Physical Properties

Keywords for Obsidian: Some keywords for Obsidian include grounding, power, and self-acceptance, emotional trauma healing and inner strength. Latest mac update. Its intense energy might be too much to handle, however with good focus during meditation in which you are seeking emotional healing; it’s an amazing crystal to bring you profound insight. Obsidian is an igneous rock that cools when lava enters the atmosphere and hardens rapidly. Due to the chemical composition, we label obsidian as glass. It can be found in volcanic deposits; mind that at Crystal & Stones we don’t recommend mining it in the fields, because the vapors from within the Earth can prove toxic to humans.

Obsidian is a natural glass, formed from volcanic lava that cooled too quickly for signifiant crystallization to occur. Had it cooled slowly and been able to form a rock it would have mainly consisted of quartz, feldspar and mica. It is usually opaque and black. Yellow, red, greenish-brown and grey colours are known. It has been used throughout history to make tools such as arrowheads, daggers and blades. It has also been used to make mirrors, masks and jewellery. Chemical composition: Mainly Silicon dioxide. Crystal structure: Amorphous. Hardness: 5 to 5.5

Metaphysical Properties and Crystal Healing

Obsidian: Beneficially influences stomach and intestines, connects mind and emotions. Its subtle male energies attract spiritual adventurers, grounds spiritual energy into physical plane, clears subconscious blocks and brings experience and understanding, absorbs and disperses negativity, reduces stress, helps clear subconscious blocks, brings an understanding of silence and the void.Enhances detachment but with wisdom and love.Powerful healer for those attuned with it. Obsidian is a natural volcanic form of glass, varietes of which are: - Smoky Obsidian.-helps with hearing defects. - Golden Obsidian. - protection. Green Obsidian – for use with other stones to heal and charge them if they have been misused.Rainbow Obsidian - contains the essence of the joy of life in all the colours.Mahogany Obsidian - reduces tension. - Snowflake Obsidian – said to enhance astral travel and clairaudience, absorbs negative energy and therefore can be used to cleanse before crystal healing.

In Astrology

The famous mineralogist George Frederick Kunz in his 20th century book 'The Curious Lore of Precious Stones' associated Obsidian with the planet Saturn. Obsidian is also linked to Pluto.

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Differs according to colour.

Obsidian is a stone formed by lava that didn’t have enough time to cool into glass. This volcanic glass aids in protection, grounding, and spiritual communication. Known as a “psychic vacuum cleaner”, Black Obsidian gets rid of all the junk and cleanses all negativity out of your auric field and environment. This stone has powerful grounding frequencies and will heavily assist in psychic protection when needed. Obsidian also brings out all of our creative energies so that they may be intertwined and influence our every action. As humans, it’s important to constinalty be using our creative energies to keep them free-flowing at ease. When we reduce our output of creativity, these energies begin to go dormant as if they will never be needed again. It’s very hard to re-ignite certain creative energies so it is best to constantly be using them.

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Obsidian was first mentioned in the Latin scripted book “Natural History” by Pliny the Elder in 77 AD. Traces of obsidian being used as weapon/tools date as far back as 7,000 years ago. Obsidian was highly valued in the ancient world for arrowheads and blades as they were easily able to be worked with, yet very durable. Obsidian’s most interesting fact about its past usage is that it was polished for the sole purpose of being used as early mirrors before glass was established.

Properties Of Obsidian

Obsidian works well with a number of other stones, assisting and enhancing each other’s energy. It works specifically well with Jet and Smokey Quartz when aiding in grounding. Jet and Obsidian are both very powerful and stay on high vibrational frequencies resulting in the highest protection while diving you deep into the Earth. Smokey Quartz, being a stone aiding in the transmutation of negative energies, will work extremely well with the powerful cleansing effects of Obsidian. While the Obsidian cleanses the auric field of the user, the Smokey Quartz transmutes that energy into positivity the user can then use to better themselves. Obsidian also works will with Moldavite in clearing all energies, allowing the highest level of self-transformation to take place

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