Name: Alunite

Also Known As: chemical compound aluminum sulfite, ammonium aluminum sulfite, ammonium alum

General Info:   Alunite crystals have an effective deodorizing property, so they are used as natural antiperspirants. The action of the salt stone is not to block sweat but to neutralize harmful microorganisms that cause an unpleasant odor. You can also make a deodorant spray from the fragments or powder by putting the crystals in a water bottle. 

Historical Uses: Alum Powder has been used for centuries in many cultures. Used primarily as a pickling agent, to add crispness, or as a dye fixer (mordant). Alum is used as a topical and as a binder for some incense. 

Medicinal Properties: It is said to make cold sores and some other skin irritants to go away by simply adding it topically. Used in styptic pencil to stop bleeding from minor cuts.

Magical Uses & Associations: Used in Hoodoo and other magickal practices for the purpose of drawing things or energy to the spellworker. Used as an ingredient in many drawing spells especially to draw luck and abundance. Alum is often mixed with other minerals to make baths, house washes, or powders in hoodoo magick. Also used as a gossip stop. Used in an incense it helps to neutralize energies or send them away. Use with Sulfur and Asafoetida to aid in sending spirits back to where they came from.   Use to support spells to connect with higher self and your ancestors. Hold Alum while meditating to help reach diety, higher self and ancestors.

 It can remove the evil eye and help bring prosperity, happiness, and positive energy to your house or office.

Alum (Alunite) is blessed with a unique magical power that can balance energies at all levels and harmonize the inner world and the atmosphere in the house. The stone has long been called the "philosophical" "angel's wing," believing that with its help, one can gain wisdom, emotional balance, and protection from the negative. The stone helps the master return from the world of dreams to reality. For girls, he acts as a loyal assistant searching for a groom, and he helps men in his career. Alum is an effective amulet that will protect the house from quarrels and misunderstandings, the evil eye, and damage. The stone is placed in a corner to distribute its energy throughout the room evenly. Alum is a loyal assistant for motorists, so the driver must take the crystal with him when you go on a journey. It will protect not only from fatal accidents but also from fellow travelers with improper intentions.

Form: powder

Scent:  no smell

Precautions:  The natural origin, as well as the absence of preservatives and emulsifiers, allow the use of the crystal for pregnant and lactating women, allergies, without danger to health

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