Description
The mineral sodalite is a chlorine-containing sodium aluminum silicate with the chemical formula Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2. The tectosilicate belongs to the feldspathoids. White, gray, pink, green, or azure-blue sodalite has a vitreous to oily luster, a white streak color, and poor cleavage along the crystal plane [110]. Its average density is 2.29 and its hardness is 6. The crystal system is cubic, and the mineral is not radioactive. The name of the mineral sodalite is derived from its chemical composition; the English word "sodium" means "sodium." Sodalite occurs primarily in nepheline syenites, phonolites, and other felsic silica-poor igneous and metamorphic rocks. The type locality is located in the Ilimaussaq Massif in Greenland.
Dowsing refers to answering (life) questions using a pendulum, a metal, glass, or wooden object often attached to a wire or chain. Like dowsing, dowsing is considered a form of radiesthesia and divination. Dowsing is used, among other things, to find possible answers to (life) questions or to detect so-called "energies." There is no scientific proof that dowsing works, but people who use the pendulum believe it works well. When dowsing, one holds one end of a flexible wire, rope, or chain, 5 to 10 centimeters long. An object made of metal, glass, wood, or other material, which acts as a small weight, hangs from the other end. This weight can be of all shapes and sizes. Asking questions must be done carefully to obtain a good answer. Therefore, the question must be asked precisely, and only one question can be asked at a time. The pendulum can then, by moving in a specific way, confirm the question or answer it with "no." Pendulum dowsing sometimes involves the use of a pendulum chart, which depicts several possible answers or an alphabet. Because the pendulum can move in all directions, the pendulum chart not only provides orientation but also allows for more detailed readings of the answer. Pendulum chart dowsing is one of the many tools complementary therapists use to access clients' subconscious minds.
