Tirza Schaefer: Romance Author & Goddess Facilitator
Azurite
Gemstones and minerals have been used since times immemorial for ritual purposes, to mark places and for healing. The work with crystals and its positive effects is well documented and comprises a valuable additional tool alongside traditional and alternative forms of treatment. For a list of stones and further information, please visit the Crystals page.
Alternate Names
The Stone of Heaven
Caeruleum
Locations
Australia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Russia
Composition
Azurite is a copper carbonate hydroxide of the carbonate class of minerals. It comes in various shades of bright or deep blue or indigo. It may also contain streaks of light blue and is opaque in appearance. Azurite-Malachite is blue with patches of green from inclusions of Malachite. It is almost always found in its raw state, as it is extremely difficult to tumble. The tumbled varieties are usually ground down and compressed Azurite pieces.
General Information & Legends
The name Caeruleum comes from Latin meaning blue and the name Azurite comes from the old Persian word lāžward which means blue colour. Azurite is a good crystal to use if you are studying to aid focus and concentration as well as helping to retain information but it also has a calming effect that helps to relieve stress and is therefore useful for exams, interviews and presentations. It allows the user to be compassionate to themselves as well as to show compassion to others.
It is known for its ability to awaken and enhance psychic development as well as helping you recognise what in your life needs attention. Keep it with you if you need to sense when someone is trying to mislead you. Historically, over thousands of years, Azurite was ground into a powder to use to make dye to colour fabric and paint, which was a way of denoting status. It is said that the Atlanteans and the Ancient Egyptians considered it to be such a potent psychic stone that only the highest Priests and Priestesses could know its secrets.
The Mayans were said to have used it to transfer knowledge via telepathy. Native Americans used it to aid communication and better understand the messages from their Spirit Guides and it is said that the Greeks and Romans used it for visionary powers, hypnosis and healing ceremonies.
Deities & Angels
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Athena – the Greek Goddess of war and wisdom
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Iuturna – the Roman Goddess of brooks and ponds
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Sophia – the Greek Goddess of wisdom and contradiction
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Isis – the Egyptian Goddess of life
Azurite is not associated with any particular Angel. However, Archangels Gabriel and Michael are associated with dark indigo crystals, so you could use Azurite when connecting with them.
Chakras
Third Eye
Throat Chakra
Healing
Physical: Helps with alleviating bone and joint pain, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, asthma, blood disorders and blood oxygenation, dementia and other degenerative brain-related disorders, flexibility, gall bladder, immune system, kidneys, liver disorders, memory and memory recall, migraines, muscle pain, repairing of brain cells, rheumatism, sinus congestion, skin infections and irritations, sore throats, spleen, thyroid balance, tinnitus, torn muscles and vertigo. It is also aids with dispelling spasms and tics.
Emotional/Mental: Assists with breaking unwanted ties and patterns of behaviour, calming, change, comforting and relieving mental stress, communication blocks, compassion, courage, decision making, depression, fidelity, inner peace, kindness, loyalty, negative thoughts, patience, phobias, self-confidence, self-worth, transformation and worrying. It is also useful for releasing past traumas and related suppressed feelings.
Spiritual: Aids aura balancing, channelling, clairvoyance, communication and connecting with the higher self, cosmic awareness and consciousness as well as dissolving energy blockages, meditation and safe astral travelling. Azurite heals emotional trauma from this lifetime and past lives at a mental level and promotes karmic healing of negative energy patterns brought forward from other lifetimes.
Birthstones & Anniversaries
Meditation
Resting Azurite over your Third Eye while you meditate will clear your mind of intrusive or unwanted thoughts as well as aiding visualisation. It can also be used to explore past lives in order to recover knowledge from those lifetimes.
Affirmations
I am open to receiving divine guidance and wisdom.
I allow myself the same compassion I afford others.
Warning
Azurite is a very soft crystal which can fade quickly in sunlight and intense heat can cause it to change colour irreversibly.
Cleanse your crystals regularly.