Presentation :

Names) :

• Topaz: Imperial topaz, Sherry topaz.

Etymology:

• Topaz: From the name of the island of Topasos, in the Red Sea (Boodt, 1636).

Color :

• Colorless, Yellow, Dark Yellow, Orange (Imperial Topaz), Brown, Light Blue, Blue, Light Magenta, Pink to Magenta, Orange-pink, Apple Green, Orange-brown to Pale Brown, Pink-orange, Reddish-brown (sherry topaz) to Red | Sometimes Shimmering or Color Change effect (Obs. following two artificial lights type Halogen vs Neon).

Chandelier:

• Glassy.

Origin :

• Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, Pakistan, USA, Asia, Africa, Eurasia, South America etc.

Crystal system:

• Orthorhombic.

Chemical composition:

• Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 | Coloration: Yellow: Colored center | Pink: Chromium in Cr3+ form in octahedral coordination | Orange: Yellow colored center and chromium in Cr3+ form in octahedral coordination | Blue: Colored center | Green: Yellow + Blue, etc.

Transparency:

• Transparent.

Density :

• 3.49 to 3.57.

Hardness:

• 8.

Cleavage:

• Perfect.

Break:

• Irregular conchoidal.

Line color:

• White.

Impact resistance:

• Fragile.

Heat resistance:

• Good.

Varieties of Topaz:

• Precious topaz refers to yellow, pink, orange, or red topaz.
• Imperial topaz originated in 19th-century Russia. Named in honor of the Tsar of Russia, it was found in large quantities in the Ural Mountains. It has vivid tones ranging from intense gold to orange-red.
• Cherry topaz is a red topaz.
• White topaz refers to a colorless topaz with white tones.
• Fire topaz is a multi-colored, rather orange topaz, obtained following a coating treatment.
• Finally, mystic topaz, also called rainbow topaz, describes a topaz that has become multi-colored using the coating technique.

Virtues of Topazes according to color:

Imperial Topaz:

• Energy battery that promotes good spiritual and physical recharge.
• Provides self-confidence and optimism.
• Increases charisma, promotes openness to others, allowing you to surround yourself with the right people.

Blue Topaz:

• Promotes and facilitates dialogue, communication and listening to others.
• Treats sore throats (asthma, bronchitis, stuttering etc.).
• Promotes openness to others and friendships.
• Alleviates anxiety and nervousness.
• Promotes sleep by treating insomnia.

White Topaz:

• Treats and soothes headaches.
• Promotes concentration and clears ideas.
• Chase away uncertainties and doubts.

Pink Topaz:

• Stimulates both the intellectual and spiritual, and opens the way to good health.
• Brings joy and promotes enthusiasm.

Properties, benefits and virtues:

Virtues on the physical level:

• Energizes the body and soothes the mind.
• Reboosts and recharges the body with energy in case of fatigue.
• Treats vision disorders.
• Promotes and regulates blood circulation.
• Treats and soothes the phenomenon of heavy legs, and reduces varicose vein problems.
• Treats and strengthens the nervous system.
• Greatly tones the heart as well as the cardiovascular system.
• Effectively treats lungs, liver, kidneys, gallbladder and endocrine gland.
• Contributes to better assimilation of nutrients.
• Promotes digestion and stimulates metabolism.
• Promotes calm and restful sleep.
• Treats chronic migraines.
• Reduces fevers.
• Treats and regulates skin problems.
• Promotes and accelerates tissue healing.
• Promotes detoxification.
• Fights against excess cholesterol.
• Very useful against any form of addiction.
• Treats allergies.
• Soothes and relieves lower back and muscle pain.

Virtues on the psychological, emotional and mental level:

• Promotes inspiration and creativity.
• Arouses curiosity and a thirst for learning.
• Dispels doubt and indecision.
• Promotes courage and motivation.
• Promotes tolerance in its wearer.
• Promotes self-confidence and self-assurance.
• Helps fight depression and unlock fears.
• Calms and soothes restless minds.
• Relieves stress and anxiety.

Virtues on the spiritual level:

• Promotes meditation and telepathy.
• Promotes introspection and the quest for the Self.
• Promotes and develops parapsychic gifts and faculties.
• Promotes and develops the connection with the higher planes.

Chakra(s):

Chakra allocation based on the color of Topaz.

• Colorless Topaz: Crown Chakra, 7th Ch.
• Dark Blue Topaz: Third Eye Chakra, 6th Ch.
• Light Blue Topaz: Throat Chakra, 5th Ch.
• Green, pink topaz: Master-Heart Chakra, 4th Ch.
• Golden Imperial Topaz: Solar Plexus Chakra, 3rd Ch.
• Orange Imperial Topaz: Sacral Chakra, 2nd Ch.
• Brown Topaz: Root Chakra, 1st Ch.

Cleaning, recharging, reprogramming:

• Clean with clear spring water or filtered water (never add salt to the water. Salt alters the structure of the mineral and the abyss). Soak the mineral overnight in an unmarked glass container, then take it out in the morning to rinse it with fresh spring or filtered water.
• Direct charging on a crystal or amethyst druse, in a crystal or amethyst geode. You can also place a dozen laser crystals or rocks in a circle (like a time dial), points towards the center, and place your minerals in the center to charge them. Another method is to place your minerals in a singing bowl: Tibetan or crystal bowl, (on a cotton cloth to avoid bowl/mineral vibrations), then ring the bowl to fill your minerals with this sound energy. Last method is to place your minerals on a disc (wood or mineral) engraved with the flower of life or the seal of Solomon or any other form of sacred geometry.
• Reprogramming: Reprogramming is not about telling your mineral what to do or not to do, but about putting the mineral in resonate with you to ask it to do what it needs to do, for you. Reprogramming must be done after each cleansing and must remain simple. Example of reprogramming: "I ask this mineral to bring me all the virtues and benefits on the different levels, for my greater good as well as for the greater good of the people around me."

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