Gemstones & Healing: Fluorite
CATALOGING THE GEMS
I evaluate a gemstone in a number of ways. First, it falls into one of these categories: Heart Stone, Grounding Stone, Guard Dog Stone, High Energy Stone, Trauma Stone, Mental Stone, Stress Tone, Luck Stone, Psychic Stone, Money Stone, Arthritis Stone and Master Healer Stone. I created this system over the years because each stone has unique skills. Some, like the Master Stones, are diverse, multi-skilled and affect more than one chakra in our aura. With this blog, we’re going to look at a “Genius” stone, Fluorite. It is also a “Study” stone and a “Creativity” stone and a Psychic’s stone. As you can see, Fluorite has many skills and attributes.
GENIUS STONE
There is a select group of gemstones that deal with either the lower mental field or the higher mental field of our aura. The lower mental field is the color yellow and is connected to our left hemisphere of our brain. This side connects us to this every day third dimensional reality. It is the grocery list, the appointments, the tests and memorization, organizing, being able to file, to keep things in order, the knowing of where to go on a map and reading a compass, etc.. It is our mundane mind. The higher mental field is connected to our right hemisphere of our brain and is where our intuition, our creativity, our connection with the cosmos and the web of life (seen and unseen) is at. There are gemstones that resonate and trigger one hemisphere or the other. A Genius Stone works with either/or hemisphere. A very select few are ‘whole-brained,’ and are able to tap deeply into a person’s unique skill set. A genius is someone who knows a lot about a narrow area of information. Genius is limited. But genius has depth of knowledge. In this blog, we’re going to look at Fluorite, a right hemisphere, higher mental field gemstone and understand its function in our lives.
PSYCHIC’S STONE
A Psychic Stone is one that helps you to tune in and listen to your intuition or hunches. In some cases, it can make a person clairvoyant, but the other indicators have to be there first. This is a stone that helps people who are usually not listening to their own inner ‘voice,’ get in touch with it via the stone’s help and support. It is also good to wear it while meditating, because it will deepen it. Fluorite works with the Brow Chakra, the seat of our “second sight.” Some who work with Fluorite are able to see auras in a very short amount of time.
ARTHRITIS STONES
There are certain types of gemstones found in and around copper deposits. Turquoise, Malachite, Chrysocolla, Azurite, Fluorite, Chrysoprase are the usual ones. There is also “Peruvian” opals (blue or pink) found in the copper mines of Peru. The energy of copper runs through these stones. Some Arthritis stones are poisonous if ingested, such as Azurite; never let a child or animal get a hold of it or put it in their mouth or in any liquid they might consume. Nor do you want to put azurite in water for it will kill anything in it because of the copper.
It’s well known that wearing a copper bracelet, in some people, eases the arthritis pain. It is no different when one wears a necklace containing copper bearing gemstones. And, it’s far prettier than a copper bracelet! Copper has an effect on arthritis. People report a reduction of pain and movement in their joints when they are in contact with copper energy. Although Fluorite isn’t found in copper deposit regions, it’s electrical qualities do work with pain from arthritis.
THE HISTORY OF FLUORITE
Consider the following metaphor for Fluorite: It’s lightning trapped in a glass jar (think of Ben Franklin here while he put a kite up in a thunderstorm with a metal key down below in a glass jar–and lightning struck it. The word comes from Latin, ‘fluere’ which means, “to flow.” Fluorite is transparent to translucent. The finest quality is absolutely clear. It is fairly “soft”, only a 4 on the Mohs scale of hardness (with Diamond being the hardest at a 10). It has a rather magical quality in that it is Fluorescent. If you put it under a black light, it has an incredible luminescence to it. Much like holding lighting in a jar.
Historically, Fluorite was known as “fluor spar.” This was changed over time. In Roman times, vases and ornamental objects were made from this gemstone. It usually has banding of some sort, but can also be clear and without the bands. When banded, Fluorite is usually blue, purple or violet in color. It was mined in England and took on the name of the mine, Derbyshire. It was also known as “Blue John.” It can be founded in “cubed” form. Or in massive strata.
Fluorite from other sources is used today as a lapidary material to fashion into spheres, dishes, vases, carvings and other ornamental objects. Its perfect cleavage makes fluorite susceptible to being damaged if struck upon a hard surface, hence its use in jewelry is very limited. It also is used as a flux in making steel, in the preparation of hydrofluoric acid, and in the manufacture of certain glasses, enamels and porcelains. Clear and colorless fluorite is sometimes used in optical equipment, but as this quality is rare in nature it is usually produced synthetically.
Fluorite comes in many colors: transparent/clear/white, blue, green, purple, yellow and red. The pink variety is the most rare and most sought after. The chemical formula is CaF2, a combination of Calcium mixed with Fluorine. It used to be called Fluor Spar but nowadays it is known as Fluorine. It is found as a vein minerals with lead and silver ores, but it also is found in hot springs areas, sedimentary rocks (limestone), and pegmatite (caused by volcanic activity and formed because of it).
Fluorite melts very easily. As a result it is used in glass making, in iron and steel enamelware. In the chemical industry, it is used in the production of hydrofluoric acid. It’s also used in the manufacture of high octane fuels. It is found worldwide, in China, South Africa, Mongolia, France, Mexico, Russia, and the central U.S. (Illinois has the largest Fluorite mine in the USA.
It is a glassy mineral and cube-shaped. Other elements that leak into the Fluorite cause it’s color. It’s natural state is absolutely clear and white. Some of it is used for prisms, as a result. And when the other mineral(s) leak in, it can cause “banding” as well as other colors in the Fluorite, which is very beautiful. Interestingly enough, the Illinois Fluorite was found in limestone and formed as hot water flowed into it. And those who know about the New Madrid fault, is where this Fluorite formed and is now mined. These are weakened areas associated with this fault. The Fluorite formed between 100 and 250 million years ago in Illinois.
THE ASTROLOGY OF FLUORITE
Ruled by Uranus, this stone galvanizes the right hemisphere with lightning quick insights and ‘aha’s’ out of the blue, quietly literally. Lightning is ruled by Uranus.
ASTROLOGY TRANSITS AND PROGRESSIONS WITH FLUORITE
Any transit of Uranus in hard aspect to any other position/planet in a person’s natal chart may require a “like cures like” response. Those hit by Uranus and flung into chaos, it’s usual MO, will find by wearing the Fluorite necklace, that one’s nerves are steadied and calmness prevails instead of chaos. It will help the individual think through the “fray” and see things more clearly rather than confusion that abound around them.
When Mercury goes retrograde, Fluorite counter balances the mind going on “vacation” for three weeks. It helps to keep the upper mind more grounded.
EAST DIRECTION
The East direction is where the sun rises. This is the point of LIGHT for all of us metaphorically speaking. Fluorite has the energy of light within it. This direction is the position of birth and about creating new ideas into the light of day. It is our infant and baby stage where we are open to all possibilities. Our trust has not yet been broken by the world at large and we are still connected to the greater Cosmos that feeds our newly minted physical body. As adults, the East direction can aid us in rebirthing again and again on every level. It can shed light on an outdated or outmoded attitude. It can make us feel reborn on an emotional level once we get rid of an old wound. Consider this the rich soil of ourselves and the seeds of Being on all levels is planted here. A seed holds all possibilities and so will you.
This energy brings “light” bulb time to our jammed up/clogged up and constipated right hemisphere of our brain. It ‘sheds light’ so that we figure out another way to overcome a hurdle and get on with our lives. Or with an idea or project. You might say that Fluorite is the lightning of the gemstone world; it unclogs the debris in our right hemisphere so that we’re flushed clean with new possibilities. When the psychic channels of the right hemisphere are cleaned out, amazing new ideas, intuitions and hunches can once more flow with ease.
WHO SHOULD WEAR FLUORITE?
There’s a huge red flag for some people NOT to wear Fluorite. If the person is flighty, spacy and hanging out of their body (the “no one’s home” syndrome), they shouldn’t wear Fluorite. All it will do is increase their problems, i.e., it will send them further out of their physical body than before–or even worse, completely out, which makes them so spacy they don’t know which end is up. Not a good position to be in when you have to operate in this third dimensional world of ours….
Fluorite is best worn by a person who is grounded and in their body. That way, the lightning-like energy of this gemstone can be ‘grounded’ in them so it can manifest its treasures of ideas and creativity. And in times of stress, this necklace can settle the tension and de-stress you. It is the “like cures like” of the Homeopathic philosophy at work here in stressful situations. You wear something that can jitter your entire central nervous system and it will settle it down. Good for tension/stress/sudden and chaotic things happening in your life. It gives you a rudder and keeps you in your core where you can make better decisions.
Creative people love Fluorite! It gives them sudden insight and intuition on a situation, a design or problem that they’re working on to solve. If you are ‘stuck’ then wear it and watch the lightning catalyst of this gemstone go to work for you. Writer’s block gets blown away when wearing Fluorite. It opens up the creative channels in the right hemisphere so the writer can access the information and write themselves out of the corner they back into earlier. The ‘aha’ moments, the epiphany, is all about Fluorite.
Meditation is deepened by wearing Fluorite. It can also give a person breakthroughs where they are stuck or blocked. Essentially, Fluorite is a catalyst of powerful quality. It can shed lightning-like understanding where we still have darkness within ourselves. And by the light being created, we can then see our wound or Shadow issue(s) and fix it. Fluorite brings a lot of unconscious material to the ‘light of day,’ for all of us. If you’re ready to grow, change and transform, Fluorite can be a flashlight on your path. The brow chakra is our ‘flash light’ into our deeper, more connected Cosmic self. And Fluorite can put us in touch with this area of our ourselves in rather dramatic and unexpected ways.
SPIRITUAL CONSIDERATIONS
Fluorite corresponds with the higher mind and right hemisphere of our brain. This is the portion tied to the creative part of ourselves. Further, all intuition, hunches, connecting with our inner voice and our inner teachers, all reside in this hemisphere as well.
Fluorite works with the brow chakra. How we see our reality is tied into this chakra. Often, it is what we’ve dragged in from other lifetimes that we’re working on in this incarnation. Consequently, our ‘vision’ is distorted and we’re trying to untwist or un-knot it in this lifetime as a result. Or, an attitude or belief that needs to be changed or polished up that was acquired in this lifetime. Most of us have a twisted, if not distorted view of reality, anyway. Fluorite can help untangle this mess of confusion and make coherent sense of it all. Once we honestly see ourselves, we can then work on what is weak and celebrate what is strong in us.
Fluorite, because it is aligned with the brow chakra, enables us to “see” others as they really are and not be wooed by the everyday mask they wear. It can give you lightning like impressions about the real person. And if we pay attention to this intuition and knowing, it can help us walk around situations that could be like flypaper to us, instead. Learning to listen to one’s own internal guidance system, our inner gyroscope, is supported by Fluorite.
HEALTH RAMIFICATIONS
Since ALL our dis-eases come from our fouled and toxic emotions (either dragged in from past incarnations into this one or we’ve created a new batch in this present lifetime….), then it stands to reason that Fluorite can be a source of help.
Primarily a focus on the central and parasympathetic nervous systems because the brow chakra rules that part of our anatomy. It has to do with how we see our reality–or not. When we get blocked and stopped, our central nervous system will scream and become tensed and stressed out. Further, Fluorite works with those who have Arthritis. It may help relieve some of the pain. The parasympathetic nervous system responds strongly and positively to Fluorite. It can calm things down. Fluorite can act like pulling your finger out of a light socket situation where you are being “electrocuted” and halt the tensions/stress it creates.
HOW TO WEAR FLUORITE
It is a Study Stone, and it’s good to wear it while studying for a test (better retention of material) and during test taking times. Fluorite works with sudden spurts of memory popping up into our consciousness. It’s not as steady and stable as Citrine is (another great Study Stone used for taking examinations). That means with Fluorite there’s a quirkiness to the information downloading….it may not come when you want it, but suddenly, it’s there a minute later while you’re working on another question. That’s just how this gemstone works….but the important thing is that you do get the material.
It is a Genius Stone, which means it will “mine” and connect with your unique skill, talent or knowledge and bring it to the “light of day,” so you can use it once more.
It is a Psychic’s Stone and for those who are ‘blind, deaf and dumb’ about their own intuition, wearing Fluorite can forge a pathway to your right hemisphere or your brain and get you in touch with your own inner knowing and voice. For those who are already “on line,” Fluorite increases the knowledge, deepens the well of knowing and hooks up on the unconscious with the archetypes and symbols you are working with in this lifetime.
It is an Arthritis Stone, and if you suffer from pain, wearing this Fluorite necklace may reduce or possibly stop the aching.
No child under 12 should wear it due to the stones may cause choking.
IN SUMMATION
Fluorite is not for space cadets (bless ‘em) who wander aimlessly around and not sure of time or space issues in our hard core life here in the third dimensional world. When the pressure of Life is so great any more, we all lose a little bit of our focus on the details. And because the stress of living is so great nowadays, many people ‘hang’ out of their body. Fluorite only increases these symptoms and you shouldn’t ever wear it.
On the other hand, people who are solidly locked into their bodies (and they’re “home”) can make Fluorite work beautifully for them. People who are very fixed can be helped the most because Fluorite is like a lightning bolt into their lives. It makes them more flexible over time. It also helps a person who is wrestling to make a change, but can’t on their own, this gemstone can.
There are so many skills to this fascinating and beautiful gemstone. It can help a person retain information, to take tests and recall the material. On the physical front, it can de-stress a person who is tense or under a lot of pressure. Because of Fluorite’s focus on the central nervous system, it can be an aid and support to those who have Arthritis.
On a spiritual level, Fluorite can help to “lift” an individual’s reality to higher thoughts/contemplation and awareness. If you are struggling to change an attitude of any kind, Fluorite can help you accomplish the movement to a more positive space. Place the necklace beneath your pillow at night and watch your dream world liven up! Because it connects like a plug into an electric socket of the right hemisphere of our brain, there is much fertile soil for Fluorite to till. The right hemisphere is connected to the world of archetypes and symbols. Fluorite can not only make these connection, but make the wearer aware of them and how they work in their life. It also “cleanses” the upper mental field in our aura, which is a good thing.
Because Fluorite is a Brow Chakra gemstone, it can broaden our sense of reality, our compassion, and getting in stronger/deeper touch with ourselves. Fluorite “sheds light” in our own, internal darkness of wounds and our Shadow issues.
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