Sugilite:

The colors range from Lilac to Plum (including shades of Magenta, Purple, and Red Violet).  Sugilite is a somewhat obscure mineral named for the Japanese geologist who discovered the first specimens in 1944, Ken-ichi Sugi.  It is becoming very popular in the jewelry trade.  It does not form well-shaped crystals but is usually massive.  This is ok, as it is used mostly for ornamental and semiprecious stone purposes.  It has a very distinctive opaque purple color when found in its most desirable color shades.  The polished stones are mostly opaque with an almost waxy luster and a deep reddish purple color.  It has been described as a purple turquoise although there is no relation between the two minerals.  It’s jewelry uses are becoming widespread and sugilite is being used in jewelry styles with turquoise, malachite and coral.

Sugilite is a harder stone and ranges from 6.0-7.5 on the Moh’s scale.

• Zodiac birthstone for Virgo

Myths and Therapeutic Properties:

Sugilite is today's "love stone", representing spiritual love.  It opens the chakras and brings them into alignment with the flow of love.  Sugilite enhances the development of spiritual awareness, promotes channeling ability and teaches to live from our truth and to believe in our sixth sense, or intuition. It encourages positive thoughts, alleviating sorrow, grief and fear.  It is a popularly held belief by Metaphysicians that sugilite has just been recently discovered to help us into the ‘New Age.’  Sugilite can help to clear the mind, making the way open for the rising of consciousness.  It is also beneficial in opening and centering of the heart charkas.  These two inevitable enhancements are not mutually exclusive but are in fact the essence of the next evolutionary step for humankind.

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