Rock Specks

Color: Black

Type of stone: Basalt aka Lava Rock

Hardness: 2

Chakra: Crown and Higher Crown Chakras

Element: Fire & Earth

Planet: Earth

Numerological Number: 1

Astrological: Taurus & Cancer

Magickal Uses: Dream work, Enhancing Creativity, Communication, Cleansing Negativity

Volcanic Lava Rock 

Mother Earth has indeed gifted us with many treasures. But there’s one stone that stands tall, simply because it’s a part of the earth’s womb, itself. And that is the volcanic lava stone. Once it arises to the surface and cools it is used and designed for fashion and spiritual use. The black lava stone has been around for centuries and various indigenous tribes and communities have used black lava stone beads. Although not as attractive as jewelry made from precious stones, a volcanic stone bracelet makes up for their earthy appearance with their spiritual mystique.

So, you may still ask yourself, what is lava stone? To break it up to you, lava stone or volcanic beads as we use them are precious stones that now a day are mostly used either as volcanic rock jewelry or as talismans, and are quite popular as accessories.

There’s a special bond between the black lava rock beads and our beloved planet. Knowing the fact that it comes directly from Earth’s core, the lava beads meaning is of grounding and connecting with nature. Native Americans would wear a piece a lava mineral before war for where it is believed lava rock energy would bring them courage and strength. Thus why, it’s more common to see mens lava stone bracelets.

Lava Rock Properties

It’s believed that emotional and spiritual lava healing properties can be obtained by each person that wears a real lava stone bead bracelet, because of their strong association with the Earth. Due to this earthly connection, volcanic rock beads are seen as symbols of fertility, endurance and strength. From a spiritual perspective, a lava gemstone is great for grounding the root chakra and starting your day off with a slight pump into some mindfulness meditation. For better absorption of their lava stone healing properties, it is recommended to wear volcanic lava beads close within the skin.

Moreover, they are considered as healing stones to bringing peace into the mind and spirit. It’s believed that wearing an authentic black lava stone bracelet will allow the wearer to access energy freely, allowing a clear flow and use of lava stone healing to nurture themselves physically as well as spiritually. Furthermore, some cultures also believe that lava stone energy offer stability and courage during troublesome times, since they strengthen the wearer’s relationship with that of the planet.

Lava Stone Benefits

Traditionally, lava bead jewelry is said to have lava rock healing properties and they keep people warm in cold climates. These volcanic stones have made their journey, straight from the earth’s core, they are associated with spirituality and universality. However, they offer more than just an aesthetic lava bead bracelet beauty; this stabilizing effects of a real black lava stone bracelet extends into the emotional and spiritual spheres by eliminating strong negative emotions, providing clarity and offering hope during difficult and emotional times.

Most people use these lava stone bracelet benefits for their anxiety and mood swings, lava rock beads really help each person ground themselves and control their excessive thinking.

Whereas gold is the metal of the sun, silver is the metal of the moon. Like the moon and water, silver is reflective and used to mirror the soul bringing people calm and balance. Silver is used to 'draw down the moon' during lunar ceremonies, giving the wearer use of the moons energy and protecting them from negativity.

Silver's connection to the spiritual life is mostly seen in traditional cultures where people live in union and deep respect for the earth. For example, the Tibetans spiritual silver jewelry is often combined with gemstones and crystals which then resonate their healing vibrations more strongly. Another aspect of the silver natural healing belief is that wearing this jewelry brings the wearer more in tune with the vibrations and flow of the universe. It is the metal of emotions, love and healing. Silver's properties are strongest during the new and full moon.

Silver Metaphysical Properties and Silver Mystical Properties

• manifestation of wealth, riches, and health
• improves quality of speech and brings eloquence to conversations
• calming and balancing
• reflects away negativity and evil intentions
• brings the wearer more in tune with the flow of the universe
• like the moon and water, a mirror to the soul
• increases strength of perception
• awakens and increases psychic and intuitive capacities
• provides strong connection between physical and astral bodies
• increases the strength of gemstones and crystals, particularly Moonstone, Amethyst, Quartz, and Turquoise
• high malleability (ability to be shaped), enables the user/wearer to bend energies, creating vital energy centers
• placed on your forehead, activates and opens your Third Eye Chakra
• astrologically associated with Cancer and Aquarius, the element Water, and direction West
• increased Perception, increased intuition and increased Recovery.

Silver in Healing

Wearing silver jewelry is said to help heal and calm the mind, to help clear the lungs and throat, to increase circulation and purify the blood, to balance hormones and to slow the progression of degenerative brain diseases. Just wearing silver is said to help draw negative energy from the body to make way for positive energy.

Any stone used for healing will benefit from being set into silver.

Silver is a great conductor of energy, including magic. Any stone set in silver will be amplified and its energy more easily directed.

“Stone of Total Awareness”

High Vibration Crystal

Lapis Lazuli resonates with the vibrational energy of truth and enlightenment. It is said to impart ancient knowledge and wisdom. Best used for it’s magical and medicinal properties, along with it’s ability as a psychic facilitator.

Lapis Lazuli is known to hold the soul of the deity, “Isis”. One must raise the vibration of their own to match the vibration of this stone. This is one of the most powerful stones and should be used with utmost caution. Use only with love in the heart, comprehension in the mind and wisdom in soul.

CHAKRA(S): THIRD-EYE

ENERGY VIBRATION: 1, 7 & 9

ELEMENT: WATER

ZODIAC: SAGITTARIUS/ARIES/AQUARIUS/TAURUS

BIRTHSTONE: SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER

PLANET: JUPITER/VENUS

[ENERGY:]

• Receptive
• Healing
• Power
• Love
• Protection

[PROTECTION:]

• Shields Against Psychic Attack
• Protects From Physical Danger

[STIMULATES:]

• Awareness
• Intellect
• Insight
• Peacefulness
• Objectivity
• Vitality
• Mental Clarity
• Virility
• Tranquility
• Manifestation
• Perfection
• Acceptance
• Will
• Illumination
• Self-Acceptance
• Fidelity
• Psychic Powers
• Courage
• Protection
• Joy
• Spiritual Development
• Creative Expression
• Judgement

[METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES:]

• Expands the leadership, intellect and wisdom of the wearer
• Balances and clears all of the Chakras
• Purifies the soul
• Enhances communication with higher-self and spirit guides
• Place on the forehead to assist in the awakening of the Third-Eye
• Helps tap into one’s inner-voiceintuition
• Cleans and strengthens the mind, body and soul
• Connects one with the magical power of a deity
• Clears understanding and intuition
• Strengthens psychic abilities
• Encourages integrity in relationships
• Makes for a powerful elixir to align the Etheric, Emotional and Spiritual bodies
• Helps one to clearly see another person for who they really are
• Wipes out any part of the past that no longer serves any good (including past lives)
• Gives the power of friendship and helps to make decisions
• Meditate with this stone to bring clarity of the world to the mind
• Bury a person with this tone to offer them eternal protection
• Wear as a ring to trigger spirit channeling
• Energizes the Throat Chakra

[HEALING PROPERTIES:]

• Relieves Insomnia
• Strengthens Immune System
• Emotional Healing
• Relieves Stress
• Heals Anxiety
• Strengthens Neck
• Strengthens Vocal Chords
• Soothes The Throat

Lapis Lazuli Properties and Meanings

The name lapis lazuli means ‘blue stone’. It’s more commonly known as just lapis.

The name comes from the Latin word ‘lapis’ meaning ‘stone’ and the Persian lazhward meaning ‘blue’.

If you haven’t seen lapis lazuli before, it’s the stone that has a beautiful celestial blue color.

There are also gold flecks on the surface that add to its charm, making it look very powerful and mysterious.

There are also lower grade lapis that’s usually lighter blue in color, with white flecks instead of gold. These are often called denim lapis.

Ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli as cosmetics. It was even said that Michelangelo used lapis lazuli in powder form to color the frescoes in his Sistine Chapel!

It has been around for centuries, and its popularity still has not diminished. Today, lapis lazuli is mined in the USA, Chile, Italy and Afghanistan.

Why Would You Use Lapis Lazuli?

If you ever find yourself not knowing what to get in a stones or crystals store, a manifestation stone or a meditation stone like the lapis lazuli is your best bet. Not only does it empower your thoughts, it can also protect you from both psychic and physical attacks in both your personal or professional life.

Lapis lazuli is a good protection stone because of all the protective energies that it holds. But it’s also a manifestation stone because it can help you make your dreams a reality!

This stone promotes critical thinking, so it’s perfect for people who are writers, journalists, psychologists, and executives by profession. This will be a very handy tool that will help in intellectual analysis, problem solving, and generating new ideas.

It will help you gain the knowledge that you need to look at different situations clearly and objectively so that you will come to the best decision. It will also enhance your intellectual abilities, activate your higher mind, and sharpen your memory.

Lapis lazuli is also what you need if you wish to experience spiritual growth. Just clutching the stone in your hands can help you reach a meditative state that will give your life peace and serenity!

How Will Lapis Lazuli Help You?

Lapis Lazuli, Healing and Health

Lapis lazuli is a powerful stone to have if you wish to have a sound body and mind. It will give you strength of mind to rise to the challenge of work, career, and life in general.

This stone can give you emotional virility as well. Not only that, because it will enhance your creativity and give you more energy to tackle the tasks of the day.

It will help you with your organization of your day to day affairs, increase your concentration, and quiet your busy and often noisy mind.

There will be days when things will not make sense, and this lucky stone will lessen your confusion.

Lapis lazuli is particularly helpful when it comes to ailments, such as headaches, body pains, vertigo, and PMS. It can bring immediate pain relief just by wearing it on your body.

It will also bring more restful and relaxing sleep to you because your mind will be clear of any stress. It will allow your body to fully rest and recharge for another day.

Lapis Lazuli, Luck and Wealth

You wear lapis lazuli to attract good luck and fortune. It symbolizes good luck, and any wearer of this stone will have the energies that can turn all negative energies into positive ones.

What negative influence you have in your life will be dispelled. You will be making room for more positivity in all aspects of your life, including the things that you did not even think were important to you.

Lapis lazuli is a good stone to have if you are serious about gaining wealth, receiving abundance, or enjoying business success and career advancement!

Lapis Lazuli, Love and Relationships

When it comes to love and relationships, lapis lazuli is basically a woman’s best friend. It brings energies of wisdom, love, and emotional healing to the person who wears it or keeps it close to their bodies.

It’s a stone that basically says, ‘Love me!’ and anyone or anything that’s within your personal energy field will! When you have a lapis lazuli, you will have the confidence, the poise, and the courage to go after what you want. You will not spend another minute feeling uncertain or insecure because you will know what you want and you will know just how you’re going to get it.

If there’s something that you want to happen in your relationship, or if there’s someone that you want to be in a relationship with, this stone can help you make it happen.

There will be less social awkwardness because you will be fuelled by the warm and loving energies of this transformative stone. If you’ve always avoided going to parties because you just don’t know how to talk to people, having a supportive stone like lapis lazuli will give you the confidence and the sass to win anyone over.

When you’ve had some not so good experiences with the people you have chosen to love, lapis lazuli will give you the strength, the courage, and the commitment to overcome these personal traumas.

Heartaches, pains, and sorrows of the past will be gone when you allow the lapis lazuli stone to work its powers on you.

It will bring you hope that everything will work out in the end, no matter how hard it is you’re going through.

That’s because it will get better sooner or later, and you only need to keep the hope alive in your heart!

Lapis lazuli stones can also bring inner power to anyone who has them. It’s a stone of communication that encourages open lines of communication, honesty, openness, and mental clarity.

There will be no need to keep secrets from the person you love because you will be able to voice out your concerns without feeling scared or worrying about the repercussions.

You will no longer be pressured into saying things that you don’t really mean just because you don’t want to make the other person feel bad, or just because it’s what they expect you to say!

This stone will enhance love and faithfulness in relationships and marriages.

If you have been experiencing a dry spell when it comes to passion in the bedroom, you will experience a renewed passion and a more notable closeness.

The energies of the lapis lazuli will lessen your irritability at the little things.

When he doesn’t flush the toilet, or when he forgets to buy milk at the store, or when he leaves the trashcan overflowing, or when he’s not just being attentive or supportive, it will not make you lose your temper right away and get you in a mood.

There will be a shift in your thoughts and emotions so that you don’t end up angry and annoyed all the time.

Lapis lazuli stone works best with the throat chakra, enabling you to say everything you could not say to people, especially to the people you love. It’s also known as the stone of truth, which means that you will also be more honest with yourself and have more honest communication with the people who matter to you.

The lapis lazuli stone is a stone of friendship. It brings love, loyalty, fun, and devotion to your relationship, and you will feel that you have a best friend that you also happen to be madly in love with.

You will truly feel at ease with the person you love, and you will no longer feel the need to constantly impress or prove yourself to them.

You can just be yourself around them and not care whether they love you for it or not. You will be at that point in your life where you will love yourself more and you will only love the people who love you for the real you!

The healing energies of lapis lazuli will also help you have a better understanding of your partner, and this will strengthen the love that you both share.

Whatever is old will be made new, and whatever is broken will be made whole again. You will be willing to try something that you haven’t tried before, and you will also be willing to make changes and compromises for the success of your relationship.

With the help of the lapis lazuli, you will have a better sense of self, and you will be able to reveal inner truths that can help you, your partner, and your relationship.

You will be able to work with your reality and make the necessary adjustments so that you will continue to enjoy the happiness and love that you have right now.

Having a lapis lazuli with you means that you will have the courage to take charge of your love life. You will finally realize what you want out of your relationship, and you will not settle for anything less than butterflies in your stomach.

You will finally confront even the toughest truths of your life and be honest to yourself, to your partner, and to the world. Any desire to be a martyr in love will be dissolved because you will finally be brave enough to end your suffering.

The lapis lazuli stone is a good stone to have if you want to be happy in love. You will have peace and harmony to let love in and to let love stay. You will have a clearer understanding of what you must do to be happy and stay happy in love.

You will no longer feel fearful, shy, or uncertain because you will also be more confident and courageous to take a chance in love. Whatever’s lacking in your love life will finally be given to you, and your heart will be so much stronger to deal with life’s biggest surprises.

How to Use Lapis Lazuli for the Best Results

There are many ways that you can use lapis lazuli, but the best and most fashionable way to do so is to wear it as jewelry.

Wearing it as a necklace can help open your center and release deep-seated angers and pains.

Wearing it as jewelry is the best way that you can harness the power of this stone and be connected to the energies that it possesses. Best to wear it as a pendant, or even as a bracelet or a ring.