Rainbow Moonstone

Rainbow Moonstone

Today let’s chat about another personal favorite of mine, Rainbow Moonstone.
Its metaphysical properties are it promotes a happy home and combats mood swings, aids wisdom and insight, increases creativity and passion, soothes and calms the emotions, helps combat patterns and repeat cycles and it stimulates the Third Eye and Crown Chakras. Rainbow Moonstones zodiac association is Cancer, its planetary association is the Moon and its elemental representation is Water
Rainbow Moonstone is a white feldspar that is a variety of Labradorite rather than a moonstone. It often has Flashes of color in it, usually blues but it can also be found in more unusual colors like golds, purples, and oranges. According to Hindu legend, moonstone was formed from solidified moonbeams and is embedded in the forehead of the Ganesha, God of the moon. Another ancient Vedic legend says that during the battle between the Gods Vishnu and Bali, when Vishnu destroyed Bali’s body, it fell to the earth and different parts became gemstones- with his eyes becoming moonstone. They still regard it as an incredibly sacred stone- it was not allowed to be placed for sale unless it was shown on a yellow cloth (the sacred color). They have many rituals and legends around it, including that if you put it in your mouth under the full moon you would see your future. The Romans believed that it was formed from drops of moonlight and the light inside was the Goddess of the moon, Diana. They thought the stone was an aphrodisiac and that if 2 people wore it during the full moon they would fall in love. Ancient Asian cultures believed that the light inside the crystal is a living spirit and that it would attract great abundance. They believed that the most flashy moonstones would be brought in with the tides every 21 years.

*resources: The Citrine Circle, Karen Frazier & Judy Hall

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