Gold Sheen Obsidian

Protection  •  Releasing Emotions  •  Inner-Strength

Goldsheen, or Gold Sheen Obsidian is a form of volcanic glass that has trapped tiny gas bubbles as its formed creating its golden sheen.  Gold Sheen Obsidian has the same properties and black Obsidian but it's golden sheen makes this a more gentle form of black Obsidian.  Its protective, especially against violence, anger and aggression and releases emotions less aggressively than black Obsidian.  Gold Sheen Obsidian releases ego and resolves conflict.  Spiritually it's useful for scrying and connecting to Spirit for direction.

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HISTORY

Obsidian is a natural occurring volcanic glass formed when lava rich in feldspar and quartz cool too rapidly for crystals to form.  It's often found on the margin of lava flows, known as obsidian flows.  When tiny bubbles of gas get trapped within the Obsidian they create golden or silver sheens, we call these Gold Sheen or Silver Sheen Obsidian.  

Obsidian is a natural glass, its mineral-like but  doesn't have a crystalline structure, so from a gemology perspective it's not categorised as a "crystal" but is sometimes classed as a mineraloid.

The first known archaeological evidence of usage was in Kariandusi (Kenya) and other sites of the Acheulian Age dated 700,000 BC.  

In the Stone Age, it was widely used to produce sharp blades or arrowheads in a process called snapping.  Like all glass and some other naturally occurring rocks, obsidian breaks with a characteristic conchoidal fracture. 

In Mexican culture, Obsidian was called Itzli "The God of Stone".  It has been used for thousands of years to make sharp weapons, axes, arrowheads and surgical blades.  

Obsidian is considered the stone of the Mayan and Aztecs. The volcanic rock was so abondant in the region that they used it for pretty much everything from utensils, to jewellery to weapons, it was considered more value than Gold.  When the Spaniards set foot for the first time in the Mayan lands, they were fascinated by this ancient civilization, which seemed so superior in their crafts and sciences such as astrology and physics despite having been unknown to outside world and existing in seclusion. Central to Mayan technology was the profound use of a special stone, known as Obsidian.

Obsidian is highly reflective, Mayan prophets used polished Obsidian as scrying mirrors.   In the 1500's, the French prophet, Michel de Nostredame, Nostradamus Nostradamus used scrying as a method of to gain insight for his predictions about momentous future events.  



EMOTIONAL PROPERTIES

  • Brings buried emotions and trauma to the surface.  
  • Releases emotions, situations or people.  
  • Draws out the source of stress and tension, bringing healing once it's been dealt with
  • Grounds us
  • Brings us strength in times of need, especially helpful for sensitive people
  • Increases our personal power and inner-strength
  • Reduces shyness
  • Brings clarity



SPIRITUAL PROPERTIES

  • Protection against fiery situations, anger, abuse, violence, road rage
  • Given its sharpness, it is considered to pierce into darkness to reveal the truth and cut emotional attachments or ancestral curses
  • Extremely effective at soaking up negative energies and protecting against negative entities (needs regular cleansing)
  • Removes energy blocks vitalising our soul purpose
  • Very useful as a scrying tool


 
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Gold Sheen Obsidian may be helpful for:

  • Tension
  • Stress
  • Growths
  • Eyes (best as an elixir) 
  • Pain (arthritis, joint problems, injuries, cramps)
  • Shock


ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES

  • Large pieces of Obsidian can soak up environmental pollution and blocking geopathic stress




FACTS

Appearance and Variations

APACHE TEARS: Small pebbles of Obsidian formed when small balls of molten lava are thrown up into the air then cool and solidify before hitting the ground.

BLACK OBSIDIAN: The most common form of Obsidian

BLUE OBSIDIAN:  While Blue Obsidian is a form of naturally occurring volcanic glass it's extremely rare and expensive and would only be found in a highly specialised specimen store.  Blue Obsidian sold by retailers, including us, is a manufactured glass.

MAHOGANY OBSIDIAN:  Black with Dark Red - Brown formed by Hematite inclusions.  

SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN:   White blotchy or snowflake patterns are formed by inclusions of the mineral Cristobalite.

SILVERSHEEN or GOLDSHEEN Obsidian:  Formed by including of tiny gas bubbles from the lava flow.  

RAINBOW OBSIDIAN:  Rainbow colouring seen when sun or artificial light is shone on the Obsidian.  The rainbow-like sheen is formed by nano rods of Hebenbergite.  


DIAPHANEITY:  Translucent

CRYSTAL FAMILY:    Volcanic Glass

FORMATION:   Obsidian is a natural occurring volcanic glass formed when lava rich in feldspar and quartz cool too rapidly for crystals to form.  It's often found on the margin of lava flows, known as obsidian flows.  

CRYSTAL SYSTEM:   Amorphous

CHEMICAL FORMULA: SiO2

HARDNESS:   5 - 5.5 on the Mohs scale

ORIGIN:   Worldwide    


GENERAL

CHAKRA:  Solar Plexus, Root Chakra

BIRTHSTONE:  Scorpio, Sagittarius 

ZODIAC:  -

ANNIVERSARY:   -

PLANETS:   Saturn, Pluto

CLEANSING:  Our favourite way to cleanse Obsidian is to place it on the earth close to a volcano, which is easy to do here in NZ.  Alternatively run it through a candle flame, sit close to an open fire.  As with all black crystals, cleanse your Obsidian regularly to release low vibrational energy it absorbs

CARE:  While Obsidian isn't the hardest of crystals it is razor sharp, take care not to cut yourself. 

ESSENTIAL OIL:  -


 
REFERENCES:
Adam Barralet – www.adambarrralet.com, ,  Judy Hall – The Crystal Bible,  www.geology.com,  www.en.wikipedia.org, www.americangemsociety.org

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