Lapis lazuli is a spiritual crystal that opens your intuition and psychic abilities.  People call it the "eye of wisdom" or the "stone of the gods" as it activates the Third eye chakra -  the place of inner learning.  The healing power of lapis is documented in references to jewelry over 3,000 years ago in ancient Egyptian papyri.  Lapis lazuli is blue with gold flecks or may be blue and white (the white is calcite) and may have black spots of lazulite.  Lapis brings objectivity and mental clarity, boosts self-confidence, stimulates the mind's faculties, helps to express opinions and amplifies your thoughts.  Place the crystal on a desk in front of you.  To get the crystal to work with you, take it in your hands and connect to its psychic emanations, asking for its help to stimulate your learning and to amplify your thoughts. Source: Crystal Energy by Mary Lambert.