Opal is a gem that is known for its quality of bringing the traits and characteristics to the surface for examination and transformation. Just as opal absorbs and reflects light, it picks up thoughts and feelings, desires, and buried emotions and amplifies them.

Opal is a stone that illuminates the positive actions and emotions of the self, enhancing the good and true and fostering one’s highest potential.

The term opal is adapted from the Latin word opalus, but is believed to originate from the Sanskrit upala, meaning “precious stone”. This stone is known to bring a full spectrum of light energy to the system, soothing and clearing the emotional body and boosting the will to live and the joy of one’s earthly existence.

Opal is also known to enhance the cosmic consciousness inside a person and stimulate flashes of intuition and insight.

This is a stone of truth, searching out lies and delusions both from people and self-deception. This crystal also helps you to release old grief, trauma, and disappointment.

Oregon opal gently stimulates the Solar Plexus chakra and amplifies the joyful side of emotional release, facilitating self-expression, decisive action, and trusting one’s own guidance and instincts.