Aragonite is a calcium carbonate mineral belonging to the Aragonite Group of minerals. Aragonite is a polymorph of calcite, which means that it has the same chemistry as calcite but it has a different structure, and more importantly, different symmetry and crystal shapes. Aragonite has a more compact structure is composed of triangular carbonate ion groups. Aragonite's most famous crystal habit is the twinned pseudo-hexagonal prismatic crystals that it produces. Twinning is the result of an error during the growth of the crystal. Aragonite is named after Aragon, Spain, where it was discovered.
Aragonite can be white or colourless or more usually it occurs in shades of red, yellow, orange, brown, green and even blue. The crystal habits include twinned hexagonal prismatic crystals as well as a diverse assortment of thin elongated prismatic, curved bladed, steep pyramidal and chisel shaped crystals. A branching tree, coral or worm-like delicate form is called "flos ferri". It also be compact, granular, radially fibrous and massive. Its massive forms can be layered.
ARAGONITE and physical health
Aragonite is a stone that makes you feel comfortable and well within your own body. It combats disease, especially the nervous twitching and spasms that come out of inner unrest. It is a stabilising stone that grounds and centres within the body. Aragonite warms the extremities, bringing energy through the body. It treats Raynaud's Disease (a circulatory disorder caused by insufficient blood supply to the hands and feet resulting in numbness, pain and chills. It heals bones, helps calcium absorption, and restores elasticity to discs. Aragonite stops night twitches and muscle spasms. It strengthens the immune system. It is useful for grounding you into your body. It offers resistance against colds, flu or viral infections, especially respiratory ones, and against the superbugs that lurk in modern hospitals. Healers benefit from holding aragonite before beginning a session, to allow their energies to centre and to shut out daily concerns. It is healing for many parts of the body but especially for ovaries and the prostate gland, and for the central nervous system. It is excellent for jagged nerves, frayed tempers and unsettled stomachs, especially when caused by a lack or rest or not taking regular meal breaks.
Blue aragonite helps with respiratory illnesses or weaknesses, especially those involving inflammation. It stimulates the lungs and is useful in breath work, pranayama or other deep breathing practices.
With its ability to centre and ground physical energies, it is useful in times of stress. Aragonite teaches patience and acceptance. It combats over-sensitivity. This stone is good for people who push themselves too hard, it facilitates delegation. Its practical energy encourages discipline and reliability, and develops a pragmatic approach to life. It will ground you in the truth and burst the bubble of falsehood. Aragonite combats anger and emotional stress. It provides strength and support. Aragonite indicates that you should for now be content with your life and relationships, even if they don't seem exciting. They contain the seeds of true happiness that will unfold over the years. Keep a cluster of aragonite at work to defuse stress. Use it when you feel overwhelmed by responsibilities at home or work.
Aragonite will encourage impatient children to wait and take their turn. An aragonite cluster will improve timekeeping for family members and in the workplace. Use for procrastinating family members who put everything off until tomorrow.
Blue aragonite reopens old wounds so that you are able to examine them objectively, heal them and then move on in your life. Urges you to speak out against injustice. Heals past trauma and abuse. Helps incest survivors to speak out and to heal. Blue aragonite improves emotional perspective and healing. It helps you to speak and think compassionately and to heal from verbal abuse. It assists you in overcoming hesitation or fear of speaking and sharing your ideas and thoughts with others.
It will take you back into your childhood to explore the past. Aragonite urges you to return to reality after having euphoric experiences. This stone urges you to see the real compared to your minds fantasy. Aragonite aids concentration on the matter at hand, and brings flexibility and tolerance to the mind. It gives insight into the causes of problems and situations. Aragonite helps you to avoid hasty words or actions, which you may regret. It assists you to feel secure within yourself and remain unaffected by the mood swings of others. An aragonite cluster in the bedroom will keep away nightmares and night terrors.
Blue aragonite stimulates inspiration and it is a powerful stone for reaching deep states of meditation. It is excellent for stimulating the throat chakra, making it a good choice for those who are hesitant or who have difficulty expressing themselves because they are unable to find the right words to describe their ideas or feelings.
Aragonite is a reliable earth healer and grounding stone. Attuned to the earth goddess, it encourages conservation and recycling. This stone transforms geopathic stress and clears blocked ley lines even at a distance. Aragonite stabilises spiritual development that is out of control. Calming and centring, it restores balance and prepares for meditation by raising vibrations to a higher spiritual level and bringing energy into the physical body. Use aragonite in all outdoor rituals and to connect with nature. Aragonite increases knowledge in herbalism. It is also a good focus for Goddess rituals and for channelling higher energies. Use aragonite to make rituals environmentally friendly and focused. Include aragonite in medicine-wheel ceremonies, smudging, earth-energy connections, dowsing and rituals to the earth goddess. Aragonite is well suited for those who wish to link with the Higher Mind in order to communicate its teachings on the Earthly plane. Aragonite facilitates the clearing and activation of the auric field, chakras and meridians.
Blue aragonite strips away illusions about yourself and your life. Blue aragonite facilitates spiritual communication and helps you convey ideas and concepts clearly. It assists in expressing your highest knowledge as well as your deepest feelings. It is excellent for sound healers of all types, and it helps to calm and focus the mind.
ARAGONITE AFFIRMATION I have a gift for creativity. I can see things others seem to miss. I stay focused on the task at hand, even when confusion is around me. I solve problems with ease. It is easy for me to stay calm, even when I have many responsibilities.
The chakras are the body's internal energy centres, and are aligned vertically near the spine. Energy enters the body through the head (heaven) and the base (earth). The seven chakras are vortex points where these forces mingle, with each producing a distinctive energy pattern. The purpose of these chakras is to absorb, transform and distribute the body's internal energy, known by terms such as prana, life force or chi. Specific organs and body parts are associated with each chakra, as well as corresponding behavioural, emotional and personality patterns. It is important to note that the chakras are in constant interplay, and cannot really be separated.
There have two extra chakras discovered recently; the Earth Star Chakra and the Soul Star Chakra, I have included a brief description of these in the page.
Human beings are not just the physical body. You have seven auric bodies. These seven unseen bodies are known as energy bodies, energy layers or auras. The seven non physical bodies aren't separate from the physical body, they are all interconnected with each other. The health of any of these bodies contributes toward the overall physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of a person.
These energy bodies are affected by all aspects of your lifestyle. The energy that feeds them comes from outside and inside. Everything in your life influences these bodies. The health of these energy bodies depends on the amount and quality of prana or chi flowing through them which is generated in the Kundalini Line and Chakras.
When any one of the auric bodies is not working properly, it affects the other bodies and the physical body, as each body relies on the others to gather and distribute energy. read more
Use Aragonite to enhance Capricorn's positive qualities
Ambitious
Attentive
Careful
Dedicated
Deliberate
Dependable
Disciplined
Focused
Honest
Humorous
Kind
Logical
Loyal
Patient
Practical
Prudent
Reserved
Serious
Supportive
Tolerant
negative qualities
Use Aragonite to reduce Capricorn negative qualities
Anxious
Calculating
Cold
Controlling
Fatalistic
Grudging
Mean
Perverse
Self-Cantered
Unable to Commit
Unemotional
Unpredictable
likes
Capricorn likes the following but by using Aragonite in your daily lives, you are encouraged to be aware of when something becomes an obsession.
Ambitious People
Being Committed
Dependability
Financial Security
Firm Foundations
Knowing what they Discuss
Loyalty
Perseverance
Professionalism
Purpose
Reliability
Securiy
dislikes
Capricorn dislike the following but by using Aragonite in your daily life, you can become aware of when these characteristics that you see in yourself and others are starting to control your feelings and actions.