Iolite Stones... Aid Imagination
and Shamanic Journeying

Iolite Stones are the gemstone variety of the mineral Cordierite.

These beautiful blue violet crystals may stimulate the imagination and this may aid their use as shamanic stones.

They are stones of vision... used to aid you with journeys out of the body.

Their energy will aid the process of connecting with angels... and will take you to a higher level spiritually.

Why Would You Use It

Iolite crystals are third eye chakra stones... and produce an electrical charge when in contact with your aura. This will strengthen the entire auric field and etheric body. They totally open up your thinking... via the imagination.

These stones help you to see, imagine and allow yourself to experience via your visionary abilities. If you imagine it you can experience it... so you may bring it into reality. Your inner journeys are expanded under its influence as are your intuitive gifts. It is both a throat chakra and a third eye chakra stone... and Iolite Stones will aid you to open the third eye and utilize its abilities.

Within the throat chakra... this stone will activate psychic visions and visionary creative areas... so it is highly advantageous for psychic artists. Its ability to stimulate the imagination will help those of you who do this work.... in the expression of your abilities.

This psychic crystal is known to help headaches... especially those associated with psychic powers. Often those who have these gifts develop a pain in the forehead... like a form of pressure build-up when your abilities expand... and these stones may aid you to relieve this. Iolite aids in the development of psychic vision or clairvoyance... and has the capacity to stimulate the development of any other psychic powers.

Where Does It Come From

The major deposits are found in Brazil but it also comes from India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Madagascar. It was named for the Greek word meaning violet. Iolite Cordierite may be seen as different colors in different lights and from different directions... the term pleochroic being used to describe this attribute.

Its colors may be anywhere in the range of blue, grey, green, blue-green, grey-blue, violet-blue, yellowish blue through to pale blue depending on how it is viewed.

Who Should Use It

These lovely lilac-blue stones are very uplifting, as they calm the brain and energize and balance the metabolism.

For those of you who have trouble with meditation, as your mind is restless... this lovely violet stone will quiet the mind, and help you assimilate the guidance you may access. Iolite stones can aid with astral travel and may help you to let go of the fears associated with inner journeying. Its action may also aid psychic communication.

For those with past lives specifically in King Arthur's time, it may help to release old karma and resolve the lessons that you experience because of it. As Iolite stimulates the imagination, use this crystal in combination with the 7 Laws of Attraction, to aid you to bring the things and circumstances that you desire into your life.

How To Use It

Iolite stones as mentioned, are wonderful stones to use in meditation. They will aid your inner journeying... and for those who are just beginning... will calm your mind to begin the process. Used in a psychic meditation, Iolite stones will stimulate psychic abilities and assist you to learn to be psychic.

They are especially helpful for developing intuition. They may help you to connect to angelic beings and other beings from the higher realms... and their vibration of connecting with angels moves you to a new level spiritually.

They may help you to let go of the fear you may feel about out of body journeys... and so allow these experiences to happen.

For shamanic healing journeys... these crystals may bring the patronage of well-intentioned spirits into the situation for protection and overall access to higher information.

It is possible to buy Iolite stones... and its best use is to keep it somewhere within your auric field as long as possible. These are an excellent alternative for those of you who cannot get this stone in jewelry.

See if you can acquire one... and keep it somewhere on your body... such as in your pocket. For ladies... an Iolite stone worn in the bra is an alternative. It is a very helpful stone to keep on the body especially if you feel tense as it may aid in calming you. It balances the male/female energies so may aid in the relationship area.

These blue stones are on the Zodiac Birthstones list as it is an Aquarius birthstone... and if are able to obtain gem stone jewelry and can wear it at the throat chakra, or higher, this is very helpful.

One of the best types of jewelry of this lovely crystal is Iolite earrings, as wearing it in the area of the throat chakra and third eye chakra is most helpful. Iolite rings are traditionally the way it is used for shamanic ceremonies. Any variety of Iolite jewelry is an excellent way to use this stone.

Books For Developing Psychic Gifts

Sonia Choquette books are excellent aids to help you if you are working on developing psychic gifts... including your intuition... a closely related ability. Sonia has been working in psychic employment as a reader, and as a teacher in the development area for many years. In her book 'Diary of a Psychic'.. you can read the story of how Sonia developed her gifts, and how to develop yours. To read reviews of Sonia Choquette's books Click Here.

Other Stones To Combine With It

Iolite stones blend particularly well with all third eye chakra stones, and some throat chakra stones. Other third eye stones such as Aqua Aura Quartz, Blue Tourmaline, Sodalite, Blue Azurite Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Sphene and Dumortierite combine well with this violet crystal.

It is excellent paired with other violet ray stones such as the purple stones... Sugilite, Purpurite, Unakite and Amethyst crystals... and is said to aid with addictions, so these stones are excellent in combination for that use. Other stones that are helpful to combine with them to help treat addictions are Pink Thulite and Dravite aka Brown Tourmaline.

The combination of Iolite, Lapis Lazuli Stones and Ulexite is powerful to aid you to stimulate your visionary abilities and to help you to unlock your imagination. Use it with Vanadinite in meditation to get answers about how to utilize your psychic gifts.

Use it with high crystal energy stones such as Scolecite and Tanzanite Crystal... also a violet ray stone. If you are using these stones specifically for shamanic journeying... other stones to use with them include Covellite, Nuummite, Shaman Stones, Fulgurite and Merlinite.

Iolite-Sunstone occurs naturally combined and is useful for not only the visionary abilities of Iolite alone... but may also give rise to the gift of prophecy.

In Summary

Iolite stones may help you in many areas of your life... but the ability to stimulate the imagination is powerful. The second law, of the 7 Laws of Attraction, is the power of the imagination... so it is a major part of bringing those things you desire into your life. Once you begin to be able to use, and have access to the strengths that the extra power of your imagination brings to your life... you have the ability to live the life of your dreams.