Lapis for meditation

Many people are of the view that the benefits of wearing this stone are endless, and they also associate some other benefits with it including improvement in psychics’ abilities, treating melancholy and some types of fever. It has also been found effective in relieving pain and melancholy.

Catholic rosary beads, Christian cross, Catholic rosary beads and rabbit foot are some widely used amulets these days, and it has been observed that now people’s preferences have changed a lot in this connection. Now there are only few who look for things like lapis lazuli or some other such stone to get succeeded in their various purposes and contrarily these stones have been replaced by some other metallic stuff and tattoos that are reckon quite effective to keep evil spirits away and enhance mental and physical capabilities.

But still there are many who seem to believe in the healing powers of different precious and semi precious gemstones to make the most of their associated powers and get their desired set objects that need enhanced powers and these are their fortune bringing gemstones which can provide this power to them.

Amethyst, Quartz, lapis lazuli, rubies and sapphire are some gemstones that are quite well known for their healing and meditating powers. These stones are used in beads, necklaces, rings and other such stuff that can be easily worn. All these stones have their specific spiritual and healing properties and they have been considered precious almost throughout all the ages of human civilizations.

When it comes to healing and meditating powers of these stones, Lapis lazuli or the blue stone seems to have par excellence in almost each and every aspect. The healing and mediating powers of lapis lazuli have been associated with it for centuries, and even today there are considerable number of people who believe in the amazing healing and meditating powers of this stone. 

These people are of the view that lapis lazuli has the powers to give them the ability of clear thinking and better meditation. But the question rises whether Lapis lazuli really has such powers or it is nothing but superstitions and wrong beliefs of these people. Well, on scientific basis, it is said that lapis lazuli doesn’t have any such power, but those who are not willing to accept that scientific statement say that there are lots of such things as can’t be proven scientifically, but these things exist and the same is true about the healing and meditating powers of lapis lazuli.

It has been described in chapter 140th of the Book of the Dead, when the stone is used in round shape jutted in gold, this great amulet can really give the wearers some extra-ordinary powers.

Nearly more than 6000 nice looking lapis lazuli statuettes of different objects like birds, beads, rodents, deer, dishes and cylinder seals were found in the Ur Sumerian tombs. It is said these objects were brought there from northern Afghanistan.

The stone was also considered a form of sapphire in old days and different prominent personalities like kings, queens and spiritual heads reckoned it a nice stone to express royal splendor and glory.

In Romans the lapis lazuli was considered a powerful stone to intensify sexual desires and they often used that stone to be sexually potent. In some other civilizations of the world, lapis lazuli was regarded as the stone of friendship, love and tranquility.

In Middle Ages, this concept was in rife that the stone had the power to keep arms and legs strong and healthy and keep the soul free of fears, errors and envy. Similarly, the stone was also used for medicinal purposes and given to the patients with fever, cramps, boils and ulcers. It was also used in paintings for rich deep blue color.

When it comes to modern day use of this stone with splendid past, one thing is easily observable that it doesn’t have the same glory and reverence that given to it in the past. No doubt, there are still many who believe in the healing power of this stone, but mostly it’s being used for decorative purposes and jewelry these days. These days lapis lazuli tiles are used for interior decoration of homes. It can be said that now some other stones serve as the first preference of a large number of stone lovers, but still lapis lazuli is the stone that gives blue its true shade. No doubt, in this stone we can see blue at its best.

Gemstones have been using in jewelry and other ornamentation for centuries. Gemstones always have a great amount of attraction in themselves for the people in almost every part of the world. Below is a list of some well-known gemstones with their brief description:

Agate

A kind of chalcedony quartz (a translucent or grayish form of quartz) and it takes a nice shape in concentric layers in a very wide range of colors and look.

Amethyst

It is considered one of the most precious gemstones in the group of quartz. A wide range of colors from deep reddish to pale lilac is found in it.

Ametrine

A kind of quartz that is found in a group of yellow and purple it is somewhat a mixture of the colors of amethyst and citrine.

Almandine Garnet

It is considered the most common garnet and found in purplish red and dark brownish .It has a noteworthy hardness and brilliance in itself.

Amazonite

It was named after the Amazon River in Brazil but it is very astonishing that no deposits of   Amazonite are found there, a kind of green microcline gemstone and a silica mineral as well.

Andalusite

When it is examined from different angles, it gives different colors, a strong pleiochroic gem.

Apatite

A rare gemstone that is available in jewelry store but once in a blue moon .It has different colors and shapes and it’s always admired by the collectors

Azotic Topaz

While applying a tech process to colorless topaz, Azotic Topaz was developed by a company and we name it “Azotic” after the company who introduced that process.

Aquamarine

There is a stunning rang of blue colors is found in it and it is known as a cousin of emerald .It is also colored with hinted amounts of iron.

Andesine-Labradorite

Andesine-Labradorite is found in different varieties of color like red, yellow, green and champagne.

Beryl

When it’s about importance, Beryl excels as a gem mineral and it includes emerald, heliodor, morganite and aquamarine.

Citrine

Citrine is a French word for lemon, this gem is found in a yellow to gold and orange brown colors of transparent quartz.

Chrysoberyl

This graceful gemstone deserves a lot but it is not as well known as it must be. Besides an awesome luster it also has a very good hardness around 8.5 on the Mohs scale.

Diamond

Diamond is the most famous gemstone in almost every part of the world that needs not any introduction. It is matchless in hardness, high refractive index and dispersion.

Emerald

One of the most precious stones in beryl group that has an astonishing green color that is quite rare in any other available gem.

Lapis Lazuli

It has been used in jewelry and other ornaments for more than 6500 years. Its deep blue color never allows the observers to heed anything else except its beauty. Its healing power has been confirmed by many spiritual leaders and doctors of medicine.

After getting an excellent polish Lapis can be shaped into jewelry, boxes, vases, carvings, mosaic and many ornaments. They are also used in architecture to clad the walls and columns of churches and palaces. It can be molded in various shapes and cuts and mostly it is used in ring stones, bracelets beads, sculptures and many other ornamental objects.

Its unique blue color always has a great amount of attraction. The fabulous sky-blue turquoise is considered lapis lazuli’s cousin. Lapis lazuli is a soft and sensitive stone that can’t put up with high pressure temperature and household chemicals.

Moss Opal

It’s a milky white non-crystalline silica gemstone with exclusive addition of the green variety of amphibole in moss resembling molds.

Mystic Topaz

Mystic Topaz is an emblem of a high tech development process that is steady and stable.

Moonstone

It’s a mixture of albite and orthoclase set in layers that ground the lovely luster. It exhibits an eye-catching four-rayed star and cat’s eye effect.

Onyx

Onyx is the black cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

Opal

Opal is considered unique more than any other gem it’s also the most delicate gem that is commonly worn and it requires a lot of care to insure its longer life.

Peridot

An idiochromatic gem belongs to forsterite-fayalite mineral series that is a part of olivine group. In an idiochromatic gem, color appears in the basic chemical mixing of the minerals not from insignificant impurities.

Quartz

Quartz is one of the most frequently found minerals on the earth its many forms like citrine, amethyst, and ametrine are very famous in the world of gems.

Ruby

With a rating of nine, Ruby is the second hardest substance on the Mohs scale. It’s a red variety of corundum and a great combination of hardness, deep color and glossy shine that makes it a real valuable gemstone all around the world.

Sapphire

Sapphire is placed at No.2 among the four most precious gemstones. In hardness on other gemstone but diamond can excel Sapphire.

Topaz

A high refractive index and exceptional hardness make this gem a real stylishness of the nature. Topaz is found in many colors but its blue form is very popular all-around the world. There are many beautiful colors found like pink, yellow, peach, golden, green ,red and brown and it has an uncanny knack to touch viewer’s heart in its elegant  color and gleam.

The origin of the word topaz can be traced in Sanskrit word “Tapas” that means fire.

Tourmaline

It is one of the most versatile gems that is found almost in every color .It exhibits a wide range of tones from pallid to dark and also can appear in different color in the same stone.

Tanzanite

It’s a kind of zoisite that has color range from blue to purple and green .The highly demanded color is the deep blue which gives a purplish hue around it.

Some other graceful gemstone

Many other gemstones like Chalcedony, Rutile Quartz, Chrome Tourmaline, Sphene, Spinel, Spodumene, Fire Opal, Fluorite, Garnet, Hiddenite, Imperial Topaz Iolite, Jadeite, Jasper, Tsavorite Garnet, Kyanite and Zircon are also widely used in different decorative items and jewelry and all have some unique elegance in them as differentiate them from other gemstones.

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