Crystal Grimoire
Lapis Lazuli
Chakras: Throat, Third Eye
Zodiac: Sagittarius, Libra, Capricorn
Planets: Jupiter
Elements: Water
Summary
Lapis Lazuli is associated with the Throat and Third Eye Chakras and is known as a powerful protector from psychic attacks. It strengthens psychic abilities, assists with clear and compassionate communication, provides dream insights, and acts as an astral realm guide.
Keywords
Often associated with: psychic protection, psychic abilities, communication, dream insights, astral realm guide, gentle support
Spiritual meaning
In crystal tradition: Powerful protector from psychic attacks; acts as an astral realm guide.
Emotional meaning
Often associated with: Assists with clear, compassionate communication and encourages responding rather than reacting.
History and lore
In history and lore: In ancient Egypt, a medical papyrus of about the fifteenth century B.C. directed that beads of lapis lazuli, malachite and probably red jasper be strung on a cord and hung around a sick child's neck while a charm was recited. Kunz also records an old belief that lapis lazuli, 'a blue stone with little golden spots,' was a cure for melancholy and for a recurring fever. The Sumerians, as the Egyptologist Budge reported, believed that the wearer of a lapis lazuli amulet carried with him the veritable presence of a god.
About the sources
- George Frederick Kunz (1856 to 1932), Tiffany & Co.'s chief gemologist and author of The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) and The Magic of Jewels and Charms (1915).
- E. A. Wallis Budge, Egyptologist, sometime Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum, author of Amulets and Superstitions (Oxford University Press, 1930), which covers Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Hebrew, Islamic and Christian amulets.