History

Hindu legend links the stone’s formation to the crystallised rays of the moon formed hundreds of thousands of years ago and it was believed it is part of the moon. The Romans called it the ‘collective beam of moonlight in a solid form’, believing that it linked the wearer to the moon goddess Diana, and wore it for love and victory. Some cultures believed it helped make the right decisions. It’s originally perceived to carry the new moon’s energy and improve the user’s psychic capability and visionary concept.

Later, part of the cultural and religious beliefs of Greeks and Romans, moonstone became a common jewellery element during the Art Noveau movement (1890-1910) and a favourite healing, meditative, and transcendent item among the ’60s flower children and ’90s New Age followers. According to Middle Eastern women, the stone has effects on fertility while European Legend associates it with love and renewal.

Science & Origin

Moonstone, also known as Hecatolite, is an aluminium, potassium, sodium, silicate, feldspar mineral, and a variety of Orthoclase (with Albite inclusions). The stone was named by A.G. Werner in 1780 given its light reflective rainbow effect on the stone’s surface during light diffraction. This has made Moonstone extremely valuable in the jewelry world thus resulting in high prices. Moonstone is widely available around the world but the highest quality material used by jewellers is usually from Madagascar, India, Brazil, Myanmar, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

Healing Properties & Benefits

The Moonstone meaning incorporates abundance, fertility, love, and renewal. It is a stone of self-discovery at the highest of levels. Help you to get more in touch with your inner spirit than you ever have before, strengthening your psychic ability and intuition. Moonstone’s energy will truly engage your intuitive spirit, encourage opportunity, and pave the way for action and growth. It helps you release yourself from the daily pressures you place on yourself, meanwhile boosting your creativity, inner confidence, and endurance.  

Moonstone is considered one of the most powerful high vibrational crystals balancing your body and mind and brings endless physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. Accompanied by other high vibrational stones such as Clear Quartz, Amethyst, or Citrine, it lets you truly ascend.

Say goodbye to brain fog! Moonstone helps you to be able to focus, be receptive, and have mental clarity, therefore it is the perfect stone to have on you for interviews, exams, or presentations, it also enhances memory and critical thinking skills. 

Women often use it during meditation to help balance the hormones and to enhance fertility. It's known to help with the regulation of your menstrual cycles as well as pain relief during childbirth. The stone is also believed to enhance emotional balance by enabling women to control their anger and mood swings. 

Moonstone resonates with the Crown chakra which is our most powerful energy centre, if in balance, will also align all our other primary chakras. This energy centre is associated with the pituitary gland, our master gland, which controls and stimulates the production of hormones in other glands in the endocrine system. Working with Moonstone helps us in the developmental process of pushing further into our consciousness, enables us to feel in harmony with all things, and gains clarity on our life’s purpose. More on crystal chakra healing 

Element: Water, Air, Ruling Planet: Moon, Zodiacs: Cancer, Libra, Scorpio