment and purify the atmosphere. It is nurturing and protective, and helps decision-making. Mother of Pearl is said to carry the white healing light of the universe. In China, it’s been long used for heart palpitations, dizziness and high blood pressure. In Peru it is sold in the markets to promote healing of wounds. In Vietnam it is crushed and taken orally to improve vision, remove cataracts and improve conditions such as hemeralopia (when someone sees well at night but barely anything in the day light). Obsidian is a volcanic rock with vitreous luster, found most commonly in black but also can be reddish to brown, show white “flakes”, or have many different colors all together. Since it leaves sharp edges when fractured, this stone has long been used by natives as weapons and tools. “Apache Tears” is a popular name for this stone. Legend goes that it is the hardened tears of the Apache women who watched their brave warriors escape capture by leaping off the buttes of a mountain now called “Apache Leap”. Obsidian is used in scying and divination, as it reflects changes that need to take place, providing also a clear course of action for that change to occur, and teaching that challenges are necessary to growth. It allows us to see more clearly into our very essence, creating a doorway to the inner-self. Obsidian also teaches perfection through liberation, by developing responsibility for ourselves, the Earth and the Universe. It creates harmony by balancing emotional and mental aspects of our lives, and it is nurturing, helping us to accept life changes. A very powerful protective stone, it creates a great
shield of protection around the bearer, as it dispels negativity, while
grounding and stabilizing the self. Rainbow Obsidian: karmic healing, past life regressions, illuminates darkened self, grounds negativity, releases joy and energy. Onyx is a chalcedony quartz, usually found in black color. Some onyx display a white band against a black or brown background, and that variety is known as “sardonyx”. The name derives from the Green word “onux”, meaning the nails of fingers or claw. Legend has it that one day when Aphrodite was asleep, Eros cut her fingernails and left the cuttings scattered on the floor. Since no part of a God/dess can die, the gods later transformed them into stone, which became known as onyx. This stone is said to give the bearer strength, and it is useful for athletes, and people under emotional and mental stress. It helps us approach any task with self confidence and helps us cope with fears and worries. Attuned to the energies of the earth, it is grounding and promotes balance and harmony. It can help us overcome loneliness by easing adaptation to unfamiliar surroundings. This is also the stone of self-control, helping to reduce bad habits and controlling sexual desire. Black Onyx: grounding negativity, letting go of stress, focusing, banishing grief and old habits. Unique due to its luminescence, Opals come in many colors, including white, black, and Mexican “fire” opals. This stone is said to awaken psychic perception and mystical awareness. It activates a transpersonal point and helps us to understand the purpose of this lifetime, as well as been useful to aid in recalling past lives. It provides the rediscovery of the self, and help you to achieve higher potentials by providing insight Carrying an opal stone with you will make change happen. If you are not prepared for this, it might seem this stone is somehow unlucky. But if you are prepared, the opal will catalyze the change and make new opportunities for growth to spring all around you! Opals also strengthen the memory and aid in dream works, shows us inner beauty and heals the spirit. Great for artists, this stone can make inspiration and creativity bloom! Fire Opal: A great stone to help the understanding of the exoteric and the mysteries, aiding the process of self-reflection and intuition. It is also a good stone to relieve burnouts in stressful times. |
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