Kyanite is also known by the names disthene, rhaeticite, and cyanite. It has a translucent look and comes in shades of blue but also green, black, and orange. The meaning of Kyanite is logical thinking and healing.

Kyanite is one of the most calming healing crystals you could wish for. For those who find their nerves feel ever frayed or who are prone to quick bursts of anger or anxiety, this is the stone you need to soothe hot heads and piece feelings of chaos back together again. Kyanite can be a great stone for softening communication and growing compassion. For those who need a little nurturing when it comes to vocally connect with those close by, this stone will give you the intuitive knowledge, the lyrical flow, and the lilt of understanding to own your self-expression.

Kyanite can also be a great stone for aiding in dream recall. Sometimes, we get our most important messages from the universe when we are sleeping side and being able to remember these dreams help us to pick apart the meaning and decipher what our intuition and the larger universe have to say. Above all else, Kyanite is a crystal that invites you to heal. It asks you to look deep within yourself, stop sitting in a victim mentality, and harness the correct control of your own life. It encourages a logical way of thinking, asks you not to be so tightly bound to your intense emotions, and finds your soul path with certainty.

When it comes to the physical body, Kyanite has got your number. It’s an amazing natural pain reliever, ever ready to lend a hand with everything from helping to lower blood pressure to sorting inflammation and helping the body fend off all manner of infections. For those who have been forced to deal with some sort of physical trauma in their life, Kyanite can be a stone that beautifully assists recovery. It helps the brain to heal by sharpening mind. It helps the neural pathways to form, and as it also helps with encouraging good solid sleep and healthy eating patterns, it gets your basic health in tip-top shape for physical body healing.

Kyanite is an amazing chakra cleanser, with different styles and shades of Kyanite connecting to different chakras. While Kyanite is known for encouraging linear and logical thinking that doesn’t mean that it skips out when it comes to spiritual sophistication and raising psychic abilities. Crystals that hum at high frequencies can often be related to powers of telepathy, subtle bodies, and connecting with spirit guides. Even if all that is a bit too much of a leap for you, Kyanite can still keep things spiritually earthbound by clearing out negative energy, tapping into your deeper intuition by strengthening your third eye chakra, and helping you to balance out an abundance of yang energy. This is a stone that wants to cut through illusion.