Citrine energizes every level of life.  Ever ready to bring good vibes and grace to the table, this sunny stone has an instant effect on the health and wealth of your body, mind, and soul. It cleanses the chakras and opens the intuition. It is believed to attract wealth, prosperity, success and generosity.  It imparts joy, wonder, delight and enthusiasm.  Raises self-esteem and self-confidence.  Stimulates the brain while strengthening the intellect.  Citrine promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression.  It enhances concentration and revitalizes the mind.  It releases negative traits, depression, fears and phobias.  Citrine is emotionally balancing, energizing and recharging.

Citrine hails from the highlands of Scotland, Spain, the rich and regal lands of Russia and the most significant sources are in the lush green rainforests of Brazil, particularly in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The best-known deposits of this crystal to date are located in the province of Antananarivo in Madagascar. Citrine is also found in many other countries worldwide, including France, Britain and the United States.

HEALING PROPERTIES

Citrine is an excellent crystal for interpersonal relationships. It smooths family or group problems and promotes solutions and cohesiveness. It also helps in understanding and dealing with impressions from those around us. Citrine is a stone of abundance and a gem that fosters positive relationships with others by promoting open communication, understanding, and a sense of community. Carrying a Citrine attracts love and happiness and guards against those who would break your heart. It is also an effective shield against spite and jealousy. If you need more peace in your life between relationships, consider using Citrine to help resolve and provide relaxation for these rifts. This peaceful energy that radiates from Citrine can help smooth groups or family discord

Citrine opens the higher mind to accept joy in one’s life, releasing anger and negative feelings, deep-seated fears, and destructive tendencies. Citrine raises self-esteem and self-confidence and removes destructive tendencies. It enhances individuality, improves motivation, activates creativity, and encourages self-expression. It helps you develop a positive attitude and to look forward optimistically, going with the flow instead of hanging on to the past. It helps you to crack open your mind, to release those tense feelings of negativity and anger and overcome muddled feelings of confusion, depression, and destructive tendencies. Citrine can help you overcome emotional traumas and promote emotional healing by encouraging forgiveness, self-acceptance, and inner peace.

Citrine is a master of one’s creativity center, which houses some of our strongest manifestative energies. Citrine stimulates the mind and creative energy, allowing for new ideas and ventures to flourish. It makes you less sensitive, especially to criticism, and encourages acting on constructive criticism. It helps you develop a positive attitude and to look forward optimistically, going with the flow instead of hanging on to the past. This stone promotes the enjoyment of new experiences and encourages exploring every possible avenue until you find the best solution.

Citrine is a powerful purifier of our center, helping to identify and heal issues of power abuse and feelings of helplessness. It assists you in understanding what is necessary to resolve those situations and provides the courage and fortitude needed to make difficult decisions and take action. Citrine aids in warding off negative energy, bringing your inner strength shimmering to the surface and helps us let the hardships of life roll off like water.

One of our favorite qualities about Citrine is its deep connection with Mother Earth. When working with this stone our entire lower chakra becomes actively engaged and rooted in Mother Earth enabling you to fully absorb the nurturing and rejuvenating energies our home planet has to offer. Meditating outside, especially during dawn of dusk, is the best way to bond with Earth’s healing energies when all of her energies are open and easily accessible. . This beautiful stone combined with Mother Earth and all of her beauty will have a positive effect in steering your path in life. Citrine’s energy can enhance meditation and help tap into your inner wisdom.

Spiritually, Citrine is a gemstone of light, abundance, and higher consciousness. It is believed to cleanse and energize the aura, promoting spiritual growth and align your energy with higher consciousness. Citrine’s ability to dispel negative energy and promote emotional balance makes it an ideal tool for facilitating spiritual growth and overall well-being. Citrine is believed to improve mental clarity and focus, which can enhance intuition and support the development of psychic abilities. It is best used during meditation to enhance clarity and attract positive energies into your life.

HISTORY

Known since 500 BC Citrine has always been popular since ancient Greece. Citrine derives its name from the French word “citron,” which translates to lemon.

During the time of the Greeks Citrine was considered a good luck charm. Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that the stone could protect against evil thoughts and other cultures of the time believed it would bring prosperity to individuals who held the stone. Citrine was often carried as a protective stone against snake venom and evil thoughts. Ancient Greek and Roman jewelers would use Citrine to adorn rings to be slipped upon important fingers to garner wealth, standing and prosperity.

The beauty of this stone and its seeming connection to the sun led to its widespread use in amulets and talismans by ancient Egyptians, who believed it got its color from Ra, the God of the Sun linking it to his life-giving energy. The Greeks connected Citrine to Demeter, their goddess of harvest and fertility, believing the stone would bring abundance. The Romans associated Citrines with the God Apollo, the god of success and light, and believed wearing it brought success and prosperity to the wearer.

Citrine in Celtic lore was often linked to the fairy energies of the realm. The vibration in this sunny gemstone was thought to draw these celestial creatures gifting happiness and wealth to those who owned this gemstone.  It is associated with Celtic folklore for its use as a health-bringing and protective amulet, especially in medieval times. Medieval Celts considered it a stone that could ward off poison and disease.

In the Middle Ages, Citrine was called the ‘merchant’s stone’ as it was believed to bring success and prosperity. Renaissance merchants kept it in their cash boxes, believing it would attract wealth and ward off bad business. Also during the Middle Ages Citrine became an essential adornment of alchemists. At that time, Citrine was known as the philosopher’s stone which was a stone with the solution to all questions of the universe present in it.

In the 1700s, Scottish weapon-smiths used Citrine to adorn daggers of warriors as it was believed to boost courage and luck. It was also widely used to adorn Scottish kilt pins.

It was during the Victorian Era when Citrine rose above the ranks in popularity, largely due to Queen Victoria’s love of gemstones. She was said to have been partial to yellow gemstones and had a special affinity for Citrine in particular. Citrine has a special place in Victorian era jewelry, as it was used in brooches and other accessories, sometimes alongside other gemstones.

The Art Deco movement saw designers outfitting Hollywood stars in elaborate Citrine jewelry, further elevating the lore of success, beauty, and wealth associated with the stone. In this era of Hollywood royalty, stars like Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford would wear Citrine on the red carpet making it an immortal aspect of art deco style.

The world’s largest faceted Citrine gemstone weighs a total of 20,200 carats. It is called the ‘Malaga Citrine,’ which was first discovered in Brazil in the late 1980s.

CHAKRAS

Citrine is connected to the Solar Plexus Chakra and the Sacral Chakra, and both these power points in the body sit either in the center or down low. These are elemental chakras that help us to stay grounded and strong in our own power. Citrine’s connection to these chakras makes it a powerful tool for balancing and stimulating these energy centers. The Solar Plexus and Sacral Chakras, direct personal power, creativity, and intelligent decisiveness to enhance the physical body. By resonating with these chakras, Citrine can help to bring them into alignment, promoting a sense of inner strength and grounding.

The Solar Plexus Chakra is where we garner our warrior strength and stand strong in personal power. The Solar Plexus is associated with issues of self-esteem, self-worth, prosperity in all aspects of life, and spirituality. It is associated with warmth, clarity, and willpower. If your Solar Plexus Chakra is blocked you may struggle to feel centered and your confidence will sit on shaky ground. Citrine aids in strengthening your connection with self and clears the way to better understanding of your value in the world and the lives of those around you.

The Sacral Chakra is where our passion, creativity and intimacy are located. This is also where the well of our joy sits. The Sacral Chakra governs emotional harmony, creativity, and self-expression. If your Sacral Chakra is blocked you may feel overwhelmed like you are spinning in a loss of control, and this can lead to feelings of detachment or emotionally checking out. Citrine’s connection to this chakra can help align it, promoting a sense of inner strength and facilitating creativity.

The gold rays produced in Citrine, especially in faceted form, also stimulates the Crown Chakra and can be used to direct pure Crown energy back to the Solar Plexus and Sacral chakras, allowing for synthesis between the intellect and the body’s total perfection. This transformative energy can help promote a greater sense of connection to the divine and encourage spiritual growth and enlightenment. It increases clarity of thought, mental focus, and protects and directs the use of the creative Life Force in one’s life.

CLEANSING AND CHARGING

Citrine does not hold any negative energy but rather transmutes, dissipates, and grounds it, making it extremely protective for the environment and therefore never needs to be cleansed. It is one of only two crystals on Earth that never needs to be cleared or cleansed.

To maintain Citrine’s vibrant energy and healing properties, it’s essential to cleanse and recharge your gemstone regularly.

A simple method to cleanse away built-up negative energy it to run it under tepid water using a soft brush with mild soap to remove any dirt.  You can also smoke smudge it with palo santo or sage.  There are other gemstones that are cleansing such as Selenite or Clear Quartz and all you need do is place your Citrine near these other cleansing stones to revitalize it.

Recharging Citrine is just as important as cleansing it. An effective method for recharging this sunny gemstone is to burn a yellow candle next to it at dawn. This symbolic act helps to renew Citrine’s positive energy, ensuring that it continues to radiate its uplifting and healing properties.  You can also place your Citrine in direct sunlight for a few hours in the morning or use moonlight overnight.

Caring for your Citrine jewelry is also an essential part of maintaining its beauty and energy. Additionally, keep your Citrine jewelry away from harsh chemicals and heat sources to preserve its vibrant color and energy.