This mineral is an aluminum silicate. Its coloration is dark green, red, orange-brown, golden, yellowish, gray and brown, and sometimes colorless stones do.
Its deposits are located in Sri Lanka, Spain, USA, Brazil and Switzerland.
Therapeutic and magical properties of andalusite
Medical properties. Doctors-litotherapists consider andalusite a mineral, stimulating the work of the cardiovascular system, curing psychological and nervous disorders, protecting against bronchial and pulmonary diseases. In addition, andalusite can have a restorative effect on the human body, strengthening its resistance to various diseases.
Magical properties. In addition, andalusite is a very mystical stone. In ancient times, the priests called with his help to the gods, and the oracles always bore with the mineral to constantly be associated with the higher powers and spirits of the deceased, and, falling into a trance, laid his crystal on the forehead. Christian monks also turned their attention to the properties of andalusite. From it they cut amulets and rosaries.
But the most popular, perhaps, this stone enjoyed the knights-monks. To perform the rituals it was used by the Knights Templar, in turn the Albigensians dedicated the Andalusite to the Virgin Mary, he was regarded by the knights of the Order of Malta as drops of Jesus Christ and worn in the rings.
After the knights of various orders, crosses and rings with a mineral began to be worn by travelers, warriors, alchemists, philosophies and fortune tellers. The great French orator Nostradamus, who lived in the Middle Ages, is known to have worn a pair of rings and this stone, and on his chest hung a large pendant with andalusite, and he kept fingering the beads from the beads of the mineral.
Today, astrologers also tend to believe that andalusite is able to give its owner the opportunity to comprehend deep secrets, to reach the highest level of thinking, and he teaches to read the signals of the universe.
It is allowed to wear it to all people, that is, born absolutely under any sign of the zodiac. But we must remember that andalusite can not tolerate frivolous treatment. The mineral will not help you if you want to reveal its possibilities with the aim of causing harm or extracting material benefits. Use it only allows people whose intentions are pure and which desire to comprehend the wisdom of the universe and are ready to channel its good into good channels.
As a talisman andalusite should be worn by scientists, doctors, monks, priests. It will not hurt to have wares from him and the military, but they need to be used only during combat operations.