Carnelian Chip Bracelet
Affirmation: I am fertile in body, mind, and spirit. Creativity flows through me in a myriad of ways. I am courageous and bravely bring my ideas into actuality.
Color: deep orange or brownish-red
Chakra(s): navel
About the stone: Carnelian is the light to dark red variety of chalcedony. The red color is caused by the presence of iron.
Astrological sign(s): Aries, Leo, Virgo
Mohs scale: 6–7
Spiritual uses: Carnelian can be used to reveal past-life experiences to help you on your spiritual path in this life.
Mental uses: Carnelian carries the vibration of creativity to help you give birth to new projects. This stone acts as a catalyst to put things in motion so that they can come to fruition. Use this stone to integrate the true meaning of active courage mentally. Carnelian is an ideal stone for improving visualization skills.
Emotional uses: Carnelian is a good tool for exploring emotions through art, music, writing, or any creative outlet. It reminds you to give yourself the time to create and the courage to take action. This stone also helps you embrace the emotions and feelings of past challenges, accept them, and move on. A stone for action and moving forward in life, it is useful when you are up against an emotional block.
Physical uses: Carnelian helps relieve the pain of arthritis and supports respiratory function, making it easier to breathe. A stone of fertility, it helps manifest ideas or for getting pregnant.
Excerpted from The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals, and Stones (Llewellyn. 2013) by Margaret Ann Lembo
