MAGNESITE

Color: White, gray, brown, yellow
Appearance: Size and form varies widely, may be "brain-like," chalky and marbled, or crystalline.
RARITY: Readily available, crystalline is rare
SOURCE: Brazil, United States

ATTRIBUTES: Magnesite brings deep peace to meditation and relaxation. Placed on the third eye, this stone enhances visualization and imagery. It opens the heart chakra and stimulates heart-felt love, including love for the self. Which is necessary before you can embrace love form other people.

Magnesite can be very helpful in the practice of unconditional love in situations where relationships with other people are difficult because of their behavior or addictions. It helps you to feel centered, standing by placidly and allowing the other person to be totally who they are without requiring them to change or being affected yourself in any way by their difficulties.

Psychologically, Magnesite brings to the surface all forms of deceit. It helps to recognize unconscious thoughts and feelings and to explore the reason for these, taking you back into the past if necessary. It induces a positive attitude to life. Magnesite helps egotistical people to take a back seat and teaches how to listen attentively to others.

The brain-like form of Magnesite has a powerful effect on the mind, bringing the hemispheres into harmony and stimulating ideas and their application.

Magnesite brings a calming effect to the emotions, promoting tolerance for emotional stress. It supports people who are nervous and fearful and helps them irritability and intolerance.

HEALING: Magnesite contains a high level of magnesium and aids in its absorption in the body. It detoxifies and neutralizes body odor, acts as an antispasmodic and muscle relaxant, and treats menstrual, stomach, intestinal, and vascular cramps and the pain from gallbladder and kidney stones. Magnesite treats bone and teeth disorders, and prevents epilepsy. It relieves headaches, especially migraines, and slows blood clotting. Magnesite speeds up fat metabolism and disperses cholesterol, preventing arteriosclerosis and angina. It is a useful preventative for heart disease. It balances body temperature, lessening fever and chills.

POSITION: Place as appropriate in contact with the skin. Can be used as a gem essence for internal or external application.

From: The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall
Walking Stick Press

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