Stone
Apache Tear
Stone1 tradition
Apache tears are small nodules of obsidian that glow smoky-translucent when held to the light. A widely told legend links them to grief, which made them the modern stone of mourning and comfort.
Uses
- Grief and comfort
- Protection
- Releasing sorrow
- Luck
Working with it
Carry an Apache tear through a time of grief, and hold it to the light when you need to see through the dark.
- Planet
- ♄︎ Saturn
- Element
- Water
- Works for
- Emotional HealingProtectionEndingsLuckBoundaries
- Forms
- tumbledraw
- How to use
- Carry in a pocket or pouchHold in meditationAltar or offering
- Hardness
- 5–5.5 on the Mohs scale
⚠ Safety
- Soft or fragile. Scratches, chips, or cracks easily. Store it apart from harder stones.
ReceptiveMohs 5–5.5
Where the traditions place it
- Saturn — Common practice