Pisces Birthstone/Gemstone

We are in the month of Pisces right now and I was actually reminded of this the other day when I was talking about how good cold weather crystals were amethyst and turquoise - two of the Pisces gemstones!

So I thought I would do more on this as Pisces does happen to be one of my favourite starsigns. It's a water sign and therefore in possession of some of the qualities that I can relate to! Those born under Pisces tend to go with the flow and are easy to work with, preferring compromise and communication to power battles and arguments. Pisces also tends to have a great sense of humour and this is something I have found in every one that I have met so can vouch for that :)

Pisces has a number of birthstones. The first I will focus on is amethyst. If you know anything of the qualities of amethyst you will know how beautifully they fit with those of Pisces. Amethyst is calm and soothing and can definitely be described as a gemstone of "flow". If anyone was to bring out the right energies for this crystal, it will the be Piscean.

As you are also no doubt aware the symbol for Pisces is one of two fish and this calming yet deep personality is in evidence almost immediately. So could there be a more apt crystal than aquamarine? I could gaze into the rich, sharp colour of this stone all day!

And as mentioned above, turquoise is another Pisces birthstone. Like the sea, this crystal can come in many shades of blues and greens. It brings a sense of harmony and balance as well as proving loving protection.

So now you know what to get for any Pisceans you know!

Gemstones for the cold weather

Now, obviously crystals and gemstones can't change the weather and make it warmer! But there are actually a couple of gemstones that I do turn to when the weather bites, as it has been lately. They would be turquoise and amethyst. Why? I'll tell you!

There is something about freezing coldweather that drains us of energy in general. We tend to go into a mini hibernation mode and it's hard to be productive at such a time. So I tend to turn to 2, what I call, sturdy crystals to try and help me address this from the inside when my outside wants to curl up in a ball and drink hot chocolate. Turquoise and amethyst both help me as they balancing crystals, they help to stop me focusing on just one aspect - be it that I'm cold, that it's dark outside or that I don't want to be active in any way. Often I use crytals to help me focus but in this instance I'm strangely using them to stop me focusing and widening my viewpoint once again.

Roll on the spring eh?

My crystal of the week - prehnite!

If I were to have a cystal of the week (and I've decided that I do!) it would definitely be prehnite. If you haven't come across this - literally - dreamy gemstone, then do give it a try. It's helped me immensely with some psychic development and tuning in to my more spiritual side, something a friend is encouraging me to do at the moment.



I haven't had the chance to try it out for dreams yet but this does come with a reputation for helping with remembering your dreams and also with psychic dreaming too. Been a bit hectic, being a working week and all but I'm intrigued as to what I will find out sleeping with some prehnite under my pillow this weekend. Wish me luck!

Chinese Turquoise Crystal Beads

In honour of the Chinese New Year, I have been looking out for some proper Chinese crystal beads - no mean feat let me tell you! The glass ones are beautiful but for the healing properties and energies, of course I am looking more for the real deal.

So Iam delighted to have found these - see below for picture.


Bringing ancient wisdom as well as some strong protection, I think this is fitting with the Chinese New Year theme! So pretty :)