Herkimer Diamond Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Herkimer Quartz
A brilliant double-pointed quartz for clear dreams, vision and spiritual focus.
- Intentions
- Divination, Sleep and Dreams, Cleansing
- Element
- Spirit
- Zodiac
- Sagittarius
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Chakra
- Crown
- Color
- Water clear, sometimes with black inclusions
- Hardness
- 7
- Found in
- Herkimer County, New York
How to use it
- Dream work
Place a Herkimer diamond on your nightstand or under your pillow. Before you sleep, ask a clear question, and write down your dreams as soon as you wake.
- Amplify a spell
Set a Herkimer diamond in the center of a crystal grid or beside your candle in a spell. Its two points are said to send your intention outward in both directions.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Herkimer diamonds are not diamonds at all but quartz crystals that form with two natural points and unusual clarity. They are found in the dolostone around Herkimer County in New York, where visitors can dig for them. Workers cutting through rock for canals and railways in the 1800s found them and gave them their sparkling nickname. In modern practice they are prized for dreams, vision and spiritual attunement, and they are a fun stone to dig for yourself.
A brilliant double-pointed quartz for clear dreams, vision and spiritual focus.
- Intentions: Divination, Sleep and Dreams, Cleansing
- Element: Spirit
- Zodiac: Sagittarius
- Moon phase: Full Moon
- Chakra: Crown
- Color: Water clear, sometimes with black inclusions
- Hardness: 7
- Found in: Herkimer County, New York
How to use it
- Dream work. Place a Herkimer diamond on your nightstand or under your pillow. Before you sleep, ask a clear question, and write down your dreams as soon as you wake.
- Amplify a spell. Set a Herkimer diamond in the center of a crystal grid or beside your candle in a spell. Its two points are said to send your intention outward in both directions.
Works well with: White Candle, Mugwort, Full Moon, Spirit, Dagaz
Folklore
Herkimer diamonds are not diamonds at all but quartz crystals that form with two natural points and unusual clarity. They are found in the dolostone around Herkimer County in New York, where visitors can dig for them. Workers cutting through rock for canals and railways in the 1800s found them and gave them their sparkling nickname. In modern practice they are prized for dreams, vision and spiritual attunement, and they are a fun stone to dig for yourself.
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