Each nation can have one and the same stone with a completely different name, but at the same time, strangely enough, its properties always converge, and the methods of application as well. Iolite is a stone with many names. In one place it is listed as a lynx sapphire, in another - blue jade, in the third - cordierite, in the fourth - water sapphire, but at the same time it remains a beautiful semiprecious mineral that has absorbed all shades of blue and purple.
Legends of Iolite
As mentioned in ancient Scandinavian sagas, the Vikings never went sailing without taking an iolite with them. The stone was not their talisman for good luck, but served as a navigation device to help determine where the sun is in cloudy weather.
This is due to the property of the mineral to change its color when light hits it, so the ancient sailors looked through the stone in search of the sun, and since the Vikings were considered the most unsurpassed conquerors of the seas, such sagas can be trusted.
Although this mineral has been known for a long time, it was not very popular in jewelry, but people appreciated it for the properties that it possessed.
Shades of iolite
Sorry, but sapphires have always enjoyed the favor of kings and noble persons for its beautiful color. Iolite, a stone whose properties are similar in texture to jade and sapphire in color, has long been considered an imitation of either one or the other.
Mostly stones are found in dark purple or blue, although there are varieties of it in blue and light blue shades. Interestingly, if you look at iolite from a different angle, the stone each time changes its main tone to its many ebbs.
To reveal the mineral and show its originality and beauty, jewelers began to cut it in a special way - its platform is set at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the edges of the prism. This required great skill, since any inaccuracy immediately deprived him of attractiveness.
Transparent iolite (stone) was subjected to the same treatment as sapphires and diamonds.
Deposit of stone and its application
Cordierite has been mined for a very long time in India, Burma, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and England. There are small deposits in the USA, Russia and Canada. Apparently, he came to the ancient Vikings from the country of Albion, but not in all states he received recognition, although the magical properties of the iolite were known by druids, shamans and sorcerers. They wore it to discover their hidden abilities and enhance the power of clairvoyance.
At the time of geographical discoveries, even before Columbus, Leif Ericsson - a navigator from Scandinavia - inserted an iolite into the navigation device when crossing the Atlantic. The stone, as it were, “feels” the sun and begins to glow in the part that is directed towards it.
Not one of these minerals has a “blood trail”, as was typical for sapphires, but iolite (stone) brought many benefits to people and help. He continues to influence a person today.
The healing properties of iolite
During the extraction of this mineral, the list of diseases that it has positively affected has been increasing with every century. Here is an incomplete list of what iolite (stone) properties have:
- removes alcohol addiction, cleanses the blood and liver;
- treats nervous disorders of any complexity and some mental illnesses;
- relieves swelling in the limbs and relieves the condition with paralysis;
- it has long been used for malaria, infectious diseases and fever;
- useful for severe sleep disturbances and nightmares (just hold the stone in your right hand, and then just relax for a while, look at it, and soon there will be a natural dream without dreams);
- iolite helps well with migraines, improves brain function and memory, relieves eye fatigue;
- with obesity, it normalizes metabolic processes in the body;
- improves the condition of nails and hair.
Lithotherapists working with unbalanced patients recommend that they contemplate the stone for a while, turning it with various faces to the light. It calms the nervous system, harmonizes the internal state.
In general, this is one of those minerals that can be worn without removing. It is a long contact with a stone (for example, a ring with an iolite on a finger or a pendant on the neck) that gives a lasting healing effect.
Magical properties
Among the most significant magical properties of this mineral are the following:
- activation of creative abilities;
- control of emotions in critical and difficult psychological situations;
- exemption from fears and clarity of mind when setting goals;
- harmonization of family relationships;
- concentration of attention;
- Helps people control their finances;
- conducts spiritual cleansing;
- develops extrasensory abilities in a person , if they are hidden in him;
- reveals internal talents and reserve forces;
- “Pushes” its owner to self-improvement and self-knowledge.
This stone enhances its properties if it is inserted into a silver frame. In ancient times, water was purified in this way - they threw a stone in silver into a vessel, it cleaned it, and the metal was disinfected. The next morning she could drink and wash her.
A centuries-old study has determined to whom the iolite is suitable, and on whom it simply will not produce the proper impact.
Iolite and the zodiac signs
As astrologers found out, it is Jupiter who controls the iolite. As a talisman, it is suitable for everyone, regardless of the zodiac sign, but it especially helps creative people, couples, people with a subtle mental psyche, who are sensitive to the aggressiveness of the world. Constant wearing will bring them the sense of security and peace that they most need.
The best compatibility of this mineral with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Also, Taurus and Leo will feel its positive energy, and for other signs it is neutral.
People working with the chakras are well aware that it has a positive effect on the parietal, throat and interbrow chakras.
In jewelry, iolite is most often used in the manufacture of silver rings and rings, especially translucent stones. Purple and blue minerals are used as imitations of sapphires, only at an affordable price. Less often, they make small talismans and figures.