Lapis
Lazuli:
Lapis Lazuli is traditionally a stone of
royalty.
Spiritual and Psychic Properties
Lapis Lazuli is said to help create and
maintain a connection between the physical and celestial planes, creating a
strong spiritual connection. This may be related to its property of assisting
in contact with guardian spirits.
Intuitive and psychic awareness are
energies Lapis Lazuli enhances and brings to the fore. As it is also a stone
that helps with writing, it can also be used for automatic writing.
Lapis Lazuli is a manifestation stone.
It is also an excellent meditation stone. Meditating on a goal or quality you
wish to manifest can bring this strong manifestation energy in. It is also a
powerful crystal for positive or white magic.
As a protection stone, Lapis Lazuli
protects from psychic and physical attacks. It can be used in protection grids,
worn, or carried to bring these protection energies. It can also be used for
protection of an environment when placed in the four corners.
Mental and Emotional Properties
Lapis Lazuli is a stone of communication
that can bring truthfulness, openness, and mental clarity. It is used to help
you say just the right thing, as if by magic.
Mentally, Lapis Lazuli has helpful
energy. It can bring mental and emotional virility and strengthen the mind. It
also is said to enhance creativity. Its energy can help organize daily
life as well as organizing and quieting a busy or restless mind. lessening
confusion, and increasing concentration.
Strong emotional components of Lapis
Lazuli are the strength and ability to overcome abuse issues, trauma, rape
recovery, as well as depression and grief. Partly this is due to its energy of
bringing inner power and hope. This strong inner power can also build courage,
confidence, and overcome shyness. Hope brings trust that things will work out
in spite of past traumas. It also is used to decrease irritability, whether
caused by trauma issues or day to day frustrations.
Dream work and dream recall are two
mystical uses of Lapis Lazuli. It is said to bring the inforrmation from the
dreams into daily life where it imparts wisdom.
Lapis Lazuli brings spiritual love and
is also known for enhancing love and fidelity within marriage.
Physical Conditions Lore
Lapis Lazuli is said in crystal healing
to be helpful for a number of issues including sinus ailments, cancer,
headaches, nervous system, speech problems, pituitary gland, body strength,
virility, pain relief, heart, immune system, RLS,
spleen, bones, autism, depression, epilepsy, seizures, eye and
vertigo vision problems, sleep disorders including
insomnia, fibromyalgia, feminine reproductive system including
PMS, thyroid, RNA/DNA damage, and tuberculosis. Note that
healing crystal meanings are spiritual supports to healing and are not prescriptions
or healthcare information.
Related Chakras
Lapis Lazuli is related to both the
throat and brow chakras, often bringing a strong synergy to their individual
energy patterns.
Agate
Agate's most noticeable properties overall are
balancing yin/yang energy, courage, protection, healing, and calming.
Historically it was placed in water for cooking or drinking to dispel sickness.
The Metaphysical and Healing Properties Lore of any specific type of
agate depend to some extent on the color of the agate, but all agates
have certain things in common.
Agate is a stone of strength. It was used by the
Ancients on the breastplates of armor to give warriors strength and make them
victorious in battle. Energetically, it is considered to give strength in both
battle and physically.
Agate enhances creativity and strengthens the
intellect, making it a beneficial stone for both students and artists. It is
also known as a good luck stone. As a stone of harmony, one of the things agate
does is balance yin/yang energy. Agate increases energy. However, because it is
a grounding stone, it does not increase energy at all times, but rather enables
bursts of energy as needed. In this way, agate is a conservation stone,
and enhances longevity.
Agate is a very protective stone. It is especially
protective for children, and makes an excellent stone for children's amulets,
medicine bags, jewelry, or just to carry around in a pocket. Agates are
said to be especially useful for protecting children from falling.
Emotionally, agate gives courage, emotional strength,
self-confidence, and dispels fears. It can also lessen feelings of envy by
grounding the emotions. In the same way, it assists with acceptance of all
things. It can be very beneficial for self-examination as well as examination
of the circumstances one finds oneself in. These qualities make agate superior
for easing anxiety and stress. Plume agates are especially helpful
for anxiety and stress relief. Particularly when placed on the Solar
Plexus (3rd) Chakra it can help one to accept one's emotions, thereby helping
overcome those emotions that one wants to remove.