Basic facts about Moldavite

Moldavite: Starborn Stone of Transformation

by Robert Simmons

For 20 years now, I’ve been a stone lover, trader, learner and teacher, exploring the mineral kingdom and its synergistic relationship with human beings. The stone that started me on my path –– actually pulled me kicking and screaming into a spiritual life –– was a curious green material called Moldavite.

Moldavite is a member of the Tektite group, a glassy mixture of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide and other metal oxides. Its crystal system is amorphous. The color of most specimens is a deep forest green, though some pieces are pale green and others, especially those from Moravia, are greenish brown.

Moldavite’s formation coincides with the crash of a large meteorite in what is now the Bohemian plateau of the Czech Republic, approximately 14.8 million years ago. Most specimens are found strewn throughout that area.

The force of the impact explosion has been estimated at six trillion megatons, far more than all the atom bombs on Earth. The heat was high enough to vaporize rock, and the main body of the meteorite is believed to have passed completely through the Earth’s crust, penetrating into the liquid iron at the planet’s core. This deep impact is said to have disturbed the currents of rotating liquid iron enough to cause the reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles.

Throughout history, Moldavite has been regarded as a spiritual talisman. In modern times, Moldavite has emerged as one of the stones most prized for metaphysical purposes. Its effects vary widely, from mild to almost overwhelming, from physical cleansings to spiritual breakthroughs — yet the common denominator seems to be the revitalization and acceleration of one’s path of personal evolution.

People who hold Moldavite for the first time most often experience its energy as warmth or heat, usually felt first in one’s hand and then progressively throughout the body. In some cases, there is an opening of the heart chakra which is characterized by strange (though not painful) sensations in the chest, an upwelling of emotion and a flushing of the face. This has happened often enough to have been given a name — the Moldavite flush.

Moldavite’s energies can activate any and all of the chakras. Its vibrations tend to focus in areas where one has blockages or wounds, first clearing these areas and then moving into resonance with one’s entire energetic system.

Moldavite offers the promise and carries the potential for assisting one in fully awakening the intelligence of the heart. Through the heart’s electromagnetic field and its accompanying field of unmeasurable subtle energies, we can directly perceive the conditions of other people and the world. The heart’s field resonates to all-that-is, from atoms to galaxies, from individual soul to cosmic consciousness. And the heart not only perceives — it also changes conditions. Through the heart’s will, it is possible to alter reality, and, knowing this, one has the responsibility of willing the highest good in each moment without knowing what form it will take.

Moldavite is a powerful aid for meditation and dream-work. In both cases, taping a piece of Moldavite to the forehead can have the effect of creating a much more vivid and visionary inner experience. Moldavite increases one's sensitivity to guidance and one’s ability to discern the messages sent from the higher realms. Moldavite can be a powerful catalyst for self-healing, clearing blockages and opening the meridians, as well as energizing the interconnections between all aspects of one’s etheric, astral, causal and physical bodies.

Moldavite is a talisman of spiritual awakening, transformation and evolutionary growth.