Aragonite Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Sputnik Aragonite, Aragonite Star Cluster
A warm earthy cluster for grounding, patience and steadying a stressed heart.
- Element
- Earth
- Planet
- Saturn
- Zodiac
- Capricorn
- Day
- Saturday
- Moon phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Chakra
- Root, Sacral
- Color
- Orange-brown, tan, white or pale blue
- Hardness
- 3.5-4
- Found in
- Morocco, Spain, Mexico
How to use it
- Ground after a busy day
Hold an aragonite cluster in both hands, feet flat on the floor. Breathe slowly and picture your stress draining down through your feet into the earth until you feel more settled.
- Earth altar centerpiece
Set an aragonite star cluster in the north of your altar with a brown candle and a small dish of soil. Use it as a focus when you work for patience and practical steadiness.
- Calm a home
Place a piece in a room where people tend to rush or argue. Each time you pass it, take one slow breath and let that habit set the pace of the space.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Aragonite is named after Molina de Aragon in Spain, where it was first described. It shares the same chemistry as calcite but grows in a different crystal pattern, and it is also the material of many seashells and pearls. The spiky orange-brown star clusters sold today often come from Morocco, and their sputnik shape makes them easy to recognize. In modern practice aragonite is a stone of patience and earth, a reminder to slow down and stand firmly on the ground.
A warm earthy cluster for grounding, patience and steadying a stressed heart.
- Intentions: Grounding, Peace, Healing
- Element: Earth
- Planet: Saturn
- Zodiac: Capricorn
- Day: Saturday
- Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
- Chakra: Root, Sacral
- Color: Orange-brown, tan, white or pale blue
- Hardness: 3.5-4
- Found in: Morocco, Spain, Mexico
Safety: Aragonite is soft and fragile, especially star clusters. Water and acids slowly damage it, so do not soak it or make crystal elixirs with it, and keep clusters out of the reach of children.
How to use it
- Ground after a busy day. Hold an aragonite cluster in both hands, feet flat on the floor. Breathe slowly and picture your stress draining down through your feet into the earth until you feel more settled.
- Earth altar centerpiece. Set an aragonite star cluster in the north of your altar with a brown candle and a small dish of soil. Use it as a focus when you work for patience and practical steadiness.
- Calm a home. Place a piece in a room where people tend to rush or argue. Each time you pass it, take one slow breath and let that habit set the pace of the space.
Works well with: Brown Candle, Earth, Saturday, Patchouli, Oak
Folklore
Aragonite is named after Molina de Aragon in Spain, where it was first described. It shares the same chemistry as calcite but grows in a different crystal pattern, and it is also the material of many seashells and pearls. The spiky orange-brown star clusters sold today often come from Morocco, and their sputnik shape makes them easy to recognize. In modern practice aragonite is a stone of patience and earth, a reminder to slow down and stand firmly on the ground.
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