Larimar – The Dolphin Stone
The Caribbean Crystal of Atlantis
Larimar is a rare blue pectolite stone that is found on a one square kilometer mountaintop area in the Dominican Republic.
Even though larimar was discovered earlier in the early 1900’s, it was re-discovered in 1974 by a Dominican who named it after his daughter “Larissa”. He combined her the beginning portion of her name with “mar” (which means sea in Spanish).
Volcanically created, larimar gets it’s blue coloring from the copper minerals found in the pectolite. This stone is mined 300 feet underground by locals. Sometimes miners go without months of finding deposits because of seasonal hurricane weather conditions and the rarity of finding veins and pockets of this stone.
Although created via volcanic fire activity, larimar is a water element stone that can fade if exposed in the sun for too long.
Larimar Healing Qualities
- Use this stone to instill a sense of calm and relaxation. This stone is great for quelling fears, worries and anxiety.
- A throat and high heart chakra stone to aid in communication, throat and thyroid problems. Helps one to speak from the heart. I especially like wearing Larimar as a pendant to target these energy areas.
- The cooling properties of this blue stone aid in reducing stress, infection, fever and inflammation. It can help reduce stress related symptoms of the skin including hives, rashes, eczema and psoriasis.
Larimar’s Connection with the Sea
Larimar’s elusive location in the Caribbean has been tied to it’s connections with Atlantis and sea creatures like dolphins and whales.
For those that follow Edgar Cayce, one of his predictions was that a blue healing stone that was originally from Atlantis would be found in the Caribbean.
Larimar is also called the Dolphin stone because of the dolphin association with Atlantis and their abilities to communicate on a higher frequency level.
My Personal Experience Working with Larimar
Recently, I went on a night walk wearing a larimar bracelet. I set a mental intention with my larimar in hopes of seeing a dolphin along the water channel where they sometimes frequent. Amazingly, within five minutes, a dolphin surfaced and was swimming down the channel along side me as I walked. It was definitely a magical experience, considering this was my first attempt at connecting larimar with dolphin energy.
If you don’t live by a body of water, that’s ok. Some of my healer friends have mentioned they will envision dolphins in their meditations or dreams while working with larimar.
So tell me, have you worked with larimar before? Are you into dolphins and ancient civilizations? Why not try working with larimar and share your experiences below in a comment!
If you’re interested in working or wearing larimar, I have a few options available in my Etsy shop that you can check out!
Until next time, keep shining that inner light!