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Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite is a silicate of sodium calcium and aluminum, with some sulfur. The opaque, vivid blue, light blue, greenish-blue, or violet-blue stone, consisting largely of lazurite but with appreciable amounts of calcite, diopside, and pyrite. The most prized is royal blue, though it ranges in color from green to sky blue, with characteristic glittering golden specks. Sometimes called "sapphire" in ancient Egyptian references. The name comes from the Latin "lapis" which means "stone" and Persian "lajuward" also meaning "stone". Arabic [lazaward], "heaven."
- Brings truthfulness, openness, inner power, intuition, virility and manifestation. strengthens the mind and body as well as increasing awareness and spiritual evolution. Can help organize daily life and contact guardian spirits. Helps build self-confidence, and is a stone traditionally for royalty.
- Associated with the throat and brow chakras and can help one say just the right thing, as if by magic. Protects from both physical and psychic attacks. Powerful during meditation.
- Helpful for sinus ailments.
- Traditionally believed to increase mental clarity, and calm. Energy focuser for teachers, lecturers and speakers. Enhances creative self-expression. Believed to be useful in relieving depression and promoting spirituality.
- Used by ancient healers as energy stone to strengthen the mind and prepare the body for spiritual awareness. Stimulates inner vision and enhances wisdom, insight, and good judgement in the practical world. Powerful thought amplifier. Opens the chakras, strengthens and balances, and induces psychic experience. Attracts spiritual love, cheers all moods and ills, Helps us become more in touch with our essence and play a more active role in the control of our existence. Stimulates creativity, speech, and sincerity.
- Place over third eye to aid insight in dreams; connection with dream forces.
- Organization of life and routine day-to-day activities.
- Overcome depression, enhance serenity and self-acceptance.
- Disorders of throat, bone marrow, thymus, immune, insomnia, vertigo, regeneration, Eustachian tubes, vibrates to #3.
- Used with rutilated topaz to shield and build the aura.
Mystical Properties:
- A very important gemstone in ancient Babylonia and Egypt, the deep blue color was often associated with royalty and deity.
- Interestingly enough, Christians, Egyptians and ancient Sumerians all associated this stone with motherhood. To Christians, the stone is associated with the Virgin Mary and Jesus. In Egypt, with Isis and her child Horus.
- Hindus believe Lapis strung on gold wire and worn by children will protect them from all manners of evils, even night frights.
- Christian legend says God's throne is composed of Lapis, that the 5th stone of Aaron's breastplate was Lapis.
- Egyptians called the stone "chesbet" commonly fashioning scarabs from Lapis. The Chief Justice of ancient Egypt wore a Lapis amulet carved with the Goddess Mat (Goddess of Truth). Thought to give wisdom and fairness to its wearer and increase spiritual love.
- Lapis is associated with the 6th Chakra, or 3rd Eye. It is considered an important gemstone in subduing an overactive 6th Chakra. Thought to stimulate creativity.
- Catherine The Great of Russia, had all the walls in a ballroom decorated in solid Lapis.
Ancient Sumerians are said to believe that carrying a piece of Lapis, meant carrying a piece of the Gods.
- Crushed lapis used to comprise the ancient and very valuable pigment "ultramarine".
Healing Properties: Most commonly thought to bring peace and soothe depression.
Scientific Properties: Composed of Lazurite (Sodium Calcium Aluminum Sulfate Silicate) with various other minerals, such as pyrite.
Distinguished from Sodalite by its richer navy color and its invariable association with Pyrite, whereas Lazulite and Sodalite (often would-be imitators) are not associated with pyrite.
The most famous locale is in Badakshan, Afghanistan, which has been mined for over 6000 years. Other locales include Russia and Colorado, U.S. Hardness: 5.0 - 5.5 on the Moh's Hardness Scale
Essential oils of: Palmarosa & Bergamot
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