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Laboradorite
Laboradorite is a stone of transformation, a mixture of sodium and calcium aluminum silicates--gray, green, bluish, and sometimes a play of various colors-- shimmery gem, usually khaki green, though sometimes gray, with characteristic flashes of rainbow-colored reflections, called "Labradorescence", which displays a particular type of iridescence on a dark ground. The effect is probably due to the presence of very fine platelets of different compositions and minute inclusions of ilmenite, rutile and, perhaps, magnetite, which cause diffraction. Discovered in 1770 on the Labrador Peninsula, from whence it gets its name. The Finnish variety is called "Spectrolite". (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8.
- Clears, balances and protects the aura. Helps provide clarity and insight into your destiny. Attracts success.
- Especially helpful for dream recall, and finding ways to use dreams in daily life. Reduces stress and anxiety. Increases intuition, psychic development, esoteric wisdom, and helps with subconscious issues, and provides mental illumination.
- Associated with the solar plexus and brow chakras.
- Enhances intellectual clarity and inner peace, -- gives patience to recognize the "Right Time" for important events.
- Promotes depth of feeling, calmness, intuition; enhances magic and mediumistic abilities. Aids healing in the areas of gout, colds, rheumatic fever, feeling cold, and lowers blood pressure.
- Represents “temple of the stars” brings light of other planetary beings to the soul of the user.
- Universal harmony, cycles of progression, understanding, recognize inherent analytical and rational abilities.
- Stimulate mental acuity, reduce anxiety and stress.
- Assist digestion, metabolism, clarify eyes.
Mystical Properties:
- An important mystical gemstone, Labradorite is said to bridge the scientific/intellectual with the mystic/psychic worlds. Strongly associated with enhancing all psychic abilities. It is thought to protect the aura from energy leakage, enhance intuition, improve rational thought and help use power wisely. Because it enhances psychic ability, protects, improves the intellect and teaches the responsible use of power, it is referred to as the Wizard's Stone in mystic circles.
- Labradorite was sometimes used in Luck Charms in the 18th century.
- It is said to subdue an overactive 6th Chakra, or "3rd Eye" which facilitates intuition, psychic awareness, ESP and insight. Thought helpful in becoming more "self-aware".
- Often mentioned as enhancing mental abilities, improving memory, reducing mental stress and helping with problems associated with the brain.
- Frequently associated with the eyes. Thought to assist the blind, improve night vision and remote sensing.
- A pendulum made of Labradorite is sometimes used by Natural Healers to locate or pinpoint problems.
- Often associated with the planet Uranus and Aquarius.
Healing Properties: Thought an excellent gemstone for eyesight, especially helping with night vision. Brain problems. Stress. Mental agitation.
Scientific Properties: Labradorite is one of a series in the family of Plagioclase Feldspars (complex Silicates with varying amounts of Na (Sodium) and Calcium (Ca)). This family also includes Moonstone (Albite series), Oligoclase includes Sunstone.
The mineral property "labradorescence" gets its name from this mineral and refers to the luminous blue/green/gold/red sheen given off when turned in the light.
Important localities include Madagascar, Finland (Spectrolite), Oregon and Mexico. 6.5- 7.5 on the Moh's Hardness Scale.
Essential oils of: Basil & clove
Blends of:
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