Description

Angelite was named for angels long before anyone thought to carve one out of it, and when you hold this Angel in your hands, it’s like that finally makes sense.

The colour is a gorgeous super-soft blue, and the surface has a chalky appearance, but also has a slight shine to it, so it catches light quietly instead of glaring. There is a real tranquillity in it, the sort that softens whatever you happen to be carrying when you pick it up or it’s nearby.

Angelite is the stone people reach for when they want to feel watched over rather than feeling alone with something, and it is known for opening up a sense of connection to angels and guides. What makes it easy to work with is that it keeps you steady while it does it, so you can sense more without feeling untethered or unsettled, which is why healers tend to like it so much.

It’s also a Throat chakra stone, and that shows up in the everyday. Angelite is known for helping you say what you actually mean and be understood properly, which matters when there is something you have been meaning to bring up for weeks but can’t usually find the words. It has a reputation for calming arguments and settling a household where everyone has been short with each other, so it does just as much good in a kitchen or a hallway as it does somewhere quiet.

It is one of the genuinely calming stones too. People work with Angelite for anxiety and overwhelm, for anger that arrives faster than you can catch it, and for grief, which is why so many angels end up with people in the year after a loss. It is a good one for bedrooms, including children’s rooms, where a calm presence on a shelf does more good than almost anything else you could put there. Compassion and forgiveness both sit inside what it is known for, the kind you give other people and the much harder kind you have to give yourself.

Angelite is also described as a stone of awareness, and this is the part that tends to be unexpected. If you are someone who notices things and then talks herself out of them, like the instinct about a person that turns out to be right, or the sense that something needs attention days before there is any proof, Angelite is worked with for exactly that. It does not hand you anything new. It makes it harder to dismiss what you already knew.

There is a steadying, protective quality to it as well, and it is often chosen by people who pick up everyone else’s mood without meaning to, because it helps you stay in your own calm rather than taking on whatever is in the room.

Which brings me to why this particular angel might be the perfect piece for you. If you are the person who holds everything together, the one who carries the diary and the appointments and everybody else’s moods, there is usually nobody doing that for you. You’ve been so reliably capable for so long that it stopped occurring to anyone that you might benefit from a helping hand. An angel on the windowsill or the desk or the bedside table is a small and completely unfussy way of putting something in the room that is there for you, offering support and guidance, and is not asking you for anything in return.

One useful thing to know about Angelite is that it does not get on with water at all, so it should never be placed near water.

This is the only one I have, and the angel in the photographs is the exact one that will arrive with you. It comes packed carefully in a box, ready to be kept or given to someone who could do with a bit of looking after.

The Run Down
Who it’s for:

• Anyone who holds everything together for everybody else
• Women moving through grief or loss
• People drawn to angels but nothing complicated
• Anyone who notices things and then doubts herself
• Households that have felt tense lately
• Empaths and highly sensitive people, or anyone who picks up other people’s moods easily

What it does:

• Supports a sense of angelic connection and being watched over
• Helps you say what you mean and be understood
• Calms arguments and settles the mood in a home
• Eases anxiety, overwhelm and quick anger
• Opens awareness while keeping you steady
• Encourages compassion and forgiveness, including your own
• Helps you hold your own calm around other people
• Associated with the throat, thyroid, headaches and bones

Why you’ll love it:

• The only one of these in the shop
• A soft chalky finish that catches light quietly
• The perfect size to hold in your hand when you need comfort, support or guidance

The details:

• Size: 5 x 3 cm
• Chakra: throat
• Arrives in a gift box

Screens all have their own opinion about colour, so the shades you see here may sit slightly differently in person. Every detail and marking is true to life though, and there’s always a little something extra that only shows up when a crystal is finally yours.