Colors: Light, medium, or dark blue with white splotches (and sometimes dark blue or black veins)
Associated Chakras: 5th (Throat) or 6th (Third Eye)
Zodiac Signs: Virgo, Libra
Elements: Earth, Water
Companion Flowers: Goat's Beard
Companion Essential Oil: Oregano
Companion Stone: Orange Calcite
Common Origins: Brazil, Canada
Notes: Often confused with Lapis Lazuli
Sodalite is for mutual understanding. It increases empathy between speaker and listener. This promotes a more meaningful understanding between people who are trying to communicate. If you have anyone in your life who talks past you, talks over you, or just doesn’t seem to “get” you, sodalite can help make dealing with this person more manageable — possibly even pleasant! It’s also good for lifting the emotional “overlay” in certain conversations that can distort perceptions and make it hard to understand what the other person is getting at.
Some people also use it to help prepare for public speaking, and/or give them confidence while giving a speech or presentation. On a more spiritual level, you can also use it to tune in to spirit guides, angels and other non-human guides. Sodalite is associated with all forms of communication: spoken, written, nonverbal, telepathetic, interspecies — basically whatever kind of communication is needed in a particular situation. In fact, some writers have found sodalite so helpful that it’s sometimes called the “poet’s stone”!