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Picture Jasper is a variety of opaque, microcrystalline quartz (Jasper) that is famous for its intricate patterning, which often features layers, bands, and veins that resemble actual landscape scenes, such as mountains, deserts, or stratified rock formations. Its colour palette is earthy, dominated by warm shades of brown, tan, beige, red, and black, derived from iron and manganese oxides. It has a durable structure and polishes to a smooth, waxy lustre, making it an extremely popular choice for cabochons, carvings, and unique jewellery.
Picture Jasper is known as the "Stone of Earth Consciousness and Self-Reflection." It carries a deep, grounding energy that connects the user to the Earth's history, ancient wisdom, and the knowledge held within the mineral kingdom. It is a powerful tool for self-reflection and inner work, helping to reveal hidden thoughts, fears, and suppressed feelings to bring them into the light for healing. It encourages a sense of proportion, harmony, and creative visualisation, making it ideal for those seeking to reconnect with nature or their own past.
Hardness: 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale (making it durable for daily wear).
Chakra: Primarily the Root Chakra (for grounding, stability, and security) and the Third Eye Chakra (for visualisation and inner wisdom).
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn, Leo, and Virgo.
Benefits: Provides deep, stable grounding and security, aids in self-reflection and accessing inner wisdom, promotes harmony, proportion, and creative visualisation, encourages connection to the Earth and nature, and helps release emotional fear and suppressed thoughts.
Source: USA (Oregon, Idaho), South Africa, and other global Jasper deposits.
How to use Picture Jasper
Place it in your home: Keep a piece in a meditation space or a room where you want to promote a strong sense of stability, Earth connection, and historical wisdom.
Meditate with it: Hold the stone or gaze into its patterns during meditation to facilitate deep grounding and creative visualisation, allowing you to access insights into your personal journey or past lives.
Carry it: Keep a piece in your pocket or bag, especially when you need a sense of security, stability, and calm during periods of change or uncertainty.
Wear it: As jewellery (a pendant or ring) for continuous access to its grounding, protective, and reflective Earth energy throughout the day.
Use for inner work: Use the stone when engaged in journalling or self-reflection to help uncover the root causes of emotional issues and to view your life's journey with wisdom and objectivity.
