As the weather increasingly gets colder
and winter approaches, labradorite can be a great ally and spiritual
medicine. A stone of inner reflection, magic and intuition,
labradorite can help you use these darker days for deep internal work
that can help you feel more whole and light. Utilizing the medicine
of winter, for the inner reflection that it creates, one can emerge
into the spring with greater appreciation and awareness. The more
winter is utilized, the greater the gifts. The stone can look like
the wings of a stunning, iridescent butterfly wing. The butterfly is
a symbol of transformation, and this goes right along with the
stone's properties.
A legend of the Inuit people is that
the frozen fire of the Northern lights fell and got trapped in the
stones. An Inuit warrior tried to free some of the light trapped in
the stones with his spear, but could not get all of it to release, so
some of it remained, creating the iridescent beauty that is the stone
called labradorite. According to the legend, this explains why much
of it comes from the coast of Labrador (part of a Canadian province
that experiences the Northern Lights). The stone does indeed capture
some of the beauty of the Northern Lights.
To quote Robert Simmons from the Book
of Stones:
“It is an inter-dimensional stone,
emanating an energy which helps one to consciously pierce the veil
between our waking world and the many domains and planes of inner
awareness. It is a gemstone of adventure, for it offers one the
chance to embark upon a multitude of voyages of self-discovery. It
is said that a tyrant wants power over others and a true magician
desires power only over himself or herself. In wearing or working
with labradorite, one disconnects from any tendencies to control
others, while one bonds deeply with the knowledge that self-mastery
is the path of true fulfillment.”
He mentions later that the stone can
“center one in constant awareness of the multiple layers of
reality.”
Naisha Ahsian comments that the stone
can “help one consciously move between the worlds.”
