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LAPIS LAZULI – Lazurite Chemical Composition: (Na, Ca)8Al6Si6O24(S,S04) Crystal
System: Isometric Hardness: 5.5 Habit: Dodecahedral crystals have been found, usually massive as a rock (lapis lazuli) forming mineral Colour: Ultramarine blue, brilliant blue with violet or greenish tints KEYWORDS:
SPIRIT OF TRUTH Lazurite is a popular but generally expensive mineral. Well-formed, deep blue crystals are rare and valuable. It is more commonly found massive and combined with other minerals into a rock called lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is mostly lazurite, but commonly contains pyrite and calcite and traces of some other minerals. The rich blue colour is due to the sulphur that is inherent in the structure of lazurite. Small crystals of pyrite are always present in lapis and their brassy yellow colour is both attractive and diagnostic in distinguishing lapis from its also blue cousin - sodalite rock, which lacks pyrite and is much cheaper. The calcite produces white streaks in the lapis and too much calcite will substantially lower the value of the stone. The name lazurite is often confused with the bright blue phosphate mineral lazulite. However, the two minerals cannot be confused with each other identification-wise because of lazulite’s typical vitreous lustre and good crystal habit. The beautiful blues in paintings from the Renaissance are thanks to the blue of lapis lazuli, the blue rock cherished by the ancients, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, to Persia, to Greece and Rome. The ancient city of Ur had a thriving trade in lapis as early as the fourth millennium BC. The name is international, from the Latin, lapis, which means stone, and from the Arabic, azul, which means blue. When lapis was first introduced to Europe, it was called ultramarinum, which means ‘beyond the sea’. Ground lapis was the secret ingredient of the blue in ultramarine, the pigment which painters used to paint the sea and the sky until the nineteenth century. The Romans believed that lapis was a powerful aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages it was thought to keep the limbs strong and free the soul from error, envy and fear Lapis is a high intensity etheric blue stone. It contains the energies of royalty, wisdom, patience, truth, mental attainment, good communication, contentment, artistic inspiration, deep meditation, spiritual and philosophical contemplation, personal integrity and loyalty. It is the ‘Spirit of Truth’. Lapis
lazuli will heal an unbalanced throat chakra. How you tell if the throat
chakra is un-balanced by being too open or spinning too fast: the person is
over-talkative, dogmatic, self-righteous or arrogant. If the throat chakra
is too closed, or spinning sluggishly, the person is unreliable, holds
inconsistent views and holds back from self-expression. Lapis works on the
thyroid, parathyroids, the throat, upper lungs and arms, the base of the skull
and body weight. Lapis teaches you the power of the spoken word. Because the blue ray governs the throat, infections in this area are psychologically related to ‘talking inwards’, not speaking out. Psychologically speaking, coughing is because a person has swallowed their thoughts and cannot bring themselves to speak out. Lapis teaches you to ‘give voice to your truth’. It counteracts harshness. If somebody is acting insensitively in a situation, lapis will help them become more compassionate. Lapis
gives relief from pain, both physical and psychological, and combats cruelty and
brutality. Lapis is an interesting stone to meditate with, as its high
intensity etheric nature means you really have to reach high to bring your
energy into line with its refined vibration. It contains a higher order of
intelligence and wisdom, ‘intellectual integrity’. Lapis
also heals the martyr syndrome: ‘I am going to punish myself in order to make
you suffer’. Lapis aids discrimination of wisdom; it is very penetrating
and does not suffer fools gladly, or those who are fooling around with other
people’s spirituality. Lapis
teaches you to reach for the stars and looking at lapis reminds you of a summer
night’s sky. The small crystals of pyrite, which are always present in
lapis, and the streaks of white calcite produce starry pictures, which will aid
your intuition. The white calcite brings in the energies of the crown
chakra and the yellow pyrite brings in the energies of the solar plexus chakra
to activate, energize, align and integrate the throat chakra. Lapis
teaches you that you have no chance of developing a balanced purified throat
chakra until you have successfully worked through and balanced the lower four
chakras to obtain the necessary purification to fully activate this centre. Lapis
also teaches the mastery of active listening by integrating the full faculties
of hearing. It is a sad fact that active listening is totally neglected in
our society. We need to fully develop the outer ear, before the subtle
inner ear can be available to us for inner guidance. All too often Divine
guidance is not heard, because of not truly listening to the ‘wisdom’ behind
the words. Lapis
makes an excellent gemstone essence, which can release a person from emotional
bondage and mental suffering. Affirmation: I allow the spirit of truth to set me free. |
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