A Crystal Message about the Healing Properties of Carnelian: "I am motivated by divine purpose. I allow myself to tap into Universal creativity and feel it flow through me. If I remain focused, I will manifest my vision with ease."
 

Common Healing Properties of Carnelian:

Helps you to feel grounded
Enhances creativity & the flow of creative ideas
Increases motivation
Stimulates success in business and financial endeavors
Assists you in overcoming negative thought patterns and self-limiting beliefs
Enhances sexual energy
Improves concentration
Opens your heart chakra to divine guidance and love
Instills a sense of peace and calming within the user
Removes negative energy from items or from your environment
Helps lessen pain associated with the back or with the sciatic nerve
Speeds up recovery of broken bones
Remedies sluggish digestion by enhancing the digestive fire
Aids with emotional balance
Helps heal the reproductive organs
Increases blood circulation
Regulates menstruation
Assists with energetic cleansing & purifying

 

Colors: Orange, Burnt Orange, Mango

Associated Chakras: Root (1st), Sacral (2nd), Heart (4th)

Zodiac Signs: Aries, Leo

Elements: Fire

Companion Flowers: Torch Lily

Companion Essential Oil: Ginger

Companion Stone: Blue Quartz

Common Origins: Sausalito, California; Sri Lanka; China

Notes: When Carnelian is banded, it is often called “Carnelian Agate.”

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More About Carnelian:
Carnelian is chalcedony which iron oxide gives an orange to red color. Carnelian helps you overcome negative thought patterns and approach your endeavors with new energy. Sard is like carnelian, except that the color tends more toward brown. Its banded form is called sardonyx.

 
One Way to Work with Carnelian: 
Work with Carnelian during the time of the First Quarter Moon to keep yourself motivated and on track with your New Moon action plan. If you feel yourself starting to lose steam, take some time to soak up some good Carnelian vibes.=

 
Carnelian Lore: 
The ancient Egyptians prized carnelian for reasons both practical and metaphysical. Since wax doesn’t stick to it, this form of chalcedony works well for seal. And its golden-red color reminded them of the sun setting over the desert, symbolizing the immortality of the soul. Carnelian often accompanies turquoise, the fiery qualities of the one balancing the air and water associations of the other. Egyptians personified these qualities through the fierce lion goddess Sekhmet and the mild Hathor, who sometimes appears as a cow.
Because of its color, carnelian was associated with the magical blood of Isis. The Egyptian Book of the Dead says the carnelian should be “dipped into...juice...then inlaid into the substance of the sycamore wood and put on the neck of the deceased.”
A scarab beetle of carnelian, with signature hieroglyphs on the bottom,