Celestite: The Heavenly Stone

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Celestite: The Heavenly Stone

Properties: White, clear and cool blue, celestite gets its name from the

sky. It's gentle nature soothes nerves, reduces stress and quiets the

mind. It allows us to find serenity, harmony and easiness. It creates

stillness for receiving, therefore allowing us connection to spirit,

life overview and creativity. Celestite increases self-expression,

artistic creativity and healing. This stone helps the Throat Chakra by

allowing for honesty, openness and listening. The celestial blue color

helps reduce stress, worry and anxiety.

Celestite is an Aura cleanser. It assists in bringing our higher

vibrations in order. This is a very spiritual stone, seemingly connected

to the divine. It's peaceful nature emulates it's relationship to the

angelic world. Use this stone for spiritual development, finding purity

of heart and clairvoyant communication. It is a stone associated with

dream recall and astral journeys. This stone can be used at the Third

Eye to help with these situations. Clusters of celestite can be used for

scrying purposes. Place in any room to enhance and increase the

vibrational energy. Always work with this stone with the crystalline

points facing the heavens.

Folk Remedies: Since this stone is so good at relieving anxiety, it is

the perfect stone for insomnia. It is most familiar for easing tension

and creating equilibrium. Historically, this stone has been used for

thyroid, potassium/manganese deficiency and Central Nervous System

disorders. It is believed to stable a women's menstrual cycle. This

stone is also used to encourage wound healing. Make an elixir with this

stone to apply to all pain issues. This stone has been used as a

detoxing stone and is believed to help with disorders of the eyes and

ears.

Feng Shui: Celestite is used in the Northeast area for self cultivation,

in the Southwest area for partners and relationships (use in pairs) and

for dispersing negative energy in any room. Use it in the Center/Health

position to encourage good health.

Crystal Cleansing: This stone can be cleansed and discharged of negative

energy every month after the menstrual cycle is complete. Cleanse this

stone by running it under warm water or charge it over night in a bowl

of tumbled hematite. Most beneficial, is allowing it to be cleansed by

the light of the full moon for 24-48 hours. Be careful as this stone

will fade in sunlight if left out for a long period. It is recommended

that it be recharged in the sun's light but only briefly.

History: Celestite (SrSO4) is derived from the Latin word meaning

" heavenly " . This stone was believed to be passed among family and

friends in order to ward of evil. Both the Greek and the Roman cultures

would pass this stone along to those who needed it for driving evil out

of a person's body. It's mineral content has been used for centuries in

firework and flares. The deepest blue stones come from the mines of

Madagascar.

Pacholyk, MS. L.Ac

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