May 26 2008
Citrine
Astrological Signs of Gemini, Aries, Libra and Leo
Citrine is a variety of quartz, the colour being in the range from yellow to golden brown to burnt amber.
It is one of the two minerals on the planet, which does not hold and accumulate negative energy, but dissipates and transmutes it, working-out problems on both the physical and subtle levels. Therefore, it never needs clearing or cleansing.
This mineral is useful for balancing the yin-yang energy and for aligning the chakras with the ethereal plane.
It activates opens and energises the navel, solar plexus and crown chakras, directing, via personal power, creativity, and intelligent decisiveness, the energy necessary to enhance the physical body. It stimulates both mental focus and endurance, releases joy and brings spiritual powers into the everyday world. Citrine was supposedly a powerful transmitter of solar healing energy in Atlantis.
Until the sixteenth century, citrine was an umbrella term for all sparkling yellow stones, including stones such as topaz. Called the sun stone, citrine is said to hold pure sunlight and never to absorb any negativity. As a stone of Mercury, the Roman messenger god, it holds the clear sunlight of early morning, not the heat of noon. Regarded as the merchant’s stone, citrine has been famed for improving communications, increasing selling power (owing to the influence of Mercury) and for attracting money or business. A citrine was placed in the cash register or put with the accountants; now it is put near the computer.
Divinatory Significance
Heralding joy in every aspect of your life, citrine says it is time to communicate your ideas and needs clearly, especially at work. Try new activities and visit new places. Make time for any creative talents you have, as they may prove lucrative.
Healing Properties
Citrine is excellent for the liver, spleen, gall bladder and digestive system. It reduces toxicity in the body, relieves back pain and eases skin problems and allergies. It is an effective remedy for depressive illnesses or phobias; it will help you to think clearly and put your problems in perspective.
Children
Citrine helps children and teenagers to feel loved and it is good for blending together the tangled relationships that can arise in stepfamilies. It also helps open channels of communication with teenagers.
Animals
Citrine helps pets, particularly rescued animals, settle into a new environment or temporary accommodation.
Protective Functions
The positive energy of citrine drives away darkness and night fears and protects against negative people.
Psychic Association
Citrine is excellent for prosperity rituals. Charge a citrine with energies of abundance by burning a yellow candle next to it at dawn. Keep the energised crystal in your purse to attract money to you.
Citrine will make you more intuitive and help distinguish between free-floating anxiety and your inner voice that advises you as to the right action. It is very good for automatic writing (where you ask a question and allow your hand to write freely). It draws wisdom from the collective memory bank via your own psychic powers.
Use citrine in creative visualisation to help bring a desired object or goal from your thoughts into the everyday world. Hold the citrine in your power hand (the one you use to write with) while picturing in your mind the desired result coming nearer. Carry the charged citrine with you as a reminder as you put your plans into action.
Environmental Work
A crystal of hope, citrine can be placed on an image of children in need or of an area of intense poverty or famine. Leave the citrine on the picture from dawn until noon, then wrap the crystal and picture in yellow or white silk and leave it covered until the next dawn. Repeat this process for three consecutive days. As you set the crystal on the photograph, name the positive energies you wish to send to the place. You may wish to use citrine to bless any material gifts you send to such places.
Special Properties
Citrine does not absorb negativity but transforms it into positive energies. Therefore it is a crystal that can keep on energising and protecting for a long time. This makes citrine useful if you are under a lot of pressure or are away from home and feel vulnerable.
Recharging its Energies
Leaving citrine in sunlight from dawn until noon will fill it with extra radiance, especially on the summer solstice. However, do not expose citrine to intense sunlight too frequently as it may start to crack.
