Stone of the week: Apache Tear

Sage/Debs · Stone of the week: Apache Tear

It has been an emotional week or so for me...when emotions, feelings and more swoop down to try to overwhelm me, I am drawn to my wonderful golf ball sized Apache Tear. She has been so beloved I have worn a thumb groove in her, her gentle yet powerful energy soothes and helps me. Tears should never be drilled or intentionally broken. I love the roughs best.

The APACHE TEAR (solid black but translucent when held to the light)is a gentler cousin to obsidian. Apache tears bring up negativity so it can be worked through gently then it works to absorb it. This stone is an excellent protector and grounder, thus keeping others from draining you emotionally. It comforts grief and provides help during times of distress and loss. This stone promotes deep thought and contemplation and promotes forgiveness. Tears remove self-limitations and increase your spontaneity. “Physically” it helps with the absorption of Vitamin B,C, and D (anemia), while removing toxins from the body and calming muscle spasms and cramps. It can heal the stomach, digestive, and intestinal systems.

Native American legend tells us that during a battle, the US Cavalry came upon a small band of Pinal Apache warriors on a mountain near superior Arizona. They found themselves faced with defeat and capture, so rather than face disgrace at the hands of their enemies, they chose death from their friend the mountain, and leapt from a great cliff. The Great Spirit looked down on their grieving loved ones and turned their tears into stones so that all who saw them will remember the lost warriors. It is said the owners of Apache tears will never cry again. {Apache tears should “never” be drilled, as it damages the soul of the stone.}