Charoite Meaning and magickal uses
A swirling purple stone for spiritual insight, calm courage and releasing fear.
- Intentions
- Wisdom, Peace, Protection, Divination
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- Jupiter
- Zodiac
- Sagittarius, Scorpio
- Day
- Thursday
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Chakra
- Crown, Third Eye
- Color
- Lilac to deep purple with silky swirls of white and black
- Hardness
- 5-6
- Found in
- Only near the Chara River, Siberia (Russia)
How to use it
- Meditate with its swirls
Hold a polished charoite and slowly trace its swirling patterns with your eyes. Let your breathing follow the curves, and notice what thoughts or images rise as you settle.
- Face a fear
Write one fear on a slip of paper and fold it around a piece of charoite. Keep it on your altar through a full moon, then burn the paper safely and keep the stone.
- Prepare for divination
Place charoite beside your cards or runes on a Thursday evening. Hold it for a few breaths before you begin, asking for wisdom and a steady, honest reading.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Charoite is found in only one place on Earth, the Murun Massif in Siberia near the Chara River, and it was not formally described until 1978. Its name honors that river, though a popular story also links it to the Russian word chary, meaning charms or magick. With so short a history, its correspondences are modern, but its swirling purple patterns have made it a favorite for meditation. Witches use it to work through fear and to open to calm, wise insight.
A swirling purple stone for spiritual insight, calm courage and releasing fear.
- Intentions: Wisdom, Peace, Protection, Divination
- Element: Water
- Planet: Jupiter
- Zodiac: Sagittarius, Scorpio
- Day: Thursday
- Moon phase: Full Moon
- Chakra: Crown, Third Eye
- Color: Lilac to deep purple with silky swirls of white and black
- Hardness: 5-6
- Found in: Only near the Chara River, Siberia (Russia)
Safety: Charoite is fairly soft and often sold as polished slabs and beads, so store it apart from harder stones to avoid scratches. Cleanse it with smoke or sound rather than soaking it.
How to use it
- Meditate with its swirls. Hold a polished charoite and slowly trace its swirling patterns with your eyes. Let your breathing follow the curves, and notice what thoughts or images rise as you settle.
- Face a fear. Write one fear on a slip of paper and fold it around a piece of charoite. Keep it on your altar through a full moon, then burn the paper safely and keep the stone.
- Prepare for divination. Place charoite beside your cards or runes on a Thursday evening. Hold it for a few breaths before you begin, asking for wisdom and a steady, honest reading.
Works well with: Purple Candle, Mugwort, Thursday, Full Moon, Jupiter, Frankincense
Folklore
Charoite is found in only one place on Earth, the Murun Massif in Siberia near the Chara River, and it was not formally described until 1978. Its name honors that river, though a popular story also links it to the Russian word chary, meaning charms or magick. With so short a history, its correspondences are modern, but its swirling purple patterns have made it a favorite for meditation. Witches use it to work through fear and to open to calm, wise insight.
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