Raw Sapphire

New in at La Luna are these Blue Sapphire crystals!
 
Key words: Creativity, centering, intuition, independence, knowledge, meditation, self appreciation, spiritual development
Chakras: Throat (Blue)
Element: water
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius, libra, virgo
 
Sapphire Crystal Healing Properties:
Known as the "wisdom stone", each colour of Sapphire brings its own particular wisdom. These crystals can help to releases mental tension, depression, unwanted thoughts and spiritual confusion, restoring the balance within the body, aligning the physical, mental and spiritual planes, which in turn will help to bring serenity and peace of mind. Known to help stimulate concentration as well as helping to bring in energies of lightness, and joy. Sapphire is also known as a "stone of prosperity", attracting gifts of all kinds, fulfilling dreams and desires.
The Blue variety of Sapphire is traditionally associated with purity and love. It assists you to stay on the spiritual path, releasing blockages and providing strength. Blue Sapphire facilitates self-expression, assisting in communication and expressing your truth and beliefs. It opens and heals the thyroid and the throat chakra and has a calming and balancing effect on the nervous system.
 
Sapphire History and Uses:
Sapphire was used by the Etruscans over 2,500 years ago and was also prized in ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. Revered as a stone of royalty, sapphire was believed to keep kings safe from harm or envy. It was also purported to protect you from dishonesty, fraud, terror, poverty, and even stupidity and ill temper. The three crossed lines in a Star Sapphire have been said to represent hope, faith and destiny, and in German lore it was considered a stone of victory.
Although all corundums share some energies in common, the various colours of Sapphire have individual vibrational signatures and different spiritual properties. 
 
Sapphire Geological Description:
Sapphire is a variety of corundum, an aluminium oxide. It forms in prismatic, bi-pyramidal, rhombohedral or tabular crystals, and it can also occur in granular or massive habits. It is found in metamorphic and igneous rocks, as well as alluvial deposits.
Sapphires have been discovered in India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Madagascar, Tanzania, Pakistan, Afghanistan and East Africa.
Today, the world’s most abundant source of sapphire is in Australia.