Andean Blue Opal

Andean Blue Opal

Andean Blue Opal:

• Diffraction
• Greeks believed the opal had the power of giving foresight and the light of prophecy to the owners
• Assists in gaining the perspective to make the shift from distraction to action
• Protects from absorbing other people’s energy

Affirmation: I am incredibly intuitive. I have the gift of insight. I accumulate information the way a sponge absorbs and holds water. I am receptive. I nourish myself through a close connection with pools and baths. I drink plenty of fresh water throughout the day.

Color: opalescent white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black

Chakra(s): all apply

About the stone: Opal is a variety of quartz known as hydrated silicon dioxide. The material contains water and does not crystallize like other members of the quartz family. Opal comes in many colors with or without the play of color. This phenomenon is caused by spheres of varying size and the formation of opal is the solidification of a silica gel that generally is found in seams or veins.  More rarely it is found in massive form exhibiting botryoidal growth or in stalagmitic form as well as a replacement pseudomorph in fossils.

Astrological sign(s): Pisces, Libra

Planet(s): Saturn, Ceres, Neptune, Venus

Number(s): 8

Element(s): water

Mohs scale: 5.5–6

Spiritual uses: The watery vibration of opal makes this stone a perfect tool for connecting with the devic forces of water, including all the devas of the undine family such as mermaids, mermen, and water sprites.

Excerpted from The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals, and Stones (Llewellyn. 2013) by Margaret Ann Lembo