Obsidian Crystal Meaning and Uses

Obsidian is a glassy black crystal with powerful grounding properties. To the stone’s holder, that dark glossy surface is a source of strength and clarity.

Mirror-like in bearing, the shiny pellet of silica uses its cooled magma glaze to send energy-moderating vibrations straight to the soul of its owner.

It erases negativity, serves as a soul guardian, and works its vibrational and visual divinations with great success, as follows.

What is Obsidian?

Expect to find the crystals in different parts of the world. Where there’s a volcano, this predominantly black “volcano glass” may be nearby, waiting to be cut free and brought into contact with an unmoored psyche.

Significant quantities of silica are present in the lustrous material. The fused silica imbues the crystal with its familiar glossy looks, then slight traces of magnetite and other iron-based ores further lend it that amazingly exotic ebony aspect.

These so-called mineral impurities can further tune the crystal until it’s vibrating with laser-like focus.

Volcanic eruptions are responsible for the creation of this mystically gifted black glass, for the mirror-like dark surface, and for its attractive surface accents.

Lava belches free of a volcanic caldera, it flows down a slope, and the red-hot magma hardens so fast, so rapidly, that it’s transformed into volcanic glass.

Aficionados of all things crystalline see many different types of obsidian during their mineral collecting trips.

Mahogany or jet black, flaming red or rainbow-hued, the visual attributes shared by the different obsidian types is an impression of self-generated luminosity and blackened depth.