Azurite druzy and 925 silver pendant

Well-being

Azurite is a copper carbonate. Its intense blue makes it a highly prized stone, particularly by collectors of unusual stones.

In ancient Egypt, it was used as a pigment for paintings and art objects. It was extracted from the Sinai mines, more than 3000 years before our era. The Egyptians attributed mystical properties to it.

The Mayan civilization used azurite in its ceremonies and rituals. They believed the stone connected them to invisible forces.

In the Middle Ages, azurite was used to color manuscripts and paint frescoes. Azurite was long used by painters because copper carbonate pigments cost much less than lapis lazuli pigments. The two pigments could easily be confused. To distinguish them, apothecaries had to heat fragments of these minerals at high temperature. Azurite turned black when cooling, while lapis retained its color.

Azurite is often used by dowsers as it provides a connection to the spiritual world. It helps develop intuition.

Azurite is the ideal stone for anyone with a profession related to creativity or spirituality. It promotes meditation.

Azurite facilitates communication, it’s particularly recommended for people who have difficulty expressing themselves. It helps gather your thoughts, brings mental clarity and determination.

It can be used on all chakras but is particularly effective on the crown chakra and the third eye.

Placed on your desk, azurite helps you concentrate and improve your analytical abilities. It’s the ideal ally for students or researchers.

Cleansing:

Azurite can be purified by fumigation with a palo santo stick or with white sage. Burn the palo santo or sage and pass your jewelry over the smoke released. Don’t forget to ventilate the room well after fumigation.

Avoid running azurite under water as it contains copper. It could change color.

Recharging:

Azurite can be recharged in moonlight or sunlight, during hours when the rays are weakest. Preferably place the stone in a room bathed in light.

It can also be placed in a quartz geode, on a quartz cluster or an amethyst druzy.