Shiva lingams

Shiva Lingam is a crypto-crystalline quartz containing iron oxide deposits and inclusions of minerals like agate, basalt, feldspar, and jasper.  This stone is found in only one of seven sacred Indian rivers, Narmada River. It is one of the hardest stones and contains high vibrational energies.

Shiva lingam is a powerful stone that can achieve spiritual growth and enlightenment. It's also a healing stone, bringing balance to mind, body, and spirit. Lingam has the ability to charge your chakra system completely unlike other stones because it is associated with all the chakras, not a single point in it.

In terms of healing, Shiva lingam benefits the physical, emotional, and spiritual body in a multitude of ways. Its shape represents the masculine while its appearance represents the feminine — a yin and yang energy that can bring balance and protection. Unlike most gems linked to a single point, Shiva lingam’s metaphysical magic is said to tie to the entire chakra system. It’s believed to activate Kundalini energy (or “inner fire”) from the base of the spine up through every chakra — fostering a powerful awakening as the energy travels along each of the body’s meridians.

Shiva lingam usually appears in brown or tan colors with striped patterns, spots, or patches of different browns, reds, and grays depending on the mineral inclusions. Size seems to be Shiva lingam’s biggest contributor to its value — the larger the specimen, the pricier. Shiva lingam specimens widely vary in size, with some reaching 10-feet tall

Color: brown or tan with tiger-like stripes of red, brown, and gray. Some Shiva lingams are found in black color.

Hardness: 7 on Mohs scale.