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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:
- In 2009 an album by a well-known Australian singer was entitled The Black Opal. Here's an excerpt:
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.
- — Lisa Gerrard, "The Black Opal"
- In 2007 the Australian owner of a website about esotericism used kind words about naming it "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
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