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page 16   Black Opal ranges from black to gray in color. It is also an excellent grounding stone and strengthens divinatory abilities. Black opals are good for those who must know the truth, and can help the user see the truth in the people around them. — Harmony  Black Opals are prized by magicians and Wiccans as power stones. They are often worn in ritual jewelry designed to increase the amount of power aroused and released from the body during magic. — Scott Cunningham, Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic Curiously the gemstone seems to have gained popularity in recent times:   We drown within the sands of time lamenting those that glistened With a last remaining memory of the pure black dolphins eye Their murderers will bare their bane too late to rectify.
 * In 2009 an album by a well-known Australian singer was entitled The Black Opal. Here's an excerpt:
 * — Lisa Gerrard, "The Black Opal"

 This site is named Black Opal because the web-high-mistress happens to love this gemstone. The various colours of the black opal represent the many topics on this site. The black ground of the stone represents infinity, and is the afore-mentioned web-high-mistress' favourite colour :) — Lynette F. Watters  sources →  Harmony. "The Power of Stones: Opal." Web. http://www.angelfire.com/de/poetry/Gemstones/opal.html Cunningham, Scott. Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1988. 135. Print. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ut5LGMTXR4AC&pg=PT135 Gerrard, Lisa. "The Black Opal." The Black Opal. Gerrard Records, 2009. CD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed7a-dwacc0 Watters, Lynette F. Black Opal. Web. http://www.okulture.com/Black%20Opal/Home.html
 * In 2007 the Australian owner of a website about esotericism used kind words about naming it "Black Opal":