Amber Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Baltic Amber, Succinite
Golden fossil resin holding warmth, protection and the steady light of the sun.
- Intentions
- Protection, Healing, Confidence
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- The Sun
- Zodiac
- Leo
- Day
- Sunday
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus
- Color
- Honey gold to deep orange
- Hardness
- 2-2.5
- Found in
- Baltic region, Dominican Republic
How to use it
- Sunny charm
Wear or carry amber when you need warmth during dark months. Hold it in your palm until it warms, then picture that gold light spreading through your chest.
- Protective altar piece
Place amber near your front door or on your altar with a gold or yellow candle. Ask it to keep your home bright and protected, and refresh the intention at each solstice.
Works well with
History and folklore
Amber is not truly a crystal but tree resin that hardened over millions of years, sometimes trapping insects and leaves inside. It has been traded for thousands of years along the old Amber Road from the Baltic Sea. The Greeks called it elektron, because it builds static when rubbed, which gave us the word electricity. In folklore it was worn as a protective charm, and some modern witches wear amber and jet together as a sign of the High Priestess.
Golden fossil resin holding warmth, protection and the steady light of the sun.
- Intentions: Protection, Healing, Confidence
- Element: Fire
- Planet: The Sun
- Zodiac: Leo
- Day: Sunday
- Chakra: Solar Plexus
- Color: Honey gold to deep orange
- Hardness: 2-2.5
- Found in: Baltic region, Dominican Republic
Safety: Amber is soft fossil resin. Keep it away from heat, flames, perfume and solvents, and never burn it. Do not put amber teething necklaces on babies or young children; they are a choking and strangulation risk.
How to use it
- Sunny charm. Wear or carry amber when you need warmth during dark months. Hold it in your palm until it warms, then picture that gold light spreading through your chest.
- Protective altar piece. Place amber near your front door or on your altar with a gold or yellow candle. Ask it to keep your home bright and protected, and refresh the intention at each solstice.
Works well with: Gold Candle, Frankincense, Sunday, The Sun, Litha
Folklore
Amber is not truly a crystal but tree resin that hardened over millions of years, sometimes trapping insects and leaves inside. It has been traded for thousands of years along the old Amber Road from the Baltic Sea. The Greeks called it elektron, because it builds static when rubbed, which gave us the word electricity. In folklore it was worn as a protective charm, and some modern witches wear amber and jet together as a sign of the High Priestess.
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