.:Stelvei's Crystal Monday: Moonstone:.
The Stone of Mystery
History:
Moonstone is a talisman of the inward
journey, taking you deep into the self to retrieve what is missing--the parts
of your soul that were left behind, or forgotten--then brought back into light.
Since the earliest of times, Moonstone has
been a distinct connection to the magic of the moon. It is an amulet of
protection for travelers, a gift of lovers for passion, a channel for prophecy,
and a path to wisdom. Moonstone calms and encourages, teaching us the natural
rhythms of life.
The stone has been used in Roman jewelry
for nearly two thousand years, and even longer in the Orient. Moonstone is
quite sacred in India with a special significance to lovers, and is a
traditional wedding gift there. In the Art Nouveau Period, Moonstone was a very
popular choice for jewelers, and in Europe it was believed to appease estranged
lovers and even cure sleeplessness.
Moonstone occurs in many shades of peach,
blue, grey, white and Rainbow Moonstone--a nice prismatic variety:
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Blue (Cat's Eye) Moonstone promotes clarity
of the mind and inner vision. It keeps one focused while in a meditative or
altered state of awareness.
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Grey Moonstone is a stone of perceiving beyond the
veil--useful to the clairvoyant and shaman, and moving one to unseen realms. It
is rightly called the "New Moon Stone" as it carries the mysteries
and powers of the new moon.
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White Moonstone carries the energies of the new moon at
the height of its power. It stimulates psychic perception, vision and dream
work. It can magnify your emotions, bringing out the kundalini energies in
women and emotional balance in men. It can drive away nightmares or insomnia.
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Peach or Yellow Moonstone supports the heart
and stimulates the mind, soothing worry or anxiety. It brings out the best of
people. It has a loving energy which promotes the Divine in all situations. It
is also an emotional support for intuitive or sensitive children.
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Rainbow Moonstone acts as prism, diffusing energy
throughout one's aura. It provides psychic protection, clearing the mind and
senses. It can aid with lucid dreaming and calmer sleeps.
Purposes:
Moonstone is legendary and known as the
Traveler's Stone. It is quite protective of those who travel by night or upon
the water when the moon is shining. Frequent travelers should keep on in the
glove compartment for safe night travels and as a protection against road rage.
Moonstone also opens the heart to nurturing
qualities and assists in accepting love. It is great for first or new love, and
is a comforting talisman if love must be kept a secret. It is also believed to
reunite loved ones who had parted in anger.
It stimulates the kundalini energy, making
it a stone of love and eroticism. It is the ultimate fertility crystal. A
Moonstone necklace worn during sex at the full moon harmonizes the body in the
natural lunar cycle.
Moonstone aids dancers and artists in their
self-expression. It inspires the heart and feeling in executives, and helps
educators in sharing activities. Moonstone promotes self-acceptance in
waiters/waitresses, and stimulates sensitivity in psychologists and
secretaries. Peach Moonstone is particularly consoling to anyone who feels
helpless because of weight problems. It should be worn to encourage you to love
and value yourself for who you are--as is--and to assist in separating food
from emotional needs.
Physical Healing:
Moonstone helps in attuning to the normal
rhythms of the biological forces of your body and utilizing natural energy
cycles. It powerfully effects the female reproductive system as it enhances
fertility and promoting ease in pregnancy and childbirth. Moonstone helps to
reduce menstrual problems and change of life. It balances the hormonal system
and eliminates fluid retention.
Moonstone acts as a growth stone for
children and teenagers, and has thought to slow the degeneration of the
elderly. It can also reduce the degenerative conditions of the skin, hair,
eyes, and the fleshy organs of the body. Moonstone is great in treating
insomnia and creating beneficial dreams.
Emotional Healing:
Moonstone's energy is quite balancing and
healing, assisting in the mastery of emotions by bringing them under control of
the Hight Will rather than expressing or repressing them. It has been long been
known for its calming and soothing qualities. Moonstone helps identify
emotional patterns that are stored in the subconscious, and serves as a
guardian to contain explosive passions, and to give confidence and composure.
You can place a Moonstone at the centre of the chin (The Moon Centre) to create
this balance.
To women, Moonstone reveals their feminine
power and abilities of clairvoyance. It gives rise to the kundalini energies
within. Moonstone can help men become more in-tune with the feminine aspects of
their nature. It stimulates the right side of the brain, encouraging nonlinear
thinking and emotional balance. Moonstone is especially calming to children. It
helps soothe those away form home at night, drives away nightmares and
encourages sleep. It is also known to be used to treat sleep walking.
Chakra Healing:
The white energies in all Moonstones have
an association with the Crown Chakra and our spiritual centre. The Crown Chakra
is located at the top of the head, and is our gateway to the expanded universe
beyond our bodies. It controls how we think, and how we respond to the world
around us. It is the creator of our beliefs and the course of our spirituality.
When it is in balance, our energies are in balance. We know our place in the
universe and see things as they are. We know that setbacks are just a part of
life.
Moonstone cleanses and dispels negativity
from all the chakras. It provides spiritual nourishment and sustenance to
assist one in all changes.
Spiritual Energy:
Moonstone combats materialism and
strengthens the faith of religious people in all cultures. It opens the mind to
hoping and wishing, inspiration and impulse, serendipity and synchronicity. It
brings insight, and keeps you from negatively banishing possibilities.
Moonstone also grants intuitive recognition and allows one to absorb that which
is needed from the universe and not really what is wanted.
Colour Energy:
Moonstones carry White Colour Energy--the
embodiment of cleanliness, purity, unity and innocence. It is the colour of
natural cycles, birth and regeneration--the feminine gender manifested as the
Goddess in many cultures.
Meditation:
Meditating with Moonstone takes you deep
within yourself. Often, it will reveal missing pieces of the puzzle of your
life and parts of the soul. It is also great for past-life regression.
Zodiac:
Cancer
Element:
Water
Angels:
- Agiel
- Cambiel
- Sahiel
- Serayel
- Za'aphiel
Goddesses:
· Cerridwen
· Hanwi
· Nyx
· Selene
· Diana
**Kundalini is an energy
located at the base of the spine usually described as being "coiled"
up around the base like a snake. Kundalini awakening is said to result in deep
meditation, enlightenment and bliss. It involves the Kundalini physically
moving up the central channel to reach within the Crown Chakra.
**Moonstone is a toxic crystal
having amounts of aluminum which shouldn't be ingested.
Disclaimer:
I am no way shape or form a licensed doctor. I do not have a PH.D. This information on this blog and its posts are no substitutes for seeing your health care professional. The information I provide you is just that:FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY! Please see your doctor if you are seriously injured, or before starting any alternative treatments.
On Elixirs:
Please be mindful with certain stones as some of them are not fit to be in direct water for elixirs. Some are even poisonous. Please follow proper guidelines when making elixirs. I am no way responsible for any harm that happens to you. Make them at your own risk.
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