There are several different types of Opal including Boulder Opal, Fire Opal, Andean Opal (both Pink and Blue), Ethiopian Opal, Lemon Opal, etc. There are also differences in Common vs. Precious Opals. Each will have their own specific set of metaphysical properties and geological information. Opals are essentially silicon dioxide with water that has become trapped inside.

In general, Opal aids in strengthening personal and business relationships. It is often referred to as the stone of happy dreams and changes. Opal is a soothing stone, helping to balance mood swings and enhance trust in your own feelings. Opal awakens both psychic and mystical qualities. Opal can also release fear and send comforting support to those who are grieving.

Opal Physical Healing Energy

On a physical level, Opal can help to improve the memory, ease the birthing process, cool a fever and fight infection.

Opal is beneficial for the health of the eyes, hair, nails and skin, and may be used in treatments to clarify and strengthen the eyesight, and in treating disorders associated with the eyes. It may also be useful in balancing the body’s water content, overcoming dehydration or alleviating water retention. Opal is believed to disperse infections, purify the blood and kidneys, and to regulate insulin production. It helps reduce fever, stimulates memory, and energetically stabilizes neurotransmitter disturbances, such as Parkinson’s Disease. Opal is supportive in issues with female hormones, PMS and menopause, and provides comfort and ease during childbirth.

Opal Emotional Healing Energy

Opal is a wonderfully supportive stone, dedicated to healing and strengthening the emotional body for those willing to peer honestly into the true self. Opal’s high internal energy brings thoughts and feelings to the surface for examination, and reveals what one’s emotional state has been in the past, or even in previous lives. This amplification and cleansing process may be intense when first working with Opal, but over time teaches one to take responsibility for one’s feelings while clearing past wounds, fears and resentments. It facilitates the letting go of negative behaviors and soothes the emotional body, helping one feel more in control. It assists one in becoming more positive and loving, more creative and spontaneous. Known as a “stone of happy dreams and changes,” Opal brings happiness from the understanding that one has unlimited potential and is inherently perfect, and that change comes with situations and actions that allow one’s aspirations to rise.

Note: Because Opals contain water, do not leave them in sunlight or they will become brittle and break.

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Opal

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Varies-by-Color

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Amorphous-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: SiO2nH2O - Hydrated Silicon Dioxide with impurities

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer-(June-21-to-July-22), Libra-(September-23-to-October-22), Pisces-(February-19-to-March-20), Scorpio-(October-23-to-November-21)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-8

HARDNESS: 5.5-6-Hardness

COLOR: Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow

LOCATION: Australia, Canada, Mexico

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: oh-pull

MINERAL CLASS: Mineraloids

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Birthing-Problems-and-Health, Fever, Infection, Memory-Health, Menstrual-Cramps-and-Menstruation, Pineal-Gland, Pituitary-Gland, PMS, Poisons, Puberty

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Calming, Comforting, Fear, Happiness, Inflexibility, Insecurity, Soothing, Stubbornness

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Enhancing-Psychic-Abilities

EXTRA GRADE: See Specific Opal type for Grading

AFFIRMATION: I have awakened to cosmic consciousness.

QUESTION: Do you tend to act or react?

REFERENCE 1: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Health_Cards_Articles_13149.html

REFERENCE 2: http://www.healingcrystals.com/Primary_Astrology_Basics_and_Birthstone_Information_Articles_1124.html