Alabaster is a stone in contrast to another has no bright colors but it is a powerful tool when you want to attract the positivity to your life at the same time helping to discard the bad allowing to the reach prosperity.
Alabaster is a mineral very similar to the plaster, compact, but soft and fragile, with a translucent appearance and a whitish tone although in some occasions can be found in greenish tones and pinkish. It is a kind of calcium carbonate. Its deposits are found in the United States, Germany, England and Italy.
Is usually employed in the manufacture of decorative ornaments as in the picture windows by its ability to blur the light in churches and cathedrals; it is also used on production of artistic elements by its easiness to be carved. The objects made with the alabaster are for internal use because of their vulnerability with the water and must be treated carefully because they tend to be damaged easily by their fragility.
Formerly, use of alabaster dates back to the times of the Egyptians, Mayans and Aztecs; it was used to produce the images of gods, sacred implements for ceremonies such as vases for potions, plates and funeral glasses; also, it was believed that this stone because of its fragility was sent by the gods to represent the vulnerability of human beings.
This crystal is powerfully used in meditation because of facilitates the connection with the internal sensitivity allowing project feelings and thoughts toward the outside to be expressed. Similarly, it favors the release of the anguish acting it out and opening up it to the light. Alabaster possesses the virtue to ward off negative energies and attract the positive side, helps to prevent attacks against who possesses it, protecting who holds it.
In the spiritual plane, the alabaster is connected with the seventh chakra called Sahasrara, which is the center of the spirituality, the awareness of being and of the fullness; this gem enhances capacity of this energy center to clean and purify the soul, helps the mental acuity and the focus. This chakra is related to the nervous system, muscular system and the bones consequently by placing a stone of alabaster in the seventh chakra regulates and improves the ailments.
Emotionally this stone has interesting qualities, it helps to focus on yourselves doing an introspection that allows mature and have the ability to forgive when you drop resentments: also favors the empathy, increasing the capacity to provide assistance and cooperation to your fellowman.
In the astral field the alabaster is linked with the sign of Libra, augmenting their qualities as strive maintain the balance and harmony, his mental agility, his compassion and humility.
Its powers to channel the positive and negative energies, based on the alignment of the chakras, its soothing and relaxing effect, the release of the concerns, its protective action and other potentials makes this wonderful mineral in an element that helps, balances and transforms in a favorable way all aspects of life.
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