The Crystal Vaults Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to Crystals

 

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The Healing Energies, Metaphysical Properties,

Legendary Uses, and Meaning

of

Larimar

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Introduction to the Meaning and Uses of Larimar

Larimar is the embodiment of the tranquil Sea and Sky energies. Its soft, soothing blues and calming turquoise is streaked with white patterns that resemble sunlight dancing beneath Caribbean waters. It brings the ancient wisdom of Atlantis and the healing power of dolphins to harmonize the body and soul.

Larimar is one of the cardinal Water element stones, yet is born of Fire in its volcanic origins. One of the few crystals to balance the polarities of these energies, Larimar cools tempers and calms fears, relieves stress and nurtures the physical and emotional bodies. It is powerful in meditation and in connecting to the Divine Feminine, and is particularly helpful in releasing emotional bonds, patterns or principles that no longer serve the highest good. A stone of clear communication, it provides the strength and courage needed to speak openly from the heart. [Simmons, 228-229][Ahsian, 229]

A rare blue variety of Pectolite, Larimar is found only in the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. It occurs as needle-like crystals, grown together in a solid mass and forms in cavities within basaltic lava. The copper substitution in Pectolite instead of calcium produces beautiful translucent shades of soft blues, white and turquoise marked with streaks and patterns of white, and may contain red or brown areas of oxidation or Hematite inclusions. The more intense the blue and contrast within the stone, the rarer and higher its value. Note: blue is photosensitive and may fade over time if exposed to too much light or heat.

Larimar is also known as the Dolphin Stone, Blue Pectolite, Atlantis Stone, and Stefilia’s Stone. Originally discovered in 1916, it was named by the Dominican who re-discovered it in 1974, taking the first letters of his daughter’s name, Larissa, and the Spanish word for the sea, mar, to create Larimar.

 

Larimar Uses and Purposes – Overview

Larimar is a crystal of serenity, promoting relaxation in every aspect. Use as a worry stone, or place in the home or workplace to assure a pleasant atmosphere. Hold as you sit on the seashore, or gaze into the sea-like patterns of the stone, to reconnect with the ebbs and flows of your inner tides. As you sit in a bath surrounded by blue candles, use Larimar to connect with the healing powers of the dolphin through visualization or dolphin call music. Simply wearing Larimar creates a fundamental awareness of the “all-rightness” of the world. [Simmons, 228-229][Eason, 241]

Use Larimar to overcome fear of doctors, hospitals, injections or surgery. It promotes clear and confident communication with health personnel. [Eason, 241]

Larimar is a wonderful stone for mothers, during and after pregnancy. It helps in alleviating post-partum depression, and relaxes the stress associated with new parenthood. [Ahsian, 230]

As a soothing Water element stone, Larimar cools hot tempers and guides excessive passion into peace. It may be used to diminish the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, and when one’s kundalini energies have become uncomfortably active. [Simmons, 229]

As a crystal of the Throat Chakra, using Larimar in a pendant or laying-on-of-stones treatment will unleash the voice of one’s deepest wisdom. Singers may also find Larimar a wonderful talisman for enhancing and protecting the voice. [Simmons, 229]

Larimar is an excellent stone for finding a soulmate. It facilitates the healing of unresolved issues or fears, trauma to the heart, or past-life relationships. [Hall, 174][Eason, 241]

Larimar Healing Therapies – Overview

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Larimar Physical Healing Energy

Larimar is particularly helpful for cartilage and throat conditions, and dissolves blockages of the head, neck and chest. It may also be laid on constricted joints or arteries. [Hall, 175][Gienger, 55]

As a reflexology tool, Larimar opens the acupressure/acupuncture meridians at the feet allowing for the recognition of which painful spots lead to which areas of the body in order to remove and clear the dis-ease. [Melody, 476][Hall, 175]

Larimar is used to enhance alternative treatments, particularly those involving heat, light, and water. [Eason, 241] It is an antidote to emotional extremes and helps ameliorate bipolar disorders. [Hall, 175]

Larimar relieves high blood pressure and stress-related illnesses, and may alleviate excessive Fire element energy such as infection, fever and inflammation. It may also be used to treat skin disorders aggravated by stress, such as hives, rashes, eczema and psoriasis. [Ahsian, 229-230]

Larimar Emotional Healing Energy

Larimar assists in identifying self-imposed limitations and self-sabotaging behavior, especially toward martyrdom, and encourages taking control of one’s life. It is particularly useful in admitting guilt, when guilty, and in bringing about a sense of peace in truthfulness. [Hall, 174-175][Melody, 475]

Larimar is a powerful emotional cleanser and healer, especially for phobias, panic attacks, stress-related imbalances, and excessive anger or fear. It aids in breaking down the walls one has built around the heart for defense, and allows for emotional release and the clearing of deep emotional patterns. It helps one to reconnect to a previous, more natural state of playfulness and joyful childlike energy. [Ahsian, 229-230][Hall, 175]

A highly effective stone of the Throat Chakra, Larimar assists in communicating emotions and boundaries in a way others can hear and accept. It teaches the respect, love and nurturing of oneself in order to have the resources to give these gifts to others. It is an excellent crystal for healers and caregivers. [Ahsian, 229]

 

Larimar Chakra Healing and Balancing Energy

Larimar is a stone of tremendous benefit to the Throat Chakra, opening the way for clear communication and the ability to speak openly from the heart. [Simmons, 228]

The Throat Chakra is the voice of the body, in essence, a pressure valve that allows the energy from the other chakras to be expressed. If it is blocked, or out of balance, it can affect the health of the other chakras. When the throat chakra is in balance and open, it allows for the expression of what we think and what we feel. We can communicate our ideas, beliefs, and emotions, bringing our personal truth out into the world. We have an easy flow of energy within the body and spirit. The energy that springs upward from the lower chakras can continue its path enabling free expression and natural release.

Larimar Spiritual Energy

Connected to the goddess energies of Sea and Sky, Larimar helps women to re-attune to their innate femininity and restore their connection with nature. It emanates vivaciousness, humor, and a sense of one’s own power. It helps women to call upon the goddess within to fully manifest their highest purpose in life. [Simmons, 229][Hall, 175] It assists men in connecting with their feminine, intuitive and receptive natures. [Ahsian, 230]

Larimar is useful in dimensional and cellular work, and is an excellent mineral for purging entities from one’s environment and one’s corporeal existence. It may also be used for gridding to bring serenity into an environment and to bring a message of loving energy to those of other worlds. [Melody, 476]

Larimar is a stone for Earth healing. It represents peace and clarity, and emits an energy of healing and love. Placed on the earth, it counteracts earth energy imbalances and geopathic stress. [Melody, 476][Hall, 175]

Larimar Color Energy

arimar utilizes soft Blue color energy. Blue crystals bring trust, faith, patience, and respect, lending the focus we need to become more sincere, act more responsibly, and become more trustworthy. Light blue crystals help us accept the life we have, develop patience, reconcile differences, or seek forgiveness. They’re excellent for recovery efforts from addictions or destructive patterns, aid in curbing tempers, and help us become more dependable and cheerful. Light blue crystals also assist in dealing with grief, letting go of the past, and curing guilt.

Larimar also utilizes the energy of Turquoise. It is a fresh, welcome energy that moves us to serenity as new growth and life emerges. It brings hope, discovery and balance. Turquoise tempers excess, restores calm after a storm, relieves stress, and neutralizes extremes. It helps us moderate aggressiveness and deal with rage. It brings us back to center. In lighter shades, Turquoise energy promotes inner harmony and peace through spiritual understanding.

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Meditation with Larimar

Larimar effortlessly induces a deep meditative state, raising consciousness and harmonizing the body and soul to new vibrations. It dissolves the boundaries of spiritual self and allows one’s true pathway in life to be revealed. Larimar facilitates angelic contact and communication with other realms. [Hall, 174]

In meditation, Larimar helps one see and release undesirable attachments, and to disconnect from unhealthy inner bonds to other people or beliefs which no longer serve the better good. It opens the pathway to the “divine stair of ascension” allowing one to leave behind obsolete past commitments. [Simmons, 229]

Larimar is believed to channel ancient wisdom from Atlantis during meditation or sleep. [Eason, 241]

Larimar Divination

The Divinatory meaning of Larimar: A peaceful but not dull time ahead. [Eason, 241]

 

Larimar and the Angelic Realm

Larimar varies in color from light blue to turquoise. If your birthday falls in any of the following periods, a Larimar of the color listed can be a valuable conduit to your Guardian Angel. The table also provides the name of the Guardian Angel of those born in the time period.

 

Date	Crystal Color	Name of Guardian Angel
March 21- 25	Lt. Turquoise	Vehuiah (Vehujah)
June 16-21	Blue	Caliel
July 12-16	Turquoise	Melahel
July 28-August 1	Lt. Blue	Haaiah
August 23-28	Turquoise	Lecabel

 

There are other Angels that are partial to Larimar. The table below gives you the information about them.

Purpose	Crystal Color	Name of Angel
Aids you while dealing with Anger.	Blue	Af
Protector and Ruler of the dates June 16-21; Gemini.	Blue	Caliel
Ruler of Earth/Snow.	Blue	Shalgiel
Understanding Angel Tree of Life, the Ruler of Saturn, and the Guardian of Thursday.	Blue	Tzaphiel
Raguel helps you to Heal Relationships.	Lt. Blue	Raguel
Protector and Ruler of the dates July 28-August 1; Leo.	Lt. Blue	Haaiah
Protector and Ruler of the dates June 11-15; Gemini.	Lt. Turquoise	Luaviah
Master of the 4th Tarot Card “The Emperor”.	Lt. Turquoise	Malkhidael
Master of the 17th Tarot Card “The Star”.	Lt. Turquoise	Tzakmaqiel
Protector and Ruler of the dates March 21- 25; Aries.	Lt. Turquoise	Vehuiah
Master of the 14th Tarot Card “Temperance”. And is associated with Sagittarius.	Turquoise	Adnachiel
Guardian of the Sixteenth Mansion of the Moon; Scorpio.	Turquoise	Azeruel
Guardian of the Sixth Mansion of the Moon; Gemini.	Turquoise	Dira
Protector and Ruler of the dates August 23-28; Virgo.	Turquoise	Lecabel
Protector and Ruler of the dates July 12-16; Cancer.	Turquoise	Melahel
Sandalphon is the Kingdom Angel; Tree of Life, the Master of the 20th Tarot Card “Judgment”. He also Heals Aggressive Tendencies and is known as the Angel of Glory.	Turquoise	Sandalphon

 

Larimar Goddess Crystals

rystals of turquoise honor Sophia, the Goddess of Wisdom and contradiction personified. She is the story of being lost then regained, the wisdom of understanding, doubting, and spiritual exploration without dogma.

Birthstones

There are several ways to find an appropriate birthstone. The traditional one is listed first. These are from the popular lists that most people are familiar with. The second way is to find your natural birthstone by the color wheel of life. You can click on the Natural Birthstone graphic below to learn more. Finally many people use the traditional stones of the Zodiac.

In this section you will find information on all three approaches.

Larimar Traditional Birthstone

Larimar is not a traditional birthstone.

 

 

Larimar Natural Birthstone.

Larimar which is blue in color is one of the natural birthstones of those born as the world awaits the vernal equinox and spring (February 19 – March 19). This is a time when new life is about to burst forth, a time of faith and trust. Blue crystals bring you patience and respect.

Larimar which is turquoise in color is one of the natural birthstones of those born as spring begins (20 March to 19 April). Turquoise crystals bring you discovery and balance. Their vibrations help you find yourself and return to equilibrium.

 

Larimar – Not a Zodiac Stone

Larimar is not associated with any sign of the Zodiac.

Larimar Amulets and Talismans

Larimar is a Seeker Harmonizer crystal. Seekers contain a crystal energy structure that aligns the natural energy of the crystal to the natural power of the human mind to find the way to new horizons and new capabilities. They’re pointers, directors, and compasses; the fresh start crystals. These are talismans of the scientist, the adventurer, the hunter, wanderer, and explorer. They’re also crystals of the student and the researcher.

Harmonizers, called the chain and band silicates, bind together in a long chain, distributing energy in a balanced, long-term way. They encourage efforts aimed at smoothing a path through difficulties, promoting harmonious relationships within a larger group, like family, and a peaceful acceptance of life’s inherent situations.

Larimar Feng Shui

Larimar utilizes Water energy, the energy of stillness, quiet strength, and purification. It embodies potentialities unrealized. It is yielding, formless, yet powerful. The Water element brings power of regeneration and rebirth. It is the energy of the circle of life. Use Larimar crystals to enhance any space that you use for repose, calm reflection, or prayer. Water energy is traditionally associated with the North area of a home or room. It is associated with the Career and Life Path area, its flowing energy assuring a balance of energy as your life unfolds and flows.

Larimar in Ancient Lore and Legend

Larimar is sometimes called Atlantis Stone in reference to an ancient prophet’s declaration that Atlantis was once part of the Dominican Republic, a claim affirmed by various authorities in metaphysics. He further declared that what made Atlantis great was the beautiful blue stone that carried healing powers. Its description bears an uncanny resemblance to Larimar. [larimarjewelry.org]

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Footnote References

 

The symbols [  ] enclose the author’s name and a page number for a reference cited from the following books:

[Ahsian, pp.] Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian, The Book of Stones (Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2007).

[Eason, pp. ]Cassandra Eason, The New Crystal Bible (London: Carlton Books Ltd., 2010).

[Fernie, pp.] William T. Fernie, The Occult and Curative Powers of Precious Stones (Blauvelt, NY: Rudolph Steiner Publications, 1973).

[Gienger, pp.] Michael Gienger, Healing Crystals (Scotland: Earthdancer Books, 2009).

[Hall, pp.] Judy Hall, The Crystal Bible (Cincinnati, OH: Walking Stick Press, 2003).

[Hall 2, pp.]Judy Hall, The Crystal Bible 2 (Cincinnati, OH: Walking Stick Press, 2009).

[Kunz, pp.] George Frederick Kunz, The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (New York: Dover Publications, 1971).

[Megemont, pp.] Florence Megemont, The Metaphysical Book of Gems and Crystals (Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 2008).

[Mella, pp.] Dorothee L. Mella, Stone Power II (Albuquerque, NM: Brotherhood of Life, Inc., 1986).

[Melody, pp.] Melody, Love Is In The Earth (Wheat Ridge, CO: Earth-Love Publishing House, 1995).

[Raphaell, pp.] Katrina Raphaell, Crystal Enlightenment (Santa Fe, NM: Aurora Press, 1985)

[Simmons, pp.] Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian, The Book of Stones (Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2007).