Obsidian

Color: Black, sometimes with irridescent colors Composition: Si - Glass Hardness: 6 Main Chakras: Root Energy: Deep, Hidden, Transmuting Personality: Emotionally Volatile & Secretive Qualities: Grounding, Purging, Revealing

Spiritual and Healing Properties of Obsidian:

               Black obsidian is a powerful protector.  It deflects negative energies, and is often worn or carried for this purpose.  It is one of the finest crystals to ward off negativity.  Obsidian helps to uncover the deeper reasons behind disease, and digs up the buried negative emotions and thought patterns which could be responsible for disease.  It is said that burying a piece of obsidian in the ground will cleanse, and energize the stone.  Obsidian stimulates the root chakra, and draws in the earth's energy to strengthen and stabilize the body, mind, and spirit.