Lapis Lazuli and the Sky Gods: Egypt, Sumer & the Soul’s Eye

Before diamonds were prized, before sapphires whispered their royal blue, there was Lapis Lazuli — the original stone of heavenly wisdom.

Found in the oldest tombs of kings and queens, spoken of in Sumerian hymns and Egyptian funerary rites, lapis was more than beautiful.
It was sacred, powerful, and reserved for the divine and the divine-righted.

It is the stone of the sky gods, of oracles, of truth etched in blue fire.

🌌 A Celestial Name, A Sacred History

“Lapis lazuli” means “stone of the sky” — from Latin lapis (stone) and Persian lazaward (heaven, blue).

Before it was mined, it was dreamed — and when it was found, it was treated as:

  • A spiritual currency in ancient trade

  • A medicine of sight

  • A symbol of divine favor

Found in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan, Lapis has been mined for over 6,000 years — and worn by:

  • Sumerian priestesses

  • Egyptian pharaohs

  • Babylonian astrologers

  • Renaissance magicians

  • Tibetan monks

🐍 Lapis in Sumer & Egypt: Stone of the Gods

🔱 In Sumer:

  • Lapis was described in the Epic of Gilgamesh, where the goddess Inanna wears it as a sacred adornment.

  • Used in temple offerings and carved into seals of cosmic authority.

🐦 In Egypt:

  • Believed to contain the soul of the gods, especially Ra and Isis.

  • Crushed into blue pigment for sacred murals, spells, and eye cosmetics (kohl) — symbolizing the Eye of Horus.

  • Often placed on the third eye of mummies to guide their spirit to the afterlife.

Lapis represented:

  • Wisdom through lifetimes

  • Truth in leadership

  • Clarity of cosmic vision

👁 The Soul’s Eye — Why Lapis Speaks to the Third Eye

The deep ultramarine hue flecked with golden pyrite mimics the night sky sprinkled with stars — an ancient visual metaphor for:

  • Seeing the unseen

  • Accessing inner truth

  • Receiving guidance from divine sources

It’s no surprise that Lapis became the stone of:

  • Mystics

  • Seers

  • High priestesses

  • Spiritual rebels

Lapis doesn’t open your third eye — it reminds you that it was never closed.

👁 Lapis and the Inner Eye of the Soul

In ancient mysticism, Lapis Lazuli was seen as a gateway stone — not to escape reality, but to see clearly through it.

It supports:

  • Awakening the inner oracle

  • Strengthening truth-telling and discernment

  • Receiving symbolic dreams or higher guidance

  • Anchoring soul-led leadership — the kind that moves from insight, not ego

“When you wear lapis, you wear your own voice — ancient, unshakeable, divine.”

In shadow work, Lapis can surface suppressed truths.
In spiritual leadership, it reminds us: the clearest leaders are the ones who first see themselves.

🌌 Ritual Practice: “Star Chamber Invocation”

This practice calls on Lapis as a throat + third eye bridge, helping integrate divine truth into embodied wisdom.

✨ You’ll need:

  • One raw or lightly polished lapis lazuli

  • A blue candle or simple tea light

  • A quiet space for 10–15 minutes

🧘 Steps:

  1. Light your candle and place the lapis at your third eye (or hold between both palms at your chest).

  2. Close your eyes. Visualize a vast dark chamber filled with stars — your inner temple.

  3. Ask aloud:

    “What truth do I already know, but have not yet lived?”

  4. Breathe deeply and allow imagery, words, or sensations to arise.

  5. Write down anything that surfaces.

This is not prediction.
This is soul confirmation.

💎 Why Oryssia Only Works with Natural Lapis Lazuli

Many lapis pieces on the market are:

  • Dyed or stabilized, with resin or synthetic color enhancement

  • Misrepresented (e.g., sodalite or howlite dyed blue)

  • Lacking pyrite flecks, which indicate authenticity and energetic brightness

At Oryssia, we source:

  • Raw or minimally altered lapis lazuli from ethical suppliers in Afghanistan and Chile

  • With natural ultramarine tones and golden pyrite inclusions

  • Stones that still carry the soul signature of the sky

Our intention is not to offer "perfect blue.”
It’s to offer truth in stone form.

🗣 Wearing Lapis: Voice, Vision, and Inner Sovereignty

Lapis activates throat + third eye chakras, making it ideal for:

  • Public speaking with integrity

  • Teaching or healing work

  • Dream journaling and receiving intuitive downloads

  • Boundary setting and energetic clarity

Suggested placements:

  • Necklace or choker: For clear expression

  • Earrings or headpiece: To amplify inner vision

  • Ring on right hand: To speak or write with bold truth

  • Placed on altar: For moon, star, or priestess rituals

Before important decisions, press the stone lightly to your forehead and say:

“I see what is. I speak what’s true. I lead from soul.”

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