Lapis Hearts
$8.00
SIZE: 25mm x 25mm
Origin: Afghanistan
LAPIS
Lapis, also known as Lapis Lazuli, is a blue metamorphic rock. Unlike most stones, which are composed of a mineral with various other substances as inclusions, Lapis is actually composed of many different minerals. In addition to Lazurite, which gives Lapis its deep blue color, a Lapis specimen may contain Calcite, Pyrite, Sodalite, Hauyne, Wollastone, Afghanite, Mica, Dolomite, Diopside, and many other minerals. To qualify as Lapis, it must be composed of at least twenty five percent Lazurite. It forms near igneous intrusions where Limestone or Marble has been subjected to contact or hydrothermal metamorphosis. The leading source for Lapis is Afghanistan, but it is found in Chili, Russia, Canada, Argentina, Pakistan, and the western United States. It has been revered and used by humans throughout recorded history. It was used for beads, jewelry, and sculptures in Afghanistan as early as 7000 B.C. Lapis artifacts have been found in Neolithic architectural digs in Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan that date back to 3000 B.C. In Egypt, its use dates back to 3000 B.C. when it was used for jewelry and ground into a power used for pigment and cosmetics. Ground Lapis was called Ultramarine Blue pigment used by the greatest artist the world has known from the middle Ages through modern times. It was used by Van Gogh in The Starry Night and by Vermeer in Girl with a Pearl Earring. It is a beautiful stone that carries a strong vibration of truth, promotes self-awareness and self-expression. It reveals inner truth and enhances the inner qualities of honesty, compassion, and morality. It stimulates objectivity, clarity, and creativity. It aids in speaking one’s truth to the world and confronting life’s problems. It inspires great confidence. It has long been a symbol of royalty and honor, gods and power, and spirit and vision. It is a universal symbol for wisdom and truth. It attracts success. It enhances intellectual ability, sharpens memory, and activates the higher mind. It enhances connection to the wisdom of the spiritual realms and spirit guides. It protects against psychic attacks. It can enhance dream work and spiritual journeys. It is primarily connected to the throat chakra and secondarily to the third eye chakra.
A heart of Lapis is a wise heart. The strength of love inherent in the symbol combines with the vibration of Lapis that stimulates truth, honesty, objectivity, clarity, and creativity. This combination stimulates love in its highest form, love of the divine, and enhances the creative power of ultimate truth. It is a great combination for those who seek to ascend spiritually and those who seek to develop and convey authenticity in their artistic vision.
Price is for 1 stone. Multiple pieces are shown to demonstrate how no two are alike, differing in both size & shape.
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MEANING AND HISTORY OF THE HEART SYMBOL
The heart is the center … the center of our being, the center of whatever entity, being, or thing with which a heart is associated. It is a center that is seen as the power that directs the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body in which it is centered. It is a symbol of power that holds the key to life.
It is also a symbol of love in all its forms. It represents the essential love, compassion, joy, and warmth that color our relationships with the impactful and significant people and places around us. It symbolizes the creative spirit that animates our life force, the seat of all emotion and enthusiasm. It is seen as the place from which bravery and courageous acts arise. It is the place we turn to when we need to strengthen our will. From the feelings residing in the heart we may come to understand the interconnectedness of all things. We derive our moral compass as well as the source of our joys and sorrows. It is the core of our body and of our humanity.
In determining the meaning of the heart symbol, the heart chakra must be considered. The heart chakra is the place where the energy of love and all relationships reside. It is a center for creativity, balance, calm, serenity, compassion, and joy. It moves the energy of love through the subtle and physical bodies.
The symbol for the heart was first used in fifth or sixth century B.C. Greece to denote the heart shaped fruit of the plant silphium. The plant was used as a contraceptive. The symbol for the heart with its indented top and pointed bottom may have been used first in ancient medical texts. The great ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle discussed the human heart as an organ with three chambers and a dent in the middle in his medical treatises. The shape was used to depict the heart of Jesus Christ in medieval art work. In a 1305 painting by Giotto, a maiden who represented the allegory for charity was depicted handing a heart to Christ. Similar depictions are found in other paintings of the Renaissance era. By the fifteenth century, the heart symbol was used on playing cards. The heart shape appeared on Valentine cards beginning in the nineteenth century.
Today, the heart is the universal symbol for love of all kinds and charitable acts. It is especially popular as a symbol for romantic love.
The heart symbol carries a vibration of love in its most essential form. It brings thoughts of love to mind upon sight, giving it a special kind of energy that is both gentle and powerful.
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