The African lore about this stone has long been told that dumortierite is petrified water, as it was always found in the vicinity of water. Dumortierite can help teach you to stand up for yourself & take control of your own life while increasing your level of patience. This crystal is very stimulating to the brain and brings enhanced intellectual abilities as it assists with all mental skills. It is highly stimulating to the pineal gland located behind the third eye in the forehead. If you have the potential to develop psychic powers, it is a powerful stone to amplify many psychic gifts. These stones will aid you if you work in psychic employment, including if you work in the astrology field, or are a tarot reader. Your accuracy, in your interpretation of the information that you receive from the Divine mind, is aided by this stone.