Description
This bracelet is made from beautiful sodalite beads that boast a distinctive blue color with white streaks running through them. It is a stylish and versatile accessory that can complement any outfit, making it perfect for both casual and formal occasions.
Beads are strung by hand onto strong beading wire cable, and feature an extender chain making the bracelet adjustable from 6.75-8.25″
Wear it alone or stack it with other bracelets to create a unique and personal look. With its versatile style and powerful properties, our sodalite bracelet is the perfect addition to any jewelry collection.
According to Fire Mountain Gems:
Sodalite History
For a stone of frequent mistaken identity, sodalite is unimaginatively named for its sodium content. The more poetic “poor man’s lapis” is a common nickname for this beautiful blue-and-white mineral. Sodalite and lapis lazuli can be easily mistaken for each other at first glance; however, lapis contains flecks of pyrite that make the two stones differ upon a closer look. To complicate matters, lapis lazuli (which is technically a rock) may sometimes contain sodalite (which is a mineral in itself). Sodalite is sometimes also confused with azurite, dumortierite and lazulite. Additionally, in Canada, sodalite can be referred to as “Princess Blue” because it was found in Ontario in 1891 during the visit of two members of the British Royal Family.
The stone was known across the Americas before its official entry into Western mineralogy, however: around 2,600 BC, the Caral peoples traded for sodalite in what is now Peru, as did the residents of Tiwanaku in modern Bolivia.
Sodalite Metaphysical Properties
Sodalite is sometimes considered a guardian for heroes and heroines, especially those speaking truth to power. It’s believed to have the ability to unite logic with intuition and the drive for truth with the rise of idealism. Practitioners have used sodalite to organize the mind, as it’s said to promote rational thought, objectivity and perception. It is sometimes thought to cleanse lymph nodes and boost the immune system. All these balancing abilities are why sodalite is often used in groups with other stones and among multiple users.
Sodalite is assigned to the throat chakra and to the western astrological sign Sagittarius. In feng shui, it is thought to possess water energy.
Sodalite Geological Properties
While blue (with white inclusions) is the most common color of sodalite, this stone can also be found in grey, green, yellow, light red and lavender varieties. (The purple variety of sodalite is called Hackmanite.) Sodalite fluoresces orange under ultraviolet light, except for Hackmanite. That variant displays tenebrescence instead, becoming deeper and richer in color after UV exposure (although the effect fades after time).
Sodalite deposits are found in Afghanistan, Brazil, Greenland and Canada, as well as in Maine and Arkansas within the United States.
**Please note that all metaphysical or healing properties listed are collected from various sources. This information is offered as a service and not meant to treat medical conditions. My Sister’s Hands does not guarantee the validity of any of these statements.
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