Metaphysical:

Third Step:  Known as "The Stone of Heaven", it promotes the pursuit of the Spirit.  Azurite is a BEACON.   A lantern in the darkness that helps to unite the subconscious with the conscious mind and expands the limits of our minds. Azurite is a great stone to hold when learning how to meditate.

Azurite  is also a stone for CHANGE:  "Letting Go"... of old behavior, old patterns, old way of seeing the world.  It brings clarity and wisdom, and challenges us to rethink our "knee jerk reactions" and probe the depths of "WHY" we are reacting that way, giving us the opportunity to "choose again".

Eleventh Step: Sacred to Egyptians and American Indians,  Azurite improves communication with the spiritual world. (thereby promoting conscious contact)  It helps you to tap into the knowledge of the Universe, and provides new insight into all areas of life. 

(12th Step Stone - Carrying the message - and Passing it on.)

Not only does it help you to understand spiritual ideals, but also helps you to communicate those ideas to others in a way that other people can understand. 
 

Promises - Azurite helps to "turn on the light into your subconscious"  - giving you insight into how to intuitively handle situations that previously had baffled you. (one of the promises)

It renews, refreshes, and re-motivates the mind to climb to a higher level and purpose.

• Psychic:  Enhances latent or hidden psychic abilities, and leads to greater insight into the spiritual world.
• Control:  Aids in gaining and developing mental control over your emotions and reactions.

Azurite is a stone whose energies are best released by touching and rubbing the stones surface.

Emotional:

Calms anxiety; combats a lack of self-discipline; powerful healing force to physical body; brings emotional release, reduces depression, anger

Physical:

Rib cage. Small bones. Circulatory disorders. Clears toxins. Relieve spasms and tics, joint pain, arthritis, back pain, spinal miss-alignment, enhances the flow of motion, skin diseases; anorexia.

Azurites strong association with Copper makes it a perfect addition to copper jewelry worn for arthritis or rheumatism.

Keywords:

Clears thoughts and understanding, cleansing, healing, transformation, perspective, purification, patience, kindness, intuition, prophecy, spiritual guidance, truth, expansion of ideas and beliefs, awareness, understanding , opens psychic center, reduces stress, relaxes inner confusion, promotes emotional stamina, intuition, creativity, inspiration.

SobrietyStones: 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous - Addiction and Recovery

11th Step:

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

New comers:

• 12th Step  Stone -  Excellent Sponsor Stone, for people who wish to help explain Spiritual contact and communication to others, and also increase communication and the ability to carry the message verbally, perhaps in ways one would tell their story, or give guidance to a sponsee.

Hardness:  3.5 - 4

Main Chakra:  Heart  and Spine (5th and 6th chakras)

Moss Agate Vibrates to the numbers 7 and 9

Astrological:   Sagittarius stone

Birthstone:

Element: Water

Archangel Raphael is the Archangel for those in need of healing, wholeness, and unity and he is affiliated with the colors green and deep pink.