Semi Polished Lapis Lazuli Crystal

These are semi polished Lapis Lazuli crystals. This means they were fully raw, then I had fun at the lapidary club doing a bit of polished to show both aspects.

Natural stone there is no colour added. The blue is lovely, you can see some flecks of pyrite, and the white is calcite.

Lapis is particularly loved by women and men 40+ years of age, and boys entering their teens.

Each shape that is delightful to hold but you will love looking at it too. Most can stand upright.

It comes from the mines in Afghanistan, which is where Cleopatra got hers!

Meaning of Lapis Lazuli Crystal

This crystal cleanses on a mental level by healing outdated thoughts and mental patterns. Therefore it facilitates a more positive outlook on life. Also said to  alleviate insomnia, vertigo, and depression. It is cooling and soothing to areas of inflammation meaning it helps reduce headaches and pain. The later benefits, my customers and me can testify to!

• Enjoy the video (click here they are in order A to E)
• Dimensions are for E

The video will help you decide if which semi polished lapis lazuli crystal is for you.

Weight	122 g
Dimensions	52 × 33 × 40 mm
Colour	Blue / Indigo, Yellow / Gold
Country Crystal Grew	Afganistan
Country of Shaping	China

Healing Properties

Benefits of Lapis Lazuli

Dreamwork, Self Awareness, Spiritual Attunement, Calm

• Protective stone that contacts guardian spirits.
• Useful for those just starting on their spiritual path.
• Teaches the power of the spoken word and reverses dis-ease created from not speaking out in the past.
• Releases stress to bring deep peace and profound serenity.
• Encourages taking charge of life. Helps you confront truth wherever you find it and accept what it teaches.
• Encourages self-expression and self-awareness while stimulating higher mind facilities bringing objectivity and clarity.
• Releases suppressed anger if cause of communication problems and encourages creativity through attunement to source.
• Harmonises the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels healing imbalances between them that create dis-ease, depression and lack of purpose to bring deep inner self-knowledge.
• Aids in expressing your own opinions and harmonises conflict which teaching value of active listening.
• Stimulates enlightenment, enhances dream work and psychic abilities.
• Said to alleviate pain especially of migraines, reduce depression and benefit respiratory and nervous systems.

Shamarah's Insights

This is the stone I regulary intuit for people when they are going through big life changes so that they can expand their thoughts, wisdom, expressions and truths to the new role. Examples:

• Boys to transition to the new shape, emotions and repsonsibilites of the man of the tribe (puberty and post puberty)
• Women to own becoming the wise women of the tribe (menopause and post menopuase)
• Men becoming first time parents,
• Person moving from assistants to managers
• Person completely changing their career

Geological information

Geological Information of Lapis Lazuli

• Stone of the Pharaohs.

General Identification

• Type: Rock but considered a semi-precious gemstone
• Class: Metamorphic
• Mohs Hardness: 5 - 5.5
• Formula: mixture of minerals with lazurite as the main constituent.
• Lustre / Diaphaneity: Opaque, Dull
• Colour: Blue, mottled with white calcite and brassy pyrite

Special Notes

• Most lapis lazuli also contains  sodalite (blue), and pyrite (metallic yellow) and sometimes other minerals.
• Lower grades will have calcite (white) in increasing amounts relative to the sodalite
• Most still comes from Afghanistan
  • where it has been mined for over 6000 years.
• Chile is another strong source but not often available in Australia.
• Often lapis lazuli is coloured to make it look a higher grade.
  • The dye over time goes to a black-blue colour.
• Can be ground into powder and made into ultramarine
  • used by some of the most important artists of the Renaissance and Baroque period,
• Mainly used for jewellery, carvings, boxes, mosaics, ornaments, small statues, and vases.
• Was mistaken in the past as sapphire.
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