LAVASTONE CRYSTAL

What is Lavastone Crystal?

Lava Stone also known as Basalt is an igneous volcanic rock. Lava rock is what's left behind after a volcanic eruption. As molten lava flows from the depths of a volcano over the earth's surface, it immediately begins to cool, shifting from a liquid to a solid. the solid rock left behind is very porous because it is formed from the fiery, bubbling, swirling, moving streams of the lava flow.

Grounding Stone

Lava Stone is a grounding stone that strengthens one's connection to Mother Earth. It gives us strength and courage, allowing us stability through times of change. Apart from grounding us and fortifying our connection with the earth, lava stone helps us heal. ". A calming stone, it is useful in dissipating anger.

Emotional Healing Properties

Lava stones are wonderful for calming the emotions. Because the stones come from raw energy, they're considered to represent rebirth and shedding unneeded layers of emotional attachment. Many users of lava stone believe it grounds and stabilizes the root chakra because of the stone’s strong connection with the earth. When the root chakra is stabilized, the body and mind will feel positive, safe and anchored to the earth.

It is associated with all the planets with fire being its element.

It is thought to burn away remnants of the past that may be holding you back, and facilitate new beginnings and starting over. It is a good stone when you are in a social setting because it helps you to be mindful of your words.

Physical Healing Properties

Lavastone releases the power to foster speedy recovery. People who use this for their health have recorded excellent testimonials and results. To prevent and avoid sickness from plaguing you, keep this stone around your home. It protects you from sickness. Beyond the protection from sickness, you will remain conscious about your health just by keeping lava stones around you consistently.

When you rub the lava stone on your chest in the morning, it rids you of depressing thoughts.

Lava stones enhance your beauty, they change how people comment about you and this also boosts your esteem.

Using Lavastone

Lava stone is a porous material that can absorb essential oils. This makes lava beads ideal for diffusing your favourite oils throughout the day. Adding 1-2 drops of oil to each bead to use lava beads make it best for aromatherapy.

Lava rocks can also be used as chakra bracelets. Wearing a chakra bracelet can help to balance the seven chakras, or energy centres, in the body.

Worth of Crystal

Raw lava stones, are generally not that expensive for smaller decorative pieces. Prices increase for larger pieces. 

History

Lava Stone is a stone of primal fire, and is very grounding. It boosts energy and helps keep you in the flow.

As the oldest stone in the world, lava has been used in jewellery by many cultures. The Victorian era saw an upsurge in lava jewellery production when cameos were at the height of popularity. Cameos were carved on pieces of lava from Mt. Vesuvius.

Lava jewellery is still popular in Italian souvenir shops and is often mixed with red coral. Jewellery-makers in Hawaii, New Zealand, Iceland, South and North America, and many more places make jewellery from volcanic rocks.