Opal Properties
Opal is absorbent and reflective. It picks up thoughts and feelings, amplifies them and returns them to the source. It is a karmic stone, teaching that what you put out comes back.
This stone enhances self-worth and helps you understand your full potential. It encourages an interest in the arts and brings lightness and spontaneity.
The term opal is adapted from the Latin opalus, but is believed to originate from the Sanskrit upala, meaning “precious stone.”
Stimulating originality and dynamic creativity, it aids in accessing and expressing one's true self. A seductive stone that intensifies emotional states and releases inhibitions.
Healing
Opal strengthens the will to live. Opal is beneficial for the health of the eyes, hair, nails and skin, and may be used in treatments to clarify and strengthen the eyesight, and in treating disorders associated with the eyes. It may also be useful in balancing the body’s water content, overcoming dehydration or alleviating water retention.
Userotes:
I have not used opal very much, but on the few occasions I have, I feel very light and carefree. Very vibrant, nonchalant and with a latent trust in the universe.
Scientific Information:
Minerals-
Formula- SiO₂·nH₂O
Crystal System- Amorphous solid
Mohs Scale- 5.5-6.5
Colour- White, Pink, Black, Beige, Blue, Brown, Orange, Red, Green, Purple
Rarity- Common
Sources- Australia, Mexico, Peru, South America, Britain, Canada, United States, Honduras, Slovakia
Birthstone Month- October
Zodiac Correspondences- Libra
Chakra- Heart/ Solar Plexus
Amulet- Transformer
SOURCES:
Miller J. 2016 Jewel- A celebration of Earth's Treasures. London: Dorling Kindersley.
Hall J. 2003 The Crystal Bible- A definitive guide to Crystals. Hampshire: Godsfield Press
Mason M. 2008 The Seven Secrets of Crystal Talismans, USA: Llewellyn
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