Lapis Lazuli

Wisdom, Intellect, Friendship

Lapis Lazuli is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense colour. There are also gold flecks on the surface that add to its charm, making it look very powerful and mysterious.

Lapis is the Latin word for "stone", and lazuli is the genitive form of the Medieval Latin lazulum, which is taken from the Arabic لاجورد lājaward, itself from the Persian لاجورد lājevard, which is the name of the stone in Persian and also of a place where Lapis Lazuli mined.

Lapis Lazulum was mined in the Afganistan and was highly valued by the Indus Valley Civilisation (3300-1900 BC). It was used in the funeral mask of Tutankhamun. At the end of Middle Ages, Lapis Lazuli began to be exported to Europe, where it was ground into powder and made into ultramarine, the finest and most expensive of all blue pigments.

Today major source of Lapis Lazuli is mined from Afganistan, from west of Lake Baikal in Russia and the Andes mountains in Chile. Smaller quantities are mined in Mongolia, Italy, USA and Canada.

It is said that Lapis Lazuli imparts ancient knowledge and wisdom. It is one of the most powerful stones and should be used with love in the hearth, comprehension in mind and wisdom in the soul.

Lapis Lazuli is a good protection stone because of all the protective energies that it holds. This stone promotes critical thinking, so it's perfect for people with creative or another professions which need critical thinking. Lapis Lazuli very handy tool that will help in intellectual analysis, problem-solving and generating new ideas.

Lapis is an excellent stone for executives, journalists, and psychologists, stimulating wisdom and good judgment in the practical world. It aids intellectual analysis in archaeologists and historians, problem-solving for lawyers, and creates new ideas for inventors and writers.

Lapis Lazuli will help you to look at different situations clearly and objectively, will enhance your intellectual abilities, sharpen your memory.

Lapis Lazuli will give you the strength of mind to rise to the challenge of work, career and life in general.

When it comes to relationships and love, Lapis Lazuli is basically a woman’s best friend. It brings energies of love, wisdom, and emotional healing to the person who wears it or keeps it close to their bodies.

Lapis Lazuli cleans and strengthens the mind, body and soul, clears understanding and intuition, encourages integrity in relationships.

This stone helps one to clearly see another person for who they really are, gives the power of friendship and will help to make decisions.

When it comes to healing, Lapis Lazuli is particularly helpful when it comes to ailments, such as headaches, body pains, vertigo and PMS. It can bring immediate pain relief just by wearing it on your body.