Blue Apatite energetically acts as a hunger suppressant. Simply wear or carry a piece with you throughout the day. Blue Apatite also eliminates blockages and returns the body to balance. Blue Apatite can cleanse the aura of cluttered energies, bringing a renewed sensation to the body. Blue Apatite is a good stone to help balance the chakras, as well as the energies of Yin and Yang.

Blue Apatite enhances manifestation of ideas to reality and facilitates getting results. It has traditionally been associated with humanitarian efforts and teaching. Blue Apatite is also known for bringing clarity of mind and expansion of insights, and is especially helpful when diligent study is needed to uncover the truth.

Blue Apatite enhances communication and self-expression on all levels, making this a great stone for teachers. Blue Apatite encourages openness and ease in social situations, a quality that makes it especially useful for autistic children. Blue Apatite acts as a good balancer of energies, emotions, chakras, and subtle bodies, as well as the male and female aspects of the self.

Blue Apatite can help to effectively work within the dream state to form solutions to perplexing problems. Those who are overemotional can benefit from Apatite's ability to highlight logical solutions and induce calm states of mind.

Blue Apatite can help to develop psychic gifts and connect the user to higher levels of spiritual guidance. Use Blue Apatite to deepen and maintain focus in meditation. Blue Apatite can also initiate, stimulate, and/or increase the development of psychic abilities, such as clairvoyance and clairaudience.Used at a physical level, Blue Apatite will focus healing energy on the body's systems, glands, meridians and organs.

Blue Apatite encourages the formation of new cells and aids in the absorption of calcium. It helps heal bones and teeth, repairs cartilage, and is useful in the treatments for rickets, joint problems, arthritis, and motor skills.

Blue Apatite is associated with healthy eating, and has been credited with suppressing hunger and raising the metabolic rate. It is generally supportive in healing all glands, meridians, and organs, and reduces hypertension. Blue Apatite may be used to soothe headaches and help with vertigo or dizziness. It stimulates eyesight, and is particularly good for excessive eyestrain or other problems rooted in lack of eye movement.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Blue Apatite

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Throat-Chakra

SECONDARY CHAKRA: Third-Eye-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Hexagonal-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl), Calcium (Fluoro, Chloro, Hydroxyl) Phosphate

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini-(May-21-to-June-20), Libra-(September-23-to-October-22)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-9

HARDNESS: 5-Hardness

COLOR: Blue, Turquoise-(green-blue)

LOCATION: Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Russia

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: ap-uh-tahyt

MINERAL CLASS: Phosphates

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Body-Weight-Management, Mental-Clarity, Public-Speaking, Stuttering, Vertigo

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Peace-and-Peacefulness

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Clairvoyance, Clarity, Mental-Clarity, Vision-Quest

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful blue color, some translucency

A GRADE: 80% or more blue, good color

B GRADE: Less than 80% blue and/or poor color

AFFIRMATION: I see clearly and express myself with ease.

QUESTION: Do you use crystals to help with weight loss or healthy eating?

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Crystals_for_Changing_Times_by_Cassie_D_sir_Articles_10345.html