I just added a new baby to my crystals at the weekend, a beautiful black obsidian tower. Black obsidian is the major power in combating negative energy, transmuting it and releasing the energy. It is said to ground the soul and spiritual forces into the physical plane. The stone is also said to help in self control and being more in-tuned to one’s true self. It magnifies negative energies so that they can be fully experienced and released. The healing effect can go back into past lives and can work on the ancestral and family line. It reverses previous misuse of power and addresses power issues on all levels, teaching that to be empowered is not to weird personal power but to use this power for the good of all.
Obsidian is actually volcanic glass and it’s found worldwide, seen as a protective stone which is often used by psychic and very sensitive people to shield them from any form of negative energies. It’s used for clearing unwanted energy and habits as well as for scrying. Known to enhance the gift of prophecy and enhancing psychic abilities. Black obsidian balls are highly sought after for use in powerful meditation and scrying which is a form of Clairtangence. This stone should be used with extreme caution by those that are able to consciously process what they see and use for the highest good of all. Used with clear quartz, which is an energy intensifier, it helps to ground and articulate what is revealed.
Black obsidian held at the third eye helps to break through mental barriers and dissolves mental conditioning. Used with care it draws together scattered energy and promotes emotional release.
It can be worn as a pendant such as a double terminated crystal pendant to transmute negative energy directed at you or transmute your own negative energies and thoughts.
Black obsidian has an affinity with the sign of Scorpio. It protects the over sensitive. Body part, for women it should be worn at the breast area and for men the abdomen. Placed at the naval, it helps ground spiritual energies into the body.
Sources: the crystal bible vol 1 by Judy Hall and the crystal handbook by Kevin Sullivan
