Lapis

Lapis Lazuli, also called lazurite, is a silicate in the same family as blue sodalite.

• Another blue mineral similarly named lazulite is a phosphate. Another unrelated blue mineral is azurite, a carbonate of copper.
• See Alchemic Information

Originally

• Its blue symbolized water as the primordial element of creation.
• Egyptian
  • Used with mummies to bring about regeneration in the afterworld.
  • Sacred Stone of Truth to Maat ("truth" and "seeing eye"), Mother of the All-Seeing Eye.
• China
  • Revered as one of the Seven Precious Things
• Persian
  • lazuward, meaning Heaven, from witch we get the word lazurite and azure.

Alchemically

The alchemical symbol for lapis lazuli is similar to the sign for Jupiter.

A term of what the alchemist is really trying to create while developing gnosis and healing for him/herself.

He is participating in the "Great Work" of helping everything develop more quickly, i.e., a true alchemist is actually helping the process by which god/dess maintains and evolves her/his creatures.

Just a code for something that speeds up the process, i.e. changing the lead of the undeveloped soul into the gold of the liberated soul (notice we didn't say "spirit" here -- if you've read this far, you deserve a clue). The Philosopher's Stone equals the Lapis and is the physical manifestation that remains of the transformation.

See:
| Harold is Successful !!! | Petroleum Crude | The Great Work | Lead into Gold |

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