Sodalite

Sodalite is a rich royal-blue mineral of the feldspathoid group, typically veined with white calcite and occasionally with patches of orange hackmanite (a variety that exhibits tenebrescence — fading from pink-orange to white in light, then returning to pink in the dark). Named for its high sodium content, sodalite was first described from specimens collected in Greenland in 1811. Canada's Bancroft area produced the famous 'Princess Blue' sodalite that was shipped back to England as a decorative stone after Princess Patricia visited the quarry in 1901.

Sodalite is called the 'Poet's Stone' or 'Stone of Logic' in crystal traditions because of its dual association with rational, analytical thinking and with authentic creative expression. It appears to simultaneously sharpen the mind's critical faculty and open the heart to the vulnerable honesty that genuine poetry requires — a rare combination. It is associated with the third eye chakra for perception and the throat chakra for truthful expression.

In contemporary crystal work, sodalite is used to calm an overactive mind, to enhance the ability to examine one's own patterns and behaviours with honesty and without self-judgment, and to support the kind of genuine self-knowledge that underlies authentic decision-making. It is particularly helpful for overthinkers, perfectionists, and those who find it difficult to trust their own perceptions in the presence of more dominant personalities.