Lapis Lazuli Free Form

Here is another of our AA grade Lapis Lazuli Free Form crystals. The blue a wonderfully strong azure. You can see some flecks of pyrite and very little calcite. These free forms are particularly loved by those in retirement or later years of their careers.

They may stand up but easy to knock over. Here they are – as a video. Dimensions are for the larger. You can buy stands (click here) to play it safe.

We have others on the website too.

This crystal is said to boost the immune system, purifies blood and lower blood pressure. Personally I find it cooling and soothing to areas of inflammation. Several customers have commented it overcomes depression. Use it to benefit the respiratory, nervous systems, throat thyroid and thymus among other assistance. It is a symbol of wisdom and truth, creating self-awareness and helping you follow the path of truth. More on Healing tab.

These lapis lazuli free forms come from the mines in Afghanistan which is where Cleopatra got her lapis!

Weight	506 g
Dimensions	60 × 55 × 112 mm
Colour	Blue / Indigo, Yellow / Gold
Country Crystal Grew	Afganistan
Country of Shaping	Pakistan
Size	Medium

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.
• Read more geological information.