Stones Corner

Lapis

Helps you to understand the mind.  Expands your viewpoint.  It is good for connecting the heart and the mind when worn over the heart.  It purifies and heals.  Worn in ancient Mesopotamia, Persia, and India to cure fever and prevent misfortune, melancholy, and insomnia.  In meditation it opens the brow.   Higher guidance, intuition, connection to higher self, overview, decisions for good of all.  Organizes and quiets the mind.  Opens the throat/Thyroid.  Good for Self expression, writing, creativity, dream insight, Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, autism, shyness, nervous system, MS, speech, hearing, pituitary, DNA, lymph, inflammation, pain (especially head), and protection.  This great mineral provides mental calming while providing strength of will.  It increases psychic ability and allows for spiritual growth.  It assists with the growth of interpersonal relationships.  It was used extensively in Ancient Egypt.  Stone of friendship.  Helps one to be more kind and helpful, spiritual attunement.  Stone of fidelity.  Eases eye troubles and asthma.  Induces sleep and relieves anxiety.  It is believed that a wearer carries the presence of the gods with them.

Larimar

A gentle, soft, sky blue, Caribbean healer.  Brings tranquility of water/sea and air to heart and mind.  Soothes and uplifts hurt, fear, depression, pain of life, changes with love.  Self expression, patience, acceptingness, simplicity, creativity, artwork.  Helps gentle people be assertive.  Cools and draws out inflammation, fevers, sunburn heat.  Especially helps the creativity and throat.  Pleasantly uplifts the heart and eases stress.  Good for curing the common cold.  Larimar works well in conjunction with herbs, especially fireweed and coltsfood.