Black Obsidian Rough | Small
🌎 Source: Brazil
🌙 All of our rough pieces are sized not by eye, but by weight so we can be sure all pieces within a size are cohesive. The weight range for these Small roughs is as follows:
⚖️ Weight Range: 30-60 gms
Stone Meaning
PROTECTION | SHADOW WORK | EMOTIONAL DETOX
AFFIRMATION: “I release negativity and embrace my inner strength.”
BEST FOR: Deflecting negative energy, uncovering hidden truths, and deep emotional healing
CHAKRA: Root
SIGNS: Scorpio, Capricorn
ELEMENT: Earth, Fire
PLANET: Saturn, Pluto
COMPANION STONES: Smokey Quartz (to ground and calm), Labradorite (for intuitive protection), and Clear Quartz (to amplify the cleansing vibes).
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Black Obsidian is the crystal equivalent of a no-nonsense bouncer—it blocks bad vibes, keeps your energy secure, and gives negativity the boot. Born from volcanic glass, this glossy powerhouse doesn’t just stop at protection; it’s also your ride-or-die for shadow work and self-discovery.
Metaphysically, Black Obsidian is a master of the Root Chakra, anchoring you to Earth’s energy and keeping you grounded when life’s chaos feels overwhelming. It’s the ultimate truth-teller, cutting through illusions and helping you face what’s been lurking in your emotional blind spots. Shadow work? This stone practically wrote the manual.
Emotionally, Black Obsidian doesn’t sugarcoat things. If you’re holding onto toxic emotions, patterns, or relationships, this crystal calls you out—lovingly but firmly—and encourages you to let go. Its detoxifying vibes cleanse your emotional slate, leaving you lighter, stronger, and ready to move forward.
Spiritually, Black Obsidian is the shield you need in an energetically messy world. It protects your aura, dispels psychic attacks, and clears stagnant energy from your space. Perfect for meditation or grounding rituals, it helps you dive deep into your subconscious and emerge with clarity and confidence.
Think of Black Obsidian as your spiritual bodyguard and personal coach wrapped into one sleek, glossy package. When you’re ready to cut through the BS and get real with yourself, this crystal’s got your back.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Volcanic Glass, Apache Tears (when in smaller, rounded forms)
MINERAL FAMILY: Mineraloid
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Amorphous (non-crystalline)
COLOUR: Jet black, sometimes with a metallic sheen or rainbow flashes
ORIGINS: Mexico, USA, Iceland, Japan
RARITY: Common
What is intuitively chosen?
When you see the below bold sentence on a listing of ours, it means we have multiple of that stone and we will pick one that we feel is right for you. We call them intuitively chosen pieces because we use our intuition to choose a piece we feel is calling us for you - a piece that is absolutely meant to be yours. We are huge believers in the crystal chooses the owner, not the other way around.
We do our best to make sure that the listing photos and information accurately depicts what we have available so you have an idea of what is coming your way, but the rest is up to the universe.
If you don't see the below on our listing, it's because it is a one off piece and we guarantee that what is pictured is the exact piece you will receive.
"Price is per one piece, intuitively picked for you. The pictures represent the quality and sizing you can expect to receive however please note that stone is unique and one of a kind so there will be slight variations."
Shape significance
Using crystals for their spiritual and healing properties can be fun and fascinating and is a killer way to connect with the earth’s energy. But, when you really start digging into the magickal world of sparkly stones, it can start getting really overwhelming.
Not only do crystals come in every colour of the rainbow and serve different intended purposes, they are also found in many different shape formations. Newbies to the crystal world may think the way a stone is cut or shaped is purely aesthetic, but there’s a little more to a crystal’s shape than meets the eye. Just as the colours of the stones convey unique meanings, crystal shapes also matter. And while experts say that the structure of a crystal doesn’t change the type of energy it emits, the shape DOES affect the way you receive said energy.
We've put together a handy blog for you to learn about the possible reason or meaning behind the forms of crystals you're drawn to here
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