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JASPER

Overview:

Known as the 'Supreme Nurturer', Jasper sustains and supports during times of stress and unifies all aspects of life. This stone facilities shamanic journeys, dowsing and dream recall. Providing production, it absorbs negative energy, balances yin and yang and aligns the physical emotional and mental bodies with the etheric realm.


Bringing the courage to get to grips with problems assertively, and encouraging honesty with oneself, Jasper imparts determination to all pursuits and supports during necessary conflict. This stone aids quick thinking, promotes organizational abilities and seeing projects through, and stimulates imagination, transforming ideas into action.

Jasper clears electromagnetic and environmental pollution, including radiation. It encourages honesty with yourself. Provides courage to assertively tackle problems. Aids quick-thinking and promotes organisational abilities. Jasper stimulates the imagination and transforms ideas into action. Prolongs sexual pleasure. It supports during prolonged illness and re-energises the body.



Physical Properties:

Jasper

Jasper Birthstone

Crystal System
Trigonal
Chemistry
Sio2, Silicon Dioxide
Hardness
7
Source
Worldwide
Chakra
Aligns all (varies according to colour)
Number
6 (varies according to type)

Sign of Jasper: Leo

Jaspers is called an ornamental rock, it is an opaque and fine grained variety composed mostly of chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz, in association with other minerals, which is what give it those colorful bands and patterns.Jasper is typically found in veins and cracks in volcanic rocks, often together with chalcedony and agate.The formation of jasper seems to be restricted to veins and cracks percolated by aqueous solutions. Veins of jasper occasionally occur in igneous rocks.

Usage:

Electromagnetic and Environmental pollution, radiation, stress, prolonging sexual pleasure, prolonged illness or hospitalization, circulation, digestive, sexual organs, balancing mineral content of the body.Jasper stimulates the imagination and transforms ideas into action. It supports during prolonged illness and re-energises the body.

Legend:

Green jasper was used to make bow drills in Mehrgarh between 4th-5th millennium BC. Jasper is known to have been a favorite gem in the ancient world; its name can be traced back in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Assyrian, Greek and Latin. During the Middle Ages, the stone of Jasper was used to ward off evil and to make one calm and mentally stable. It is also said to have the medicinal properties of curing kidney disease and digestive problems.

Occurrence:

Jasper is very common and is found worldwide.