Obsessed

Obsidian

The Element of Air

Obsidian is a homogeneous vitreous volcanic rock of dark tones produced on Mount Ararat.

Obsidian is a mineral that gives strength on the physical level, increases the energy of the adrenal and kidneys, treats rheumatism and gout, female and male genital organs diseases, cleans organs at the cellular level.

The most powerful power engineer, obsidian bears the energy of a volcano, that is why it has been used since ancient times by all religions to make religious attributes.

This mineral develops intuition, insight and the ability to foresee events. Obsidian protects the owner from the evil eye, spoiling, cursing and other magic, guards on the road, restores the peace of mind of a person after unhappy love, protects from treason.

Obsidian is a "black hole inside us", volcanic glass, ordinary lava, which froze so quickly that the minerals inside it did not have time to form. The stone is named after Obscius , the Roman, who first brought this stone from Ethiopia. The product of the underworld, as ancient believed, obsidian was used even in the Stone Age to prepare scrapers, knives and arrowheads. Later, various decorations and decorative objects began to be made from him. The pre-Columbian civilizations of Central America made mirrors from obsidian. The oldest finds are about 9 thousand years old.

Currently, obsidian is used as a jewelry and ornamental stone. Color obsidian: black, gray, black-brown, bluish, snowy (black with snowflakes). Very rarely occurs rainbow, greenish, sometimes with air bubbles inside. Products and the stone itself should be cleaned in cold water with soap, protected from shocks and high temperatures.
In real life obsidian protects from bad deeds, suppresses aggressive energy, sharpens the sharpness of thought, relieves tension.

This is a magical stone. Every magician has obsidian to concentrate the powers of the astral , to defeat the astral spontaneous spirits and subordinate them to himself, so that they serve the magician.

In real life, obsidian is a guard against any heavy deeds, deprives them of the opportunity to commit sins. This stone is a "savior." It is connected with the forces of Saturn, Uranus and the Sun.

There are different kinds of obsidian - brownish, brown and black. All kinds protect from sin, from perdition, but not from damage. If you wear obsidian for too long, then it can make you a coward, since it is a stone of "caution."

He is good at fire signs, except Aries. Lions it is beautiful. Especially good is Sagittarius. It is good for both Gemini and Aquarius, whom he deprives of scatter, gives them the right concentration. It's bad for Cancers and Dev - they can make them cowards. The rest of the signs he indifferent. Scales and Scorpios can also safely wear obsidian.

In many ancient peoples, obsidian knives were mandatory in rituals of sacrifice and embalming. Mankind already owned the secret of making iron implements, but obsidian knives and scalpels were still ten times sharper ... The ancient Egyptians believed that in vessels made from obsidian, incense, they retain their qualities longer.

Subsequently, obsidian finds its application in the jewelry and applied arts. Jewelry, interior items, sculptural works ... Many museums of the world store the works of skilled craftsmen: sculptors and jewelers of the past centuries , made of obsidian. In Russia, the merit of using obsidian, and other gem stones in jewelry belong to the great Faberge.

Today obsidian takes place in a row of semiprecious stones, widely in demand in the art and jewelry production. Hours, written sets, fantasies , figurines of the lively , beads, key chains, rosary - here is an incomplete list of products emerging from the hands of modern masters.

The earliest products were found in Mesopotamia, their age is more than 9 thousand years. And, perhaps, it was the obsidian tips that were at the copies of the primitive hunters who went out hunting for mammoths ...

In Ethiopia, as well as the ancient Aztecs in North America, they made mirrors from the obsidian.
In Transcaucasia obsidian has long been used as a children's obereg.

According to ancient legends, obsidian warns against bad deeds and sin, protects its owner from evil eye and bad people, displays negative emotions.

Also, this stone helps a person to become more collected, helps to concentrate forces, sharpen the acuteness of thought. This determines the use of it in the manufacture of written instruments and accessories