Andesine Meaning And Spiritual Properties
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Power & Benefits of Andesine:
Andesine provides clarity to your thoughts helping you to think more positively. It awakens your potential and self-confidence.
Spiritual & Emotional Influence:
It helps you get out of fear and into trusting yourself and the world around you. It provides a feminine and goddess energy that is very nurturing and also very protective. It encourages spiritual visioning and protects you while you journey through multi-dimensions. Gazing into the stone enables you to access the future and see where your dreams may take you.
The Physical Connection:
Andesine is thought to be helpful for eye and brain diseases. It is said to ease stress and balances your metabolism.
The Chakras Connected to Andesine:
Heart Chakra.
Astrological Signs:
Taurus, and Virgo.
Locations Found & History:
Found in the Congo, near the Nyiragongo Volcano and in Columbia. One of the first places Andesine was found was in 1841 in the Marmato mine in Colombia. Named after the Andes mountains of South America because of the high level of andesite lava in the mountains. It then appeared to become more popular in 2003.
Rarity, Value & Variations:
Andesine is a beautiful reddish-pink or orange-pink color giving it almost a peachy tone. It is a Red Feldspar gemstone with a slight labradorescent effect. It’s a fairly new gem on the market. It’s fairly soft for a gemstone and can crack under too much pressure. It tends to change color in different lighting as well. It’s hard to authenticate, and some stones are fake and found to be other stones that are colored to look like Andesine. Usually, it will be copper that is used to color Labradorite to look like Andesine. True Andesine can be faceted into beautiful cuts to be used in jewelry. It can also be used as a replacement stone for Spinel or Ruby.
How to Use Andesine:
A very useful stone to use when you need to push past fear and trust yourself and your inner truth, you can also use this stone to balance your emotions and balance yourself. Wear, grid, or position Andesine or disperse the gem essence around the aura.