🤍Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli

Chakras - Throat Chakra,
Third Eye Chakra
Birthstone - September
Zodiac - Taurus, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius
Element - Water

Properties

Since the earliest of times, lapis lazuli has been associated with strength and courage, royalty and wisdom, intellect and truth.

A stone of protection that may be worn to guard against psychic attacks, Lapis Lazuli quickly releases stress, bringing deep peace.  It brings harmony and deep inner self-knowledge.  Encourages self-awareness, allows self-expression and reveals inner truth, providing qualities of honesty, compassion and morality to the personality.  Stimulates objectivity, clarity and encourages creativity.  Lapis Lazuli assists to confront and speak one’s truth and inspires confidence.  It bonds relationships, aiding in expression of feelings and emotions.

History

Lapis artifacts were found from 700bc
It’s said that alexander the great introduced it to Europe
Cleopatra is said to have ground it up to make her famous blue eye shadow
Lapis appears on Tutankhamun's sarcophagus 
Scholars believe that references in the Old Testament to "sapphire" actually indicate lapis lazuli,
In the middle ages, painters ground up lapis lazuli to make ultramarine paint--the blue used to paint the robes of Mary in churches including the Sistine Chapel.
Meanwhile, in South America, pre-Columbian  were carving, trading and warring over lapis lazuli 
The Sumerians believed that the spirit of their gods lived within the stone, 
The ancient Egyptians saw it as a symbol of the night sky.