Crystal And Gemstone Divination For Beginners

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Crystals In Divination

Crystals and gemstones are well-known for their use in healing and meditation but it is also possible to divine with them. One way is through the use of a crystal ball as in scrying but they can also be used in much the way you could toss a charm, rune or a cowrie shell.

See my A to Z dictionary of crystal meanings below where I have been gathering meanings from various sources for many years.

A TO Z OF CRYSTAL MEANINGS CLICK HERE
Crystal and gemstone A to Z meanings in divination
Lithomancy The Art Of Psychic Reading Stone By Gary L. Winners

What Is Lithomancy?

Lithomancy is a form of divination using crystals or gemstones. It can be quite a complex system to learn initially. Stones are generally cast into a circle on a board and are read in patterns and correspond to symbolism of the planets and cover different areas of the querent’s life such as personal, financial, home life etc.

Crystals - A beginners guide to their meanings in divination

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A To Z Crystal Divination Meanings

 

Agate

 

Healthy body, wealth and long life - Pleasant surprise to come - Earth signs - Lucky for people connected with the land - Can be a journey, literal or spiritual

 

Ajoite

 

Connection with the Earth

 

Amazonite

 

Stand up for what you think is important - You may need to assume the position of a leader - Draw upon your courage to speak the truth - Embark on new adventures - Start new projects that you have dreamt of

Amethyst

 

Need to make a decision and probably a spiritual one - Meditation - Take a break until energy flows freely again - Life change - Shift in consciousness - Faithfulness in love - Freedom from jealousy - Clear thinking is necessary - Focus your imagination on practical goals - Stress - Addictions, in particular alcohol

 

Amber

 

Blessings and good fortune - Archangel Uriel, the keeper of prophesy, dreams and visions - Time to decide exactly what you want - A voyage - A chance for romance, unexpected admiration - Rewards

 

Ametrine

 

Big life changes

Angelite

 

You may be called upon to act as a peacemaker between people who are gossiping or backstabbing - Tranquility

 

Apatite

 

Do not be afraid to ask for help from those around you - Slow improvement

 

Apophyllite

 

Make long-term plans and commitments - Do not be attracted by the lure of short-term returns - It is time to let go of whatever is holding you back or down

Aqua Aura

 

Connects with Christ consciousness

 

Aquamarine

 

Teacher - Ideas - Logic - Common sense - Education, mind, intellect - Think clearly and carefully in circumstances where emotions run high - Strength is called upon in this situation - You are powerful even though you don’t realise it - Travel - Opportunity to widen mental or spiritual horizons - Beware of gossip and chit chat - New friendships - Clear sense of purpose allowing you to move on

 

Arabic or Calligraphy Stone

 

Relates strongly to alchemy and divination - Guidance is to come - Guardians and guardian angels

Aragonite

 

Although you may feel you have been waiting a long time you will need to persevere a little longer before finding unexpected help

 

Atacamite

 

Add some energy and drive to achieving your dreams

 

Black Agate

 

Needs - Willpower - Courage - Prosperity

Black Obsidian

 

Look deeper into the issue before making a decision - Do not be afraid to use your power and change the status quo - The truth of the situation will soon be revealed - Shadow self - Hidden emotions will be brought to the surface - Transformation and change - Feelings of despair, hopelessness, and emptiness leads to healing - No answer

 

Black Pearl

 

Excessive paperwork may be the price you pay for getting what you want

 

Black Tourmaline

 

You will be removed from a challenging situation through an unexpected event - You need to gather your thoughts and become more focused on the job at hand - Protection needed - Adjust energies

Blue Calcite

 

You may need to hold your tongue in order to keep the peace with tolerant people, but only for the time being

 

Blue Coral

 

Now is a time to go with the flow and you will find if you do that, something you wanted will become yours sooner than you think

 

Blue Goldstone

 

You may get a chance to show off your hidden talents to an appreciative audience

Blue Howlite

 

Take new opportunities presented to you even if you don’t feel you are sufficiently experienced or qualified - Your strengths and talents are greater than you think

 

Blue Opal

 

A wish will come true

 

Blue Quartz

 

You should explore your psychic and spiritual powers

Blue Tiger’s Eye

 

You should aim high in all walks of life - Power to attain fufilment

 

Blue Topaz

 

A need to communicate thoughts

 

Bloodstone

 

Tact - Compromise - Tactful response or dignified withdrawal needed - Keep a rein on anger and recrimination during an argument - Good for debates and diplomats - Legal or tax matters result in success - Help someone vulnerable stand up for their rights - Do not be impulsive - Moderation in all things

Boji Stones

 

Balance of the feminine and masculine energies in your life

 

Brown Jasper

 

Be confident in your ability to solve problems that come your way

 

Carnelian

 

Creative outlets, learning and practice - Students - Turning a hobby into a business - Passionate and enthusiastic about career - A passionate affair - Do not underestimate yourself - A wedding - Don’t back down in times of strife - Inspiration

Celestite

 

The situation is being healed and your pain will soon be a thing of the past

 

Chalcedony

 

Honesty - Integrity - Open yourself up to new possibilities - Creativity - Business success - Do not bottle up your emotions - Make sure you explain the difficulties you are having

 

Charoite

 

This is a time to give rather than receive - Your generosity will make a difference to the recipient - Period of growth and transformation

Chrysocolla

 

Now is a good time to take a break especially from something you no longer enjoy

 

Chrysoprase

 

It might be that avenues you have considered closed to you are now in fact open

 

Citrine

 

New cycles or beginnings - Fresh new perspective - New hobbies and interests - Creative talent - Positivity - Successful - Unexpected windfall - Archangel Gabriel, angel of conception and transition - Beginning of a new venture - New baby - Inspire others with your words and actions - Prosperity - Confidence - Yes answer

Clear Quartz

 

Intuition - Optimism - Plan a new beginning - Clarification - Purification - Clearly focus on your goals - Honesty will bring you success - Yes answer

 

Copper

 

Whatever it is in life that you feel that you need will see a gentle increase

 

COPROLITE (FOSSILISED DINOSAUR BONE)

 

Earning of money

Coral

 

Link with the past - Helps transferring and sharing knowledge - Connection with the sea - Enjoyment of life - Strengthening capabilities

 

Crazy Lace Agate

 

Relocation - Moving house - Desire to move but not presently having the means to do so

 

Dalmatian Jasper

 

Legal aspect - Contract - Divorce - Anything to do with animals has a favourable aspect - You may also find loyalty from an unexpected source - Friendship

Danburite

 

You should realise that few things happen by accident, there is always a reason - Stop taking yourself too seriously - Bring some joy and celebration into your life - Relationship healer - Commitments

 

Desert Rose

 

You should listen to your inner voice and make doubly sure before making any concrete decisions

 

Diopside

 

Mother Earth

Dioptase

 

Heart healing

 

Emerald

 

Fertility - Admirer - Compassion - Silent whispers or rumours - Something to look forward to - Promises

 

Fire Agate

 

Creativity

Fire Opal

 

Hopes - Dreams - Wishes

 

Fluorite

 

Specialised craft, expertise of skill - Apprenticeship - Making money from a hobby - Pink fluorite for a woman - Blue fluorite for a male - Being offered the best deal - Training in healing abilities - Unreasonable wants - Beware of mistaking sentiment for caring

 

Fuchsite

 

You are entering a time when you develop your healing or psychic powers

Garnet

 

You should avoid anyone who is critical or discouraging - A letter or news is on its way - Solutions to a mystery

 

Goldstone

 

You may be more successful than you hoped or thought possible

 

Green Aventurine

 

Promotion and more responsibility at work - Financial rewards - Take a chance on something personal or financial - Positive risk-taking - Start a new venture - Do things differently - Increase your knowledge - Period of growth and expansion - Develop gifts as a healer

Green Calcite

 

Although you may feel that you are giving more than your fair share that will change

 

Green Tourmaline

 

You will succeed and this will result in money coming to you

 

Hematite

 

Help will come from an unexpected source - Start afresh and avoid making the same old mistakes - New opportunities await - Grounding - Predestined events - Karmic links with others - A reverence for the past, remembering one’s origins and roots - Family history - Ancestral Healing and knowledge - Ancient crafts like spinning, weaving, ironwork, candle and soapmaking - Where there’s a will there’s a way

Herkimer Diamond

 

Dreams

 

Hiddenite

 

Gratitude

 

Hypersthene

 

Take time to meditate and think - Stop being overly critical

Iolite

 

If you are finding someone difficult to warm to then try a different approach - A need to work with the body before proceeding to more spiritual development - Ensure you are grounded and centred before undertaking any shamanic or vision quests

 

Jade

 

A need to be more organised - Neglecting things - Things start to pile up - Be compassionate to those who are difficult - Good fortune

 

Jet

 

Let go of past sorrows and move on - Protect yourself from energy vampires - Don’t let others drag you down

Kunzite

 

Go with the flow

 

Kyanite

 

Sit quietly with an issue. What is holding you back from fulfilling your purpose? - Letting go - You will have reason to speak yor mind and opinions but do not waste them on those who will not listen

 

Labradorite

 

The Magic Stone - Continue your efforts and your persistence will be rewarded - A good time to go it alone whether on a personal or business footing - Be careful what you wish for as you may just get it - A sudden change of circumstances will bring you what you want - Take action - Be open to your spiritual path - News from a distance - News from someone unknown to you, phone, email, text, letters, gossip - Travel, perhaps over water

Larimar

 

A peaceful but not dull time ahead

 

Lapis Lazuli

 

Quality time with friends and family will be a priority - Do not be tempted to compromise your standards - Stick to your principles - Exercise discrimination - Divine favour is yours - Seek the truth - Prepare to study or research before acting - Past lives - Be open to intuition

 

Lemon Chrysoprase

 

A need to lift gloomy feelings and avoid nightmares - Inner child - Business success

Leopardskin Jasper

 

You will be undergoing an emotional rebirth - It is time to take practical steps towards the tomorrow you want

 

Lepidolite

 

Shame and guilt from the past is affecting the present - Forgive yourself and others - Learn from the past and others - Something or someone from the past - Winter timing - Know when to let go

 

Magnesite

 

Look carefully at your motivations - Stand in your own space - Don’t allow others to influence you with their problems - Fate - Karma

Malachite

 

Midwife’s Stone - Obstacles placed in your path - Challenges to be overcome - Change your mindset and you will find easy solutions - Tough love - Follow your heart and do not be swayed by sentiment - Protect family and home - Caution and safety are required - Beware of theft, accidents and danger

 

Merlinite

 

Magic - Healing - Earth - Grounding

 

Mookaite

 

You should welcome any unexpected changes

Moonstone

 

News of a pregnancy - New beginnings - Intuition - Go with the flow - Do not force any issues - Seek emotional balance and flexibility - Be patient and don’t try to rush things - Women - Cycles - Timing late Spring/ early Summer

 

Moldavite

 

You may be caught out by an unexpected situation but you will be able to deal with whatever the Universe throws your way - You have unique gifts and talents, both learnt and latent - Dramatic change for the better - Appreciate the good things already in your life

 

Morganite

 

Relationship healer

Moss Agate

 

Peace will return to your life as an emotional issue will be resolved - Time for patience - Let matters develop in their own time - Connection with nature

 

Nuumite

 

Listen to your inner self - Instinct

 

Onyx

 

Bring tardy matters to a close

Opal

 

Time to focus on love and emotions - Joy - Good luck - Great possessions - Death or endings - Unfaithful love - Open the mind - Visions

 

Orange Calcite

 

Now may be the time to re-submit ideas that were previously rejected - Attitudes have softened

 

Orbicular Or Ocean Jasper

 

You should look for the hidden meaning behind any offers coming your way

Pearl

 

Peace will return to the situation and a happy outcome will result

 

Peach Calcite

 

Phobias - Need for inner peace - Creativity - Depression - Trauma - Be gentle with yourself

 

Peacock Ore (Bornite)

 

You need to re-evaluate your plans and refine or change them - Good luck - Desirable outcomes - Confidence - Contentment

Peridot

 

You will be filled with energy and revitalised - In a romance question there will be new energy and passion in the relationship - Luck and money are going to take an upswing

 

Petalite

 

Your psychic or spiritual work will develop more quickly - Be open to spiritual or angelic message

 

Petrified Wood

 

Look to traditional sources for wisdom or for answers - You may become more interested in spirituality and all its aspects - Ancestors

Pietersite

 

Get out of your comfort zone - Reach for the sky - Creative opportunity - Inspiration - See something in a new light - Don’t be afraid to leave the safe and predictable and aim for the sky

 

Pink Aventurine

 

Elders - Mentors - Parents - Spirit guides - Angels - Totems - Helpful advice - illumination - Wisdom on its way from someone in authority - A wise person or spiritual being

 

Pink Calcite (Eudialyte)

 

Stone of acceptance - You are more vulnerable than you or others may think - Do not be afraid to ask for support

Pink Opal

 

Wish for psychic protection

 

Pink Tourmaline

 

In a love reading this means a new love interest will be found - In a work or personal reading, a large amount of money will be coming to you, it could be a bonus or payout of some kind - Forgiveness - Inner child in need of healing - Take time to have fun - Let loose

 

Prehnite

 

Negative feelings to be expressed - Trust - You should express your negative feelings in a non-confontational way

Pyrite

 

A move will be made - Travelling for work or changing jobs - Check details before getting involved - Investigate all options carefully - Look before you leap - An increase in prosperity is coming soon as a result of the work that you have done in the past - Stop procrastinating - Realise your inner creativity - Beware of fake people and lies

Rainbow Moonstone

 

It might be a good idea to try some new methods of divination - Interpret your dreams

 

Rainbow Quartz

 

Wish crystal - Happiness and money are on their way

 

Red Agate

 

Health and longevity are yours

Red Jasper

 

You will have a unique experience with someone - Tackle anything that comes your way without being aggressive - Healthy boundaries - Passion, love or hate - Sex - Pay attention to earthly affairs - Practical outcomes - Manifestation

 

Red Tiger’s Eye

 

Too much multi-tasking - Need balance - Taking on too much - You are in for a wonderful time

 

Red Tourmaline

 

Determination will result in success

Rhodochrosite

 

Don’t settle for second best where love is concerned - Fight for what you want if necessary as that will bring greater happiness - Acceptance - Releasing resentment and trauma associated with love and subsequent betrayal - Forgiveness - Unconditional love - Letting go of guilt

 

Rhodonite

 

Obtaining heart’s desire - Let go of the past - You are more important than the pleasing of others right now - Pleasant surprises

 

Rose Quartz

 

Love - Self love - Peacemaker - Inner child - Friendships - Forgive yourself for past mistakes - Reconciliation - Healing abilities

Ruby

 

Success will be yours in all endeavours - Life will soon be filled with passion and bliss - Release negative anger - Power - Good fortune - Friendship - Beware of strangers

 

Rutilated Quartz

 

Someone may try and meddle in your life, politely tell them to back off - Believe in your own abilities and look for hidden benefits in any situation - Seek the support of a group - “Go for it”

 

Sapphire

 

Issues in a partnership - Truth - Chastity - The past will catch up with you - Effort will be rewarded

Sardonyx

 

You may have to negotiate to get what you want - A wedding may be in the offing

 

Selenite

 

You should realise that the past cannot be changed - A time for clarity and concentration - You may have to separate from something or somebody - Don’t trust appearances - Be prepared for problems and change - Spiritual awakening

 

Serpenite

 

It may be time to shed your old skin and move on to a new beginning - Long time or priority relationships such as parent, childhood friend, best friend, long-term spouse or ex-spouse - Autumn of a relationship - Death - Divorce

Shattuckite

 

Teacher

 

Smithsonite

 

Look closely at your behaviour - Let go of outdated childhood patterns

 

Smoky Quartz

 

Solution is there but you may need to dig deep to find it - A need to study a new subject to find the answer - Light at the end of the tunnel - Hang in there - Let go of past hurts and problems - Brings calm and patience to a situation - May seem like nothing is happening but change is on its way

Snowflake Obsidian

 

Now is a time of new beginnings and hope no matter what the setbacks may have been - End of challenging time - Hidden emotions brought to the surface - Expect the unexpected, possibly relates to sadness - Try to see the good in other people and difficult situations - Union, partnership, marriage - Integration of female and male energies - Balance

 

Snow Quartz

 

Profound changes are coming - Purification

 

Sodalite

 

Information will come to you that will help you to understand a person or a situation - Think before you speak - Protection - Sleep - Healing - Fidelity - Intuition - Wisdom - Look within

Spirit Quartz

 

Music

 

Sugilite

 

Determination and perseverance to attain your goal - Archangel Michael - Declutter your mind and environment from all that is unnecessary and negative

 

Sunstone

 

Be optimistic, things will turn out well - Financial luck - Luck in general - Enjoy the present without worrying - Empowerment

Tanzanite

 

Clarity

 

Tektite

 

This may well be a time of spiritual change

 

Tiger’s Eye

 

You will be interested in studying new subjects - Happiness, health and money on its way - Lasting success is possible - Growing confidence - Keep focused - Stay grounded - Protect property, home and valuables, all is not as it appears to be - May indicate treachery - Yes answer - Self esteem

Topaz

 

No harm will come to you - Exercise caution - Leadership - Inspire others - Don’t be too selfish or domineering - The path ahead will become clearer and full of joy and peace - Work carefully - Know and speak your truth

 

Tourmalinated Quartz

 

Say what you really think and feel and not what you think is expected of you

 

Turquoise

 

Someone is causing conflict and is stabbing your in the back - Be an arbitrator - Speak out on something you have strong feelings about - A journey is imminent - Take care of health and personal safety - Be alert and ready to deal with problems - Solutions to mysteries - Yes answer - Peace - Satisfaction - Contentment - Return to peace after a turbulent time

Turritella (Fossil) Agate

 

Increase in monetary wealth, usually based upon merit, talent or a job well done - A need for money

 

Unakite

 

Any partnership you are in is likely to take an upswing - Living a double life - Stress that can cause disease and physical problems - Burning the candle at both ends - Compromise and integration - You may be uncertain about life but going back is not an option

 

Variscite

 

Seek new contacts and friends among existing networks - You may enjoy a new group activity or holiday more than you think

Watermelon Tourmaline

 

You must make sure that you take a little time each day to do something that makes you happy

 

White Howlite

 

Spend time at home with people you trust

 

Wulfenite

 

Identify those with whom that you have a soul contract - Go beyond the needs of the ego and work at a spiritual level until the lesson or task is complete

Yellow Calcite

 

An old friend that you have had a falling out with will return to your life and the situation will be healed - A need for patience

 

Yellow Jasper

 

Travel - Receive an invitation - Love returned - Modest joy

 

Yellow Quartz

 

Home life - Decorating - Designing - Building

Zincite

 

An influx of energy is on its way - Life and relations with others will seem brighter, lighter and more energised

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