Gemstones are keys which can be used to unlock your potential. Their energies can calm anxieties and infuse the body with healing energies. By wearing this particular stone, you are inviting its energy into your life.
Black onyx is one of the most unique and powerful stones. It is best known for its protective qualities, but can be used to help enhance determination, deflect negative energies and increase self-confidence and the ability to multitask. Black onyx is also a grounding stone which is valuable in difficult or confusing times. It is frequently recommended for people who have lost a job or recently experienced some type of breakup or ending.
What Is Black Onyx?
Black onyx is a black stone which is found in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. It is usually polished with an opaque appearance. Some onyx stones have a pattern in them which resembles the eye. Considered one of the most powerful healing stones in ancient times, it has been found in the graves of Native Indians and ancient Greeks.
What Are the Benefits of Wearing Black Onyx?
Black onyx is an excellent stone to wear to protect from negative energies and provide strength during difficult times. The energies of black onyx are said to repel negative energy from other people's emotions and thoughts. In ancient times it was worn to protect the wearer from 'the evil eye" or jealousy of others.
Today, black onyx can be worn to help end unhealthy emotional attachments and help release negative thoughts which may be blocking emotional healing. Its protective vibrations work to reduce fear and worry and can keep one centered and grounded during difficult times.
Wearing black onyx can help keep one's mind focused and increase productivity and determination. It is an excellent stone to help heal a broken heart or release attachments to people, places or things. Black onyx can also make one more receptive to change and help release old patterns and beliefs that may prevent goals from being reached.
On a physical level, black onyx can be used to heal skin disorders such as sunburn, psoriasis or poison ivy. Simply soak an onyx stone in a cup of water for at least tweleve hours and then dab the water on the body in the area where the skin problems are occurring.
Black onyx has the unique ability to absorb energies emitted from other crystals, making it more powerful over time. It is one of a the few crystals which can be used with other stones to enhance their healing abilities. To achieve the full benefits of black onyx, the stone should be worn on the body for at least thirty consecutive days.
For more information on crystal therapy read Crystal Therapy: A Guide to Healing for Beginners and Crystal Therapy: Using Crystals to Relieve Stress.
Sources:
- Judy Hall, Crystal Healing, Godsfield, September 2010
- Simon Lilly, Crystal Healing: The Practical Guide to Using Crystals for Health and Well Being, Watkins, September 2010.
- Joachim Goebel and Michael Gienger, Gem Water: How to Prepare and Use 130 Crystal Waters for Therapeutic Treatments, Findhorn Press, April 2008.
- Flora Peschak-Bohmer and Gisela Schreiber, Healing Crystals and Gemstones: From Amethyst to Zircon, Konecky & Konecky, November 2004.
Danielle McGinnis - Danielle McGinnis is the mother of a college freshman and full-time freelance writer.
