Kyanite Iolite set in sun and moon design (1461755502)

a unique pendant with a Kyanite (top stone) and Iolite (centre) set in a silver and gold plate sun and moon design. Measures 1.25" wide.

The name Kyanite comes from the Greek word kyanos meanig blue and it gives off a cooling, calming feeling. An excellent mineral to use when working with the subjects of the Throat Chakra or what is know as the Vishuddha Chakra. In Sanskrit "Vishudhha" means pure or purity, and is related to truth, communication, cleansing, expression and right speech. The Throat Chakra is the 5th Chakra situated energetically around the throat area and has a strong connection to the thyroid which is one of the largest glands in the body. Kyanite teaches that all is connected and asks you to observe the interplay of life, to listen to your inner voice and commune with your higher self so that you are able to experience honestly who you are.

Legend tells us that when Leif Eriksson and the other legendary Viking explorers ventured far out into the Atlantic Ocean, moving away from any coastline that could help them determine their position, they had a secret gem weapon: Iolite. The Viking mariners used thin pieces of iolite as the world's first polarizing filter. Looking through an iolite lens, they were able to determine the exact position of the sun, and navigate safely to the new world and back.

The property that made iolite so valuable to the Vikings is extreme pleochroism. Iolite has different colors in different directions within the crystal. A cube cut from iolite will look a violet-ish blue almost like sapphire from one side, clear as water from the other, and a honey yellow from the top. This property led some people to call iolite "water sapphire" in the past, a name that is now obsolete.

Iolite is said to be a stone that enhances astral travel as well as for shamanic journeying.

I feel that Iolite has a retorative effect on the throat chakra helping to enhnace communication and thus building up confidence.