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Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli (sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a semi-precious stone prized since antiquity for its intense shades of blue with some being speckled with white calcite and some with yellow pyrite.

It is he source of the pigment ultramarine and was used for oil paints until recent times and also was used as eye shadow by the ancient Egyptians,

Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan for 6,500 years, and trade in the stone is ancient enough for lapis jewelry to have been found at Predynastic Egyptian sites.



 



 

It is very calming and helps the nervous system, enhancing speech and hearing and easing shyness. It assists spiritual growth and increases psychic ability by strengthening the connection between the physical and celestial planes.

It opens the Third eye Chakra for intuition, self expression and dream insight.
It brings out the positive qualities of Sagittarius and Capricorn
 
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