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Kyanite Meanings

Inner bridges, psychic ability, connecting with Nature, past-life recall, telepathy, empathy

Chakras: All, especially third eye, heart

Element: Storm

Zodiac Signs: Aries, Libra, Pisces, Taurus

Number: 4

Kyanite Crystal Healing Properties

Kyanite is thought to be a stone of connection, of building bridges of light between disparate aspects of experience. This bridging is healing for blockages in the energetic field, emotional blocks between people and energy gaps caused by trauma.

This crystal is thought to help you forge your own unique path, strengthen intuition, bring together skills and knowledge while cutting through uncertainty.

Furthermore, it is believed to enhance telepathy, lucid dreaming, astral travel, psychic ability and energy transfer. On a physical level, it is believed to assist in creating new neural path ways around damaged areas of the brain.

History and Uses

Kyanite derives its name from the Greek word kuanos meaning deep blue. It used to be named Disthene, meaning two strengths, referring to the different hardness of the perpendicular axes of each blade.

Kyanite meanings of blue, black, green and orange varieties often encompass many metaphysical purposes and it can be found in a range of other colours including pink, white, yellow and grey.

Kyanite has heat-resistant applications in the industrial world. It has been used in the porcelain of dentistry and bathroom ware, as brake pads and grinding discs and in kiln bricks.

Geological Description

Kyanite is an aluminium silicate mineral with a hardness of 4.5 along its crystal axes and 6 to 7 across its axes. It forms elongated, blade like crystals. Kyanite occurs in Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland, Burma, Kenya, Mexico and the USA.