Rainbow Obsidian gets its name from the chatoyant, rainbow effect of light refracting off of tiny air bubbles inside the stone. It is made up of volcanic glass. Rainbow Obsidian can help to alleviate fears at home/work that seem to overwhelm, or that we find we cannot overcome. It also can reverse a stint of bad luck and bring happiness and joy to the user.

It is the stone of the gentle, sensitive and soft hearted people of the world.

Meditating with Rainbow Obsidian is said to be able to take you on a journey that leads you to a place of an inner ‘flooding of Light’ illuminating the darker corners of unresolved past issues.

This amazing stone brings light and love into your life, helping you to recognise your true spiritual nature.

It is also seen as a stone of pleasure, enhancing gratification and enjoyment into your life.

Carrying Rainbow Obsidian dissolves negative thoughts that arise from your own inner dialogue or that are directed towards yourself. It is a wonderfully protective stone that when programmed properly shields you from negativity.

Rainbow Obsidian helps you to identify your own flaws and gives you a clear picture of the changes which are necessary to turn them into strengths. It can also be used psychically to enhance clairvoyance and is an excellent scrying stone (apparently Nostradamus used Rainbow Obsidian to foresee all his predictions). It is said to work by grounding out negativity to let light in.

It is useful when used to help soften and ease the effects of shock or fear.

Obsidian is said to help protect the over sensitive against depression.

Rainbow Obsidian is said to bring love, joy and light into your life.

A stone of many pleasures, it brings gratification and enjoyment into your life.  Rainbow Obsidian is said to aid in dissolving unloving thoughts that arise from your lack of self esteem.

It is a protective stone that is said to energetically protect you from emotional and psychic harm, shielding you from negativity. Rainbow Obsidian helps you to identify your own flaws and guides you to the actions/thoughts that are necessary to turn them into strengths.

In general, It is used as a great cleanser of negative energies, helping to remove not only negativity experienced in the environment, but also that of one's own emotions, such as anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, etc. Obsidian is often used for healing and releasing energy blockages, and has a tendency to work quickly to move truths to the surface to be resolved.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Rainbow Obsidian

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Root-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Amorphous-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: SiO2 Silicon Dioxide w/various inclusions/impurities

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer-(June-21-to-July-22)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-3

HARDNESS: 6-Hardness

COLOR: Black, Iridescent

LOCATION: Africa, Brazil

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: reyn-boh uhb-sid-ee-uhn

MINERAL CLASS: Silicates

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Broken-Bones, Bruising

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Brings-Pleasure

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Cutting-Etheric-Cords, Grounding, Meditation, Psychic-Protection, Spiritual-Protection

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful combination of rainbow colors with beautiful flash (chatoyancy), opaque, < 10% matrix

A GRADE: Nice combination of rainbow colors with nice flash (chatoyancy), opaque, 10% - 25% matrix

B GRADE: Poor combination of rainbow colors with poor flash (chatoyancy), opaque, and/or > 25% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I am filled with joy and positive energy.

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Crystals_for_Love_Articles_6689.html