Turquoise

This crystal relates, in particular, to the throat chakra. It enhances creative expression, peace of mind and emotional balance. It promotes communication with both the physical and spiritual worlds and strengthens friendship and loyalty.

Amongst healers, it is widely accepted that Turquoise has exceptional powers of psychic protection and, therefore, should never be handled by anyone but the owner – no matter how close they may be!

Many Native American tribes celebrate Turquoise as the ‘reflection’ of Father Sky and wear elaborate pieces of jewellery inlaid with the pale blue stone to protect them during the night time when the sky is dark or at times when, during sacred ceremonies, their spirit roams free as their body rests and waits for them inside the ‘Kiva’ or ‘sweat lodge’.

Turquoise has been used for shamanic healing for many Native American tribes. It is another mineral used as currency and swooped for treasure beads. The Turquoise that is prized the most is ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Turquoise from the ‘Sleeping Beauty Mine’ in Arizona. The powder blue purity of this Turquoise is breath-taking.

Spiny Oyster Turquoise is a creation of Mother Nature plus a little helping hand.

Spiny Oyster shells and Turquoise are pressed together and stabilised using resin. Each piece of Spiny Oyster jewellery is a work of art, and no two pieces will ever look the same.

The healing properties of Spiny Oyster Turquoise are; protection from negative energies and healing of the emotional body. Reinstating balance within the chakras. And,  healers are working with it to help with autoimmune disease. Autoimmune disease is when the body struggles to tell the difference between your healthy cells and attacking foreign cells. The body gets confused and can cause your body to start a frenzied attack on healthy cells by mistake. The exact cause of autoimmune disease in unknown but healers believe that stress, anxiety or shock can trigger the onset of it. It could also be a marker on your genes. Spiny Oyster and Turquoise, working on the emotional body can relieve symptoms and calm autoimmune disease flair ups.

Spiny Oyster shells are harvested from the seabed at a depth of between nine and forty five metres in coastal waters around the Gulf of California right down to the top of Peru. Technically a thorny mollusc, Spiny Oysters are still collected by hand. Passed down through generations, divers are trained to deep dive whilst holding their breath. Children learn from their parents and grandparents how to dive using no breathing apparatus, holding their breath for three or more minutes. The natural purple colour Spiny Oysters inhabit the deeper waters which make them much rarer and more expensive. Collection of these molluscs is a very risky business.

The Aztecs used Spiny Oysters in their jewellery and religious artefacts, including the construction of masks.