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Obsidian is often made out to be one of those boogeyman stones when people (usually white antivaxxers who believe you can pray away autism, let's be honest) talk about crystal healing. Obsidian fucking slaps and people should recognize that it's awesome.

It's an igneous rock and volcanic glass. It's formed when volcanic lava cools with minimal crystal growth. It's hard, brittle, and amorphous, so it tends to fracture and end up with sharp edges. Historically, it was used to make cutting and piercing tools (even being used experimentally as scalpel blades at one time).

ASSOCIATIONS

Comets & Planets

Mars

Moon

Pluto

Saturn

Deities & Figures

Baubo (Greek)

Hathor (Egyptian)

Hekate (Greek)

Inanna (Sumerian)

Loki (Norse)

the Morrigan (Irish)

Persephone (Greek)

Ran (Norse)

Skadi (Norse)

Thanatos (Greek)

Elements

fire

water

Entities

banshees

dullahans

spirits

Genders

nonbinary genders

trans femininity

trans masculinity

Zodiac Signs

Capricorn

Scorpio

CORRESPONDENCES

anxiety/panic attacks

balance

balancing energy

beauty

breaking illusions

brings matters to the surface

calming

change

clairvoyance

clarification

clarity

cleansing

compassion

death

depression

dispelling negativity

divination

dysphoria relief

emotional clarity

energy

filtering negative energy

grounding

growth

happiness

healing difficult emotions

hidden emotions

home

intuition

past lives

peace

power

protection

protection from negativity

protection from psychic attacks

protection from unwanted negative attention

psychic abilities

purpose

realistic thinking

removing energy blockages

removing negativity

removing unnecessary blockages

revealing deception

revealing hidden things

scrying

secrets

self-discovery

shadow work

speed

spirituality

strength

stress relief

support

tension relief

tranquility

transformation

truth

SPECIFIC COLORS

As shown by the popularity of snowflake obsidian (because it's PRETTY), obsidian shows up in a few different colors and forms. These have all of the normal correspondences and associations of obsidian broadly, along with the extended ones presented below.

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ASSOCIATIONS

Comets & Planets

Mars

Pluto

Saturn

Elements

earth

Entities

deities (earth, goddess, warrior)

Zodiac Signs

Scorpio

Taurus

CORRESPONDENCES

absorbing negative energy

analytical capabilities

forgiveness

gentle

grief

grounding

land

luck

manifestation

mending sorrow

mourning

positive energy

power

protection

rectifying situations

relieving grief

sorrow

spontaneity

transformation

BLACK OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Comets & Planets

Pluto

Deities & Figures

Ereshkigal (Sumerian)

Hades (Greek)

Hekate (Greek)

Kali (Hindu)

Entities

ancestors

Zodiac Signs

Scorpio

CORRESPONDENCES

bad habit management

banishing

creativity

divination

familial trauma

grounding

growth

magnifying negative energy

past lives

peace

power

protection

psychic abilities

releasing old emotions

repelling enemies

scrying

self-control

shadow work

support during change

BLUE OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Zodiac Signs

Aquarius

CORRESPONDENCES

astral travel

communication

divination

healing

telepathy

BLUE-GREEN OBSIDIAN

CORRESPONDENCES

balancing body/mind/spirit

communication

speaking

truth

understanding

ELECTRIC-BLUE OBSIDIAN

CORRESPONDENCES

astral travel

balancing energy

divination

intuition

psychic communication

past life regression

past lives

reception

GOLD-SHEEN OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Zodiac Signs

Aquarius

CORRESPONDENCES

balancing energy

direction

eliminating ego conflict

eliminating futility

exposing what needs healing

scrying

spiritual direction

truth

GREEN OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Zodiac Signs

Gemini

CORRESPONDENCES

communication

protection from repetition

removing hooks/ties to other people

speaking

MAHOGANY OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Elements

earth

Entities

spirits

Zodiac Signs

Libra

CORRESPONDENCES

connecting to spirits

courage

eliminating blockages

gentle

grounding

growth

protection

purpose

stability

strength

PURPLE OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Zodiac Signs

Virgo

RAINBOW OBSIDIAN

CORRESPONDENCES

absorbing negative energy

divination

gentle

healing

protection

releasing old love

spirituality

stress relief

RED OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Zodiac Signs

Leo

RED-BLACK OBSIDIAN

CORRESPONDENCES

brotherhood

virility

vitality

SILVER-SHEEN OBSIDIAN

CORRESPONDENCES

astral travel

divination

meditation

patience

perseverance

scrying

SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

Comets & Planets

Mercury

Pluto

Saturn

Deities & Figures

Kronos (Greek)

Entities

witches

Genders

nonbinary genders

trans femininity

trans masculinity

Zodiac Signs

Capricorn

Gemini

Sagittarius

CORRESPONDENCES

banishing

calming

centering

change

clairaudience

cleansing

difficult change

dream work

dysphoria relief

end of challenging times

expect the unexpected

grounding

hidden emotions

isolation

loneliness

meditation

protection

reception

sadness

self-development

soothing

stress relief

uncrossing

(via Handmade Rosecut Amethyst & Apache Tear Earrings Sterling | Etsy)

Christmas Day 4

Labradorite's second, more stable form. She uses braided hair like a headband!

I couldn't stop thinking about her, so I also made a dolldivine gemsona of her, then edited it with my art apps a bit. I couldn't get the hair right, but here's the basic idea:

Black tourmaline

Jet

Obsidian

Apache

Onyx

Smoky quartz

Slight Steven Universe Spoilers

Two gems discover their Queen.

I love Obsidian so much - they look fantastic. Just... wow.

Apache Tear belongs to @bitsandpiecesstudios