Historical Copper Folklore
Copper Reputed Powers:
Energy Direction, Energy Balance, Healing, Love, Luck, Protection. We
at Nightwisp Designs love to work with copper. We love it’s feel, it’s
shine, it’s look and
it’s workability. However if those
reasons were not enough, copper has a long history of healing use and
in a more metaphysical way. We hope to enlighten you about some of the
lesser known characteristics of this great metal. Copper is known to be a
conductor of electricity; however it is also a great conductor of
energy.
Copper is often used for healing of the mind, body and spirit. For Shamans and healers, copper is known to balance the bodies’ polarities. This allows blockages that are causing illness or imbalance. It is a balancing metal that works with the flow of projective and receptive energy.
Copper has been used to align the individual energy field of various stones and crystals. Copper has also been used as a harmonic connection to create a unique balance of energy in combination with stones and crystals, adding the properties of the metal to enhance the stone’s properties. This is particularly the case with amplifying and transmission of healing energy.
Copper has been used in combating fatigue and lethargy, restlessness and non-acceptance of ones self. It is also believed to attract love.
Copper is believed to aid in the metaphysical protection of one’s self against negativity.
Physically copper is used in traditional Folk remedies to bring additional energies for all types of healing, treatment for arthritis, relieving pain of broken bones, sexual instability and low energy. Copper jewelry is said to ease joint stiffness and arthritis by opening the flow of blocked energy. In this way Copper supports the body’s natural healing process. Copper supposedly eases the pain of sciatica, pulled muscles, arthritis and rheumatism. Copper reportedly positively influences the blood and blood circulation in the body, not just to protect the blood against disease, but stimulates the hormones and vitamins in the blood stream. Copper is believed to also strengthen the immune system against fevers and infections. Copper is known to improve the production of hemoglobin (the main component of red blood cells), myelin (the substance that surrounds nerve fibers), collagen (a key component of bones and connective tissue), and melanin (a dark pigment that colors the hair and skin). Copper also aids in the bodies absorption of Iron (Fe) another important trace element.
Historically Copper was used in ancient Egypt for sterilizing wounds and drinking water, and as time passed, for headaches, burns, and itching. The Greek, Hippocrates, used copper to treat leg ulcers associated with varicose veins. Ancient Aztecs fought sore throats by gargling with copper mixtures and it is still an ingredient in some throat drops today. Copper is one essential mineral that cannot be formed by the human body. Copper must be ingested in the diet or absorbed by the skin. The long held theory is based on the belief that when copper is placed in close proximity to skin (the largest human organ), a constant although minuscule amount of the essential element is transferred into the skin tissue. Nightwisp Designs uses uncoated copper for jewelry for this reason as well.
Copper is often used for healing of the mind, body and spirit. For Shamans and healers, copper is known to balance the bodies’ polarities. This allows blockages that are causing illness or imbalance. It is a balancing metal that works with the flow of projective and receptive energy.
Copper has been used to align the individual energy field of various stones and crystals. Copper has also been used as a harmonic connection to create a unique balance of energy in combination with stones and crystals, adding the properties of the metal to enhance the stone’s properties. This is particularly the case with amplifying and transmission of healing energy.
Copper has been used in combating fatigue and lethargy, restlessness and non-acceptance of ones self. It is also believed to attract love.
Copper is believed to aid in the metaphysical protection of one’s self against negativity.
Physically copper is used in traditional Folk remedies to bring additional energies for all types of healing, treatment for arthritis, relieving pain of broken bones, sexual instability and low energy. Copper jewelry is said to ease joint stiffness and arthritis by opening the flow of blocked energy. In this way Copper supports the body’s natural healing process. Copper supposedly eases the pain of sciatica, pulled muscles, arthritis and rheumatism. Copper reportedly positively influences the blood and blood circulation in the body, not just to protect the blood against disease, but stimulates the hormones and vitamins in the blood stream. Copper is believed to also strengthen the immune system against fevers and infections. Copper is known to improve the production of hemoglobin (the main component of red blood cells), myelin (the substance that surrounds nerve fibers), collagen (a key component of bones and connective tissue), and melanin (a dark pigment that colors the hair and skin). Copper also aids in the bodies absorption of Iron (Fe) another important trace element.
Historically Copper was used in ancient Egypt for sterilizing wounds and drinking water, and as time passed, for headaches, burns, and itching. The Greek, Hippocrates, used copper to treat leg ulcers associated with varicose veins. Ancient Aztecs fought sore throats by gargling with copper mixtures and it is still an ingredient in some throat drops today. Copper is one essential mineral that cannot be formed by the human body. Copper must be ingested in the diet or absorbed by the skin. The long held theory is based on the belief that when copper is placed in close proximity to skin (the largest human organ), a constant although minuscule amount of the essential element is transferred into the skin tissue. Nightwisp Designs uses uncoated copper for jewelry for this reason as well.
