Black Tourmaline Heart

Black Tourmaline Heart

Black Tourmaline Heart

Approximately 2 inches across.

Force Fields Up!

Affirmation: I am safe and sound. I am out of harm’s way. All is well. I surround myself with trustworthy people. I am blessed. I am always Divinely protected. I am enveloped in a sphere of goodness and well-being.

Color: black

Chakra(s): root

About the stone: Black tourmaline (schorl) is an iron rich aluminum borosilicate often containing other impurities. Tourmaline crystallizes in the trigonal system and the crystals are typically long with vertical striations and triangular when viewed at length. Shorter, more tabular crystals may also occur. Tourmaline exhibits piezoelectricity, an electric charge that becomes evident when the crystal is rubbed along its vertical access.

Astrological sign(s): Scorpio

Planet(s): Pluto

Number(s): 11

Element(s): water

Mohs scale: 7–7.5

Spiritual uses: Black tourmaline grounds your spiritual practice into your everyday life. With this stone in hand, delve into the deeper aspects of your consciousness to uncover past lives. This stone also deflects negative energy. Keep it close by for protection while doing readings or any type of spiritual healing. This stone provides the ever-important mindfulness, awareness, and peripheral vision in spiritual practice.

Mental uses: Black tourmaline is helpful when you are feeling scattered and constantly being pulled off center. Use it to help you remain focused on the task at hand. Let it clear away repetitive, outdated thoughts so that you can continue to achieve your goals and aspirations. This stone helps shield you from the effects of jealousy, yours and others. It also facilitates order in the face of general chaos.

Emotional uses: Black tourmaline helps to draw out dark negative emotions holding you back from living a happy life. This stone is useful when you find yourself reacting uncontrollably. This stone helps you uncover the deeper hidden reason for negative actions or reactions toward others. With this stone in hand, find the source of the emotional problem so that you can heal the drama and the trauma.

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

 

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