Gold Sheen Obsidian
About Gold Sheen Obsidian
Gold Sheen Obsidian is a striking volcanic glass that reveals a mesmerising golden shimmer when light plays across its surface. This golden sheen is caused by gas bubbles or inclusions of feldspar trapped within the obsidian during its rapid cooling from lava. Beyond its captivating beauty, Gold Sheen Obsidian is one of the most powerful stones for accessing personal power, clearing energetic blockages, and aligning you with your highest purpose and soul path.
Crystal Properties
- Mohs Hardness: 5–5.5
- Chemical Composition: Volcanic glass (silicon dioxide)
- Crystal System: Amorphous
- Colour: Black with golden sheen
- Chakra: Solar Plexus Chakra, Root Chakra
- Element: Earth, Fire
- Zodiac: Sagittarius, Scorpio
Metaphysical Properties
Gold Sheen Obsidian is a stone of deep self-knowledge and personal power. It acts like a mirror for the soul, revealing hidden talents, suppressed gifts, and the ego patterns that block you from stepping into your full potential. It is particularly powerful for those on a spiritual path, helping to identify and dissolve the obstacles — both internal and external — that stand between you and your highest purpose. It is also a powerful scrying stone, used by seers and mystics throughout history to access higher wisdom.
Healing Benefits
- Reveals and dissolves ego patterns blocking personal power
- Aligns you with your soul path and highest purpose
- Activates the Solar Plexus for confidence and empowerment
- Powerful tool for scrying and accessing spiritual insight
- Clears energetic blockages in the auric field
- Grounds and protects while expanding spiritual awareness
Pairs Well With
Gold Sheen Obsidian pairs powerfully with Black Obsidian for deep protection and truth-revealing, Tiger's Eye for grounded personal power and clarity, and Labradorite for spiritual insight and transformation.
How to Use Gold Sheen Obsidian
- Meditate: Hold and gaze into its surface to access deeper self-knowledge and spiritual guidance
- Place: On your altar or sacred space to amplify intention-setting and manifestation work
- Carry: When navigating situations that require clarity of purpose and personal power
- Affirmation: "I step into my full power. I am aligned with my highest purpose and soul path."
Cleansing & Charging
- Cleanse: Smudge with sage or palo santo regularly. Avoid prolonged water exposure.
- Charge: Place on the earth or under the full moon to restore its grounding, empowering energy
Where Gold Sheen Obsidian is Found
Gold Sheen Obsidian is found primarily in Mexico, with additional deposits in the USA and other volcanic regions. Mexico has been a significant source of obsidian for thousands of years, with ancient Mesoamerican cultures prizing it for tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects.