Citrine Crystal
A guide for the history, meaning, metaphysical uses, purposes, crystal healing, and properties of the solar Citrine Stone.
Solar Stone for Cleansing Power
Citrine remains a popular choice due to its radiant resemblance to the sun. This golden beauty is often put into jewelry or shaped into towers and points. Citrine bracelets and rings are also very common, but let us see why this stellar stone has such a golden reign.
History of the Stone - What is Citrine?
Citrine, not citrin, is a precious gemstone that has been used in lapidary since its discovery. Bearing this status, it was commonly traded as a commodity, much like carnelian. Another similarity it shares with carnelian is its Indian roots. Citrine was shaped and crafted into beads and traded throughout Asia Minor and Rome, finding employ as a talisman against the malicious forces that could harm the wearer. While many considered these potential forces to be spiritual in nature, some felt that the stone could even protect the user or wearer from scandals, diseases, and a nettlesome swarm of bugs or other pests. Due to its sunny association, its was said to have holy properties that may even ward off certain hedonistic behaviors. Citrine's rich color makes it a universally loved stone. As such, citrine jewelry, particularly necklaces and rings, are extremely popular.
There is a lot of debate surrounding natural citrine. Many in the gemstone community have worried about this and citrine's healing properties or the value of citrine crystals.
Metaphysical Properties
Citrine has a long history of banishing malefic thoughts or forces; a light in a time of darkness. It can be a rejuvenating stone to channel good energy and filter the bad.
Scientific Information
Citrine gemstone is a variety of quartz. That has been a controversy over citrine and heated amethyst and smoky quartz. The exact reason as to why citrine is yellow has not yet been determined.
Citrine Pronunciation: /sɪtɹin/ or /sɪtɹiːn/ (Sit-rin or sit-reen).
Citrine Misspellings: Sitrine, Citrin, Sitrin
Hardness: 6-7
Lustre: Waxy
Crystal System: Trigonal
Etymology: From Old French citrin, meaning, lemon-coloured. Citrin comes from the Latin word citrus, referring to the citron.
Location: Global
The Wrap Up
Citrine has a long, but pleasant history of being a useful talisman to all sorts of people. Today it still remains as a pretty stone used in meditation with a similar intent of that from many years ago. It makes for a beaming decoration as a tower or an orb, and it can certainly give a ring a shining smile.
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Sources
Alpers, Edward A.. The Indian Ocean in World History. United States, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Kozminsky, Isidore. The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones, New York, The Knickerbocker Press, 1922.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/citrine
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