Opal Meaning
Elemental Astrological Signs of Cancer, Libra, Pisces & Scorpio
Opal crystallizes in the form of masses, and occasionally, stalactites. The colour range and related names are varied. The previews mystery of the cause of color of opal has been revealed via the electron microscope. When precious opal is viewed through this microscope, it is seen a a uniform stacking and sizing of a great number of tiny spheres. These three dimensionally stacked spheres and the cavities between them, together, act as a diffraction grating which can divide light into the spectral colours, the diameter of the spheres within any grouping determining the resultant colour. Conversely, opal without colour (common opal or potch) contains spheres which are not of orderly size or stacking.
The intrinsic properties of the numerous forms of opal include the amplification of ones traits and characteristics, therefore, providing impetus to overcome the lesser attributes. It helps one to recognize and to feel the creativity which is within the self, providing inspiration and imagination to all situations.
It furthers clean, true, and spontaneous action, enhancing that which one is feeling and allowing for the release of inhibitions.
It can be used to strengthen the memory and to instill faithfulness and loyalty with respect to love, personal affiliations, and business relationships.
It has been used to assist one in becoming “invisible” in circumstances where one does not wish to be noticed. It brings one a quality of “fading-into-the-background” when the energy is so directed.
It is known as a “stone of happy dreams and changes”; the happy dreams arising from the understanding of personal higher potentials coupled with the glad acceptance of ones inherent perfection. The happy changes emanate from those events and situations which allow ones aspirations to surface.
This mineral has been used to awaken both the psychic and the mystical qualities. It helps one to understand the higher powers of intuition and mysticism and to utilize these powers to enhance personal understanding and personal experience is the realms of the sacred and avantgarde aspects of being.
Opal which exhibits a spectral of colour [commonly called “fire”] contains tiny spheres of silica; it can also be used to encourage flashes of intuition and insight. The ancients believed that the storm god, jealous of the beauty of the rainbow god, broke the rainbow – pieces of the rainbow falling to the Earth to become a part of the opal which exhibits the appearance of the “rainbow-fire”. The “fire” represents a glowing inner flame, producing a gentle vitality to stimulate ones pursuits int he spiritual realm, and assisting in the alignment between the spiritual self and the physic and astral planes.
Opal has been used by Native American Indian and the Australian aboriginal shamen to invoke visions; it has also been used during the Native American ceremony of the vision quest, and by the Australian aborigines during ceremonial “dreamtime”.
It can be used to disperse infections, to purify the blood and the kidneys, and to regulate insulin production. It can also be used in the treatment of disorders of vision and the eyes, to alleviate fevers, and to stimulate circulatory functions. It can be used to clarify and to strengthen the eyesight, to assist in the recovery from Parkinson’s dis-ease, and to provide comfort and ease during childbirth.
Vibrates to the number 8
Chakra Activated (4th Plus)
Black Opal
Astrological Signs of Scorpio & Sagittarius
Black opal ranges in colour from black to grey and displays a spectral of colour. One of the most beautiful fiery black opal is found in Lightening Ridge, New South Wales Australia. The majority of black opal is found in the form of seam or small silicious nodules which are generally less than 5 grams in weight. Lightning ridge black opals are the rarest – their brilliance of colour makes them a true collectable for those seeking beauty and quality.
It is an excellent grounding stone which provides grounding and concurrently stimulates activity.
Black opal can be used for “gazing”, providing insights into matters of the past, present, and future, and facilitating prescience and visions from the energy center of the third eye.
The presence of the “fire”, produced by the diffraction of light from the tiny quartz spheroids which are contained within the stone, is a catalyst for the inner knowing, inner seeing, and inner reconciliation of the information.
It can also be used in “reading eyes”, providing insight to, and information concerning, the truthfulness and development of the person of concern.
It can be used for disorders related to reproduction, depression, and digestion. It can also be used in the treatment of dysfunctional eyesight.
Vibrates to the number 1
Fire Opal
Astrological signs of Pisces, Sagittarius, Leo, Libra, & Cancer
Fire opal is red to orange in colour and contains the spectral of colour called fire”.
The energy is conducive to mystery, variety, progress, and change. It assists one in endeavors, to look within the self and to understand the forces for the esoteric, helping one to reflect upon the many facets of ones life and to understand the basis behind the changing tides of cones existence.
It can add a brilliance and clarity to the intuitive and reflective processes and can instill a sense of feeling for the kaleidoscopic mysteries of life.
It assists one in “maintaining” during stressful situations and provides an added energy to ameliorate feelings of “burn-out”. It brings one hope in the future and faith in the self.
It is an excellent stone for stimulation of the triple-burner meridian defined in acupressure/acupuncture techniques. It can also be used to stimulate circulation, to enhance the physical sight, to ameliorate emphysema, and to treat disorders of the central nervous system.
Vibrates to the number 9.
Bibliography: Melody, Love Is In The Earth – Earth Love Publishing House, 1997