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RAINBOW MOONSTONE SPHERE(S)

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RAINBOW MOONSTONE SPHERE(S)

Rainbow moonstone is transparent labradorite, a closely related feldspar mineral with sheen in a variety of iridescent colors.

Although it's technically not moonstone, it's similar enough that the trade has accepted it as a gem in its own right.

Today some people prefer it to traditional moonstone.

if you fancy yourself an eclectic in search of crystals and gemstones to deepen your meditative practice, or seek balance and good luck in tumultuous times, rainbow moonstones may be a divine fit.

To understand rainbow moonstone meaning, it helps to look at the past.

Folklore - though sometimes fanciful – can offer a look into the values of previous generations and lend insights into human nature.

Through metaphysics, historic texts, and the oral tradition, the power and importance of gemstones in society is carried on.

Whether you gravitate to them for aesthetic reasons or feel a deeper connection, ultimately, the meaning of gems and minerals in your life is entirely up to you.

 

THE SKY IN A STONE: LUNAR ENERGY AND ETHEREAL VIBES

Like many origin stories of precious objects, ancient tales surrounding moostone begin with a link to the natural world.

“Moonstone was believed to contain an image of the moon, which grew clear upon days and occasions fortunate to its owner, and dim with the reverse.

It was thought to wax and wane with the moon and was a cure for epilepsy,” writes geologist and gemstone historian Oliver C. Farrington in Gems and Gem Minerals.

“Some of the other traditional virtues of gems ascribed chiefly in the Middle Ages, but many doubtless have earlier origin,” he continues.

Also writing of moonstone’s role in Medieval Europe, Michael R. Collings points to moonstones as an ancient source of reconciliation between lovers, a cure for insomnia, and a spiritual intensifier. In his book GemLore, Collings notes the connection of moonstone to goddess worship and white witchcraft, and suggests it was used to “protect the wearer from evil magic.”

To similar effect, George H. Bratley writes of the meaning of moonstone in his 1907 book The Power of Gems and Charms.

He suggests moonstone “protects from harm and danger,” is “cooling in fever if applied to both temples,” and brings “good fortune in love matters.”

“The moonstone, called by the Easterns, chandra-kanta,” Bratley writes, “Is said to be formed and developed under the moon’s rays, this giving it occult and magical power.”

Also a woman’s name and series of popular novels in India, the word chandrakanta translates to moon desired, moon loved, or wife of the moon.

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Note: Even if you are not a firm believer in the healing properties and benefits of crystals, they still make an absolutely beautiful visually decorative piece for your personal space – be that your living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom or office space.

Unique, beautiful and meaningful.