Blue is the coolest color - the color of the sky, ocean, sleep, twilight.

The ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli to represent heaven. Blue symbolizes the Virgin Mary. A pure blue is the color of inspiration, sincerity and spirituality. Blue is often the chosen color by conservative people. Blue is the calming color. That makes it a wonderful color to use in the home, especially for babies. Blue is so soothing that is a good choice for pajamas. Dark blue is the color of truth and moderation. A blue iris means your friendship is very important to me. Wednesday's color is blue. Blue gemstones to wear to feel calm are blue sapphire and blue topaz. Lapis lazuli and azurite are said to heighten psychic power. Turquoise is the symbol of youth, both the color and the gemstone. This color has a soothing affect. Turquoise is the color of communication. It contains the growth quality of green with the blue quality of communication. Turquoise has long been used in amulets to provide protection, health, confidence and strength. Aqua is the color of high ideals.

Blue Energy
Blue gives a feeling of distance. Artists use it to to show perspective. This is a good way to understand the energy of the color blue - it allows us to look beyond and increase our perspective outward. It contains a cool vibration that is helpful to communication. The vibration if blue can be used to open energy flow where it is blocked. Using blue to relax will encourage feelings of communication and peace. Put some blue in your life when you want:

calm and relaxation to counteract chaos or agitation to open the flow of communication to broaden your perspective in learning new information solitude and peace

Blue gem stone properties

Blue gemstones promote peace and are used to calm ragged emotions. They are used to provide relief to people who have difficulty sleeping or who have nightmares. They offer inspiration and enhance the quality of communication.

Sodalite Turquoise $1.45 Aquamarine

Blue quartz

Lapis Lazuli

$3.99

$3.25

$1.25

$3.49

Blue Kyanite Blue lace agate $3.25 Blue Calcite $2.99 $3.95

Blue Apatite

Angelite

$5.99

$5.49

Dumortierite

Chrysocolla

Sapphire (mine rough) see selection

Blue Aventurine

Celestite

$1.49

$9.98

$1.25

$5.99

Blue Aragonite $3.99

Blue Tourmaline $29.99

Larimar see selection

Hemimorphite $5.99

Tanzanite see selection

Wearing Blue

Wear dark blues for a stable, calm conservative feeling. All shades of blue will help to make easy communication, whether it is with yourself or others. Use blue paper for notes when you want help in remembering a speech or other information.

Chakra associated with Blue:

Blue is the color associated with the Throat Chakra. This chakra deals with communication of how we feel and what we think. The diamond symbol, triangle symbol and similar motifs that form a construction of other (more complex) symbolic designs occur in every era, culture, religion and esoteric sect. Overwhelmingly, the diamond symbol or the triangle symbol motif expresses itself in terms of clarity, ascension and wisdom. Not of the ordinary sort of wisdom though. I speak of a clarity and wisdom that transcends the banalities of our everyday realm. I begin this essay with some diamond symbol meanings that are foundational in various cultures and can be easily translated into a concept of your choosing. I believe the underlying foundation of these diamond symbol meanings to be profound in our quest to pierce the fog that sometimes surrounds these common symbolic motifs in time and culture. Furthermore, it is in this spirit of metaphor, analogy, and symbolism that I would like our attentions to turn. More than the literal translation of the symbol, it is the vibrational tone, or the higher energetic wisdom with which the symbol meaning resonates that I wish to convey. After contemplating these various concepts, a larger story will begin to unveil itself to your understanding, which will offer clarity unique to your needs. And so we begin: Shown left is a common motif among Native peoples indigenous to North America, Canada, and Mexico. It signifies the butterfly. Indian nations identify the butterfly with the concept of immortality. Immortality here is seen in the migratory patterns of the butterfly where they flock by the millions after traveling thousands of miles coming home. This homecoming was seen as intensely powerful to Native thought. To explain, the Native American symbolic mode of thought moves on a multitude of levels. Therefore, a Monarchs return home was translated to mean the souls journey home. This encapsulates the divine journey in which man is born, moves through his world evergleaning more insight into his true identity and finally, (ideally) returns to the site of his first

breath to realize he is immortal in his existence because of the path he chooses. In other words, man leaves a legacy, which is his key to immortality. Furthermore, the diamond butterfly motif conveys the element of rebirth, revitalization, and metamorphosis. Just as the migratory journey is analogous of the spiritual path of reuniting with the Divine self so too is the biological journey of the butterfly symbolic of the same said spiritual path. From egg, larva, pupa, to butterfly each stage holds merit and each step is taken to the advancement of an enlightened, immortal conclusion (which, to the Native, would not be a conclusion at all, but leading to a gateway of eternal expression through the Mother upon the completion of metamorphosis). Now shown left is an alchemical, mystical, and astrological symbol for Earth. Also seen with a circle around it, it symbolizes the movement and rhythm of natures cycles (i.e., four seasons) as well as the Aristotelian elements (see end of page). The earth has long been worshipped by ancient mystics. It is a representation of harmony, stability, and oneness with all things a communal arena in which the core (center point of the 4 diamond cross) represents a foundational energy of unity and well-being. Indeed, earth magic is rooted in the ideology that all things of the earth are born from her, and therefore vibrate with earth energy. Early mystics and alchemists believed this earth energy could be drawn from all things, and ultimately used for further clarification. This clarification came in the form of manipulation of vibrations (earth energy waves), drawing elements into an experience, interpreting patterns within the vibrations (seeking answers) to name a few uses for these practices. This symbol would be used in ritual for such clarifications. This diamond symbol (shown left) as well as the next consecutive one, are both from northern Europe and are identified as the runic system of Futhark a symbolic language housing tremendous meaning in each emblem. This rune is called the Dagaz and is the Symbol of the Dawn. It is considered to be the rune of break-throughs and represents attainment of the meaning of life enlightenment, satisfaction, ultimate truth that which the seeker holds most valuable is obtained. Further, the Dagaz embodies the concepts of: Awakening, insight, clarification, awareness, epiphany, new beginnings, and connections to the mystical in all things. It is also emblematic of time and space as complimentary elements. This rune speaks of the partnership between night and day with the center-point represented as the dawn. Metaphorically, the dawn marks an awakening to all new understandings. This (shown left) diamond motif is seen throughout the ages and cultures. For our purposes, we look again to the Futhark for symbolic insight where this is known as the Ingwuz rune and is the foundational geometric symbol of creation. Indeed, ancient European tribes deemed this

symbol to represent the literal image of the birth canal or vagina. So, literally, this symbol means creation of life. Interestingly, this lozenge is seen in the Native American symbolic language as a symbol for wind and Ive written more on this aspect here. This diamond symbol is also found in alchemical philosophies. Metaphysically speaking, this foundational image tells of creativity that is expressed by the culmination of the four elements: Four sides indicating earth, fire, air, and water. In the alchemical realm, the skillful employment of all four of these elements leads the practitioner to infinite potential and Divine creativity. We see the center of this (alchemical) symbol void of design indicating creation takes place through the path of least resistance. In other words, it is by allowing that we obtain our true creative purpose.

Lastly, I invite you to consider the above shown diamond symbols (more accurately, triangle symbols), which are also alchemical in origin. These symbols are considered to be the building blocks of all matter, of everything. We see that each is comprised of the same triangular/diamond/crystal features weve been investigating in this exploratory essay. Indeed, diamonds themselves are made from carbon, which is a foundational building block of matter. Furthermore, the diamond symbol is synonymous with refracting light to the alchemists perspective. As such, the diamond and triangle symbol is indicative of the journey our souls make while we are achieving higher understanding (it is an enlightened or clarified soul that is able to refract its light from the insight out and serve as a beacon to the outer world). The goal

for mankind is to walk a path on which our souls will shine and sparkle as brightly as diamonds. On this path there will be many labyrinth turns (representative of the angles and facets of the diamond). But if we travel the path with honorable hearts, and if we are aware of the reflective nature of our lives (our actions reflecting in our reality), we will accomplish our mission of light. I hope you have enjoyed these diamond symbols and thoughts on the diamond symbol meaning and triangle symbol cousins.

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