Large Garnet in Arfvedsonite Sphere

💎One-off piece - What you see is what you'll get!

📏 Size: 103mm

🏋️‍♀️ Weight: 1933g

So much Garnet in this large sphere, weighing almost 2kg! Also has inclusions of Quartz and Hematite.

Garnet is a powerful energising and regenerative stone. It balances, strengthens and protects. Legends and folklore place Garnet among the most ancient of talismans. Not only was it prized as an ornamental jewel, but its strong curative powers and protective energies made it invaluable. It is also known for its utilisation of creative energy. It grounds spirit forces within the body and helps in the ability to work lovingly on the physical plane. Yet Garnet is a sensual stone. It represents primordial fire, the creation of the world out of chaos, purification and love. It is a stone of strong, intense feelings.

Garnet was used in the former Czechoslovakia as far back as the Bronze Age, and in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. It was used in Sumeria around 2100 B.C. and in Sweden between 1000 and 2000 B.C. It was also popular in ancient Greek and Roman civilisations. According to the Talmud, the only light on Noah's ark was provided by a large Garnet. In Europe during the Middle Ages, it was used to enhance truth, faith and constancy, and to dispel melancholy. As a Warrior's Stone, it served as a talisman in the Crusades for both the Christians and their Muslim enemies. Garnet is said to have been one of the twelve stones in the Breastplate of the High Priest, and has been used as a sacred stone by the Native American Indians, the South American Indians, the Aztecs, the African tribal elders and the Mayans. It acts with speed to expand one's awareness due to the flash of lightning contained within, and enhances one's internal fire to bring creative powers to implementation.

Arfvedsonite is often mistaken or confused with Astrophyllite, as they both have incredible inclusions of star-like sparkles (or 'fireworks'), but they are completely different minerals with different chemical makeups. Arfvedsonite is a sodium amphibole mineral and always has a blue shimmer, while Astrophyllite is a hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate and always has a copper, reddish-brown or bronze shimmer.

Arfvedsonite is known as the 'Stone of Truth'. It works with the Third Eye and Crown chakra, revealing spiritual knowledge, and helps you to experience psychic visions that may assist you to predict the future. With strong energy, it's a powerful meditation and manifestation tool, that assists with letting go of things you no longer need, whether it be physical or mental clutter. It symbolises self-awareness and purpose, and is also said to relieve nightmares.

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