Petrified Wood Meaning
Astrological Sign of Leo
Petrified wood is ancient wood which has been replaced and hardened by another mineral, The two minerals usually involved in the displacement activities are agate [ chalcedony] and quartz. Petrified bog is ancient wood which has first become a bog prior to petrification.
The “agatized wood” exhibits the properties of agate and chalcedony. See the chalcedony section of this site. in addition to providing access to past lives via meditation with the stone. “silicified wood”, wood replaced by a form of quartz, exhibits the properties listed below.
It should also be noted that some forms of agatized and silicified wood are also opalized, See the opal section of this site.
Silicified wood can assist in the removal of trifling annoyances by bringing one to the actions required to eliminate the situation. It can also aid in the elimination of worries concerning those things of little importance, bringing with it the motto to “change what you can, and worry not about the rest”.
It provides for strength in all areas of ones life and is also a stone for grounding.
It provides access to, and explicit information concerning, past-lives; this action is furthered via meditation with the stone.
Silicified wood can be used in the treatment of atrophied portions of the body, paralysis, and dysfunctional ambulatory capabilities.
I can be used to strengthen the back and to provide alignment to the skeletal structure of the body. It can aid in the treatment of hearing loss and incontinence, and to eliminated odors uncommon to ones environment.
It also provides support to one who is coming through the crisis period of a dis-ease; it provides insight into “why” the suffering has occurred and into the lessons which can be learned and hence, never repeated.
Petrified wood is also a “stone of transformation”, assisting one to advance to ones highest chosen level, to commence ascension to a higher aspect of the self, and to recognize that no action unnecessary – but that all actions bring one to ones ultimate purpose.
An elixir, applied topically, can be used to soothe the skin and to stimulate thickness and luster in the hair.
Vibrates to the master number 77
Bibliography: Melody, Love Is In The Earth – Earth Love Publishing House, 1997