Histories and legends
Opale comes from the Latin noun "opalus" or "opallios" in Greek. However, the source comes from the Sanskrit word "upala", which translates as precious stone.
Peruvian blue opal also bears the names "Andean opal" or "opal Andes". It is located in a place between the Pacific coast and the Cordillera Andes. This region, close to the Nazca is famous for its geoglyphs. Visit information, a geoglyph is a large drawing or pattern, created on the ground. In fact, geoglyph literally means "engraving or chiseling of the earth".
Peru is the only country where you can buy quality blue opal. Visit deposits are relatively few in number, which means that gives this fabulous stone the quality of a a rare and precious stone.
It is still little known to the general public because it was discovered only recently, in 1990. However, one legend remains.
In Greek mythology, it is said that the king of the gods, Zeus, is said to be behind this legend. After a fierce battle with the Titans, Zeus won the victory and shed tears of joy. The tears on contact with the soil were transformed into blue opal stone. Subsequently, the Greeks attributed powers clairvoyance and prophecy to the bearer of the stone.
In the world of opals, the blue opal is nicknamed "common opal", because it is not not iridescent, i.e. it is not doesn't seem to change color depending on the angle of or lighting. Opals can be found all over the world, from various colors. Opals are also available noble, which feature a play of extracted in Australia and Brazil, etc.
Peruvian opals display all of the shades of blue. Their colors range from azure blue, sky blue, turquoise blue to pale green. Some opals offer an intense turquoise blue which evokes the color of Paraïba tourmaline, others are so light blue that they are reminiscent of aquamarine. All shades of blue are present in Peruvian opal. It easily catches the light and reveals its incredible shades of blue.
Peruvian opal belongs to the great quartz family with a proportion of water important. It doesn't crystallize, it's a matter of hydrated silica dioxide. The origin of its color is due to micro-inclusions composed of mainly copper. So it's a rock very rich in silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Blue opal has a hardness of 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale. For comparison diamond has a hardness of 10, which is the hardest on the same scale. Opal blue can therefore be worked in jewelry. It is also widely used in lithotherapy.
The deposits
The main deposits are therefore located in the Peru.
Blue opal and its benefits in lithotherapy
Benefits for your health psychic
Blue opal is a stone that contributes to open-mindedness. It improves understanding of others. It develops feelings of compassion and empathy.
It removes unconscious obstacles due to buried beliefs and fears. It relieves psychological trauma. It releases anxiety and anguish. This incredible stone brings out the qualities unsuspected.
It's an excellent stone for letting go taken. It encourages you to live in the moment with confidence. It restores confidence and brings peace. It is perfect for people who are not aware of their potential.
Blue opal is ideal for students, because it stimulates reflection, sharpens intuition and facilitates memory. In addition, blue opal promotes quality, restorative sleep which provides great energy right from the start awakening.
It is recommended for people who tend to say out loud what everyone else is saying. the world thinks. It provides a better communication. It calms speech and message is clearer. It brings diplomacy and re-establishes trade constructive.
Blue opal eases pain associated with remorse and guilt. It encourages move forward and set goals. It frees its wearer from the chains of past.
Benefits for your health physics
The water contained in blue opal dissolves emotional blockages and re-establishes a healthy energy circulation. The wearer of this stone feels vitality and dynamism. He feels fitter and can return to work even moderate physical activity.
The wearer of the blue opal wants to live healthier. This stone promotes good how the solar plexus chakra works.
We recommend wearing blue opal during childbirth.
Blue opal and signs associated astrological
The blue opal is perfect and possesses numerous benefits for all natives of the zodiac. However, some stones have stronger affinities with certain signs astrological signs. These signs are :
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Cancer: symbol of the family, the nostalgia and imagination. This sign represents sensitivity, focus and fertility. Wearing a blue opal lightens and anxiety. A great nostalgia, he misses the days of his childhood. Very shy, he needs to be stimulated in order to open up to others. He needs to be and feel safe. He loves being with family. It has a lot of creativity and can unleash their imagination, when he feels appeased. He has a terrible fear of abandonment and does everything to make herself indispensable. He loves taking care of others and shows great generosity. This sign loves routine and isn't looking for adventure. It can be unpleasant and aggressive, but the it's a suit of armor. He sometimes hypersensitivity and has terrible difficulty manage his emotions. He does everything to avoid situations that might affect him. He does not can't stand conflict. At the same time, it can turn out to be a real workaholic. work. In love, he is romantic and sentimental. He needs a partner who protects him. He wants to start a family because adventures don't tempt him. He likes to be safe and is a great companion. loyalty. Loyal and serious, he will do anything that his relationship lasts;
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Balance: symbol of balance, harmony and justice and harmony. This sign represents peace, elegance and refinement. The harbour of a blue opal accentuates its sociability and interest in others. This sign has a natural grace and loves to evolve society. He has a gift for dancing. He hates conflict and proves to be a excellent mediator. He's a great dreamer who would like to evolve in a fairer world. This sign has a predisposition for the arts in general. He is vain and follows the fashion of very close. He loves being at the center and provoke admiration. He appreciates being surrounded. He is a kindness and shows a great deal of empathy. His company is sought-after and much appreciated. He is sociable and altruistic. Underneath his smiling exterior, he shows determination and is by no means Influential. In love, this sign believes in the great love. He is sentimental and romantic. He seeks peace and harmony. It needs to be loved and admired. He does everything to and even aims for perfection. He builds his relationship and does everything to keep it;
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Verseau: symbol of the future, of science and new technologies. This sign represents friendship, freedom and utopia. The port of a blue opal gives him self-confidence and strengthens his self-confidence. He has a vision of very idealistic life and can be anarchic. Indeed, he dreams of a world where differences are accepted. He still wants to reform the world. He has excellent intuition and his sense of smell is unerring ever. He needs to be free, if someone tries to hold him back, he'll do it escape. It's very original, even eccentrically dressed. He lives in his thoughts and he's hard to pin down. Very future-oriented, he loves to discover new new technologies. Be careful, because humanist, he shows intolerance and authoritarianism. He is very proud. He always needs to make himself useful and realize several projects. In love, he's wary of overly passionate relationships. He prefers to live a story of friendship and love rather than too hectic a relationship. He chooses autonomous partners emotionally. He does not support the idea of marriage and will prefer pacs.
The blue opal and the chakras
Blue opal helps balance the chakra of the throat. It is located on the seventh cervical vertebra. Its symbol is a blue lotus with 24 petals. Balanced throat chakra, allows communication via the creativity. The person has a voice harmonious, the words are right and the message is clear. She listens to others with her heart and a lot of sincerity. The person is sincere, confident and strong.
An unbalanced throat chakra, too much open, creates a serious lack of self-confidence self. The person doubts a lot. They hide his weaknesses with aggression, thinking that the look strong. She speaks a lot and is very ironic. It's a manipulative and mean. She is unable to listen to others and persuaded to be right all the time.
A throat chakra, unbalanced, causes speech to be repressed. The no longer able to express themselves, because the is too afraid of the judgment of others. His word becomes crude and its message incoherent. She stammers and is inaudible. The person suffers from shyness and is very nervous.
L'interview, opal purification and recharging blue
As soon as it arrives at your home, it is it's essential to purify and recharge your opal blue. Since its extraction, this stone has been in contact with all kinds influences. It may even have lost its effectiveness. The operations The following are also to be carried out during maintenance at least once a month.
Plunge your blue opal into a glass of water spring. Place this glass in the center of a plate filled with sea salt for 3 hours. Throw the salt out of your house. Dry the blue opal gently with a cloth soft. You can also purify it with fumigation with white sage or in a bowl Tibetan.
Drop your blue opal in the rays of the moon, choose a full moon day. Or put your stone in an amethyst geode or on an a quartz cluster for 24 hours.
It is imperative that your blue opal is not not to be exposed to excessive heat, which could lead to tarnishing or stone cracking. You can also wrap a cotton pad soaked in water around your stone and protect it from heat.
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