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Fluorite
Gets its name from the element Fluorine, which is it mined for and/or "Fluorescence" as this mineral commonly, fluoresces blue under ultraviolet light. Fluorite is a soft, translucent to transparent mineral. While it comes in many colors, it is most commonly purple. Highly prized is the pink variety. It may be beautifully banded in white, green and purple. Sometimes known as "Fluorspar."
- The element of air predominates. Use to increase mental agility when analyzing important information. Emphasizes the concerns of ancestral connections, the immediate home and family, and inter-connectedness with Earth. Conducts energy from the upper world of spirit to the lower world of soul.
- Fluorite promotes spiritual and psychic wholeness and development, truth, protection, and brings peace. Protects psychically and in the physical realm. Helps one meditate and learn to go past the "chatter" that our minds tend to generate when first learning to meditate. Helps get rid of mental blocks and similar mental issues. Physically helps general health throughout the body's main skeletal and muscular systems. All colors are also good for auric cleansing. Mixed colors bring enhanced protection in the areas enhanced by all combined types. Clear fluorite guards against psychic attack and strengthens consciousness. Blue fluorite has the quality of protecting the emotions and restoring emotional balance. Purple fluorite strengthens mystical insight, psychic awareness, and can open the third eye. Green fluorite is an excellent all purpose healing stone that promotes healing on all levels. Violet crystals promote mental expansion. Pink and rose stones are revitalizing. Brown or black aid concentration. Colorless crystals provide protective shield of influence throughout the auric and physical bodies.
- Order from chaos; objective, detached reasoning; discernment & aptitude; concentration; see reality and truth behind illusion;
Mystical Properties:
- Because of its softness, it was often carved into beautiful figures or vases. The ancient Romans, who admired purple, carved vases from fluorite and considered them valuable treasures.
- Since fluorite cleaves when struck, forming distinct four-sided pyramids, it has long been associated with psychism. It is most commonly associated with "psychic protection" (probably from it's pyramid-like cleavage planes) and fostering the intellect. Fluorite is said to give the spirit safe journey on astral projections and forays into the spirit world.
- "Rainbow" Fluorite, a multi-colored banded variety, with natural pyrite edges is sometimes called the "Philosopher's Stone" and many special powers are attributed to it--such as "shape-shifting", changing base metals into gold, and increased telepathic abilities.
- The rare Blue Fluorite is said to calm emotions, while the Purple variety aids in "visions". Yellow Fluorite is especially used for intelligence while White or Clear Fluorite is said to help to cleanse the spirit.
- Natural Healers associate Fluorite with concentration as it is supposed to bring balance to mental-emotional energies and reduce "chaos" and misguided energies.
- Fluorite is the State Mineral of Illinois.
Healing Properties: Fluorite is used to "purify" and "detoxify" both the spirit and places. It is often recommended placed around computers and the workplace to reduce stress and relieve "negative" forces.
Scientific Properties: Composed of Calcium Fluoride. The perfect octahedral cleavage and hardness are good identifiers of this mineral. It frequently fluoresces under UV light. Fluorite is mined for "fluorine" used in creating coolants , hydrofluoric acid, and in the making of steel and aluminum. Fluorite is a common mineral in the Illinois-Missouri-Kentucky "Tri-State" mining area. 4 on the Moh's Hardness Scale.
Owner Warning! Fluorite is rather soft and cleaves easily. Care should be used when wearing Fluorite jewelry as it is not durable enough for every day wear.
Associated essential oils of: Lavender & Neroli
Blends of:
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Fluorite can be used to bring order to chaos and allows one to see both reality and truth behind illusion. Fluorite promotes self-confidence, free spirit, creativity; inventive, aura cleansing, and opens the subconscious.
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