Sunstone Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Heliolite
A sparkling orange stone of joy, warmth and sunny self-belief.
- Intentions
- Confidence, Luck, Creativity
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- The Sun
- Day
- Sunday
- Chakra
- Sacral, Solar Plexus
- Color
- Peach to orange with glittering flecks
- Hardness
- 6-6.5
- Found in
- Oregon, India, Norway, Tanzania
How to use it
- Morning sun charge
On a Sunday morning, hold sunstone in sunlight for a few minutes and name one thing you are proud of. Carry it through the day to keep that bright feeling close.
- Creative spark
Set sunstone beside an orange or yellow candle when you start a creative project. Light the candle, write your first line or sketch your first shape, and let the stone mark the start of the work.
History and folklore
Sunstone gets its glitter from tiny flakes of copper or hematite inside the feldspar, which catch the light like sunshine on water. In folklore it was linked with sun gods and good fortune, and some modern writers suggest Norse sailors may have used a sunstone to find the sun on cloudy days, though historians still debate which stone that was. Oregon sunstone is the official gem of that state. It is a natural ally for summer rituals and Midsummer.
A sparkling orange stone of joy, warmth and sunny self-belief.
- Intentions: Confidence, Luck, Creativity
- Element: Fire
- Planet: The Sun
- Zodiac: Leo, Libra
- Day: Sunday
- Chakra: Sacral, Solar Plexus
- Color: Peach to orange with glittering flecks
- Hardness: 6-6.5
- Found in: Oregon, India, Norway, Tanzania
How to use it
- Morning sun charge. On a Sunday morning, hold sunstone in sunlight for a few minutes and name one thing you are proud of. Carry it through the day to keep that bright feeling close.
- Creative spark. Set sunstone beside an orange or yellow candle when you start a creative project. Light the candle, write your first line or sketch your first shape, and let the stone mark the start of the work.
Works well with: Orange Candle, Sunflower, Sunday, The Sun, Litha, Sowilo
Folklore
Sunstone gets its glitter from tiny flakes of copper or hematite inside the feldspar, which catch the light like sunshine on water. In folklore it was linked with sun gods and good fortune, and some modern writers suggest Norse sailors may have used a sunstone to find the sun on cloudy days, though historians still debate which stone that was. Oregon sunstone is the official gem of that state. It is a natural ally for summer rituals and Midsummer.
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