Opal Stone Cat Cameo

The Cat embodies the instinctive side of Nature, it is a free and independent animal.
In many cultures, the cat was revered as a sacred being.
In Egypt Bastet, represented with the body of a woman and the head of a Cat, was the goddess of health and protective deity of fertility, motherhood and earthly joys (dance, music and sexuality).

In his left hand, a sacred amulet in the shape of a cat's eye was often depicted, the utchat, which had magical powers, as it protected against theft, disease and accidents, and was given to the spouses as a gift for many children.

During the period of the Inquisition, however, above all the black cat, which recalled the cat of Lilith, the first rebellious and free woman, was associated with darkness and assumed a nefarious reputation, considered animal of the devil and friend of witches, then burned alive together with the his mistress.

The cat is considered an empathic animal for its sensory abilities including that of capturing the negative energies of the environment and catalyzing them on itself, for this reason it is considered therapeutic for humans.

The Cat is a silent and meditative animal, it instinctively knows the secrets of well-being and harmony, in fact the Zen monks believed that it was able to "show the Way".

Much of its exceptional qualities depend on the senses. A super fine hearing, a prodigious sense of smell, a sight that works even in the dark, are "tools" so sophisticated that they allow this feline to "see" a much wider reality than what is within our reach, even in the darkness of the subconscious. .

Symbol of the bond that exists between the human world and the spiritual world, sensitive, intuitive, magical.

The cat is often associated with the most indomitable and elusive aspects of the female soul.
Cunning, mischievous, sinuous, insidious, mysterious, seductive, independent.

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Opalite is a crystal composed of Hydrated Silica. the crystalline structure of this stone is defined as amorphous as the formation process occurs very quickly. The chaotic arrangement of the silica spheres inside, not unlike that of the crystals, creates a diffraction phenomenon of light, which gives the stone a special "opalescence" which increases the refraction of light rays, and the effects of chromatic decomposition.

In ancient times, opal was highly valued but at the same time feared. Due to its ability to reflect all colors, it was believed to contain the powers of all stones. It was called "The stone of the eyes" because it was thought that it could believed, develop "Sight", or clairvoyance, divinatory powers and spiritual awareness.

Among the Romans he was often called "Cupidos Paederos" or "a child as beautiful as love", a symbol of purity, honesty and innocence.

In Greek mythology, Opals were considered the tears of joy that Zeus cried after the defeat of the Titans.

In Indian legends the Great Mother Goddess transformed the young goddess of the rainbow into Opal to prevent her from being bothered by male deities.

The Aztecs believed that the Opal was the stone of Quetzalcoatl, the winged serpent god of creation.

In the Middle Ages, as stone could be compared to a light in the fog, it was thought that it could give the ability to act without being seen, hence "the stone of thieves".

Opal stimulates the joy of living and helps you "see your life in color". The structural "Chaos" that it contains in itself, gives an Energy without Time or Space, Chaotic and without Structure, but which can open a sea of ??Possibilities. Moreover, precisely because it induces us to look through the crystals and their refractions, the effort due to the search for a clear vision, is thought to open the perception of the world closest and surrounding us, a place where our guiding spirits and angels custodians.

From this comes the belief that this stone allows you to have a greater possibility of interlacing with these spirits and sensorially dialogue with them.

It therefore tends to be a stone of goodness, protection, positivity and joy of life.