Histories and legend
There's no such thing as legends and myths associated with this stone whose discovery is extremely recent.
Petersite is made of actually an aggregate of several minerals, such as such as hawk's eye, tiger's eye, bronzite and crocidolite. For the record, an aggregate is a heterogeneous assembly of substances or elements that adhere firmly to one another them.
This stone belongs to the large quartz family fibrous. Its colors are dark and cool, contrasting streaky highlights and shimmering colours created by the presence of crocidolite (blue asbestos characterized by straight fibers).
The presence of all these disordered inclusions within the stone makes each specimen totally unique. Inclusions can have different colors, ranging from brown to yellow, and even gray-blue when oxidized.
The origin of the pietersite dates back to the 20th century. It has been discovered in 1962 in Namibia, south-west of Africa. A few years later, in 1993 more precisely, another pietersite was discovered in the province Chinese in the name of Henan.
The deposits of Namibia and China are currently the two the only known production sites in all over the world. However, the deposit located in Namibia is becoming exhausted and its yield decreases over the years. This production decrease makes pietersite from Namibia increasingly precious.
The etymology of the name Pietersite comes from the name of the man who discovery: Sidney Pieters, geologist Australia. It's worth pointing out that many stones have been named in tribute to those who have discovered them. This is the case of morganite, from kunzite, with the suffix -ite and and many more.
The price of the pietersite is growing steadily due to the the scarcity of these deposits, which, moreover quickly run out. However, it is still accessible compared to the stones such as diamonds and emeralds or ruby.
It should be noted that that some cabochons of several carats can reaching prices of €200 to €300. These are in principle cabochons from Namibia from AAA quality. These will see their in the years to come loved ones.
Petersite can be used to can also be used in the manufacture of handcrafted jewelry for €20 to €50 each or in jewelry at much higher prices up to €200 for a simple ring.
Marketing of this stone only began during the twentieth century. This stone is of interest mainly jewellers, retailers and collectors and enthusiasts of the lithotherapy. It has a high hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale. In comparison diamond has a hardness of 10 on the same scale.
The deposits
Main features deposits are therefore in China, Namibia, South Africa and China. South Africa, etc.
Les benefits of pietersite in lithotherapy
Ses psychological benefits
Pietersite is a mineral aggregates and therefore possesses virtues and powerful energies. It is a stone balance between perceived needs and aspirations.
This stone enables free yourself from trauma and injury emotional impact of contact with narcissistically perverse people or dominating.
She develops the a sense of well-being and helps you move forward life. It teaches the importance of being and not to be published.
It's a stone positive, motivating and stimulating. It keeps harmful influences, dark thoughts and anxiety. It helps improve self-confidence and self-esteem. At the same time, it releases susceptibility and inferiority complexes.
Petersite encourages imagination, creativity and critical thinking. It helps to have a dialogue with a fluid voice and harmonious. In this way, it encourages eloquence. She is also renowned for increase listening skills.
This stone enables the wearer's ability to cope with difficulties and the most complex problems. It brings strength and determination to those who wants to achieve its goals.
It helps to keep control of the situation during changes or new beginnings. It eliminates stress of the unknown, boosting confidence and combating against uncertainty and indecision.
Ses benefits in terms of physics
Pietersite is reputed to stimulate metabolism. It gives you the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle healthy. It encourages its wearer to eat and active lifestyle physical. This stone gives you the courage to hold on its objectives.
The wearing of this stone and a healthy lifestyle how the solar plexus chakra works.
Composed of eye of falcon, pietersite is recommended for the vision.
The pietersite and signs astrological
Pietersite is a mineral aggregate with numerous benefits and virtues that act on the entire of the zodiac. However, some signs have particular affinities with this stone. These signs are :
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Gémeaux the symbol of communication, of the trade and commerce. This sign represents higher education, intelligence and curiosity. Wearing pietersite reinforces his ability to communicate, to be clear and concise in his speeches. This sign is pleasant, witty and humorous. He is always surrounded by friends, because his company is sought-after. He is very curious and seeks to acquire new knowledge. But sometimes he doesn't follow through. formations. He hates routine and is always in motion. It is said to be turned into the future. He loves new technologies and scientific discoveries. In love with change, he likes to travel a lot and discover new ways of life. This sign is always happy and has a great ability adaptation. However, underneath and superficial, he hides a naturalness that is and anxieties. However, it tends to be optimistic and look on the bright side things. In love, he's charming and charming. He enjoys meeting new people and multiply his conquests. He is very afraid of commitment, as he is very attached to his freedom. With age and maturity, he will finally be able to live a real story of love;
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Virgo symbol of perfection, of analysis and organization. This sign represents method, patience and work. Wearing a pietersite allows him to combat negative emotions, such as anxiety, shyness and complexes. This sign has a logical mind, concerned with the every detail. His shy nature tends to relegated to the background. This sign is obsessed by housework and cleanliness. Often very ingenious and technical, he puts his talents in the service of others. A great demands on himself and those around him, which sign is in search of perfection. He's a hard worker who doesn't give up working long hours. He's a real workaholic. work. He's reliable and dependable. However, it suffers from a severe lack of and his modesty doesn't help. He loves to be of service and can literally devote themselves to those they love. In love, this a sign of great modesty, it has a lot of difficult to let go. His psychorigid nature doesn't help him. He doesn't give his trust. He likes the idea of being alone and if he chooses to marry, it's out of comfort not out of love;
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Sagittarius symbol of spiritual evolution, and philosophy. This sign represents religion, adventure and law. Wearing a pietersite gives him strength and determination to achieve objectives. He is jovial, independent and very optimistic. He loves long journeys and adventure. He cares deeply about his independence and freedom. Enthusiastic and often lucky, he makes the most of every moment of life. He hates routine and activities, but he sometimes finds it hard to finish. Warm and demonstrative, he can be show a great deal of enthusiasm about a project. As a rule, he shows honesty, but it can also be a source of very hypocritical, especially with its hierarchical superiors. He can even go to the point of lying in order to please. In love, he has a dual personality that can make him unstable. He is seductive, charming and sentimental. He dreams of meeting the soul sister. However, he does not hesitate to have a unbridled sexuality. He is also very afraid to lose his or her freedom. His or her partner will have to be independent, not possessive. Visit years bring him serenity and he is able to then finally start a family.
The pietersite and the chakras
Petersite helps to balance the third eye chakra. It is located between the eyes, at the root of the nose. The balanced third eye chakra provides the knowledge, intelligence. The person possesses ability to synthesize, analyze and discernment. She also has a vivid imagination. while still having the mastery and confidence wisdom. She has intuition, sees things things and others with clarity and lucidity.
The Chakra of the unbalanced, overactive third eye makes the knowledge-hungry person. It makes of excessive mysticism, rejecting the reality and lives in an irrational world. She can no longer enjoy physical pleasures. She claims to have the truth about everything and is impossible to have normal exchanges with her.
The Chakra of the unbalanced, blocked third eye, leads the person to reject all forms of spirituality. She no longer has any intuition does not wish to acquire knowledge. Visit people stay in their habits, attached to her material possessions. She cannot to deal with life's problems.
Maintenance, purification and recharging of the pietersite
Since its launch pietersite can no longer be extracted. purify, nor recharge with the help of elements of nature that surround it, such as sun, water or earth. As soon as it arrives in your home, you need to purify your pietersite and recharge it. Operations are to be carried out at the at least once a month or after a intensive use in lithotherapy.
Plunge in your stone in a glass of distilled water for 2 hours. Gently dry to remove any residue. last impurities. For even greater purification light, use sage fumigation or a Tibetan bowl. For purification very intense, bury your stone in the ground for several days.
Recharge your stone to lunar or solar rays for several hours. You can also placed in an amethyst geode or on an quartz clusters for 24 hours.
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