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Moonstone
Color: White Usually milky with a bluish or yellowish tint. Translucent with
white, pink, yellow, soft sheen.
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Monoclinic |
Composition:
Potassium aluminum silicate |
Hardness:
6 |
Moonstone is the opalescent variety of orthoclase,
with a blue or white sheen (or "schiller"), rather like the shine of the
moon after which it is named. This is caused by the reflection of light
from the internal structure,
made up of alternating layers of albite and orthoclase feldsfer. Thin
albite layers give an attractive blue, thicker layers produce a white "schiller".
Stones of large size and fine quality are rare.
Occurrence:
The best material is from Burma and Sri Lanka. Other localities include
India, Madagascar, Brazil, USA, Mexico, Tanzania, and the Alps.
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Metaphysical:
Moon stone helps to soothe and balance the emotions. They assist in the
master of your emotions by bringing them under control of your will,
instead of repressing or expressing them. Moonstone represents the great
Mother Goddess. Her strength lies in her gentleness, and her ability to
experience, process, and neutralize her feelings.
A stone of wishes, intuition, and balance. Helps all be more comfortable
with our gentler feminine side. Brings to you all that is needed.
Discernment: "Want" and Need" do not come from the same place. Moonstone
can assist you in absorbing those things that are needed in life while
helping you discern what is merely wanted.
Some people think that Moonstone is strictly a feminine stone, because
it is associated with a woman's monthly cycle. But nurturing, gentle
care, and unselfish humanitarian service is not simply a female
attribute.
Moonstone can unblock those feelings in both men AND women who are
afraid to acknowledge or experience consciously how they feel on a
personal and internal level.
This is a great stone for Doctors, Nurses, Technicians, and other Health
Care Workers, who sometimes feel they must repress much of what they
feel in order to function more effectively, at the expense of gentleness
that comes with empathy and compassion.
It will bring emotions and feelings under ones control without becoming
hardened to the human suffering they see on a daily basis.
Moonstone will help achieve a balance between heart and mind without
losing the gentleness and caring needed, yet keep it in check to allow
you to function effectively.
Moonstone can come to the aid of many Executives, who have sacrificed
feeling emotionally connected to the people that work for them in an
effort to function more efficiently, only to find that his employees now
are difficult to work with and have little loyalty because of his
detachment. You can rebuild a caring environment while maintaining order
by allowing yourself to get in touch with the emotional aspects of
management.
Unhappy workers who feel you are distant and detached are not productive
employees. Slip a piece of Moonstone in your pocket to remind you to
take the time to ponder decisions from all aspects.
In the Eastern cultures, Moonstone was favored for LOVE. They believed
that wearing or carrying a moonstone would bring a new love into your
life. They also believe that holding a piece of moonstone over their
hearts after a quarrel, and then exchanging the stones with each other,
would bring you back together.
Like Moss Agate, Malachite, and Jade, Moonstone is associated with
Gardening. All four are attributed to nature, water, and fertilization.
Wear during planting, weeding, or watering, and visualize your garden
bursting with fertility as you work. Hang a small wind chime and dangle
these stones over your garden, or bury a few small pebbles in the earth.
Because of the way it travels thru the Zodiac, Moonstone is also
considered a protective stone while traveling, especially at night or on
the water. The perfect stone for Swimmers, Sailors and going on vacation
cruises.
Many people who work with Tarot Cards, Runes, Crystal Balls, Medicine
Cards or any other type of divining tool, keep a Moonstone with them to
heighten intuition and perceptions while working with them.
Moonstone fosters happiness, gracefulness, good fortune, hope, spiritual
insight, easy childbirth, safe travel on water, new beginnings and
adjusting to changes , abundance and ancient wisdom. Especially for
water signs. Motherly love, support, encouragement.
- This stone gets us in touch with our feelings and is linked with the
moon.
- Moonstone is protective of women and nature, and is a sacred stone of
the moon goddess.
- New beginnings, Re-birth.
- Absorbs pain and illness.
Moonstone Balances Male and Female Energies
The moonstone is good stone for both male and females. It helps
males connect to their creative side and emotional side which they
tend to stuff. This stone helps one with vision. That is why woman
carrying it during their moon time are more powerful at that time
for they are given visions that are stronger than if they did not
carry it. When you carry it at other times this stone will allow you
to see the variety of possibilities in any situation.
It does not matter what color this stone is it will do the above
things. When color is added it assists you with other aspect.
pink tones/birthing-emotions
green tones/growth-physical
black tones/intellectual
white tones/spiritual
blue tones carry all of the above in one stone.
As far as increasing tension or cramping during moontime I felt that
it did not do this but helped to lessen them, I would take a bath
with several in the tub with me along with sea salt and it was
wonderful.
~forum post from whitehorse woman.
Moonstone Balances Hormones
Moonstone is a wonderful stone for women. Helps to balance the
menstrual hormones. Particularly good for women going through
menopause. It gives one greater flexibility and flow with life. It
also helps to soothe stress and anxiety. Enhances intuitive
sensitivity. It also helps one to feel less overwhelmed by personal
feelings. It allows one to except new beginnings. Also enhances
perception and this allows one to make decisions which further your
developments. Brings confidence and composure. Many use this as a
stone of protection during travels. Brings tenderness to the
surface. A stone of rejuvenation. Because it has the colors of the
rainbow, it brings with it all the traits of the colors as well
including the healing.
~forum post from stones.
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Physical:
Women's hormones/menstrual imbalance, lymph. Regenerates the tissues and
organs. Heals reproductive system.
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Keywords:
Athletes, guilt, resentment,
spiritual evolution, emotional healing, relationships, friendships.
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Main chakra: 2nd and
6th Elements:
Water
Astrological sign: Gemini and Virgin
Vibrations: #4 |
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