Apatite takes its name from a Greek word which means “to deceive”. Since this stone occurs in a myriad of different colors and shapes and structures, it can be very easily mistaken for other stones and hence the name. Chemically, This stone is calcium phosphate and has a hardness of 5. The calcium corresponds to mica found in to mineral makeup. It crystallizes as compact masses or prismatic, hexagonal crystals. It’s mainly found in Russia and the larger varieties are found in Canada and can weight up to 200 kilograms. As mentioned before, this stone occurs in many colors like green, blue, yellow, gray, brown and even colorless.
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Apatite is a stone that has inspirational properties. It works like a vortex between the past and future and helps in psychic and spiritual development. It helps in developing a humanitarian attitude with an inclination towards service. It helps in enhancing the kundalini energy and achieving a deeper state of meditation. This stone is beneficial for hyper active and autistic children. It also helps people to open up and removes negativity. This stone enhances creativity and intellect and helps in using them for the greater good of the individual and the society. It reduces negative emotions like anger, sorrow, apathy and emotional instability.
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Apatite corresponds to the astrological sign of Gemini.It is a great stone for stimulating visions. People who want to enhance their psychic powers can work with this stone. It can aid you in astral travel and having lucid dreams. If you want to know more about the spiritual world, this stone can aid in opening the gates of the spiritual world for you. People who are involved in divination in various forms like pendulum dowsing, rune casting or tarot reading benefit from this stone. It can help in enhancing clairaudience, clairvoyance and clairsentience and accessing the devic worlds. It can facilitate communication with the other planets and UFOs and also enhance past life recalls. This stone corresponds to the third eye chakra and the wind element.
Apatite is a great stone for healing problems associated with bones and enhances the calcium absorption in the body. Hence, it’s a great stone for cartilage, bones, teeth and developing fine motor skills. This stone is helpful in conditions like arthritis, rickets and joint problems. It also helps in weight loss efforts by suppressing the appetite and increasing the basal metabolic rate. It has been described as the overeaters anonymous stone. It helps in balancing all the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of the body.
The blue type of this stone helps people in the field of public speaking and enhances communication in groups. It also helps in receiving spiritual guidance and also heals all emotional and heart related problems.
Faceted BlueApatite:
YellowApatite helps in removal of toxins and all kind of negativity from solar plexus. It also aids in healing lethargy, depression, poor digestion and lack of concentration, it heals problems like cellulite and benefits the pancreas, spleen, liver and the gallbladder. It neutralizes anger and also works as an appetite suppressant.
Apatite corresponds to the astrological sign of Gemini. It is a great stone for stimulating visions. People who want to enhance their psychic powers can work with it. It can aid you in astral travel and having lucid dreams. If you want to know more about the spiritual world, this stone can aid in opening the gates of the spiritual world for you. People who are involved in divination in various forms like pendulum dowsing, rune casting or tarot reading benefit from this stone. This to stone corresponds to the third eye chakra and the wind element.
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