Green Moonstone

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The origin of the name moonstone comes from civilizations who named the stones according to their natural appearance or their physical characteristics.

Moonstone was named for its resemblance to with the moon. This stone has a soft color with pearly reflections similar to to the moon.

In ancient times, there was a belief that the moonstone were in fact pieces of solidified moon who arrived on earth. However, the name moonstone is a purely technical name. commercial.

Scientific name of this stone is adularia. In fact, during the eighteenth century, a major deposit of this adularia stone was found on Mount Adula, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. From nowadays, this deposit is unfortunately sold out.

Moonstone is also called Hecatolite in homage to Hecate, goddess of the Moon in mythology Greek.

No matter the name the stone is given, it retains a bond with the moon, which provides it with numerous virtues.

Histories of the moonstone

Whichever civilizations, the Moon and the Sun are that have always fascinated our ancestors. The latter attributed celestial power to the moonstones.

It has been that lunar cycles play an important role in the on the environment, the earth and the seas. They also have an influence on the moods of the men, including disruptions to the sleep.

In ancient times, the Greeks worshipped the moonstone they named hecatolite stone because of its Hecate, their moon goddess. They gave numerous offerings in the hope receive the power of clairvoyance and the protection. This stone was the symbol of fertility and passion. Carried by pregnant women, this stone protected their pregnancy.

In Rome femininity and the gift of clairvoyance were associated with moonstone. At the same time, this stone represented Diana, goddess of the moon and animals. She had the power to turn friendly feelings into feelings of love. It also protected couples.

Indians were convinced that the moonstone was a stone which had absorbed many lunar rays. He Another version explains that the moonstone is actually a fragment of the moon fallen to Earth. Today, in India, this pearly stone is always sacred.

In the Middle Ages, this moonstone was very appealing to women which attributed to it the power to increase fertility and passion. By the the stone was used to protect pregnant women and her fetus during the pregnancy.

In Egypt, the night travellers wore a pendant with a moonstone to protect them from possible and to fight against the spirits evil.

In 1970, the stone became the official emblem of Florida. in honor of the Kennedy Space Center, home of the departure of the Apollo 11 rocket for the first to the moon in 1969.

Composition of moonstone

The stone is a mineral belonging to the silicate group and a member of the feldspar family. Its hardness is 6 to 6.5 on the mohs scale. This makes it a perfect stone for the manufacture of jewelry. This mineral presents a variety of colors, beige, pink, gray, black, with this pearly appearance and the phenomenon of adulescence (shimmering under the surface of the stone with reflection of light between the layers of stone).

The deposits

The main deposits are located in India, Madagascar, India Australia, China, USA, Sri Lanka, etc.

Gemstones green moonstone and lithotherapy

Moonstone green is feldspar with 6 to 7% of nickel, giving it a more or less natural color. green. It is part of the mineral species garnierites.

The garnierite was discovered by engineer Jules Garnier French geologist and chemist (1839-1904) in New Caledonia. Garnierite is a name generic for a green nickel ore from phyllosilicate group of minerals silicates. Their high nickel content, has them sought out as ore for this metal.

According to the historical references, garnierites were the first nickel ore mined in New Caledonia. Their artisanal exploitation has left its mark on the various Caledonian massifs.

Today, they are are mainly used as gems and in lithotherapy. They are most often found under the name green moonstone.

Green benefits green moonstone in lithotherapy

Benefits for the skin psychic level

Moonstone green brings poetry and gentleness to life. It harmonizes and regulates feminine energies. This stone provides benevolence compassion and empathy for oneself and others others. It brings tolerance and patience with people who are too harsh and too demanding.

It's a stone of love, which allows you to revalue yourself and boost self-esteem. It provides and self-confidence. And so.., it generates openness towards others and enables to no longer be afraid of people different.

Moonstone green improves intuition, clairvoyance and extrasensory perception. It promotes delicate decision-making and helps to overcome life's difficulties. She develops imagination and creativity.

This stone is soothing strong emotions such as anger, resentment and stress. It helps to identify people with harmful influences. It is said that this stone attracts happiness and joy. It gives positive thoughts and optimistic. It combats frustration and develops communication.

Moonstone contributes to marital balance. It reduces arguments, encourages dialogue. It strengthens bonds of love and trust. It helps ward off negative feelings, such as jealousy and possessiveness.

Benefits for the skin physical plan

Moonstone green, like many other moonstones, is renowned for its beneficial effects on cycles women. It also combats stress and its harmful effects on the body. It the desire to start a new business. sporting activity.

This activity releases tension. It helps to stay fit and healthy vitality.

In addition, the green moonstone promotes pleasure and sensuality.

Moonstone green and astrological signs associates

Moonstone has many virtues and benefits that act on all natives of the zodiac. Some signs are more particularly associated with this fabulous stone. These are the following signs:

Aries: symbol of enthusiasm, of action and dynamism. This sign represents élan, impulsion and ardour. The port of a green moonstone brings him tolerance and patience. It allows him to accept people as they are. This sign is impulsive and often acts on impulse. He is very competitive and loves to win. He wants to always be first and strive for success. He's very bold and full of zest. He says things and is woefully lacking in diplomacy. Combative, he can be brutal, even violent. He has a fiery temperament and loves confrontation. Never discouraged, he always picks up after a setback. He loves and will work hard to be able to spend even more. It has a warm and friendly, and his company is much appreciated. He doesn't hold grudges and knows how to forgive. In love, he is passionate and often falls in love. He's a specialist in love at first sight. But when he finds the love, he's very loyal. But be careful hates routine. His or her partner should to be creative, it needs passion and stimulation;
Scorpion symbol of death, of the end of the world and transformations. This sign represents instinct, desire and mystery. The wearing of a green moonstone gives softness and benevolence. This sign does not give itself up easily and is very enigmatic. It has a character tyrannical, sadistic, even violent. He has a highly developed sense of psychology and is quick to identify weaknesses in his interlocutor. He can then easily manipulate. He has a taste for success and can to be formidable. He loves competition and above all, he likes to win: nothing can stand in his way. his way. This sign is whole and loyal. He willingly gives his trust, but he don't betray him. His revenge will be terrible and he doesn't know how to forgive. Secret and complex, it's hard to understand. Underneath its violent aspects, it conceals a natural affection and loving. In love, he is passionate, ardent and jealous. He's happy when he feels possesses the other. He likes to make all kinds sexual experiences. Over the years, he seeks to start a family and becomes a loyal spouse;

Verseau a symbol of the future, of friendship and of modernity. This sign represents freedom, science and new technologies. The port of a green moonstone provides it with self-assurance and self-confidence. This sign dream of a fairer world, with the distribution knowledge in a more egalitarian way. It can be utopian, even to the point of anarchy. His vision of life is very idealistic. Freedom is essential to him and he'll shun anyone who tries to stop him. deprive. This sign looks to the future and loves discover all kinds of advances technology and science. He lives in his thoughts and seems far from this planet. He has ideas that he eventually came up with. give up. He hates routine and needs to be useful. He sometimes shows intolerance and pride. He can't get over never in question, and always believes truth. When it comes to love, he's all about restraint. distrust of passion. He prefers to live a calm, loving friendship that would give her gives him complete freedom. He will choose a independent, autonomous spouse, without jealousy. He prefers the idea of pacs to that of the of marriage.

Moonstone green and chakras

Moonstone green helps balance the throat chakra. This chakra is located on the seventh vertebra. cervical. The throat chakra represents the ability to express what's inside the person (desires, needs, emotions, etc.). The chakra of the balanced, harmonized throat helps the person to communicate harmoniously. The voice is The message is well conveyed. The also knows how to listen to others with his or her heart.

The chakra of the unbalanced throat, too open, causes a lack of self-confidence. The person gives the impression of being very strong and shows herself ironic. She has a strong tendency to manipulate its interlocutor. It can also be mean and aggressive.

The chakra of the unbalanced, blocked throat causes a repression of emotions. The person does not dare how she feels. She has more and more difficulty expressing himself. His speech becomes inaudible and sometimes rude. The person feels insecure and stressed and a severe lack of self-confidence.

Maintenance, purifying and recharging the stone of green moon

Since its launch extraction to your home, your stone was not able to recharge, nor was it able to purify with the elements of nature, such as rain, earth and sun. From its to your new home, it is imperative that you to purify and recharge it. The following operations are also to be carried out at least once a year months.

Plunge in your stone green moon in a glass filled with water from source for 2 hours. Dry your stone gently with a soft cloth. For lighter purification, you can use white sage fumigation or a special Tibetan bowl.

Recharge your green moonstone by exposing it to the sun's rays. except when the moon is full, so as not to disturb the its color. You can also placed in an amethyst geode or on an quartz clusters for 24 hours.

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