Opal Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Precious Opal, Fire Opal
A shimmering stone of imagination, inspiration and emotional depth.
- Intentions
- Creativity, Divination, Luck
- Element
- Water
- Day
- Monday
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Chakra
- Crown
- Color
- Milky white to dark, with flashes of rainbow color
- Hardness
- 5.5-6.5
- Found in
- Australia, Ethiopia, Mexico
How to use it
- Creative ritual
Hold opal before a creative session and turn it slowly in the light, watching the colors shift. Let that play remind you there is more than one way to see your work.
- Full moon reflection
On a full moon, set opal on your altar with a white or silver candle. Ask a gentle question, then journal what feelings and images rise while the candle burns safely.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Opal was treasured by the ancient Romans, who saw in it the colors of every other gem combined. Its name likely comes from the Sanskrit upala, precious stone. For a time in the 1800s opal gained a reputation as unlucky, which many trace to a popular novel by Sir Walter Scott. Today it is again loved as a stone of imagination and inspiration, and it is the birthstone of October. Its play of color comes from tiny spheres of silica.
A shimmering stone of imagination, inspiration and emotional depth.
- Intentions: Creativity, Divination, Luck
- Element: Water
- Zodiac: Libra, Cancer
- Day: Monday
- Moon phase: Full Moon
- Chakra: Crown
- Color: Milky white to dark, with flashes of rainbow color
- Hardness: 5.5-6.5
- Found in: Australia, Ethiopia, Mexico
Safety: Opal contains water and is porous. Keep it out of heat, direct sun and sudden temperature changes, which can cause cracking, and do not soak it or make elixirs with it.
How to use it
- Creative ritual. Hold opal before a creative session and turn it slowly in the light, watching the colors shift. Let that play remind you there is more than one way to see your work.
- Full moon reflection. On a full moon, set opal on your altar with a white or silver candle. Ask a gentle question, then journal what feelings and images rise while the candle burns safely.
Works well with: Silver Candle, Jasmine, Full Moon, Monday, Water
Folklore
Opal was treasured by the ancient Romans, who saw in it the colors of every other gem combined. Its name likely comes from the Sanskrit upala, precious stone. For a time in the 1800s opal gained a reputation as unlucky, which many trace to a popular novel by Sir Walter Scott. Today it is again loved as a stone of imagination and inspiration, and it is the birthstone of October. Its play of color comes from tiny spheres of silica.
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