Smithsonite is a zinc carbonate mineral that belongs to the calcite group of crystals. It can occur in botryoidal, massive, granular or stalactitic habits. It rarely forms crystals. This mineral is often found in the upper oxidised zones of zinc deposits, frequently as an alteration of Sphalerite. Smithsonite is also known in some circles as Zinc Spar. Smithsonite can occur with minerals such as Cerussite, Malachite and Hemimorphite.
Smithsonite has a wider variety of colours depending on the trace impurities that are in the mineral.
Blue and Green - light to dark depending on the level of copper impurities present.
Pink and Purple - light to dark depending on the level of cobalt impurities.
Yellow - light to dark depending on the level of cadmium impurities.
Brown and Red - depends on the level of iron impurities.
The lustre of smithsonite sets it apart from other minerals: it has a silky to pearly lustre giving natural specimens a certain play of light across its surface that resembles the fine lustre of melted wax glowing under a candle flame.
In 1832, Francois Sulpice Beudant named the zinc carbonate "smithsonite", in honour of James Smithson a founder and the major donor of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonite is found in Greece, Mexico, Africa, Spain and the USA.
Smithsonite's energy can help heal and balance the reproductive organs and endocrine system. It is useful in regulating your weight and increasing physical energy. Smithsonite builds up your immune system and activates the thymus gland. It will heal and clear sinuses, digestive disorders. It will ease osteoporosis and alcoholism. It restores veins and muscles. Midwives should use this stone as it eases the childbirth process. It is good for someone convalescing from a long illness and eases pain. This stone reduces the cravings for drugs or alcohol.
Smithsonite is a valuable emotional healer. It teaches you the difference between ego based love (love with strings attached) and divine love (unconditional love). It can assist you in being more expressive of kindness, compassion and support. This stone is soothing for the emotional body and relieves stress.
It cools anger and resentment of others. Smithsonite eases tension and dispels debilitating anxiety. It assists you in knowing that you are not alone in this world even if occasionally you feel lonely. Smithsonite helps you use and increase your leadership abilities, especially where you need to be tactful. It helps nurture relationships. It is a stone that will settle down family relationship problems. It lends harmony, diplomacy to you while removing unpleasant situations. If you have had a childhood where you felt unwanted or unloved, then this stone will help clear the the effects resulting from the situation. The stone will show you that you are entitled to be loved and wanted. It will remove feelings of emotional abuse and misuse.
Rather than a traumatic emotional release, smithsonite's effects are much more subtle, you will just wake one day feeling better. It releases anger, fear and pain. It balances the energy fields, eases panic attacks and promotes friendship. It heals the heart and reduces feelings of abandonment and abuse.
IMAGES OF SMITHSONITE
SMITHSONITE and the mind
Smithsonite will help with arguments and interpersonal conflicts, legal troubles and issues with love where your mind is actively fuelling the conflict.
This stone encourages relaxation of the mind so that moving into active meditation is easier. It stimulates your psychic senses so that moving into the alpha state, where you are able to access the subtle energies of the non physical realm is faster, it will also assist you in mediumship, tarot, I Ching, and telepathic communication.
Smithsonite aligns the chakras and will strengthen your psychic abilities. It helps you connect and understand your intuitive abilities. Smithsonite is the stone for tranquillity, charm, kindness, and favourable outcomes. It creates a buffer for you from life's problems. It helps to relieve stress and ease the possibility of mental breakdown.
Smithsonite teaches you about the experience and expression of Love energy. It can make you more receptive to love by allowing for the experience of Universal Love, beyond interpersonal love. It encourages communication with angelic entities and guides that will facilitate you experiencing this energy and communicating it to others. These loving vibrations activate the heart through the heart chakra, stimulating a higher understanding of emotional issues.
smithsonite harmonises well with....
SMITHSONITE AFFIRMATION I change my perspective, so I can look forward to future endeavours. I may appear as a rebel. My investment of time and effort in helping others reflects favourably on me. I embrace alternative lifestyles. I attract positive opportunities and friends. I support positive karmic patterns.
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 Smithsonite to enhance the positive qualities of Pisces
Affectionate
Altruistic
Creative
Compassionate
Devoted
Easy Going
Emotional
Enchanting
Imaginative
Instinctive
Intuitive
Kind
Loving
Mystical
Reverent
Selfless
Submissive
Sympathetic
Unworldly
Use Smithsonite to enhance the positive qualities of Sagittarius
Adventurous
Ambitious
Broad Minded
Charming
Enthusiastic
Far Sighted
Freedom Loving
Good Humoured
Honest
Idealistic
Impulsive
Independent
Intellectual
Jovial
Loyal
Lucky
Non-Possessive
Optimistic
Outgoing
Passionate
Philosophical
Straightforward
Talkative
Use Smithsonite to enhance the positive qualities of Virgo
Analytical
Detailed
Devoted
Diligent
Hardworking
Intelligent
Loving
Meticulous
Modest
Nurturing
Observant
Practical
Reliable
Shrewd
Shy
Skilled Communicator
negative qualities
Use Smithsonite to reduce the negative qualities of Pisces
Always looking for Compliments
Confused
Depressed
Easily Led
Escapist
Goalless
Inarticulate
Idealistic
Indecisive
Irresponsible
Lazy
Manipulative
Needy
Secretive
Vague
Weak Willed
Use Smithsonite to reduce the negative qualities of Sagittarius
Aggressive
Blindly Optimistic
Careless of Self
Careless with Money
Dogmatic
Exaggerates
Flighty
Judgemental
Impatient
Impetuous
Irrational
Sarcastic
Selfish
Unpunctual
Unreliable
Use Smithsonite to reduce the negative qualities of Virgo
Cleaning and Hygiene Fanatics
Cold
Conservative
Critical
Distrustful
Fearful
Fussy
Harsh
Jealous
Over Critical
Perfectionist
Reserved
Self-Serving
Worrier
likes
Pisces likes the following but by using Smithsonite in your daily life, you are encouraged to be aware of when something becomes an obsession
Anything discarded must stay discarded
Being a Role Model
Feeling Needed and Appreciated
Input Valued
Getting Lost
Mystery in all its guises
Romance
Sharing Thoughts/Dreams
Solitude to Dream
Stability
The Ridiculous
Sagittarius likes the following but by using Smithsonite in your daily life, you are encouraged to be aware of when something becomes an obsession
Causes and Demonstrations
Daydreaming
Family Friends
Feeling Trusted
Freedom
Getting to the Heart of Matters
Intellectual Compatibility
Laws and Meanings
Literature and Theatre
Music and Dance
Philosophical and Political Debates
Socialising
Taking Risks
The General Feel of Things
Travelling
Virgo likes the following but by using Smithsonite in your daily life, you are encouraged to be aware of when something becomes an obsession
Attention to Detail
Being Active
Being Pampered
Conventions and Rules
Dedication
Equality
Feeling Secure
Health Foods
Hygiene
Lists
Loyalty
Order
Perfection
Routine
Stimulating Employment
dislikes
Pisces dislikes the following but by using Smithsonite in your daily life, you can become aware of when these characteristics in yourself and others are starting to control your feelings and actions.
Being Criticised
Being Ignored
Crude Behaviour
Feeling All at Sea
Feeling Alone and Unloved
Feeling Vulnerable
Know-it-all’s
Noisy Scenes
Not Dreaming
Ostentatious Displays of Knowledge
Sagittarius dislikes the following but by using Smithsonite in your daily life, you can become aware of when these characteristics in yourself and others are starting to control your feelings and actions.
Apathy/Laziness
Being Constrained
Being Doubted
Being Tied Down
Details
Clubs
Control
Convention
Duplicity
Explaining Themselves
Jealousy
Over the Top Theories
Possessiveness
Routine
Shallow People
Waiting
Virgo dislikes the following but by using Smithsonite in your daily life, you can become aware of when these characteristics in yourself and others are starting to control your feelings and actions.