Crystal · Modern Lapidary · Raziel’s stone
Lapis Lazuli
The stone the modern tradition reaches for in the granting of true speech.
Lapis Lazuli is one of the stones the modern popular tradition has placed at the centre of the protective lapidary. The older books named it under a different grammar — the medieval Marbodus, the classical Pliny, the biblical sapphire and carbuncle of Exodus and Ezekiel — and the site holds both traditions together for the stones where they meet.
A note on the modern stones
The older books (Pliny, Marbodus, the biblical lapidary) did not always name the stones the modern crystal-tradition reaches for. Where the older books did name the stone, the site quotes them. Where the modern tradition is naming a stone the older books knew under another name, the site says so. Where the modern tradition names a stone the older books did not catalogue, the site catalogues it under the older grammar’s spirit — not as instruction in occult practice, but as defensive reference for the reader who already carries one.
What the tradition records
- Name
- Lapis Lazuli
- Colour
- Deep ultramarine blue, often flecked with gold pyrite
- Origin
- Afghanistan (Sar-i Sang mines, in continuous operation for 6,000 years), Chile, Russia
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 5–5.5 (medium)
- Recorded source
- Exodus 24:10; Ezekiel 1:26; Pliny, Natural History XXXVII
- Archangel pairing
- Raziel
- Angel number
- 1212
- How to use
- Carried in the pocket, worn on a pendant near the throat, or placed on a windowsill or threshold for the duration of the office
The office in the older books
The biblical sapphire of Exodus 24:10 and Ezekiel 1:26 is identified by modern scholars as lapis lazuli. The pigment ultramarine — the most expensive blue in medieval painting — was ground from this stone. Pliny names it sapphirus.
The office in the modern lapidary
In the modern lapidary the stone is reached for in the granting of true speech, the holding of wisdom, and the contact with the higher tradition.
The archangel pairing
Raziel is the angel of divine wisdom, the keeper of the secret traditions. Lapis lazuli is the stone of the king and the prophet. The reader who has been called by Raziel — through a recurrence of angel number 1212, through the answering of a long prayer, or through the silent recognition the older books describe as the meeting — carries the paired stone for the forty days after the call.
Raziel is named in the older angelological tradition (the seventy-two Shem HaMephorash, the four greater archangels, and the Kabbalist hierarchies); the site holds the standing references at the Watcher’s Directory.
How the tradition prescribes its use
- Acquire the stone honestly. A stone given as a gift carries the giver’s intention; a stone bought in deliberate exchange carries the wearer’s own choice. Either is valid. Stones taken in haste or under deception carry their origin.
- Cleanse before first carrying. The older sources prescribe water from a running source, or one night under the moon, or one hour in salt. The cleansing is the wearer’s reception of the stone into use.
- Carry for the forty-day window. The tradition is consistent on this duration. Long enough to break the previous pattern; short enough to stay attentive to whether the office of the stone is needed again.
- Re-cleanse periodically. Stones worn through difficult passages absorb the difficulty. Once a month under running water, or in salt overnight, is the standing prescription.
- Hold the call alongside the stone. The stone is the body of the office; the call to Raziel is the office’s voice. The stone does not work without the call.
What to carry
Lapis Lazuli pendant or pocket stone — the worn or carried form the tradition records. Worn near the throat or carried in a pocket for at least the forty-day window after the call to Raziel. → Shop on Amazon
Lapis Lazuli tumbled stones — for the pocket, the windowsill, or the threshold of a room. → Shop on Amazon
Common questions
What is lapis lazuli good for spiritually?
The biblical sapphire of Exodus 24:10 and Ezekiel 1:26 is identified by modern scholars as lapis lazuli. The pigment ultramarine — the most expensive blue in medieval painting — was ground from this s. In the modern lapidary, In the modern lapidary the stone is reached for in the granting of true speech, the holding of wisdom.
Which archangel is paired with lapis lazuli?
Lapis Lazuli is paired with Raziel in the modern correspondence. Raziel is the angel of divine wisdom, the keeper of the secret traditions. Lapis lazuli is the stone of the king and the prophet.
Which angel number is paired with lapis lazuli?
Lapis Lazuli is paired with angel number 1212 in the standing correspondence. The reader who sees 1212 repeatedly may consider carrying or wearing lapis lazuli.
How should I wear or carry lapis lazuli?
Worn on a pendant near the throat, set in a ring on the right hand, or carried as a tumbled stone in the pocket. The forty-day window is the standing duration. Re-cleanse periodically under running water or overnight in salt.
Lapis caeli, vox prophetae.