Rainbow Moonstone

Rainbow Moonstone Uses: Love, Passion, Desire, Eagerness, Protection, Wisdom, Sleep, Reconciliation, Intuition, Tranquility

Rainbow Moonstone is the most recognized of the many varieties of Moonstone , due to its many special properties. If you tilt these stones at different angles when the light hits them, suddenly the surface often glows with beautiful colors that are not visible at first glance. Flashing shades of gorgeous blue to purple, moonstone is often called Bluefire in English, meaning "blue fire," and is the most prized of all moonstones for its beauty. Rainbow Moonstone carries the energies of the "female goddess" , helping women to strongly heighten their feelings, encouraging burning desires, eager anticipation and heartfelt determination.

Metaphysical Properties of Rainbow Moonstone

As old as the moon itself, the iridescent moonstone holds the power of mystery . Its secrets are locked beneath a pearly veil, and with them, our own hidden truths. Within its reflected rainbow light, we can begin to understand what is essential in our lives. Moonstone was used by the Romans to make jewelry almost two thousand years ago, and it was used even longer in the countries of the Orient. In India, moonstone is still the sacred stone of lovers, and jewelry with this stone is traditionally given as a wedding gift. During the Art Nouveau period, it was one of the most popular stones for jewelry making. Since the moonstone has been associated with the magic of the moon since ancient times, it is still used as an amulet of protection for travelers, a gift from lovers for a strong relationship and passion , and also as a source of our path to wisdom. Our ties to the Moon as it creates the tides and rhythms of our mother Earth and thus influences our behavior, emotions and spiritual growth. Rainbow moonstone calms and encourages , teaches us the natural rhythms of our life. For hundreds of years in Europe, this stone has been believed to help reconcile estranged partners and lovers. Bluefire Moonstone is a stone of hope that aids self-confidence and supports our personality.

Healing Uses of Rainbow Moonstone

The rainbow moonstone helps in attuning to the harmonious rhythm of the biological forces of one's own body and the use of natural energy cycles. For millennia, it has been believed that it strongly affects the female reproductive system, promotes fertility, facilitates the course of pregnancy and childbirth. Moonstone is also said to ease menstrual problems, help balance the hormonal system, and eliminate fluid retention.

Moonstone can act as a growth-promoting stone in children , while it is also said to help slow degeneration in elderly patients. It is often reported that it can also help treat and alleviate degenerative conditions of the skin, hair and eyes. Associated with the magic of the moon, the moonstone is very suitable to use as a support in the treatment of insomnia and to invoke favorable dreams.

Rainbow Moonstone can also be helpful to increase nutrient assimilation, eliminate toxins, and aid in the treatment of digestive system disorders.

Mineralogical properties of rainbow moonstone

Although it is named after the moon for its fine pearly transparency and silvery to blue luster that reminded early humans of moonlight, moonstone is the mineral orthoclase , which is one of the most common minerals. Orthoclase typically forms prismatic-shaped crystals with a glassy, shell-like luster. Orthoclase - Moonstone is relatively brittle, with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs hardness scale. The color of these beautiful crystals can range from the most common milky white stones, sometimes even colored to a yellow or peach color, very rarely they appear in green, pink, gray, dark gray to black, but the most beautiful of them are blue and iridescent . Ortoklass is also found in the Czech Republic, but not in jewelry quality. Orthoclase - semi-precious quality moonstones, suitable for jewelry production, are found in only a few places in the world, their source is southern India, northern Burma, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Australia and the USA. Moonstone is most often used in jewelry in the form of polished cabochons, but facet-cut jewelry is also common.

Care of the moonstone: it does not require special care, just clean it with water using a soft cloth.