Malachite
Description: Malachite crystallizes in the form of masses, tufts, rosettes, crusts, botryoidal configurations, compact fibrous layered structures. Sometimes Malachite can be found in the form of stalactites and needle-like crystals and prismatic crystals with wedge-shaped terminations. The color range is from light to dark green, with some of the formations also exhibiting a druse of small Malachite crystals on the surface. Malachite is one of the basic ores of Copper and is often found in association with Azurite.
Location: The most important geographic locations are in Zaire, as well as the Ural Mountains, where massive blocks were mined and became wall paneling and table tops for Russian czars. Malachite also comes from Australia, Chile, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Arizona, Nevada, and California, in the US.
Astrological Sign: Capricorn and Scorpio
Spiritual Uses: Malachite is worn to detect impending danger, and legends say that this stone, like many others, breaks into pieces to warn its wearer of the forthcoming peril. It can also lend its user extra energy during magical rites. It should be used with extreme caution because of its ability to amplify whatever qualities the wearer exudes. It magnifies the negative as well as the positive, and so it is useful if your mood is definitely one the upswing. Wearing a Malachite necklace that touches your skin near your heart expands your ability to love and, so, draws a love to you. It is a “stone of transformation,” assisting one in changing situations, and providing for the transfer of sacred information leading to spiritual evolution. Malachite is also an equalizing and balancing agent, creating an unobstructed path, which leads to a desired goal. It also provides for an indication of the procedural steps required to attain a chosen end-result. It brings one understanding and intuitive answers to the forefront prior to response and subsequent action, helping one to accept responsibility for one’s actions, circumstances, and actuality. It can be used to facilitate insight concerning the cause of any specific condition, basic disorders within the body, mind, and spirit, and to the conditions associated with interaction with others in this reality. It can assist one in clearing and activating all chakras and is quite helpful in stimulating the heart and throat chakras. It can be used in re-birthing situations, providing for ease of disposal of opposing encounters. It is also excellent for clarifying the emotions and for allowing for both the recognition and the release of negative experiences that one cannot recall.
Physical Uses: Malachite stimulates instinctive and intuitive reasoning, allowing for change that facilitates advancement. Its green color is strongly in tune with nature, the force of life, and healing and it has an affinity with earth and water. It is used to awaken healing qualities and is useful in treating mental illnesses. It is said to stimulate the optic nerve, to help the pancreas, spleen, parathyroid, and to help dyslexia. It also represents fidelity in love and friendship, loyalty in partnerships, and practicality and responsibility in business transactions. It is said to dispel symptoms of, and to stimulate awareness of, the inner bases for the condition of vertigo and has been used as a protective stone by those involved in the field of aviation. This mineral can help one to look deep within the self and to acknowledge the reasons supporting an illness, further guiding and supporting one in the release of the emotional causative factors. It is said to protect against radiation and can be used in the treatment of asthma, arthritis, swollen joints, growths, tumors, broken bones, and torn muscles. It can also be used to regulate the RNA/DNA structures, to align and cleanse the cellular structure, to enhance the immune system, and to ease the process of birth. Small pieces of Malachite placed in each corner of a business building or a small piece placed in the cash register draws customers. Worn during business meetings or trade shows, it increases one’s ability to obtain good deals and sales. It is said to be “the salesperson’s stone.” The stone is useful for relaxation and neurological disorders as well as tissue regeneration. A warning about Malachite: its dust particles are highly toxic and should be avoided. Only the polished form of Malachite should be used, especially for the preparation of an elixir including the mineral.
History: Some gem lore claims that Malachite is still evolving and is in the state of becoming a master key to future healing and balancing techniques. The Rosicrucians believed Malachite symbolized the rising of the spiritual man. The Egyptians used Malachite for protection and safeguarding pregnancy and the stones were ground up and used as an eye remedy as well as a cosmetic. In Italy, Malachite was used to protect against the evil eye. It was also considered a talisman particularly appropriate for children. If a piece of this stone were attached to an infant’s cradle, all evil spirits were said to be held at bay, helping the child to sleep soundly. In some parts of Germany, Malachite shared with Turquoise the reputation of protecting its wearer from the danger of falling.
Different Types: The stalactitic form of Malachite encourages progression toward the spiral of infinite wisdom, while providing strength for the journey. The Malachite structures exhibiting druse are especially energetic in facilitating both the rise of spirituality and the enhancement of psychic abilities.