Discover Goldstone
Benefits:
- Stone of Ambition.
- Provides inspiration and power.
- Encourages generosity, joy, courage, confidence and a positive attitude.
- Increases drive and confidence.
- Gently uplifting stone.
- Promotes vitality.
- Powerful for detoxification.
- Helps to reduce stomach tension.
- Benefits arthritic conditions.
- Helpful to bones, painful joints and circulation.
Goddess:
- Ganesha - Hindu God The Remover of Obstacles
- Euphrosyne - Greek Goddess of Cheer, Mirth, Merriment & Joy
Chakras: Root, Sacral & Solar Plexus Chakras
Element: Fire
How to use
- Wear for confidence and inner strength.
- Keep in your workspace to support focus, restore motivation and help you reach your dreams.
- Used in Feng Shui when placed in the North corner of your home it will help you visualize your goals and clear away obstructions in the path of your career.
- And, of course, use in your roller bottles!
Goldstone works well with...
Mantras:
- I choose to see my creative strength, ability and power.
- My vitality is strong.
- Harmony - Lavender, Sandalwood, Copaiba
- Creativity - Wild Orange, Clary Sage, Tangerine
- Focus - Lemon, Rosemary, Spearmint
- Confidence - Bergamot, Roman Chamomile, Spearmint
- Optimism - Melissa, Tangerine, Bergamot, Peppermint
- Motivation - Black Pepper, Dill, Blue Tansy
- Detoxification - Cypress, Lemon, Juniper Berry, Grapefruit
Yoga:
- Meditate with gold sandstone to clear obstacles of the mind and connect to creative solutions.
- Move through a yoga sun salutation with gold sandstone to increase vitality.
Interesting Facts
It is said that Medieval monks (1600s) in Italy accidentally discovered the process for making gold sandstone when attempting to forge the alchemist’s legendary philosopher’s stone. In the process, copper shavings were accidentally knocked over into a pot of molten glass, creating the first gold sandstone. There are earlier samples, however, including a smooth amulet from Iran that dates to the 1100s to 1200s.
History
- Goldstone is historically known as Aventurine Glass, from the Italian word ‘avventurina’, which means ‘accidental’, derived from the root word ‘avventura’, which means ‘by chance, luck, or risk’.
- It’s also known by the name Stellaria, Gold Star Glass, Gold Flux, Monkgold, and Monk’s Stone.
- The earliest written reference to goldstone Is by the Venetian glass crafter Vincenzo Miotti is often credited with Goldstone’s invention.
- He was granted an exclusive license by the Doge (Venetian Head of State)to create this sparkling opaque glass. This stone has been linked to the medieval art of alchemy almost from its creation.
- The deep red goldstone variation known as purpurin or haematinum is said to have been made by the Romans. However, the recipe got lost during the Dark Ages.
