Wednesday, October 23, 2019

LABRADORITE: Gemstone of the Month


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.”