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Lapis Lazuli

August 8, 2008
Lapis bracelet

Lapis bracelet

Lapis Lazuli, Lazurite, or widely known as Lapis, is one of the power stones said to cause spiritual effects. It represents Venus, the goddess of beauty, and are said to call fortune and beauty to whoever possess. The name origins from the Persian word  lazhuwar  or  lazhward, which literally means blue, and the latin word lapis for stone, and have been in use by royals since 6500 BC. It was originally called Sapphirus, but Sapphires are known as a different stone today, where mentioned in the Bible, actually pretains to Lapis, the mysterious blue stone. The Calcites creating white streaks, and the Pyrites glittering like gold, Lapis presents the image of starry mid-night sky.