The name kyanite is derived from the Greek kyanos meaning "blue."The finest specimens display colors similar to blue sapphire.The mineral kyanite is an aluminium silicate of the sillimanite group (along with andalusite and sillimanite), also called alumino-silicate. Kyanite has the interesting property that it's hardness varies by the direction of the crystal. Kyanite sometimes exhibits magnetic properties similar to tourmaline.

 

Kyanite is believed to encourage loyalty, honesty, tranquility, while fighting anger and confusion. It is considered to be powerful energetically and metaphysically--for protective use during channeling, altered states, vivid dreams and visualizations. Kyanite is a powerful gemstone that helps to align all Chakras. One of the greatest qualities of Kyanite is that it does not absorb negative energies during any healing processes. Kyanite is considered a good gemstone to help intepret and understand your dreams. It is suggested that you keep a kyanite stone under your pillow. To attain a calm state after a rough day, Kyanite is the perfect stone to use to become relaxed and to clear your chakras of negative energies.

 

Healing Power:  Kyanite enhances psychic imagery, foresight, consciousness, communication. Helps with receiving information psychicaly helps with manifesting things into reality via thoughts, visualization.

 

Legend:  The Greek word "kyanos" for blue provides the root for kyanite. French jewelers used the name "sappare" extensively when referring to kyanite, as a result of an error by a mineralogist from Geneva.

 

Occurence:  India, Brazil, USA, Switzerland, Kenya, Mozambique, Russia, Nepal, Burma.

 

Color:  Kyanite exhibits a range of colors including blue to colorless, blue-green and brown.