Jet — Stone of Grief, Release & Energetic Rest

Jet is not a crystal.
It is fossilized wood, transformed over millions of years into a soft, dark, velvety stone.
Unlike hard minerals, Jet is light in the hand but heavy in energy.

Jet is the stone of silent sorrow.
It does not sparkle. It soothes.

⚰️ Jet: The Stone of Grief

Since ancient times, Jet has been used in:

  • Funeral rites and mourning jewelry (especially during the Victorian era)

  • Protective amulets for the grieving or spiritually sensitive

  • Releasing rituals for emotional burdens carried too long

Jet doesn’t distract you from your pain — it holds it quietly,
giving you space to let go.

🌫 Energetic Properties of Jet

Jet is a master of:

  • Absorbing emotional and energetic residue

  • Transmuting grief into clarity

  • Offering protection during psychic vulnerability

  • Creating an energetic “blackout” space to rest and reset

It is ideal for:

  • Deep empaths and HSPs (highly sensitive people)

  • Those navigating death, divorce, identity loss, or soul exhaustion

  • Clients or energy workers who absorb others’ emotional weight

  • Periods of energetic fatigue and psychic burnout

“Jet doesn’t ask what hurts.
It just stays with you until it doesn’t anymore.”

💭 The Unique Feeling of Jet

When held, Jet feels:

  • Surprisingly light — like coal or soft wood

  • Warm quickly — responding to your body’s temperature

  • Comforting — like a weightless anchor in an emotional storm

Energetically, it creates a kind of emotional exhale.

Unlike grounding stones that root you to Earth (like hematite or smoky quartz),
Jet creates a space of rest — where feeling isn't required, only being.

🕯 When to Work with Jet

Jet is most potent during:

  • Grief processing (recent or ancient)

  • Retreats or periods of intentional withdrawal

  • Spiritual endings: ego death, identity shifts, post-initiation fatigue

  • After energy healing or plant medicine journeys

Jet does not stimulate. It restores.

If you’re burned out, broken open, or just done — Jet is a balm.

🌫 Ritual: “The Black Veil — Release & Rest with Jet”

This ritual is for those navigating loss, burnout, or emotional saturation.
It’s not a ritual of doing — it’s a ritual of being held.

✨ You’ll need:

  • 1 Jet stone (raw or tumbled)

  • Black cloth or scarf

  • Candle (white or none — darkness is allowed)

  • A soft place to sit or lie down

🖤 Steps:

  1. Sit quietly and wrap the black cloth lightly over your shoulders or eyes.

  2. Hold the Jet in your non-dominant hand. Breathe slowly.

  3. Whisper or think:

    “I release what my soul is done carrying.”

  4. Let yourself rest. No need to focus. Let thoughts drift. Let silence be enough.

  5. After 10–20 mins, gently unwrap the cloth. Hold the Jet at your heart.

  6. Close by saying:

    “Thank you for staying with me in the dark.”

This ritual is most powerful during:

  • Waning moon

  • After endings (loss, breakups, final conversations)

  • When words no longer help

🧲 Jet as an Energetic Absorber

Jet is known to absorb residual energy — from people, places, or spiritual work.

It acts as:

  • A black sponge for heavy emotional debris

  • A psychic shield during emotional exposure

  • A cleansing tool post-healing sessions

Tips for Healers & Empaths:

  • Keep a Jet stone near you during client work

  • Place it on your solar plexus post-session to draw out psychic residue

  • Use Jet to absorb energy from tools (like pendulums, tarot decks, etc.)

Cleanse Jet often — preferably with:

  • Sound (singing bowl, bells)

  • Smoke (mugwort, juniper)

  • Rest in salt bed or selenite overnight

⚠️ Do not cleanse Jet in water — it is fossilized wood and may degrade.

💎 Oryssia’s Jet: Real Fossil, Real Softness

Jet is commonly faked or misrepresented.
Many “Jet” pieces are:

  • Pressed coal dust + resin

  • Black tourmaline mislabeled

  • Heavily polished to look like obsidian

At Oryssia, we only work with:

  • True fossilized Jet from Spain and England (the original “mourning Jet” regions)

  • Stones sourced under new moon energy for natural reset resonance

  • Uncoated, minimally polished Jet that retains its soft, matte surface

We craft:

  • Palm companions for grief rituals

  • Jet mala beads for slow, mindful prayer

  • Energetic “blankets” — Jet cluster formations for resting altars

We don’t shine Jet to make it pretty.
We honor it for being quiet, kind, and real.

🛌 When to Wear or Use Jet

Jet is best used during times of withdrawal and deep recovery.

Ideal for:

  • Grieving loved ones or endings

  • Post-trauma decompression

  • Highly sensitive clients

  • Periods of psychic depletion (including post-therapy, post-travel, or big crowds)

Use It:

  • On your nightstand or under pillow (for sleep, grief dreams)

  • In baths (placed nearby, not in water)

  • In pockets when attending funerals, breakups, or endings

  • On altars dedicated to letting go, forgiveness, or closure

Pair with rose quartz (for softness) or black tourmaline (for shielding).

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