Hornblende
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Hornblende is a variety of amphibole, a mineral that forms prismatic or needle-like crystals.
Stabilizing and protective in lithotherapy, it is an excellent ally for calming inner conflicts.

Read more: the conciliatory benefits of Hornblende

What are the virtues and properties of Hornblende in lithotherapy?

Endurance - Resilience - Harmony - Union of opposites - Anchoring - Sense of reality - Mental stability - Protection - Relieves disorders

A powerful earthly symbol

Associated with strength and stability, with a profound nature, Hornblende is conceived in ancient Greco-Roman traditions as a stone resolutely linked to the powerful spirits of the earth.

Lithotherapy benefits

Its symbol in lithotherapy is the alliance of endurance and resilience.
Providing anchorage and protection, it favors a position of mediation and meditation in search of wisdom.
It establishes the limits of emotional investment and the necessary resistance to negative energies. At this median point, it promotes clear, structured and concise thinking.
Hornblende can help you to accept and harmonize the different facets of your being.

On a physical level

According to tradition, its action is beneficial in facilitating the assimilation of vitamins and minerals.
Hornblende can help and be used to support psychic disorders such as split personalities, spiritual crises and psychosomatic pathologies.

What lithotherapy stones does it go with?

How do you purify Hornblende?

Moon/sun, running water, waveform, fumigation, singing bowl, breath/wind, prayers...

Chakra

1er chakra - Root
Anchoring and securing the mind

Astrological signs

Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo
and seeking stability and pragmatism

Element

Earth
Strength and endurance

Hornblende mineralogy

Hornblende, a mineral of the amphibole group, is characterized by a double chain structure of silica tetrahedra. It can be found in igneous and metamorphic rocks such as Diorite, Gneiss and Granite.

Its chemical composition can vary, including calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron and aluminum. It may be confused with pyroxenes - but its cleavage angles are different.

It has a hardness of 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale.

Lithotherapy

  • Purification :
    • Singing bowl, Water, Fumigation, Moon, Form waves, Sun, Breath
  • Physics :
    • Intestines, Ears
  • Emotional :
    • Balance
  • Spiritual :
    • Anchoring, Harmony, Sense of reality

Mineralogy

  • Hardness :
    • 5.0-6.0
  • Moths scale:
    • 5, 6
  • Strunz classification :
    • Silicate
  • Crystalline system :
    • Monoclinic
  • Chemical element :
    • Ca, Na, K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, O, H, F
  • Line color :
    • Brown to gray
  • Density :
    • 2.9-3.4
  • Cleavage :
    • Perfect at {110}, but interrupted
  • Transparency :
    • Opaque, rarely translucent
  • Colors :
    • Green or brown to black

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*Please note that lithotherapy is not a substitute for serious medical treatment.
*Please note! Some minerals may be toxic and must not be licked or ingested (as such or in the form of powder, elixir or stone water) or be in prolonged contact with the skin or mucous membranes.
*The information on the stones described here are general indications based on our research and experience, and are not exhaustive.

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