Copper

Description

Hardness: 2.5-3
Month: April
Zodiac: Taurus
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Chakra: Solar Plexus
Found: Utah, Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, Montana, Chile and Peru

Copper is said to be man’s oldest metal and can be dated back more than 10,000 years. The oldest known piece of Copper Ore found in northern Iraq can be dated back to about 8700 B.C. Some of the earliest workers found that Copper was able to be easily manipulated into different shapes. Because of its soft nature, Copper was useless as a weapon, but was still fashioned into useful tools such as razors, mirrors, weights and balances by the ancient Egyptians. 4,000 years after it was discovered that Copper could be hammered into different shapes, metal workers learned that Copper Ore was also able to be melted down making it easier to form more advanced products.  Copper compounds give a blue or green hue to minerals such as Azurite, Malachite and Turquoise, and have thus also been used as pigments throughout history.

Copper has been used for thousands of years in folk remedies and is still used today. This super stone is known to assist in repairing tissues, easing arthritis, strengthening the female reproductive system, and oxygenating the blood. Copper has an oligodynamic effect on bacteria and kills microbes. It can help achieve physical and emotional harmony which allows for clearer thinking and less aggressive behavior.

Copper is known as the metal of the Magician. It crackles with electricity and fire belonging to higher realms. It is a conduit between Heaven and Earth and performs the essential task of providing the medium for manifestation of the invisible to the visible. It is also known to enhance psychic abilities amplify thoughts. Copper Ore has the ability to pull energies from higher realms and can assist one in communicating with higher dimensional beings.

~ Copper is found in the bloodstreams of all humans and animals.
~ Copper is said to be the metal of the God Hermes, who facilitates mental agility, and quick wit.