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Love & Light witr
Crystals, Minerals & Gemstones
Topaz
""The stone of true love""
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Topaz is a very attractive gemstone with brilliant colors, high luster, and well formed, multifaceted crystals that have been used in jewelry for centuries. In ancient times, Topaz is known as an amulet to ward off the evil eye. It was tied to the left arm as protection against any curse, to guard against liver trouble and used in ceremonies for healing and contacting the spirits.
Topaz is controlled by a chain like structure of connected irregular octahedrons, which have aluminum in the middle surrounded with oxygen. Above and below the aluminum are the hydroxide or fluoride ions. The chains of octahedrons are held together by individual silicate tetrahedrons but it is the octahedron chains that give topaz its crystalline shape and the hardest silicate mineral.
The colors are any shades of yellow to brown, light to medium blue and colorless but rarely pink. Although popular colors are often enhanced by heat or radiation like: blue or greenish-blue, sherry and pink. The jewelry traders have attached the term “topaz” to a variety of stones such as: “Smoky Topaz” which is the Smoky Quartz; “Citrine Topaz”, “Bohemian Topaz” and “Occidental Topaz” are all names for Citrine; “Oriental Topaz” for Yellow Corundum; Genuine Topaz are modified with prefixes “Precious” and “Imperial” and Imperial Topaz is reserved for fine, warm golden-brown stones from Brazil.
Name:
According to Pliny the Elder, Topaz comes from the word “Topazious” meaning “to guess”, since often shrouded in fog. Topazious is an island in the Red Sea, which was also the location of the ancient Peridot mines.
It is also possible the word Topaz comes from Sanskrit word “Topas” meaning, “fire”, an appropriate reference as many early writers were only familiar with the yellow to orange colored stones.
Scientific Properties:
Colors: blue, clear, green, orange, red and yellow
Hardness: 8
Crystal System: Orthorhombic, prism with multi-faceted ends, often 8 sided in cross section
Chemistry: A1 2(SiO4) (F, OH) 2, Fluoride containing aluminum silicate
Fluorescence: weak; unusable; natural black; red-reddish
Location: Brazil, Mexico, Russia, USA: San Diego, Utah
Uses: gemstones and optical properties are useful in industry.
Associated Minerals: include quartz, tourmalines, micas, brookite, cassiterite and fluorite.
History, Myth, Legend and Lore:
DEarly writers – mentions Topaz but do not list any virtue
Ancient Times – Topaz stones served as an amulet to ward off the evil eye. The stone was tied to the left arm to protect the owner from any curses as well as guarding against liver troubles.
Marbod, Bishop of Rennes, eleventh century – describes two varieties of gemstones most likely referring to citrine and Peridot: “One vies with purest gold or orange bright; The other glimmers with a fainter light”. He also lists the ability of the stone to cool boiling water and relieve hemorrhoids.
Late Authors of Lapidaries – concurs with the ability of the stone to cool boiling water
Early Christian Lore – the stone cures all eye troubles based on the writings of Andreas, Bishop of Caesarea, and tenth century
Andreas, Bishop of Caesarea, tenth century – one of the earliest writers to associate the Foundation Stones of Revelations with the twelve apostles. The Topaz that is of ruddy color resembling carbuncle stops milky fluid discharges caused when one suffers from these type of eye disease
Harriet Fobes – claims in her book St. Matthew himself was cured of eye disease by the use of a topaz stone
Saint Hildegarde, wife of Theodoric – claims the stone emitted such brilliant light in a darkened chapel. Recommends the stone as a cure for “dimness of vision” by placing the Topaz gem in wine for three days and three nights. Use wine by rubbing the eyes with before going to sleep so the liquid just touches the eye and using the wine as an eye wash for five days
Jean de Mandeville, Lapidaire of Chevalier, fourteenth century – restates the attributes listed by early writers and adds some not previously noted. He reiterates the misconceptions that topaz and Peridot are like stones
Rabbi Ragiel, Book of Wings, and thirteenth century – the figure of a falcon on topaz helps to acquire good will of kings
African Bushman – used in ceremonies for healing and contacting spirits
Naharare, Hindu Physician, and thirteenth century – (1) states Topaz is an appetizer of excellence – it tastes sour and cold (2) as a remedy for flatulence (3) any man wearing Topaz will have long life, beauty and intelligence
Roman Physician, fifteenth century – prescribed Topaz in his possession as a cure for Plague – he claimed prior owners: Pope Clement VI and Pope Gregory II – the stone was used to touch plague sores and it cured the disease
Modern Crystal Practitioners – Topas is a “stone of true love and success in all endeavors”. The gem was used to relieve insomnia, nightmares, fears and anxiety. Healing properties – used as a treatment for loss of sense of taste and in healing wounds and skin eruptions. It was recommended that Topaz be used with Amethyst to provide soothing and stabilizing effect to white magic and healing procedures
Metaphysical Use and Properties:
CHAKRA (S): Stone Color
VIBRATION: Number 9
ZODIAC: Sagittarius
Attributes:
Topaz is a mellow, empathetic stone that directs energy to where it is needed. It soothes, heals, stimulates, recharges, re-motivates and aligns the meridians of the body. It promotes truth, forgiveness, and shed's light on the path, highlights goals and taps into inner resources. This crystal brings about a trust in the universe that enables you to "be" rather than to "do", cuts through doubts and uncertainties. Topaz vibrant energies brings joy, generosity, abundance, good health, and traditionally been known as the "stone of love" and good fortune brings success and attainment of goals. It is an excellent stone supportive of affirmations, manifestations and visualization. Facets and ends of Topaz is said to have both positive and negative energies through which a request to the universe can be focused and then manifested on the earth plane. It is an excellent stone to cleansing the aura, for inducing relaxation, for releasing tension at any level and can speed up spiritual development. This stone has the capacity to see both the bigger picture and the minute details, assists in expressing ideas and confers astuteness, an excellent stone to stabilize emotions that makes one receptive to love from every source.
Healing:
This mineral can be used to manifest health, aids digestion, combat anorexia, restores sense of taste, fortifies the nerves, and stimulates metabolism. Saint Hildegard of Bingen recommended an elixir of Topaz to correct dimness of vision. Can be worn on the ring finger, solar plexus, brow chakra and the elixir can be applied to the skin.
BLUE TOPAZ: aids throat and third eye chakras when placed in these areas and aids verbalization. Blue is excellent color for meditation and attuning to higher self, attunes to the angels of truth and wisdom. Blue Topaz assists in seeing the scripts you have been living and recognizing where you have strayed from your own truth.
CLEAR TOPAZ: aids in becoming aware of thoughts and deeds and the karmic effect that these have, assists in purifying emotions and actions, activating cosmic awareness. In healing this crystals removes stagnant or stuck energy.
GOLDEN TOPAZ (IMPERIAL TOPAZ): acts like a battery charger, recharges spiritually and physically, strengthening faith and optimism. It is an excellent stone for conscious attunement to the highest forces in the universe and can be used to store information's received. This stone is beneficial for those seeking fame as it bestows charisma, confidence with pride remaining generous and openhearted. It recognizes your own abilities, instills a drive toward recognition and attracts helpful people. This stone regenerates cellular structures, strengthens the solar plexus, beneficial for nervous exhaustion and insufficient combustions of nutrients. It treats liver, gallbladder and the endocrine glands.
PINK TOPAZ: is a stone of hope, it gently eases out old patterns of dis-ease, dissolves resistance, opening the way to radiant health and shows you the face of the divine.
RUTILATED TOPAZ: is rare and is extremely effective in visualization and manifestation, an excellent stone for scrying, bringing deep insights when properly programmed. This stone also attract love and light into one's life. |
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Raven
of Raven Crystals
Reiki Level 3 & Quantum Touch Healer
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Raven is a Pacific Islander born and raised in the Philippines. She has a degree in Bachelor of Science and Business Administration and attended two years of graduate school. Raven lives with her husband and son in Las Vegas, Nevada. She created an e-commerce business, Raven Crystals guided with love, intuition, and the spiritual magical energy of the Raven.
Raven is a Reiki Level 3 Practitioner and a student of Quantum Touch Healing. She channels Reiki Energy daily for distant healings and practices hands on healing several times a week.
Raven became interested in healing stones when she first became a student of Reiki. She was delighted with the beauty and qualities of the stones and decided she wanted to share them with friends and family. She began purchasing stones and studying the healing properties of each stone. Her desire grew and she wanted to provide unique, rare and hard to find items, as they were the most intriguing in shape and have such radiant colors along with their extraordinary energy and healing properties.
Raven has created an e-commerce business with the intention of sending Love, Light and Peace to everyone receiving Earth’s children from the mineral kingdom. She personally selects each specimen and provides an abundance of information about each crystal and mineral on display.
Raven has created several one of a kind new age products; Raven Energy Wands, the Antahkarana Grid with crystals and minerals and several display ideas found only at Raven Crystals.
To learn more about Crystals and the Mineral Kingdom or learning about Reiki, please contact Raven or visit Raven Crystals.
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