Aluminum is a chemical element found in the earth’s crust. Aluminum as a metal has only been known in modern times. The ancient world used alum, an aluminum-based salt, extensively. When wood was treated with an alum solution, it became flame resistant, a technique that saved many a city from attack. From the 16th century onwards, alum was used in Europe as a tanning agent, and for various medical uses.
The metal was crudely created in 1824 by a Danish physicist and used by Napoleon Bonaparte in medals and a crown for Prince Louis Napoleon. In 1886, scientists discovered an easier process to release the metal. That process opened the door for the aluminum industry. Shortly after, Alfred Nobel built the first passenger boat with an aluminum hull, and J.P. Morgan started to use it in railroad cars. Karl Benz built the first sports car with an aluminum body, and it was an aluminum engine that powered the Wright brothers first flight. The Empire State building was built on aluminum, as was the space program of both the US and USSR. In World War II, aluminum was so crucial to the aviation industry that Joseph Stalin wrote to Franklin Roosevelt, “Give me 30 thousand tonnes of aluminum, and I will win the war.”
Energetically, aluminum deflects others’ energy and protects the wearer. It calms nervousness, guilt, and fear. It helps one speak the truth and find life purpose. Physically, it aids in the metabolic process and calms over-acidic conditions in the stomach. It supports the absorption of iron in the intestines and helps with weakness and even paralysis.