Sapphire Gemstone Information

Sapphire is a variety of Corundum, an aluminium oxide mineral. Blue is considered Sapphire’s “true” colour and is the most recognised, though Sapphire does come in a range of colours. Sapphire is the stone of wisdom. Blue Sapphire ranges from pale to deep azure or royal blue, to indigo, with the most highly desired colour being the velvety cornflower blue, known as Kashmir or bleu de roi. It is good for working with the Throat and Third Eye chakras. Black Sapphire brings the wisdom of confidence in one’s own intuition. It is protective and grounding and relieves anxiety and sorrow. It is good for working with the Base Chakra. Green Sapphire brings the wisdom of fidelity and integrity, encouraging compassion for others and stimulating dream recall. It is good for working with the Heart Chakra. Orange or Padparadsha Sapphire unites one’s creativity, sensuality and spirituality, and is a talisman of creativity helping artists, writers and singers.It is good for working with the Sacral Chakra. Pink Sapphire helps to provide resilience,stimulating emotions and encourages love, forgiveness, and release of the past.It is good for working with the Heart Chakra. Violet Sapphire is the stone of spiritual awakening, stimulating meditation, opens the Crown Chakra and allows the kundalini to rise unimpeded. It helps to create oneness and peace. White Sapphire brings strength of spirit, providing the inner resolve needed in overcoming difficult obstacles to one’s spiritual path. It brings clarity to the mind, and communication with higher guidance. It is good for working with the Crown Chakra. Yellow Sapphire brings wisdom and prosperity. It not only assists in bringing financial abundance, but stimulates the inner will through the solar plexus to creatively focus and manifest one’s goals and ambitions.

Mohs Hardness

Gemstone hardness is measured on the Mohs scales. This stone is 9 on the Mohs scale. For further information please see http://www.geologypage.com/2016/04/mohs-hardness-scale.html

Sources

• Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Myanmar (Burma), Australia, Madagascar, Montana, Thailand, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam, Laos, Kashmir

Gemstone Meaning

Sapphire is exceptional for calming and focusing the mind, allowing the release of mental tension and unwanted thoughts. It encourages opening the mind to beauty and intuition, bringing lightness and joy as it restores balance within the body. As a talisman, Sapphire was thought to preserve chastity, protect its wearer from fraud and treachery, and and is thought to have great power in resisting black magic and ill-wishing.

Spiritual Healing Properties

Sapphire is exceptional for calming and focusing the mind which allows the release of mental tension and unwanted thoughts. It encourages opening the mind to beauty and intuition, bringing lightness and joy as it restores balance within the body. Sapphire is believed to free us from our “inner prisons” and psychic suffering that can cause us to shut down emotionally

Chakra

Various. See individual colours above.

Zodiac Sign

Birthstone

September

Sapphire is a suitable gift for the 45th Wedding Anniversary

Stone Combination

The following are good stones to combine with Sapphire

The following are incompatible stones with Sapphire.

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