Healing Properties of Iolite
Iolite supports and facilitates inner vision, including shamanic journeying. It serves as a bridge between the rational mind and non-rational energies such as the heart, intuition, the depths of your unconscious, and your soul. Through this blending it helps you understand and release issues from the past, including past lives, and brings forth your innate creativity.
Iolite as a Gemstone
A translucent violet gem which is also called cordierite, a silicate of aluminum and magnesium. Shows two or more colors depending on how it is viewed. The name comes from the Greek word for violet. It is mined in Brazil, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, and Burma.