Pietersite
Also known as: Tempest Stone, Storm Stone
Silicon Dioxide (fibrous aggregate – Hawk's Eye / Tiger's Eye brecciated variety)
Pietersite is a rare brecciated form of hawk's eye and tiger's eye with striking swirling patterns. Discovered in Namibia in 1962 by Sid Pieters, it is prized for its transformational and visionary properties.
Healing Properties
- Accelerates personal transformation
- Activates Third Eye
- Breaks through limiting patterns
- Builds fierce inner will
Emotional Benefits
- •Breaks through emotional conditioning
- •Supports courageous personal transformation
- •Builds fierce inner will
Spiritual Benefits
- •Powerful Third Eye activator
- •Assists visionary meditation
- •Accesses the Akashic records
How to Use
Meditate with it to accelerate transformation, carry during major life change, or hold to ignite personal will.
Meditation
Place on the third eye or solar plexus and breathe deeply to invite transformative clarity.
Placement in Home
Study or sacred space for those working through personal evolution.
Traditional Uses
Associated with the nervous and endocrine system in crystal traditions. Not a substitute for medical treatment.
Ethical Sourcing
Sourced primarily from Namibia and China. Verify supply chain.
Quick Facts
- Mineral Class
- Silicate
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal (Trigonal)
- Chemical Formula
- SiO₂
- Mohs Hardness
- 6.5–7
- Transparency
- Opaque
- Luster
- Silky chatoyant
- Planetary
- Sun
- Typical Price
- $15–$150
Care Guide
Cleansing
Charging
Associations
Zodiac
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