Lapis Lazuli
Healing Properties:
Patience, compassion, unconditional love
Inner truth, Inner power, Love, Purification, Intuition, Positive magic, Self-confidence, Manifestation, Friendship
A stone of protection that may be worn to guard against psychic attacks, Lapis Lazuli quickly releases stress, bringing deep peace. It brings harmony and deep inner self-knowledge. Encourages self-awareness, allows self-expression and reveals inner truth, providing qualities of honesty, compassion and morality to the personality. Stimulates objectivity, clarity and encourages creativity. Lapis Lazuli assists to confront and speak one’s truth and inspires confidence. It bonds relationships, aiding in expression of feelings and emotions.
History and Myth:
Lapis lazuli legends are among the oldest in the world. The myth of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, and her descent and return from the underworld may date from as early as 4,000 BCE. Inanna entered the underworld bearing the insignias of her rank, including a lapis lazuli necklace and rod.
Lapis lazuli legends are among the oldest in the world. The myth of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, and her descent and return from the underworld may date from as early as 4,000 BCE. Inanna entered the underworld bearing the insignias of her rank, including a lapis lazuli necklace and rod.
The Babylonians told of a tree of precious stones, which sprouted lapis lazuli from its top.
Lapis lazuli was commonly viewed as the physical flesh of the Gods.
In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs favored lapis lazuli, and judges wore emblems of Maat, the goddess of truth, made from the stone.
Description:
| Birthstone: | September |
| Wedding_Anniversary: | 9th Wedding Anniversary |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Origin: | Afghanistan, Russia, Chile, Pakistan, Italy, Mongolia, United States, Canada |
| Chemical_Formula: | (Na,Ca)₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄ (S,SO)₄ |
| Mineral: | Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite |
| MOHS: | Hardness Scale 5 - 6 |
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