Blue Opal

☯︎ Chakra(s): Throat, Third Eye

☆ Zodiac: Cancer, Taurus

𖦹 Elements: Water, Air

Qualities

Opal carries a sweet, gentle, yet powerful energy that opens our consciousness to the precious nature of life itself. It has been associated with the lower chakra experience of love, passion, and desire, but Opal also brings awakening to higher vibrations of love, unconditional. It elevates our sense of worth, deepens and expands perception and intuition, inspires loyalty in our personal relationships and awakens psychic, spiritual, and mystical qualities within us.

Opal assists us to return to innocence and purity. It inspires hope and teaches us that what we put out in terms of thoughts and actions, is returned to us, amplified. It strengthens our connection to the Angelic Realm and higher dimensions of Light. Opal brings healing, cleansing, and balancing to chakras, releases stress, is emotionally healing and nourishing, and instills a sense of inner quiet and calm. It helps us to tap into our creative expression and shows us how to live, express, and create from our honest and authentic self.

Blue Opal, also known as Peruvian or Andean Opal, is a stone of higher truths that deepens spiritual connection and understanding, and encourages surrender to Divine Will. It fosters clear, honest, and sincere communication, and helps us to find the courage and confidence to always speak our truth. Blue Opal brings calm and stability to our experience, attracts love in its many forms, and brings joy back into our lives.

Healing Properties

In healing, Blue Opal is believed to ease issues associated with the brain, throat, and lungs, and to ease insomnia and fatigue.

Varieties

There are many types and colors of opal, ranging from what is categorized as 'common' opal, to what is considered 'precious' opal. although the name Opal carries the meaning of "precious stone," Precious Opal has an iridescent quality and is generally used in the making of jewelry.