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Black Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass, formed by rapidly cooling lava. It typically presents as a deep, opaque black with a high vitreous lustre, and when fractured, it reveals a sharp, curved break known as a conchoidal fracture. Its intensely dark appearance is a result of the lack of crystal structure. While pure Black Obsidian is the most common, it can sometimes contain other mineral inclusions, giving rise to varieties like Snowflake Obsidian or Mahogany Obsidian.
Black Obsidian is renowned as the "Stone of Protection and Truth." It acts as a powerful psychic shield, effectively absorbing and transmuting negative energies, protecting the user and the environment from harm. Due to its reflective, mirror-like quality, it is also highly regarded for its ability to reveal hidden truths, drawing out repressed emotions, shadows, and past trauma to be acknowledged and healed. It is a deeply grounding and stabilising stone.
Hardness: 5 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale (it is a glass and is easily scratched).
Chakra: Primarily the Root Chakra (for deep grounding, security, and survival).
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio and Sagittarius.
Benefits: Offers intense psychic protection and shielding, effectively absorbs and clears negative energy, facilitates spiritual grounding and centring, reveals hidden truths and blocks for healing, and supports detoxification and energetic cleansing.
Source: Mexico, USA, Japan, New Zealand, Kenya, Argentina.
How to use Black Obsidian
Place it in your home: Position a large piece near your front door or windows to act as a psychic shield, preventing negative energies from entering your dwelling.
Meditate with it: Hold a piece or use an Obsidian mirror or sphere for scrying to access deep subconscious truths, explore past lives, and clearly identify areas in your life needing profound healing or change.
Carry it: Keep a tumbled stone in your pocket or bag, especially when working in crowded or emotionally intense environments, to remain grounded and protected from others' energies.
Wear it: As jewellery (especially bracelets or pendants close to the Root Chakra) for daily energetic protection and to ensure you stay anchored to the Earth.
Use for energy clearing: Place the stone at the base of your feet or the Root Chakra during energy work to draw out stagnant or blocked energies from the body and aura.
