SUGILITE

COLOR: Purple, violet-pink

APPEARANCE: Opaque, lightly banded or, rarely, translucent, all sizes, often tumbled

RARITY: Available from specialist stores

SOURCE: Japan, South Africa

ATTRIBUTES: Sugilite is one of the major "love stones," bringing the purple ray energy to earth. It represents spiritual love, and wisdom and opens all the chakras to the flow of that love, bringing them into alignment. Sugilite inspires spiritual awareness and promotes channeling ability.

Sugilite teaches you how to live from your truth and reminds the soul of its reasons for incarnation. It accompanies moving into past lives or the between lives state to retrieve the cause of dis-ease. This stone finds answers to all the great questions of life such as "Why am I here?", "Where did I come from?", "Who am I?", and "What else do I need to understand?" It is a useful accompaniment to spiritual quests of all kinds. This loving stone protects the soul from shocks, trauma and disappointments and relieves spiritual tension. It helps sensitive people and light workers to adapt to the earth vibration without becoming mired or despondent. Sugilite can help to bring light and love into the darkest situations.

Aiding forgiveness and eliminating hostility, Sugilite is a useful stone for work with groups as it resolves group difficulties and encourages loving communication.

Psychologically, Suglite is beneficial for misfits of any kind, people who do not feel the earth is their home, and those who suffer from paranoia and schizophrenia. It is excellent for autism, helping to ground the soul more into the present reality, and overcomes learning difficulties. Sugilite promotes understanding of the effect of the mind on the body and its place in dis-ease. Emotionally, Sugilite imparts the ability to face up to unpleasant matters. It alleviates sorrow, grief, and fear, and promotes self-forgiveness.

Mentally, Sugilite encourages positive thoughts and reorganizes brain patterns that underlie learning difficulties such as dyslexia. It supports the overcoming of conflict without compromise.

Physically, Sugilite benefits cancer sufferers, as it gently releases emotional turmoil and can alleviate despair. It draws off negative energy and lends loving support, channeling healing energy into body, mind, and spirit.

HEALING: An exceptionally good pain reliever, the manganese is Sugilite clears headaches and discomfort at all levels. It treats epilepsy and motor disturbances and brings the nerves and brain into alignment. Light-colored Sugilite purifies lymph and blood.

POSITION: As appropriate, especially over the heart and lymph glands. Hold to the forehead for headaches. Place on third eye to alleviate despair.

From: The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall
Walking Stick Press

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