Moonstone - meaning, its effects and properties

Moonstone uses: love, protection, sleep, youth, intuition, peace
Moonstone properties and meaning: a receptive stone, associated with the planet Moon and the element of water.
It is closely connected to the Moon and intuition, attracts love, successfully solves problems between lovers, ensures peaceful sleep, helps with insomnia, is slightly protective especially when traveling, restores and maintains a youthful appearance and attitude, brings things closed in the subconscious to the surface, calms turbulent feelings and exaggerated emotional reactions, induces understandable vivid dreams, especially during the full moon, keeps male and female energy in balance, on the solar plexus chakra it will show old dysfunctional emotional ways of acting and help eliminate them.
Moonstone effects: heals the upper digestive tract and the emotional tension that affects it, affects the reproductive organs, reduces tension during menstruation, balances the hormonal system, calms hyperactive children, detoxifies, treats skin, hair, eye, pancreas and liver problems. Helps with conception, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
Location: Scotland, Kenya, New Zealand, Australia, India, Norway, Brazil
Colors: colorless, white
Technical description: silicate, feldspar, anorthoclase, transparent to translucent, glassy, silvery opalescent luster when cut, perfect cleavage.

Hardness level: 6-6.5

Tip from Nefertitis on MOONSTONE RITUAL: SUPPORTING FEMININE ENERGY AND INTUITION

Moonstone is a crystal of gentleness, intuition, and cyclicity. Its pearly sheen is reminiscent of moonlight and has been considered a stone of goddesses and women since time immemorial. If you need to restore inner peace, connect with your intuition, and strengthen your feminine energy, this ritual will open the way to harmony and self-acceptance.

Why moonstone?

• Moonstone – a stone of intuition, gentleness and feminine power. It promotes emotional balance and connection with one's own cyclicality.

• It calms the mind, softens communication and helps to accept changes with ease.

• It strengthens the connection with the moon and its phases, making it an ideal stone for women of all ages.

What you will need

• 1 moonstone ( raw, tumbled or in jewelry)

• a white or silver candle

• comfortable place, ideally with a view of the night sky

• paper and pen.

Ritual procedure

• Clean the stone - rinse it briefly with water or place it in the moonlight for a few hours (preferably during a full moon).

• Light a candle – its gentle flame symbolizes moonlight and peaceful energy.

• Take the moonstone in your palms and close your eyes. Focus on your breath and feel your body relax.

• Visualization – imagine moonlight flowing through the stone into your heart and belly, filling you with a soft silver glow and bringing a sense of security and feminine strength.

• Write down your intention – it could be a wish regarding self-confidence, intuition, relationships, or harmony in life.

• Affirmation of intention – place the stone on the paper, feel its energy for a moment and silently repeat: "I am in harmony with my feminine power."

• End of the ritual – thank the stone and the candle. Keep the paper and carry the moonstone with you, especially during important moments in life.

Tip for strengthening the ritual

Do it during a full or new moon , when the energy of the moon is strongest. Ideally, it is done at night before bed, when the mind is more easily connected to intuition.

Moonstone is a gentle yet powerful guide for every woman. It helps to rediscover inner peace, strengthen self-confidence and open up to your natural intuition. A ritual with this stone can accompany you through every stage of life, reminding you that feminine energy is a source of infinite strength and tenderness.