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Pink Opal is a form of Common Opal (meaning it does not exhibit the "play-of-colour" found in Precious Opal). It is an opaque stone composed of hydrated silica, often containing trace amounts of palygorskite, which contributes to its delicate pink-to-cream colour. This stone is sometimes called "Peruvian Pink Opal" and is highly valued for its gentle hue. It possesses a beautiful waxy to vitreous lustre. Due to its relative softness, it is typically cut into smooth cabochons, beads, and polished carvings for jewellery.
Pink Opal is known as the "Stone of Peace and Emotional Healing." It carries a profoundly soothing and nurturing energy, often referred to as a "spiritual band-aid" for the heart. It gently helps to release fear, worry, and deeply buried emotional trauma, bringing a sense of calm and well-being. It is excellent for promoting self-love, self-acceptance, and compassion. Pink Opal is also believed to aid in sleep and alleviate the tension associated with stress and anxiety, fostering a peaceful heart-centred life.
Hardness: 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale (it is a soft stone and susceptible to scratching and temperature changes).
Chakra: Primarily the Heart Chakra (for love, compassion, and emotional healing).
Zodiac Sign: Cancer, Libra, and Pisces.
Benefits: Provides profound emotional healing and peace, gently aids in releasing fear, worry, and trauma, promotes self-love, compassion, and acceptance, calms anxiety and alleviates stress-related tension, and encourages restful sleep and inner serenity.
Source: Peru (the main source), Andes Mountains.
How to use Pink Opal
Place it in your home: Keep a piece in a bedroom or relaxation area to create an atmosphere of peace, tranquillity, and emotional security, supporting restful sleep and gentle healing.
Meditate with it: Hold the stone or place it on your Heart Chakra during meditation to soothe the emotional body, allowing you to gently release pain and connect with feelings of self-love and serenity.
Carry it: Keep a piece in your pocket or bag during times of stress, grief, or emotional vulnerability to draw on its constant, gentle, and highly comforting energy.
Wear it: As jewellery (a pendant close to the heart is ideal) for continuous access to its calming, nurturing, and stress-relieving vibration throughout the day.
Use for inner work: Use the stone when engaged in therapy, self-reflection, or trauma recovery, as its gentle energy provides a safe space for the heart to begin healing and opening again.
