Natural Citrine
Natural citrine has always been one of my favorite stones to work with in my practice, so I thought I’d compile some information in a post! Some general background about me: my name is Rebekka and I’ve been a witch for about 12 years, and I’ve owned my crystal & jewelry business for 10 years now.
Natural citrine is the yellow, naturally occurring variety of quartz. A lot of what is commonly called “citrine” that you see for sale, is actually heat treated amethyst, and, less often, lemon quartz which is irradiated quartz. I have a post that you can check out here that explains how you can tell the differences. It’s been considered acceptable for years to just call these other two crystals citrine, so for a long time many people just getting into crystals had no idea how valued and rare true natural citrine is.
I’d love to highlight some of my personal opinions and metaphysical properties I’ve learned to attribute to it from different books and sources over the years.
Metaphysical Properties:
Citrine is known as the “Merchant’s Stone”. It’s often associated with prosperity, creativity, abundance, business, sales, and luck. When first starting my business in 2013 I remember reading this, and deciding to always keep a citrine crystal with me when I did shows and fairs! I simply stick one in my money bag/box when doing events. And when I had my brick and mortar shop, I always kept a citrine in the cash register. It would be a perfect stone to keep in your wallet or purse as well.
Citrine is also said to be one of the crystals that is capable of not only blocking negative energy, but being able to transmute it to positive energy. Because of this, citrine doesn’t need to be cleansed or charged, and can even be used to charge other crystals.
I’ve also personally strongly associated citrine with being a stone of manifestation, ambition, and intention setting. I find it useful for setting and achieving goals and planning long term aspirations. In my opinion it’s a great stone to use when you’re writing in your planner or even setting New Year’s resolutions.
Citrine is definitely one of my most used crystals in my practice, and I’ve always had a fondness for it!
I hope you enjoyed this post, and please let me know if there’s any other crystals you’d like me to speak about! 🌸
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