A relatively new gift from Mother Earth, Tanzanite was first discovered in 1967 in Tanzania, Africa. Tanzanite is the bluish-purple variety of Zoisite.

Tanzanite increases communication with the Spiritual world and facilitates access to ancient wisdom, especially to the spiritual knowledge of ancient indigenous tribal cultures. Tanzanite opens the Crown Chakra to show visualizations of higher spiritual realms. Good for spiritual exploration and inner journeys, Tanzanite aids visualization in meditations. Use Tanzanite to deepen guided group meditations.

The Throat and Third Eye Chakras are also activated by Tanzanite. Tanzanite facilitates integration between these two Chakras, simultaneously boosting psychic powers and communication, making it easier to communicate visions.

The glow of Tanzanite increases your inner light, increasing health and vitality. Tanzanite also reduces stress, helping you to slow down. In the stillness that is created, quieter sides of your personality can emerge, allowing a more balanced state of being.

Physically, Tanzanite is a wonderful stone to use in soothing depression, anxiety and panic. Use to aid the immune system and ease inflammation.

Tanzanite Color Energy

The Blue of Tanzanite reflects the color energy of the sky. It marks the beginning of life and emotion. Blue crystals bring trust, faith, patience, and respect, lending the focus we need to become more sincere, act more responsibly, and become more trustworthy.

Light blue crystals help us accept the life we have, develop patience, reconcile differences, or seek forgiveness. They're excellent for recovery efforts from addictions or destructive patterns, aid in curbing tempers, and help us become more dependable and cheerful. Light blue crystals also assist in dealing with grief, letting go of the past, and curing guilt. Darker blue talismans enhance the respect and compassion we have within ourselves. They teach us humanity, discretion, and honor, and encourage us to act more charitably and focus our efforts on service to others.

Violet Tanzanite takes on the darker hue of winter's majesty, the time just after the winter solstice. It inspires awe, and invites a feeling of mystery and magic, nobility and luxury. It is one of the most powerful rays in nature, helping us interpret our dreams and inspiring us to great deeds and accomplishments. Dark violet crystals are dream talismans, providing insight and giving us a window to the soul beyond ordinary understanding. Lavender talismans, the lighter shade of violet, provide not only the wisdom of self, but focuses on our feelings and understanding our hidden yearnings. They're crystals of the free, unfettered intellect and heart.

Tanzanite's deepest shade, Indigo,combines the intuition of the violet ray with the trust of the pure blue ray. It brings wisdom, truth, dignity and spiritual mastery. A stone of judgment and long life, it promotes introspection and can result in profound wisdom when used well. Dark indigo crystals provide honesty and are especially good for religious and spiritual journeys, while light indigo crystals connect us to the natural world and improve our appreciation of others.

Meditation with Tanzanite

Tanzanite's high vibrational energy provides for a deep profound meditation and for ease in entering altered states of consciousness. It facilitates inner and outer journeying and is highly conducive for linking to higher realms. [Hall II, 335]

Meditating with Tanzanite opens the channels to one's spirit guides, and is a highly beneficial tool in connecting with deceased loved ones, especially in the early days of bereavement.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Tanzanite

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Throat-Chakra

SECONDARY CHAKRA: Crown-Chakra, Third-Eye-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Orthorhombic-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) 

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

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-2

HARDNESS: 6.5-to-7-Hardness

COLOR: Blue, Purple

LOCATION: Tanzania

RARITY: Rare

PRONUNCIATION: TAN-zuh-nite

MINERAL CLASS: Silicates

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Exhaustion, Eye-Disorders-and-Infections, Skin-Infections-and-Irritations

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Brotherly-Love, Communication-and-Expression

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Akashic-Records, Manifestation, Meditation, Spirit-Guide-Communication

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful purple color, translucent, < 25% matrix

A GRADE: Nice purple color, partially translucent, 25% - 50% matrix

B GRADE: Poor purple color, opaque, and/or > 50% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I can access inner wisdom and spiritual realms.

QUESTION: Are you traveling on an inner journey?

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Exploring_Your_World_With_Crystals_By_Stephanie_Arnold_Articles_10817.html