Black Tourmaline Meanings Black Tourmaline is one of the most popular stones on the planet for protection and helping to guard against any kind of negativity. Black Tourmaline enhances purification; helps clear the auric field and keep it in balance. It is ideal for psychic protection and can elevate your consciousness. Black Tourmaline is a grounding stone that helps you disengage from obsessive or compulsive behaviors, release chronic worry and anxiety. Black Tourmaline has the ability to transmute and purify negative energy, protecting one's energy field against attachments, entities, and energetic debris. It is grounding and supportive, assisting one to overcome chronic stress or worry. Black Tourmaline helps to purify the body of toxins and wastes. It provides protection from electromagnetic energy and is useful to place near computers. Keywords: Purification, Protection Chakra: Base Birthstone: October Element: Earth Zodiac Signs: Capricorn, Sagittarius Wedding Anniversary: 8th year, 38th year Number: 3 Black Tourmaline History and UsesTourmaline has been known since ancient times, a likeness of Alexander the Great carved in India in the 2nd or 3rd century BC has been found. It is the only gemstone that has such a wide variety of colors including red, pink, green, black, blue, violet, yellow, and brown. This amazing crystal is pyroelectric and piezoelectric and Dutch traders would rub them and use them to pull the ashes from their meerschaum pipes, hence their name aschentrekkers or ash pullers. Black Tourmaline Geological DescriptionBlack Tourmaline is a complex borosilicate with a hardness of 7 to 7.5. Its crystal pattern is hexagonal (trigonal) with prismatic crystals and striations running parallel to the main axis. The major areas that Tourmaline is found include Brazil, the USA, Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Russia. Affirmation: When I am grounded I feel protected and safe. The price is for one (1) standing gemstone point. Size Approx: 3" - 4″ tall These are all real crystals & semi-precious gemstones. Each gemstone has its own unique personality, energy, and vibration, where no two stones are alike so please allow for variation. If you have specific questions or concerns, always inquire, we will be glad to search for that particular item you are interested in.
