Lapis Lazuli has been mined in Afghanistan and exported to the Mediterranean world and South Asia since the Neolithic age and so since that time people believed in the Lapis Lazuli Magical Properties. Not only strong healing properties and psychic protection were associated with lapis lazuli, about which we told you in previous posts, but many more. Check this post to learn about all other lapis lazuli magical properties.

Even through I know about Lapis Lazuli a lot (and trust me, I do 🙂 ), this stone still amazes me every time I make my posts for you. You must know that all ancient civilizations have used lapis for their most important issues. As a proof, we have already told you about Egyptian Lapis Lazuli and its attributed role in afterlife, but to leave no doubts to that statement, we are preparing another post for you – about the use and importance of lapis lazuli in various other nations, subscribe not to miss it.

# 1 Lapis Lazuli Magical Property – Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth has been something all civilizations have sought since the beginning of mankind. And it is no wonder. After some time all of us start thinking about what will happen with us and our souls after this life ends. Many religions answer this question differently, but they all come to the same conclusion – your actions and the way you live your life will define your soul and your afterlife.

All prophets, priests and sages tell us about clear minds and souls, but you know, it is easy to have a clear mind and pure soul siting on a mountain surrounded by primeval nature. Try to keep your mind and soul pure in a public transport or on a market, when you get bumped by someone or cheated. Not so easy anymore, yeah? So, what to do? Try to use lapis lazuli!

Lapis Lazuli is the ancient stone of mental and psychological health used by ancient Egyptians to access sacred knowledge. It is often referred as the “Stone of the Heaven”, as it helps in the pursuit of the heavenly self. It is believed to awaken psychic abilities helping you to recognize intuition and spiritual guidance, but most importantly, it cleanses the mind, body and spirit of toxins and negativity. Exactly what we need in our everyday life.

Lapis Lazuli helps you to accept that you are different and that you have a calling. It’s a stone for those who want to dedicate their lives to some from of spiritual or higher service.

So, what do you need to do to benefit from lapis lazuli?

Meditation with Lapis Lazuli

Meditation is a technique that we all can use at any time and place. We use it to quieten the mind and restore peace and harmony within ourselves. It is also intended to help us to produce order in and around our confusion. Relaxing our minds through meditation, enables us to clear the chattering for a time and also to experience a renewed sense of energy. This in turn enables us to bring identity, clarity and also freedom to take control over our lives and to become healthier and happier.

Meditation helps to release stress and, as you know, stress at a high level is the main reason of a high proportion of illnesses, including many common and serious conditions. Stress itself is the reason various negative thoughts and emotions enter our souls and mind easily. So, no stress and no negativity, means healthy body, clear mind and pure soul.

Meditation works perfectly with a serene mind, but just imagine what meditation can do to your physical and mental health with the perfect enhancer that is Lapis Lazuli. Lapis Lazuli is a magnificent meditation force. Its soothing deep blue energy restores what’s broken and balances what’s unbalanced.

Lapis Lazuli Meditation is beneficial to every aspect of your being: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

• Physically: it relaxes the body and relieves tension, what slows heart rate and lowers blood pressure. It also prevents and cures a wide range of health problems and allows the mind and body to function with maximum effectiveness, leading to good health and longevity.
• Mentally: it also relieves stress and quiets the mind, bringing a sense of calm and serenity. There is nothing better in releasing and even eliminating stress and negativity than meditation with lapis lazuli. Lapis Lazuli also brings a greater sense of awareness in which previously unseen solutions, answers, and insights may rise to the surface.
• Emotionally: it releases a negative emotion which strains the heart. Lapis lazuli replaces them with feelings of love, acceptance and also peace.
• Spiritually: it helps to gain higher states of consciousness allowing access to the higher realms.

For those who are interested in even more deeper spirituality: Lapis lazuli enhances very deep meditative states aligning the wearer with the silence of spirituality. Whenever you are ready to leave the physical world for the spiritual growth, lapis jewelry is perfect for this process. This process is best in a meditative state which allows this journey to happen, stimulating deep personal and spiritual growth.

Between the healing crystals, Lapis Lazuli is known as “The Stone” for connecting into past lives, past life remembrance and the Akashic Records. Excellent for astral traveling.

Important Note:

Lapis Lazuli is also a manifestation stone. Meditating on a goal or quality you wish to manifest can bring this strong manifestation energy in.

Meditating with lapis lazuli twice a day helps in prevention, regression and also the reversal of ageing. This combination is the perfect medicine. It enables us to remain in the present and remove regret for the past and anxiety for the future.

It is recommended that when lapis lazuli is used in meditation, choose supplements among rose quartz, aventurine, or amethyst. These are all forms of quartz, which has a softening effect on the more “blunt force” crystals like lapis lazuli and obsidian.

#2 Lapis Lazuli Magical Property – Protection, Support and Guidance

We have already told you about how lapis lazuli can offer psychic protection as well as how to use lapis lazuli to benefit from this power in Lapis Lazuli as a Psychic Protector post, but what we have not told you is about other magical properties lapis lazuli has – guidance and support. So, how to use lapis lazuli to attract god luck, get support in all you beginnings and guidance in your current affairs?

Wear lapis lazuli if it is your birthstone daily or gather the whole set of birthstones and alternate them monthly to benefit from full birthstone healing powers effect.

# 1 – Use Lapis Lazuli as Birthstone

Precious gems were first associated with signs of the zodiac and were worshiped for their special gemstone meanings. According to Wikipedia, a birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person’s month of birth.

Historical Remarks (you may skip if not interested):

• It wasn’t until the first century A.D. that the Romano-Jewish scholar Titus Flavius Josephus connected 12 stones in Aaron’s breastplate (also called the Breast-plate of Judgment), 12 months of the year and 12 signs of the zodiac. This priestly breastplate was a sacred breastplate first worn by the first High Priest of the Israelites – Aaron (older brother of Moses, the same one that parted the Red Sea), according to the Book of Exodus and its 12 stones represented 12 tribes of Israel.
• Second stone of the second row in this breastplate was called Sapir. Despite appearing to refer to Sapphire, Sapphire as we know it today, was essentially unknown before the era of the Roman Empire. It is more likely that the term Sapir referred to a mineral of similar color to Sapphires, and that this name gradually came to refer to the latter mineral, on account of its color. Scholars think the most likely candidate is lapis lazuli, a stone with a deep, ocean-blue color which was frequently sent as a gift to Akhenaten ( ancient Egyptian pharaoh).
• Theophrastus (the Greek successor to Aristotle) mentions the stone sapphirus as being “dark” and having the “color of verdigris,” as well as being “speckled as of with gold.” By all accounts, his description fits the lapis-lazuli.
• As addition, in 21 chapter of The Book of Revelation (a book of the New Testament that occupies a central place in Christian eschatology), John describes seeing the New Jerusalem (heaven), and he goes into detail about the 12 foundation stones, the streets of pure gold and the pearl gates. In Revelations, the blue sky is referred as sapphires, but as we know already they are referring to the heavenly Lapis Lazuli and not to sapphire like we know it today.

So the concept of the birthstones itself has long-lasting history that goes way back to the appearance of Christianity. But modern lists of birthstones that exist today have little to do with either the breastplate or the Foundation Stones of Christianity. Customs, tastes and confusing translations have distanced them from their historical origins.

Ancient traditional birthstones are society-based birthstones. In an effort to standardize birthstones, the National Association of Jewelers adopted a list in 1912. Although some authors call this list “nothing but a piece of unfounded salesmanship”. Why? Because in 1870, Tiffany & Co. published a pamphlet that included a poem that laid out the birthstone for each month, and after that, in 1912 the National Association of Jewelers officially adopted a birthstone list. Guess what it looked like? Yes, like a list of stones from Tiffany & Co. pamphlet and had nothing to do with Aaron’s breastplate.

So, who can choose lapis lazuli as their birthstone?

• According to Aaron’s breastplate, people born in July have lapis lazuli as their birthstone.
• According to the list from the Authorized Version of the Bible of 1611 A.D, people born in April have lapis lazuli as their birthstone.
• According to the list from Conference of National Association of Jewelers – August 1912, people born in December have lapis lazuli as an alternate birthstone.
• According to the list from The National Association of Goldsmiths of Great Britain – 2013, people born in September have lapis lazuli as an alternate birthstone.

What we would suggest is to either follow the Aaron’s order or Biblical order or follow your intuition, if you feel like lapis lazuli is for you, then choose it.

Do not let jewelers decide for you. Famous gemologist G.F Kunz, author of “The Curious Lore of Precious Stones”, has stated clearly what are their motivations for choosing birthstones:

There is no doubt that the owner of a ring or ornament set with a birthstone is impressed with the idea of possessing something more intimately associated with his or her personality than any other stone, however beautiful or costly. The idea that birthstones possess a certain indefinable, but nonetheless real significance, has long been present and still holds a spell over the minds of all who are gifted with a touch of imagination and romance.

For those who are gathering the whole set of 12 birthstones here is a list of stones initially described in the Book of Exodus as 12 Foundation Stones of New Jerusalem (Heaven):

#2 – Use Lapis lazuli as Natural Color Birthstone

The natural color wheel shows the progression of life and color on the planet earth. In opposition to other astrological signs and other birthstone lists. This wheel shows us the color of our birth time on earth.

The wheel is read in counterclockwise order. Start from the winter solstice at the top and follow the color wheel and the year around to the left. The second inner ring shows the days of the year as the year and the color changes progress through the greens of spring, the yellows of summer, and the reds of autumn.

Blue is the color of the true natural birthstones of those born as the world awaits the vernal equinox and spring (February 19 – March 19). This is a time when new life is about to burst forth, a time of faith and trust. So, according to natural color wheel, lapis lazuli as the bluest of the blues is a birthstone for people under the Zodiac sign of Pisces. (That’s me 🙂 ). And it is a perfect fit.

Like we’ve read in this blog before, Lapis Lazuli is the gem of trust. When we seek to become more sincere, act more responsibly, or become more trustworthy or faithful, lapis give us the focus we require. Lapis lazuli is excellent in ensuring that we are acting out our lives as worthy of the trust of our friends, acquaintances and community.

Lapis Lazuli has been considered a Birthstone since the Breastplate of Aaron. It has been in different lists of birthstones in time, but still remain very popular. And really isn’t it nice to know that you are helping someone by providing an effective healing tool when you give someone a birthstone jewelry gift? The best way to give birthstone as a gift is in form of pendant or ring.

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# 3 – Use Lapis Lazuli Talismans

People have believed since ancient times that carrying a stone not only brings them healing but also influences ones fate, brings love, health and wealth. Ancient manuscripts mentioned the use of precious and semi precious stones as amulets and talismans. The belief was that powerful spirits live inside the stones. So, let’s see the importance of this belief for past, present and future generations.

A talisman is capable to emit a magical force to help the owner. Talismans are believed to bring luck and protection. One of the legends surrounding them says that a giant who lived way before the great flood invented the talismans. Using his talismans this giant was able to influence the fortune of people who asked his help.

The Romans also used plenty of talismans. A well-known story about talismans in the Roman Empire is about the Roman senator Norie. He valued his talisman so much that chose to resign his land and wealth, fall in disgrace and expatriation than to give Mark Anthony his talisman, the ring with Opal and Lapis Lazuli he owned.

Another story related to talismans is about a Russian singer Feodor Chaliapin. When his singing partner Ylka Popova lost her voice, only with a great effort Chaliain convinced her to wear his talisman ring with a diamond stone. Feodor told her that it belonged to Peter the Great and that it guaranteed the perfect voice and good fortune. She never lost her voice again. Chaliapin never got his ring back.

A talisman is both focus and a natural amplifier. As a focus it serves to control your feelings to lead you to the right thought. As an amplifier a talisman brings you the ability to join with the power and energy of the Universal Life Force and the Life Force of this planet.

Lapis Lazuli as a talisman is especially important for gaining respect, keeping negative energy away and for helping us to remember to be humble in our dealings with others. What again serves you right if you’re looking for spiritual growth. If you want to develop quick of mind you should also wear Lapis Lazuli.

How to Pick a Talisman?

Choosing the right talisman is very important. People who are violent and short tempered should always avoid adjutant stones (usually red colored). For example, Ruby can provoke such people to act irrationally. On the contrary, when it is carried by a shy, timid persons, it wakes up their will to win. It thrives away melancholy and boosts their vitality. Opal, for example, is a good stone for melancholic people. It gives them hope, helps out of depression. Lapis lazuli as talisman suits everyone, but eve better it fits overly active, short tempered people as it centers and calms them deep in the soul.

Your zodiac sign can be your talisman, but also any jewelry you like. Talismans called to stimulate all the good sides of their owners. Psychologists state that if the person trusts in the talisman, she/he easier reaches established goals and better resists everyday sorrow.

# 4 – Use Lapis Lazuli Amulets

According to Wikipedia, an amulet is an object which most important characteristic is the power assigned to it to protect its owner from danger or harm. Unlike a talisman, Amulets protect its owner against undesirable influences from outside. Amulets smooth external negative impulses which can harm its owner. They are supposed to be worn under the clothes, away from stranger’s sight.

Throughout history, the most popular amulets were the ones in shape of a heart. They were made from Carnelian, green Jasper, Basalt, and also from the magnificent Lapis Lazuli.

The Ancient Egyptians considered the heart a life center. They had great respect for it even after death. The heart was placed in a special vessel and buried it with a mummified corpse. The heart was represented symbolically by a scarab. Egyptians have made the scarab an emblem of the world, paternity and also the human being. The scarabs personified the peoples dream of immortality.

For example, Tutankhamun’s tomb was full of Lapis lazuli scarabs. A lapis scarab was placed over the site of Tutankhamun’s heart to prevent the heart from incriminating him in the underworld’s Hall of Judgment. Large lapis scarabs were also placed under the mummy’s wrapping in place of the heart, which had been removed along with other organs during the embalming process (not done usually). To learn more about the reason of it as well as uses and importance of lapis lazuli in Ancient Egypt check our Egyptian Lapis Lazuli post.

As with Tutankhamun, elaborate pectorals of Lapis Lazuli, carnelian and also gold covered the pharaohs Osorkon’s chest, while rings and bracelets of the same combination also adorned his arms and fingers. A tiny, but endearing group in gold and also lapis fund in his tomb shows Osorkon II as the god of the dead, Osiris, crouching on a lapis lazuli pillar engraved with cartouches bearing his names. With golden statues of Horus and Isis on either side.

A major motivation for Trans African trade from the ninth century right across the Muslim world from West Africa to Badakhshan and beyond was the pilgrimage to Mecca, which was undertaken by thousands of West Africans. Pilgrimage was hazardous and an amulet made of the precious Lapis Lazuli was believed to protect one’s path.

Roman legionaries also carried lapis rings with scarabs because they believed these rings will give them courage and force.

So, what can be an amulet?

Potential amulets include gems, especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, plants and animals. Words used in the form of a magical spell or incantations to repel evil or bad luck are also considered amulets.

The latest researches confirm that as a stone was “born”, “lives” and “dies”, it means it’s not a dead matter. That it is a living organism capable to radiate and absorb energy and, therefore, interacts with the person.

Good and evil forces surround us constantly. Since ancient times people have used stones like Lapis Lazuli to channel the good forces and repel the evil ones. So, if you feel that you need a protective talisman, choose lapis lazuli. It is always a safe bet and strong protector. Remember, if the stone delivers pleasure and installs belief, it means the stone was yours from the beginning.

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# 3 Lapis Lazuli Magical Property – Magical Effects of Blue Color

Lapis lazuli embodies the image of the boundless universe painted by nature. Some people affirm that they can loose themselves in the depth of this magical color, similar to the blue light of the Greek ocean when water and air melt into one another on the horizon, when the polarities of sky and water merge.

For exemple, the russian painter and art theorists Kandinsky expresses the color blue as a sensual experience:

The tendency of blue for depth is so great that it becomes more intense particularly in darker shades and appears, appropriately so, more internal. The deeper the blue, the more it calls a person into infinity and awakens the longing for pureness and ultimately transcendence.

The Greeks considered blue merely vapor and air – nothing material; a color of perspectives, ethereal as the color of the sky, the ocean, the shadow of the moon, the unreal. Moreover, many traditional Greek buildings have the color Greek Blue on them. Greek Blue is more commonly found on doors, roofs, fences.

During the Renaissance and into the 1800s, paintings done with ultramarine blue (pigment made of lapis lazuli) were considered to be a luxury because of their high cost. High-quality lapis lazuli was mined in Afghanistan and transported to Europe to manufacture ultramarine blue. This costly pigment was normally used by only the most accomplished artists and those who had wealthy clients to support the additional expense. Check our Ultramarine Blue post, to learn more about it.

Peculiar Properties of Blue

Blue is the color of the spirit, devotion and religious study. That’s why Lapis Lazuli was considered a magical stone and widely used in ancient rituals. It enhances contemplation and prayer. On the other hand, blue’s devotion can be to any cause or concept it believes in, including devotion to family or work.

Interesting fact:

The sky is blue because short-wave light is scattered most by the dust particles of the atmosphere. Blue is located on the short-wave end of the spectrum. The shift of the spectrum lines toward the short-wave end caused by the Doppler effect is called blue shift.

Blue is a color that is easy on the eyes. It conveys calm and deep harmony. Looking at the color blue activates the parasympathetic nervous system, the adrenal cortex excretes cortisone; blood pressure, pulse and production of adrenaline decrease.

Variations of the Color Blue

Pale Blue: Pale blue shows some kind of creativity and the freedom to break free.

Sky Blue: One of the calmest colors, sky blue inspires selfless love and fidelity. It is non-threatening and promotes a helpful nature that can overcome all obstacles. It is the universal healer.

Azure Blue: A color of true contentment, azure inspires determination and ambition to achieve great things, a sense of purpose in striving for goals.

Ultramarine Blue: Ultramarine blue made from lapis lazuli is one of the few natural pigments which has a permanent and vivid blue color, good opacity, and high stability. It has always been very expensive and today can sell for over $1,000 per pound. The color itself is very potent and very stimulating. Choose this color if you need some energy boost in life. Learn more about it n our Ultramarine Blue post.

Dark Blue: Dark blue is the color of conservatism and responsibility. Although it appears to be cool, calm and collected, it is the color of the non-emotional worrier with repressed feelings, the pessimist and the hypocrite. Dark blue can be compassionate, but has trouble showing it as its emotions run deep. Dark blue is a serious masculine color representing knowledge, power, and integrity, and is used quite often in the corporate world.

Magic of Blue Lapis Lazuli

Conservative: The color blue is a safe colour – the most universally liked colour of all. So, there is almost none who could say that lapis lazuli annoys or irritates them. It is a perfect gift that will fit all, from small children to elders, because we all need some calmness of the blue in our everyday lives.

Predictable: Blue is not impulsive or spontaneous and it doesn’t like to be rushed – blue needs to analyze and think things through, and to work to a plan. If you need some wisdom in life, choose lapis lazuli and its blue colour to guide you through. Lapis lali wil make you calmer, wiser, and more cogitative.

Orderly: Blue needs to have direction & order- untidiness and unpredictability overwhelms it. If you need some order in your life, chose lapis lazuli. It will stimulate your tidiness and self control and here I would tell on my pwn experience that it is 100% God honest truth. You know, if your child is like me – “a misunderstood genius” with its own ideas about order, buy him or her a lapis lazuli necklaces and see the potent effect it will have on their willingness to clean after themselves.

Rigid: Blue likes familiarity. It doesn’t like change and will stubbornly do things its own way. Yes, maybe lapis lazuli does not inspire in you the passionate creativity the ruby with its red does, but it will provide you with sense of consistency and purpose. Will make your will stronger and you – harder, supporting you on a way towards achievement of your goal. You will not go fast, but you will go no matter what obstacles are on your way, like a blue whale.

I hope you were inspired by fairy blueness and its positives effects. That’s why I would like you to invite you to visit our online shop – Nammu.com, where a lot of jewelry pieces with Lapis Lazuli are available. Subscribe to our blog if you want to get even more interesting information about this fascinating stone, as well as magnificent amber.

Dear readers, it has been a while since we talked about the magic of natural stones, therefore, today we will learn about Lapis Lazuli as a Psychic Protector. We will discover incredible powers lapis lazuli has over dreams, the protection it gives us against evil spirits and the faculty it gives us to communicate with the Angelic Realm.

Healing properties of Lapis Lazuli are so extensive and magical that it is hard to cover it in one post. Check our previous posts to learn about lapis lazuli chakra healing and lapis lazuli healing properties. Subscribe to our blog, if you want to know even more about lapis lazuli, its magic and history.

About Lapis Lazuli

The name lapis lazuli means ‘blue stone’. In today’s world, it is commonly known as just lapis. This name, in particular, comes from the Latin word ‘lapis’ meaning ‘stone’ and the Persian ‘lazhward’ meaning ‘blue’.

For those who haven’t had the pleasure to see and hold lapis lazuli in their hands, 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. Check our lapis lazuli origins post, to learn more about its nature, chemistry and, well, origins. You should know that 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.

Lapis lazuli has a vast, long-lasting history. It has been around for centuries, and its popularity still has not diminished. Check our post – Lapis Lazuli Blue Fashion to learn how this magnificent stone can revolutionize the whole industry.

The most famous and the most well-acquainted with lapis lazuli were Egyptians. Ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli as cosmetics and to worship their Gods. Lapis lazuli in Ancient Egypt played probably one of the key roles in their lives – check our Egyptian Lapis Lazuli post to learn exactly how and where did they used lapis lazuli that made it so crucial in the life of every Egyptian who wanted to have an afterlife.

Today, lapis lazuli is mined in the USA, Chile, Afghanistan and Italy. It was even said that Michelangelo used lapis lazuli in powder form to color the frescoes in his Sistine Chapel!

Why to Use Lapis Lazuli?

The answer to this question is quite easy. 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. It 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!

Lapis Lazuli and Psychic Protection

Blue Lapis Lazuli has been prized for centuries as a stone of enlightenment, psychic gifts and success. The first documented description of lapis lazuli healing properties was made by Theophrastus, disciple of Aristotle, 372-288 B.C, who wrote about the benefits of Lapis Lazuli and other minerals as cures for ailments. He believed minerals enacted specific cures and examined their effects. Many of the effects he described remain unproved, but some of them happen to be very real.

Lapis lazuli as a Protector

Lapis Lazuli is a stone of psychic and physical protection. Some of you may wonder about the necessity of psychic protection. If the necessity of physical protection is more obvious – protection from bad luck, unfortunate accidents and etc, the need for psychic protection may not be yet completely clear.

Protecting yourself from psychic attacks isn’t just about warding off ghosts and goblins, it is also about protecting yourself from the day-to-day of life that can sometimes draw in negative emotions, thoughts and people. Especially if you live in a big city or spend a lot of time in crowded places you are absorbing the energy around you whether you realize it or not. Cleansing your aura and building up a shield of protection can help you to maintain your energy and keep your mind and body clear. You main learn more about lapis lazuli influence on aura, and aura cleaning with lapis lazuli in our Lapis Lazuli Aura and Energy post.

So, how to use lapis lazuli for psychic protection?

#1 Lapis Lazuli Protection Technique – Carrying

Carrying lapis lazuli protects against unwanted spirits. The vastly known information about protection stones and crystal is to always use ones own intuition, when choosing crystals, but a general rule of thumb is that darker colored crystals tend to be better at absorbing negative energy. And what can be better for this purpose than a dark blue lapis lazuli that is so perfectly reflect the starry night sky? This midnight blue crystal absorbs, filters and breaks up negative psychic energies making them ineffective and harmless.

Moreover, Lapis Lazuli is a stone that recognizes spiritual attacks. It does not work as other protective stones that only protect you by blocking the negative energy. Lapis lazuli not only blocks the negative energy and spirit, but also sends it back to the source. It can protect complete environments by placing it in the four corners of the space creating a protection grid.

# 2 Lapis Lazuli Protection Technique – Psychic shower

You can take a psychic shower with lapis lazuli. It is very easy to be done: Set your intention then fill up a warm bath with salts, flowers, essential oils, crystals or any thing else that resonates with you. Place lapis lazuli on the corner of your bath. It would be better and even perfect to place small pieces of lapis on all four corners of your bath to create a protection grid. Just make sure not to wet your lapis lazuli as it can be damaging for this beautiful stone. Learn more about best ways and tips on how to wear, treat, store and care for lapis lazuli in our Lapis Lazuli Care and Cleaning post.

As you lower yourself into the bath, imagine all the negative energy being washed away. It may even help to do a body scan meditation where you focus on the negative energy lifting away off each part of your body.

You can also do the same technique in the shower if you are time poor. Just imagine the negative energy being washed away as the water hits your body. In this case you can’t use your lapis lazuli if it may get wet, but after you shower, place four pieces of lapis lazuli around yourself and massage essential oils or natural moisturizers into your skin while visualizing a beautiful healing white light. You can also just keep your lapis lazuli in hands and visualize how the blue light of its protecting power enters you along with white light. Just make sure to keep your hands dry from cream or water. Damaging for lapis lazuli.

# 3 Lapis Lazuli Protection Technique – Amulet

There are many amulets or trinkets that you can wear or carry for protection including the cross, hamsa, and evil eye. Whether you are religious or not, these symbols hold great power and spiritual energy. Choose an amulet that resonates for you. You can also charge your amulet in the same way you would charge a crystal or protecting stone.

Ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli craved in the form of a scarab and made The Eye of Horus from lapis lazuli to protect itself from any negative influences and attract good health. Ancient Egyptians strongly believed in the protecting power of lapis lazuli, that’s why they cherished it and held it as symbol of royalty and royal power.

# 4 Lapis Lazuli Protection Technique – Wearing Lapis during Sleep

Lapis Lazuli can help if you suffer from insomnia. For this it can be worn as a pendant while you sleep or placed under a pillow. You can also anoint your Lapis Lazuli with a few drops of lavender oil before going to bed. Another way of using lapis for the insomnia is wearing it in the form of a ring.

Lapis Lazuli amplifies our dream world. For those who wear lapis lazuli, the dreams become more vivid, easier to interpret and stay with them throughout the day. Remember those beautiful days when you wake up with the feeling of being happy? Those mornings when you want to be able to describe your heartwarming dream, but just can’t, even if your life would depend on it? I, surely, do! So, no more of this, if you wear lapis lazuli to bed.

So, how improved sleep and dreaming can help your life? Crystal experts say that lapis lazuli helps you solve problems or to place issues in the proper perspective during the day, because you have already found a way to work through the issues in your dream state. Ad it is not a secret, that an active dream life helps maintain a balance in your psyche health.

Lapis lazuli is excellent for children that are highly intelligent but suffer from Aspergers syndrome, have autistic tendencies or attention deficit disorder. It will also help children who have difficulty sleeping.

Below information will surely be interesting for those who keep dream journal. Why? Not only will lapis lazuli make your dreams brighter and easier to remember, but also it is said that lapis lazuli has such an incredible healing power that vibrates backward into your soul’s history. This can make you find yourself dreaming of various lives, especially those that impact your current reality. Lapis lazuli will also inspire meaningful and prophetic dreams.

Interesting fact, dear ladies and gentleman: When you dream of lapis lazuli, it means wealth is soon to arrive.

Sleeping or wearing a Lapis Lazuli stone allows one to release stress, what in turn brings us a feeling of deep peace. This feeling of peace leads to a clear state of mind free of stress.

#5 Lapis Lazuli Protection Technique – Attracting Angels’ protection

It is said that Lapis Lazuli counteracts the wiles of the spirits of darkness and procure the aid and favor of the spirits of light and wisdom. It’s believed by spiritual people that Lapis Lazuli can be used as a bridge between the worlds. That it creates and maintains a connection between the physical and celestial planes, creating a strong spiritual connection. It is a powerful crystal for positive or white magic.

Lapis lazuli is believed to help you communicate with spirit guides such as totem animals and also guardian angels from the Angelic Realm. Some believe that it also allows the bearer to speak with the dead.

Those who know about angels, know that angels are beings of energy and this energy is the energy of pure love. All of their actions are driven by one thing, pure unconditional love. Angels are completely non-denominational and their primary desire is to help you.

Angels are messengers, healers and protectors and help us with just about every area in our lives. They can help us restore our faith, trust ourselves as well as our path and even help us open up to unconditional love. They are easily accessible for us, the human race.

Angels are of a different frequency than spirit guides or crossed over loved ones. They have not had physical life experiences and we do need to invite them in to help us with our lives. Angels follow the do-not-violate humans’ free will code unless there is a situation where the person is going down a path which is not for the highest and best good of that individual. They are ready to jump into action to the best of their abilities. They may reveal themselves to us as light, orbs, colors, feathers, or also a being of light with wings.

Ways to Contact Angels

• Crystals: Holding or wearing certain crystals connects us with angels.
• Bells: Ringing a bell 3 time
• Aromatherapy: Incense, oils, or herbs.
• Prayers and Meditation: Prepares you to be energetically in spiritual alignment with angelic beings.
• Angel Cards: Select a card for daily guidance.
• Candle colors: Specific color for different angels. Lapis Lazuli Blue is for Haniel and Raguel.
• Ask and Trust: By asking his guidance you instantly connect with the angelic realm.

The first of these ways is the one which interests us. Crystals have always been considered an effective way of gaining contact with the Angelic Realm.

Traditionally, Lapis Lazuli has been used to gain a close connection with Gabriel. However, many people use Lapis Lazuli to contact Michael ( Michael is believed to gave King Solomon his Lapis Lazuli ring, subscribe to get a notification about the upcoming post about it).

The most challenging part of connecting with the angelic realm is trusting that they are there and have heard our requests. And you know what? Trust me, they are there, in fact each of us has thousands of personal helpers waiting to spring into action guiding and protecting each one of us. Simply knowing they are doing their best within the laws of the universe and of the free will of humans are the largest obstacles we, as humans will encounter as we invoke angelic assistance.

How to know that you need lapis lazuli for psychic protection?

So, how to know that you need lapis lazuli for psychic protection? Here are the symptoms that will demonstrate you that you’re being psychically attacked:

A negative neighbor or a co-worker is going to have twice the bad day while you use lapis lazuli because all of their bad energy is going to be reflected back to them and away from you.

In the Far East people used it as a talisman and Buddhist speak of this mystical crystal as a stone of peace and a meditative life. In the Islamic culture it is a favorite gemstone for protecting against “the evil eye”.

Lapis lazuli is a high vibration stone, and this will not allow lower vibrations to enter. It provides the user with greater wisdom in applying healing skills and psychic information.

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Author: Roberto Ramirez; Editor: Anastasiia Niesheva

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Egypt… Land of mysteries for a mysterious stone!

How could we not dedicate an entire post to an enigmatic and incredible civilization when they used Lapis Lazuli in almost every aspect of their lives?

Egyptian Lapis Lazuli is a post where we can appreciate how Ancient Egyptians gave this stone an almost godly importance. We will learn about the mystical Egyptian Civilization and we will continue to learn about it’s the most treasured mystical Lapis Lazuli.

Egyptian Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli is among the earliest and most priced ornamental stones worked to produce carvings, beads and inlays as early as the 4th millennium BC. Check our post about Lapis Lazuli Origin to learn more about it.

Opaque stone (aluminium and sodium silicate and sodium sulphide) with a dark-blue color and sometimes white (calcite) or gold (pyrite) flecks. Lapis lazuli was used in Egypt from the Predynastic Period on to make beads, amulets, and scarabs, and as inlay in jewelry, particularly in the Middle and New Kingdoms.

All kinds of famous jewelry have lapis lazuli inlays:

• Silver armbands of Queen Hetepheres, the mother of Khufu (4th Dynasty),
• Jewelry from the pyramids of Lahun and Dahshour (Cairo, Egypt),
• The treasure of Tod found in Amenemhat’s II tomb (all Middle Kingdom),
• Jewelry of Tutankhamun (18th Dynasty) (of course, it is impossible to talk about Ancient Egypt without talking of the famous Pharaoh Tutankhamun),
• Jewelry of the kings whose tombs were found at Tanis (21st and 22nd Dynasties) and many more.

Many texts from ancient Egypt mention Lapis lazuli and say that it was obtained in western Asia and in Meroe and Punt. No mines are known in those areas however. Although some people maintain that Lapis lazuli was found in Egypt, it is almost certain that the only source for ancient Egypt was Badakshan in northeastern Afghanistan. The stone then reached Egypt along the trade routes.

Funny fact:

The classical author Pliny the Elder called the stone sapphire.

The Egyptians appreciated Lapis Lazuli stone due to the associations they had between its dark blue color with the night of the skies and the gold pyrite flecks that reminded them of the stars. In other words, an image of the heavens.

They saw life in the deep blue color of water and the divine in the immense blue of the sky and they continuously used Lapis Lazuli to portray it all. Artists represented the Nile, the most important river of Ancient Egypt in blue. Blue was also the background color of the paintings portraying the royal graves in the Valley of the Kings. Kings used head kerchiefs painted in blue and gold. And even Tutankhamen used jewelry of gold and lapis.

The miraculous Lapis Lazuli is a soft rock. It has survived thousands of years, so now we can admire its beauty. But without appropriate cleaning, storage and care lapis lazuli can lose its heavenly blue that is showing us the splendor of ancient civilizations. In Lapis Lazuli Care and Cleaning we will show you the best cleaning, wearing, storing and polishing tips. Follow these simple rules and your jewelry will be forever as new. In case you want to know how to take care of amber, check our amber care post.

Did you know?

Lapis lazuli is an opaque stone with a vividly blue coloring. The stone also has a few golden specks, which makes it resemble a starry sky in late evening. Many mistake the golden specks to be gold, which it isn’t. They’re actually pyrite inclusions caused by the presence of iron. To learn more about lapis lazuli, check our Lapis Lazuli Origin post.

The reason why you need to pay a special attention to jewelry with lapis lazuli is because of its nature. Although according to Mohs scale it reaches between 5 to 6 points (what is considered a Fair toughness), Lapis Lazuli is still a fairly soft gem. Moreover, Lapis lazuli is a porous rock, that’s why soaking it in water will ruin the gem. To learn more about Lapis Lazuli about lapis lazuli origin.

If you are designing jewelry with lapis lazuli, avoid using them in rings or bracelets, as these pieces are more prone to damage caused by friction. Use these stones to make necklaces, pendants, earrings, and brooches, especially if intended for daily use.

So, what are the main rules of lapis lazuli care and cleaning?

How to Take Care of Lapis Lazuli?

Lapis lazuli is a much-coveted gemstone among designers today, all thanks to it brilliant blue coloring. And let be honest, if you own a piece of jewelry with lapis lazuli, probably you’ve spent a fair amount of money, getting the stone, so you wouldn’t want to damage it any way. Here are some general recommendations on what you should and should not do with lapis lazuli jewelry.

#1 – Lapis Lazuli Storage

First of all remember that due to lapis lazuli being a soft stone, it should always be protected from rubbing and scratching against harder stones. So, it is of utmost importance that you store it properly. It should be stored in a soft cloth or cloth jewelry bag to prevent it from getting scratched or damaged by faceted gemstones like amethysts, tanzanite or zultanite.

You do not necessarily need separate jewelry box for each of your Lapis Lazuli pieces. You could wrap them individually using soft acid free paper. Placing them in small zip lock bags not only helps them from getting damaged, but also protects it from oxidants.

However, the best option for storage of lapis lazuli is to wrap it in a cloth or velvet and place it inside a jewelry box – designed to accommodate any temperature. Doing so will protect the stones from friction, scratching, and other means of wear and tear.

REMEMBER: Sunlight can damage about any stone used in beaded jewelry, especially Lapis Lazuli. Constant exposure to heat or sunlight can result in fading of its magnificent ultramarine blue.

You have to keep it away from direct sunlight. So it is best to store them in a jewelry box that is opaque, darker in color and built well enough to keep light from going in.

Because Lapis lazuli is a porous rock, make sure that your Lapis Lazuli is kept in a cool dry place. Do not store your jewelry box, which holds your lapis lazuli, in a place where it will get warm. Make sure that you have a lot of silica gel in these jewelry boxes as well. Silica bags will be able to keep your lapis moisture free for a while.

Lapis lazuli was used to make dyes, especially a rich blue hue known as ultramarine. This paint was quite expensive, seeing as it was created using the finest stones. A lot of artists creating pictures of the Madonna used paint created from lapis lazuli. To learn more about it, check our Ultramarine Blue post.

So, ensure that you store each piece in a separate box, preferably the box that it came in. These boxes are designed with the purpose of protecting and cushioning the jewelry they contain

#2 – Lapis Lazuli Wearing

Lapis Lazuli jewelry in form of earring, rings, necklaces, and pendants are the most sought after. They sure do look magnificent. However, you must keep in mind that a Lapis Lazuli stone is more fragile than many other gemstones, so you must never sleep in your jewelry on in order to avoid any unnecessary pressure on the stone. It can chipped or broken if you drop it on to the floor. Therefore, always be seated and wear your jewelry with caution. Always remove your lapis jewelry when exercising or participating in any sport or athletic activity. Due to lapis soft structure, it is susceptible to strong pressure and high temperatures.

REMEMBER: Always follow the golden rule of wearing jewels―’last to wear and first to remove‘. Remember to wear your outfit, complete your makeup routine, and apply your lotions and fragrance before you wear your jewelry. This ensures that the pieces do not come into contact with any chemicals. Also, while you’re wearing the stone, you must not let it come on contact with water to avoid any major wear and tear.

Lapis lazuli was the favored gemstone among the ancient Egyptians, especially the royal classes, who wore it to ward off the evil eye. It was also coveted in Babylonia, Persia, and Rome as well. Besides their obvious use in jewelry, these stones were used for other decorative purposes, such as mosaics and floor tiles.

While you’re wearing the stone, you must avoid letting it come in contact with daily use chemicals like surf and soap. Coming in contact with these chemicals runs the risk of the upper protective layer of Lapis Lazuli getting removed and this exposing the core of the stone.

If your Lapis Lazuli does come in contact with these chemicals – make sure to dry it off as quickly as possible to avoid any permanent damaging effects. So, no hands washing in lapis lazuli rings!

Preferably, reserve your lapis lazuli jewels for special occasions, since they are not built to withstand daily wear and tear. These stones are at a risk of damage with constant exposure to the elements.

#3 – Lapis Lazuli Polishing

A Lapis Lazuli jewelry that has grown matt from having been worn too much can easily be re-polished at any time.

In overall, there are a lot of opinions about polishing lapis lazuli. Some prefer to leave their gems unpolished. Some people say that to polish a lapis lazuli you have to use a jewelry grinder with a silicon carbide belt, using gentle, steady motions to polish the surface to add shine. Some people say that you can use Alumina to polish your stone (aka aluminum oxide or AlOx).

There are suggestions to use chrome oxide for lapis lazuli polishing, but keep in mind that it is quite messy, so the green color of the chromium oxide is likely what you’ll find on your walls & clothes if you use it – that’s a vote in favor of alumina.

What we can say in this regard is to advise you to visit a specialist if you want your lapis lazuli polished and shiny. Polishing should be kept to a minimum, because not only can it be expensive, but it will also make your stone a bit smaller every time it is done. Make sure that it is done sparingly, as it can diminish the strength of your lapis stone.

REMEMBER: Do not expect a hard glossy wet-looking polish on most Lapis Lazuli. The density of the stone varies greatly. Some polishes well, and some polishes spotty with a spongy appearance.

It is not required to apply colorless wax or synthetic resin to the gem after polishing it, but it helps to protect it, as long as these substances are not mixed with any coloring agent.

How To Clean Lapis Lazuli?

Lapis Lazuli is a rare stone that is found in large amounts in only a few locations around the world. It has been considered a gem for thousands of years and must be cared for with delicately, particularly when cleaning it.

So, the best advise from us for you is to take as a rule: After each wear, wipe your jewelry with a soft cotton cloth (preferably the one that came with the jewels) after you remove it. This action rids the piece of any oil residues from your skin, makeup, perfume, and other dirt.

Mild Soap Lapis Lazuli Cleaning

Lapis Lazuli is not a gem that should be heavily cleaned daily because of its delicate composition. However, it is still necessary to clean them after some time because things like sweat and oils do contaminate our beaded jewelry and could actually damage them. Based on our own experience as a jewelry shop we can propose you an only option that we find more or less suitable for cleaning lapis lazuli – mild soap cleaning.

REMEMBER:

• Warm, soapy water is the safest way to clean lapis lazuli. It’s best to test a small, inconspicuous area first, because some dye treatments are not stable.
• You should never put lapis lazuli in a chemical dip or ionic jewelry cleaner and it should always be protected from acidic substances.
• Avoid hot water at any cost. You can use cold water but the best is room temperature water.
• Lapis Lazuli cleaning in water should be done quickly because the gem should not stay wet for too long. Prolonged contact with water may dissolve and damage the calcite content.
• DO NOT use abrasive cloth when washing or wiping dry your Lapis Lazuli because it can scratch the stone. Forget about using scotch brite and tooth-brush because it will ruin your jewelry.
• Using a soft cloth like lint free or micro fiber optical lens cleaning cloth is recommended. The softer and smoother the cloth, the better.

How to perform mild soap lapis lazuli cleaning?

1. Fill a shallow bowl with room-temperature or lukewarm water mixed with a very mild soap or very diluted jewelry cleaner. The water used to clean lapis should not be acidic otherwise it will damage it. Do not use hot water.
2. Preferably start cleaning a small, inconspicuous area because dye treatments are not stable. The dye used in some lapis can come off if it’s rubbed with acetone (nail polish remover) or denatured alcohol, so it’s sometimes sealed with wax or plastic. Wax sealers can deteriorate when they’re exposed to heat or solvents.
3. If you see that everything is fine with the area of first contact, place the lapis lazuli in the water briefly. And once again, prolonged contact with water may damage the calcite content.
4. Use a soft smooth cloth such as microfiber (the softer and smoother, the better) to gently rub the lapis lazuli. Do not use an abrasive cloth, which can scratch and ruin the stone.
5. Dry the lapis lazuli quickly and softly with an additional cloth.

These days different chemicals like ammonia and ultrasonic cleaner are also used for cleaning gemstones, you must keep this fact in mind that these solutions can be good for some gemstones, but not for all especially for opaque gemstones like lapis lazuli.

Lapis Lazuli Power Cleaning

As it is said, all gemstones emit certain type of energy and the associated power of some gemstones is because of this very energy. However, sometimes dirt or other chemical deposits serve as a hurdle in the way of smooth release of this energy and thus it can spoil the associated powers of some gemstone.

Lapis lazuli is considered quite effective to boost psychic abilities of a person and similarly it is said that this stone can bring peace, harmony and tranquility in the wearer’s life. There are also many other traits which are associated with the use of this stone, however, these powers can be utilized fully only if one takes proper care of this stone. If you want to learn more about lapis lazuli healing properties, lapis lazuli in astrology, lapis lazuli chakra healing check our previous posts.

So, knowing the fragile nature of a stone, how can you clean its power without causing damage?

Typical ways to clean stones include water, sun, soil and salt, but you know none of these options are appropriate for lapis lazuli. You cannot expose it to the sun for prolonged periods because its color can fade. You cannot put you lapis lazuli jewelry into the water due to its porous nature. You cannot bury it in the ground again due to its porous nature and salt is not even up for discussion, when talking about lapis lazuli. So what to do?

Use imagination!

Soil Lapis Lazuli Cleaning

For many of us city dwelling is our only alternative… How are we to bury our stones or crystals in our cities? In this case, a large terracotta pot, organic potting soil and moss gathered from the forest can be used as an alternative. Place lapis lazuli on top.

Salt Lapis Lazuli Cleaning

Salt was and has been prevalent in helping create minerals. The flow of underground streams, fresh water or springs help carry minerals (raw or liquid state) to a hole, pocket or cavity and over the centuries, this raw, liquid chemistry creates or turns into crystal formations. And again, depending on the chemical compound, different types of minerals can be created.

However, we do not condone the use of a salted solution or getting salt any where near my minerals or crystals. As alternative, you could place your lapis lazuli jewelry in a small glass bowl and place that bowl in a larger one which is full of salt. The energy cleansing process will still work, but the stone won’t be harmed by the salt. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! Same thing can work with water. Just try to feel your stone and its needs.

Moonlight Lapis Lazuli Cleaning

The harmful rays of the sun, not only weaken the minerals structure (much like the salt), it even can open small cracks and encourage pitting on the surface of the stone. Fading of the crystal will occur if left in direct sunlight for any length of time. But nothing similar comes from a moonlight! Place your lapis lazuli somewhere under direct moonlight, just don’t forget to take it away when the sun comes up.

If you are considering buying new lapis lazuli or even amber jewelry, be sure to acquire it from Nammu.com where we place special attention to the care and shipping of your jewelry. You can always be sure that the piece you received is of the highest quality possible.

Always remember that you should have a special care with Lapis Lazuli. Being a delicate stone, its more representative artifacts have endured harsh conditions so we could now miraculously enjoy their beauty. A lapis stone is only going to be as good as you keep it. And as long as you keep these safety tips in mind – it will always remain protected from the wear and tear of daily lives.

You know, it would be wise for you to care for your lapis jewelry, so that in a thousand years other people can take pleasure in admiring your jewelry. Who knows…