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 :)

Changing and clearing crystals

I had a friend stay last weekend and this prompted a big change-around in the crystals that I have out on display at home. This was such a great opportunity to rethink what I had laid out and to bring in some new energies. I realised that I had been too busy to focus on new displays, the combinations that I had put out and hadn't even given enough thought to the current season!

So it was time to cleanse the space my crystals were in, clean the crystals themselves and to freshen up the arrangements. There was such a powerful, lifting atmosphere in the room afterwards that even my friend commented on this asking if I'd got any new furniture or something - and she's not a believer in the power of crystals so I'm going to consider this a resounding success!

Crystals and candles

I have recently been combining the use of crystals and candles much more than before to great effect. Not only is it beautiful to look at, I am also convinced that the efficacy of my crystal healing work is increased! 

My reasoning behind this is firstly to use some colour therapy to bring about the right vibes. So for example, if I want to power up my crystal work I use red candles, if I want something fresh and new I turn to green candles. 

But I am also interested in using the main elements of the world around us more. So these would be fire, earth, wind and water. So in using fire (with the candle flame) I am evoking a powerful force for change and vibrancy. This works best with strong and vibrant crystals* of course, and the combined energies have a much more potent affect. 

*Examples of these would be tiger's eye, citrine, hematite and red aventurine

Rose Quartz Mystic Mala Beads

I haven't had the chance to post in AGES! And I've been really missing my blogging so here's hoping I find the time to start up again. But I have made a great crystals discovery lately in the form of rose quartz mystic mala beads. I've come across them before but hadn't tried them until last week. They are also known as Pagan Prayer beads and this is how I came to know about them - thanks to a friend of mine who's really into Wicca! 

Mala beads are 108 beads long and are to be used during meditation, chanting or incantations. You hold them in your right hand and count each one as you go. 

Without wanting to bore you with too many details, I've had a really rough time of it lately and these are really helping me stay grounded. Recommend them :)