Tourmaline is the name given to a family from the group of borosilicates whose members, of complex and variable composition, have in common the same basic structure. Its wide range of colors (black, green, brown, yellow, red, pink, blue, yellow, colorless or multicolored) is explained by the different chemical elements that compose it: iron, manganese, nickel, cobalt, titanium…

 

Tourmaline is a fairly hard mineral: 7 to 7.5 on a scale of 10.

 

These prismatic crystals with triangular section are often striated vertically and have an acicular shape. They come mainly from pegmatites but also from gneisses and granitic magmas. They are more rarely found in marbles. Tourmalines can also accumulate in alluvial deposits.

 

 

Virtues:

 

The electrical qualities of tourmaline give it a protective shield role. All tourmalines are affected, but black tourmaline more particularly. The surrounding static electricity and harmful radio waves from electrical devices, computers, and mobile phones are absorbed. You can have it in several places in your house, near or on the devices that transmit these waves (television, computer, etc.).

 

General virtues of tourmalines (all colors)

Tourmalines, as a whole and independently of their colors, present in lithotherapy therapy virtues and common properties.

• Protect the nervous and digestive systems

• Strengthen muscles, bones and teeth

• Help fight epilepsy

• Promote balance and coordination of movement

• Give self-confidence

• Reduce fears

• Help understanding others and yourself

• Inspire empathy and compassion

• Promote reconciliation

• Help achieve goals

• Promotes wealth and prosperity

• Facilitate trade relations

• Help fight dyslexia

But each of the varieties of tourmalines has different properties, very particularly according to its color. Below, you will find the list of the virtues of each type of tourmaline in lithotherapy.

 

Properties and virtues of blue tourmaline (indigolite)

• Strengthens the immune system

• Protects the respiratory system, throat and larynx

• Soothes burns and activates healing

• Promotes spiritual freedom

• Encourages tolerance and truth

• Dispel sadness

• Lift inhibitions

• Promotes inspiration

• Helps fight language disorders

 

Properties and virtues of brown tourmaline (dravite)

• Calms dermatoses

• Relieves intestinal disorders

• Promotes interpersonal skills

• Calms difficult family relationships

• Helps to understand others and yourself

 

Properties and virtues of yellow tourmaline (dravite)

• Stimulates the solar plexus

• Favorable action on the stomach, liver, spleen, gall bladder, kidneys

 

Properties and virtues of black tourmaline (schörl)

• Relieves arthritis and general pain

• Fight against pollution and all bad influences

• Helps the elimination of heavy metals by the body

• Relieves respiratory allergies (hay fever)

• Promotes healing of skin diseases (shingles, erysipelas…)

• Disperses nervous tension and stress

• Relieves anxiety and anxiety

• Boosts vitality and energy

• Encourages a positive attitude

• Protects and absorbs electromagnetic waves

 

Properties and virtues of pink tourmaline (rubellite)

• Relieves pre-menopause

• Calm dizziness and vertigo

• Promotes love and desire

• Inspire peace and wisdom

• Suppresses negative emotions and panic attacks

• Encourages fulfillment

 

Properties and virtues of red tourmaline (rubellite)

• Promotes good blood circulation

• Protects the venous system

• Harmonize sexuality

 

Properties and virtues of green tourmaline (verdelite)

• Promotes good sleep

• Strengthens the immune system

• Help with dieting

• Promotes good intestinal transit

• Protects vegetation (diseases and insects)

• Adjuvant for all remedies

• Particularly helps against epilepsy

• Encourage patience

• Calms hyper-activity, especially in children

• Predisposes to the joy of living

• Transmits patience

 

Properties and virtues of purple tourmaline (siberite)

• Inspire tenderness

• Alleviates depression

• Stimulates creativity

• Develops intuition

 

Properties and virtues of multicolored tourmaline (elbaite)

• Protects the immune system and metabolism

• Promotes dreams

• Stimulates the imagination and the creative process

• Encourages all relationships

 

 

Chakras and use:

 

Tourmaline balances all chakras but the more particularly associated chakra will depend on its color. Thus black tourmaline is associated with the root chakra, red tourmaline with the sacred chakra, yellow with the solar plexus chakra, pink and watermelon tourmaline with the heart chakra, blue with the 3rd eye chakra and transparent tourmaline and colorless to the crown chakra.

The essences of tourmaline are recommended to fight against addictions, fatigue, poor digestion and dizziness.

Purification and recharging of tourmaline

 

 

Purification:

 

Tourmalines should be cleaned and purified frequently. Place them under running tap water or in a glass or earthenware container filled with distilled or salted water.

 

 

Charge :

 

It is simply recharged by the rays of the sun (without excess) or the moon, or even on a heap of quartz.

 

 

Zodiac:

 

Tourmaline is associated with different astrological signs depending on its color. Thus, Aries will be helped by green tourmaline; the black one too, but she also has a good relationship with the Scorpion. As for pink tourmaline, it keeps these two associations but adds an affinity with Libra. Tourmaline is the 52nd wedding anniversary, and it is the birthstone for the children of October.