Snowflake Obsidian is a powerful stone, grounding and protective. It creates a balance between body, mind and spirit, allowing you to find inner peace.

Snowflake Obsidian is formed by the rapid cooling of molten lava during volcanic activity. It is a naturally occurring glass, characterised by its black colour with white spots, resembling snowflakes. These white spots were created by inclusions of cristobalite, which took hold during the cooling process.

Snowflake Obsidian is therefore mainly found in places where volcanoes are active, such as Iceland, the United States and Mexico.

Snowflake Obsidian stimulates digestion, acting as both analgesic and antispasmodic. Thanks to its positive effect on circulation, this stone can also help with chronic complaints of cold hands and feet.

Snowflake Obsidian has a relaxing and calming effect, balancing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual body, allowing you to completely relax internally.

This gemstone possesses the ability to absorb negative energies. This enables you to heal old emotional wounds, process traumatic experiences, release energy blockages and open yourself to the truth.

It is a powerful stone, protective and grounding. It enables you to gain insight into yourself, which will benefit your personal development.

Snowflake Obsidian therefore raises awareness and gives you enough perseverance and decisiveness to break old behavioural and/or thinking patterns.

Snowflake Obsidian brings balance between body, mind and spirit. This gemstone is often used in meditations, to communicate with guides or to recall memories from past lives.

In meditations, this gemstone can help release old behavioural and/or thinking patterns. In this way, this gemstone promotes your spiritual growth.

Snowflake Obsidian is associated with the Root and Forehead Chakras.

Capricorn, Scorpio and Virgo

Snowflake Obsidian can be cleansed and charged in all ways. As this gemstone has the property of absorbing negative energies, it is best to clean it under running water after use.

More information on Cleansing and Charging Gems can be found here.