Description
Unakite is a balancing stone. It is said to help unify the emotional, spiritual, mental, and spiritual aspects of self and thus can help us feel more centered. This makes unakite an excellent stone for people seeking a more well-rounded existence. Unakite is a composite of different rocks consisting of plain feldspar, quartz and green epidote. Unakite is a stone of visions. It is particularly good in helping one stimulate and open their third eye for deeper visions and psychic work.
Unakite, also called epidote, derives its name from the Greek epidosis, meaning “growing together”. In good quality unakite is considered a semiprecious stone, will take a good polish and is often used in jewelry and other lapidary work such as eggs, spheres and other carvings like animals. It is also referred to as epidotized granite. In some of the Blue Ridge occurrences an epidotized augen gneiss is present exhibiting foliation structures. The stone occurs in Virginia where it is found in the river valleys after having been washed down from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Unakite is not limited to the United States, but has also been reported from South Africa, Sierra Leone, Brazil, and China. Some material labeled unakite lacks the feldspar and is more properly epidosite.
Unakite has gentle but powerful energy. It can assist one in finding our animal guide. It can be used at work or home, spreading calming energies into the environment. Unakite can also protect against electromagnetic pollution from computers or cell phones. Unakite helps with the elimination of bad habits, especially those of overeating and alcohol. Unakite aids those having difficulty in releasing their emotions. Its energy searches for truth in all things and helps to find and identify the underlying causes, regardless of which plane they exist in. It is also a stone that is helpful for gardening. Unakite is also a good protection stone.
Unakite brings unconditional love of humanity, connection and reunion. It can help with healing of abandonment and separation issues. Unakite is good for opening one up to spiritual growth and psychic visions. Meditate with Unakite on the Third Eye to bring knowledge in from the higher self into the heart for understanding and implementation. Metaphysical healing lore says that Unakite offers support in the treatment of cancers or heart disease. It helps promote the growth of healthy tissue and is also useful in the recovery from an injury. Unakite is also known for love and creativity. Unakite is associated with all chakras, especially the heart.