Amazonite Stone Uses (Hope for Humanity)

Amazonite stone uses

Cut and polished Amazonite has a silky-like texture, and is an attractive stone.  Conquistadors prized Amazonite for adornment and it has been carved into numerous religious objects. There are many amazonite uses stone that we will discuss below.

For many centuries, Amazonite has been considered as an energy tool that brings emotional balance and healing. It is said to release inner peace, stabilize emotions and promote feelings of relaxation. Amazonite has also been used medicinally in many ways, from treating wounds to illnesses.

Amazonite general information

Amazonite name

Amazonite, is sometimes called Amazon Jade or Amazon Stone, and gets its name from the blue-green color of the mighty Amazon river that travels 4,345 miles through the tropical rain forests of South America.

Physical properties

Amazonite stone is a green variety of microcline feldspar that forms into short, prismatic, tabular crystal masses. When the stone is polished, it resembles finely-cracked marble and displays pearly effect throughout.

Amazonite is most often blue green because it contains small quantities of lead and water. This was previously believed to be copper content, but it was later discovered this wasn't true.

Registering 6+ on the Mohs Hardness scale, amazonite can fracture easily. It is usually shaped and polished for jewelry purposes.  Care should be taken when wearing or storing amazonite with other minerals.

Qualitative aspects

Amazonite, the stone of hope, can increase conviction, integrity and encourage living with integrity. It can help to remove fear of judgment or confrontation.

Amazonite is known for giving mental freedom. It helps support strong, healthy boundaries within the self and with others. It fosters self-discipline and the willingness to take on challenges.

Amazonite history and spiritual meaning

History and legend of Amazonite

Well-known in ancient Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, and Sudan, amazonite was often cut into beads and used in jewelry. Considered a powerful talisman of health and prosperity, this amulet stone and was also used as decorative material for building facades.

The Egyptians considered Amazonite to bring fertitlity and good luck. It was carved into small amulets for strengthening the reproductive capabilities of its wearer.

Numerous Amazonite artifacts were discovered in the burial tomb of King Tutankhamen including jewelry, beads, and a scarab ring set in silver. It is also thought to be one of the stones on his funerary mask.

Amazonite was used to create for the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Specifically Chapter Seven, “The Judgment of Osiris,” was carved on tablets of Amazonite.

The Assyrians associated Amazonite with the god Belus.

An engraved Amazonite stone is believed to have been used as the third stone in the breastplate of Aaron who was a Jewish High Priest.

Amazonite was also worn as jewelry in Pre-Columbian South and Central America and is said to have adorned the shields of female warrior tribe called the Amazonians. Evidence suggests they were a matriarchal society of the Bronze Age that lived around the 10th century BC. It is said thatLegend suggests that some of these warriors had a single breast removed in order to be more effective archers. They rubbed and treated wounds with polished Amazonite stones in order to avoid infection.

Amazonite is used medicinally to heal wounds and illnesses of all kinds.

Spiritual meaning of Amazonite

Amazonite is regarded as the Hope Stone. It has the strong potassium content which supports physical stamina, and the soothing coloring that resemble a spring sky inspire faith and hope.

Where is Amazonite found?

Amazonite is a green variety of microcline. It is also known as Amazon stone, and it has been used for centuries to help balance emotions. This mineral can be found in Brazil, India, Madagascar, Russia, South Africa and the U.S.A. The best specimens are known come from Colorado, Madagascar and Russia.

Amazonite healing and metaphysical properties

What does Amazonite do?

Among the recognized Amazonite healing properties are the support of harmony and balanced energy. This blue green stone has power like the immense waters of the Amazon River for which it is named.  Amazonite can help temper aggression, tame the mind, and create stillness. It is said to bring emotional balance and stability.

Amazonite Healing properties - Using Amazonite crystal for body, mind and spirit

Amazonite Uses

Wearing Amazonite

Those who wear amazonite on their person can bring its protective energy with them. Common forms of amazonite jewelry are pendants and bracelets.

Amazonite jewelry provides an easy way to incorporate amazonite crystal into daily life and receive its beneficial properties.

Another way to use amazonite stone is to carry it on your person in a pocket, purse or bag.

Amazonite at home and work

Amazonite at Home.

Amazonite stone is strongly connected to the healing properties and energy of water as well as the circle of life. Water energy acts to purify, still and move with clarity, depth  and strength.

The fluid energy potential of water brings stillness, quiet strength, and purification. It embodies fluid potential and is yielding, formless, yet powerful. The water element contains the power of regeneration and rebirth.

Keeping Amazonite crystal somewhere that it is seen and easily accessed is recommended because it’s good to cleanse it consistently and to clear any negativity. Some place amazonite crystal at a door or window to act as an energy filter for anyone/anything entering the home.

Amazonite at Work.

Water energy is associated with the North area of a home or room, which is typically seen as the career and life path area. Placing amazonite in this area can help you balance your energies and keep moving forward throughout life..

Amazonite can also protect against microwave and cell phone radiation. It is suggested to keep some near the computer and on or near cell phones and routers to act as a filter and a shield.

Amazonite beauty products

Sometimes amazonite stones are used to help reduce acne and scarring. The stones can be gently rubbed over any affected areas.

Amazonite crystal therapy

Crystal therapy is a non-invasive technique using vibrational energy to direct and transmute the energy around the body. The goal is to release unwanted thoughts and emotional patterns and amplify positive energies.

The process supports healing at all levels: body, mind and spirit. A therapist might use an amazonite wand or stones on energy centers of the body. A therapist might also place amazonite stones around the body to create a protective energy field.

Using an amazonite crystal or stone around chakras and energy centers can encourage these centers to open activating pure and natural traits.

It is believed that if by rubbing an affected area with a polished amazonite stone, it can defend against illness and reduce the severity of rashes and blisters. Amazonite stones have also been found to clear acne and relieve back pain.

A regular dose of an amazonite elixir is supposedly able to fight calcium deficiency, tooth decay, and osteoporosis. It might also be useful for fighting calcium deposits.

Amazonite crystal and relationships

Amazonite can clear blockages and help us better understand our needs and feelings so we can deal with the ebbs and flows in relationships. Amazonite can help open the heart , reveal the true person, and connect at a deeper levels.

Amazonite and meditation

Meditating with a piece of amazonite is another way to bring the stone’s healing properties into your energy field.

Meditation with this rock can be a balancing and centering experience because as it connects to the heart and throat chakras. amazonite can maintain the connection with universal love.

The following is a suggested method for meditation with this stone. Hold meditation for as long as you like:

• Find a quiet and calm place - your usual meditation spot is fine if you have one.
• Place amazonite near or around the meditation area - in the hand if you have small stones or a pendant near the heart.
• Focus the breath and attention on the energy of the stones.
• Imagine your body being fully connected with the earth.
• Attune the spirt to release any unwanted energies and sort through challenges.

Colors of Amazonite

Amazonite crystal color can range from pale green and turquoise to deep, blue-green, but it can also be lavender, or white.

Amazonite and the zodiac

Each zodiac sign is associated with numerous birthstones. Amazonite is associated with earth elements and is a gemstone for the birth signs of Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) and Pisces (Feb, 19 - March 20).

Amazonite and the chakras

Amazonite crystal is considered and water and earth element and is particularly rejuvenating to the Heart and Throat Chakras, enhancing loving communication on all levels. It balances masculine and feminine energies and numerous aspects of personality.

The feminine nature of the stone can awaken compassion for others and better perception of both sides of an issue. Amazonite crystal energy will unblock and balance the Throat Chakra.

The darker colors of Amazonite are supposed to promote truth, while lighter colors are said to bring relaxation, flexibility, and balance.

• The Heart (4th) Chakra, located at the breast plate, encompasses innate abilities of love and compassion. The heart chakra is indicated with the color green so it has a natural connection Amazonite healing properties.
• The Throat Chakra (5th) it's located in the throat area has a direct connection with the abilities to communicate verbally. A balanced and open throat chakra facilitates greater communication allowing for expression of ideas, beliefs, emotions and deeper truth. It acts like a gateway of expression for energies from the lower chakras.

How to care for for Amazonite

Cleaning Amazonite

Amazonite can be cleaned with mild soap, cool or room temperature water and a soft cloth. NOTE: Amazonite is sensitive to abrasives, acids, ammonia, heat and chemicals . Do not use steam, hot water or ultrasonic cleaners with Amazonite.

Cleansing Amazonite

Cleansing is meant to remove any negative accumulated energies inside the stone.  A few good methods for cleansing Amazonite stone are:

Sound - A favorite tool for cleansing stones and healing crystals is a crystal tuner or sound bowl. These tuning devices clear crystal energy fields with sound. A few other possibilities are shown below.

Water - An easy way to cleanse lapis crystal is to hold it under running water for about a minute or more. Amazonite is a water stone and harmonizes well with this method.

Other crystals - Leaving Amazonite in a bowl overnight along with with some hematite or selenite (link) can soak up negative and unwanted energy clearing the energy field.

There are numerous other methods to cleanse your crystals and they are covered in this article.

Programing/charging Amazonite

Holding amazonite and affirming aloud with conviction what is wished to create, it can enhance the ability to bring these hopes into being.

Amazonite Authenticity

Amazonite is an affordable stone so there is not much incentive to make a false version. The most important thing to look for is luster. Genuine amazonite will have a shiny and bright surface.

Summary

Metaphysically, amazonite is used in crystal healing and spiritual rituals. It can soothe the chakras and align the body to alternative states of being. Amazonite can stimulate both the Heart and Throat chakra, fostering loving communication both in words and actions. It balances masculine/feminine energy and also helps one see both sides of an argument.

Amazonite is a protective stone that filters and helps us focus. The crystalline structure of Amazonite gives it multi-faceted strength to act as a barrier and protector. It can be used to exclude undesirable elements from life while amplifying the positive elements.

Where to purchase Amazonite

Amazonite jewelry and stones can be purchased from online and local stores, and we encourage you to explore shops and dealers in your immediate area. Events and expos are held throughout the year can also be great places to find quality specimens.

Links to some good sources are sprinkled throughout the article, but we have listed a some solid sellers here:

Conscious Items - carries numerous stones and jewelry.  A great option for small items and crystal combination kits.

Throwin Stones has been around since 2001 and carries a large selection of stones in many forms and sizes.  If you are looking for natural crystals and stones this is an excellent resource.

Kalifano - has affordable small sets of amazonite

Amazon - offers some high quality amazonite to explore.

Beyond Amazonite

Many things that may have been ignored and taken for granted may be found to have much higher purposes and significant potential benefits in our lives. It’s quite possible that the balance and emotional healing properties of amazonite are just beginning to be understood.

Humanity is awakening to higher levels understanding and new realizations every day. The more we learn from our research into healing crystals and crystal healing energies, the more fascinated we become. It is likely that new amazonite healing properties may be discovered in the near future. Stay tuned.

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