Sunstone
Sunstone
Couldn't load pickup availability
ORIGINS OF THE MINERAL
Sunstone is actually another stone from the large feldspar family. It is also called “aventurine feldspar” or heliolite (from the Greek “hélios” the sun and “lithos” the stone). It has physical characteristics similar to moonstone in terms of its density, its hardness, but also its magmatic formation.
Their big difference lies in their chemical composition: sunstone includes sodium and calcium (potassium and aluminum are found in moonstone). Sunstone has only been mined since the 19th century in Russia. Today, most of them come from deposits in India and, since the start of the 21st century, in Tanzania. There is a sunstone specific to Oregon in the United States: it was discovered in the 1980s, it is transparent in appearance and contains copper.
The characteristic reflections of sunstone come from the flakes of iron oxide that appear in the light (and copper if it is Oregon sunstone). The composition of sunstone therefore also includes a majority of oxygen (50%), silicon (30%), aluminum (13%), sodium (7%) and calcium (3%).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
The warming virtue of sunstone will help with all cooling issues: flu, colds, rheumatism... It will especially have a beneficial effect on the stomach, particularly for gastritis, acidity, ulcers... All people who cannot digest properly (poor communication between the stomach and intestines) will be helped by sunstone by placing it on the stomach for a few minutes every day.
ENERGY PROPERTIES
You just have to trust its name which indicates its solar, luminous, heating qualities... It will thus have qualities similar to citrine. It can be offered as a masculine complement to moonstone. It will bring cheerfulness and good humor to people who are depressed, cold, or simply sad. It will allow others to regain confidence and joy of life, because it is linked to the 3rd chakra. We recommend it to shy women who need to shine more, without falling into the pitfalls of domination.
PRACTICAL
Like moonstone, sunstone is recommended especially for women. In this case, however, it will be a question of developing the social function, and the stone will then combine femininity and activity. It will be the stone to combine confidence and listening, assurance and gentleness. It can be recommended in combination with moonstone, for women who need to regulate their natural rhythm without locking themselves into interiority.
It will be recommended to men who want to develop their sensitivity, their ability to receive and listen to women. For a person with unbalanced masculine and feminine sides, we will offer 30-minute sessions with a moonstone pebble placed on the 2nd chakra and a sunstone pebble placed on the 3rd chakra.
