The Blue Stones

The deep indigo of sodalite and lapis lazuli make them some of my favorite stones. While the light blue color of blue lace agate introduces a calming influence in situations where cool, peaceful energy is required, the deep blue of kyanite stimulates the latent abilities of subtle perception and intuitive skills.

Sodalite

Sodalite increases spiritual awareness, bringing information from the higher mind down to the physical level, deepening meditation and creating harmony between the conscious and subconscious. This blue/indigo stone encourages objectivity and new perspectives, promoting wisdom, logic, and creativity.

Sodalite acts as a shock absorber, clearing electromagnetic pollution and combating the negative effects of radioactive materials and treatments such as x-ray, radiation, and chemotherapy.  Use Sodalite for emotional balance and to calm panic attacks. This stone enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance, and self-trust. Fostering a balanced outlook, sodalite is excellent for group work.

Among the healing properties of sodalite are the abilities to balance metabolism, aid the digestive system, and fight insomnia, calcium deficiency and head colds.

Sodalite’s mineral composition is sodium aluminium silicate. The stone comes in all shades of blue with veins of white calcite, and can easily be confused with lapis lazuli.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli aids manifestations and spiritual awakening by increasing the psychic senses as well as mental clarity, thus fine tuning feelings and instincts. This stone enhances dream work plus the development of psychic ability. Use lapis for truth, friendship, the fostering of harmony in relationships. This stone also relieves stress, protects against depression and sadness, aids mourning and grief, and encourages self expression, artistic endeavors, and expansiveness.

Hold onto lapis lazuli to alleviate pain, especially that of migraine headaches. Lapis will also reduce insomnia and boost the immune system.

Historically, Lapis Lazuli was an important magical stone in ancient Babylonia, Assyria, and Egypt. The ancient Egyptians wore amulets to protect the wearer from harm.

The name Lapis Lazuli comes from the Latin word lapis, meaning “stone”, and the Arabic word azul, meaning blue. This stone is also known by the name of its primary mineral, lazurite (sodium calcium aluminium silicate), which forms only where limestone comes into contact with calcite and pyrites. This rare gemstone is a deep indigo blue with flecks of gold or white from pyrite or calcite inclusions. Sodalite can often be found as one of the minerals making up lapis, which helps account for the confusion between them.