What are the magical properties of sunstone?
Sunstone is a beautiful crystal — the peachy pink of a sunrise, with the potential for serious shimmer. But it’s also a powerfully energetic crystal, with the whole force of the sun working behind it to bring joy, prosperity and light to your life.
What is sunstone crystal?
Sunstone is a member of the feldspar family. That makes it a cousin of hematite and goethite. Like its cousins, it has the potential to be a very iridescent stone. You can recognise sunstone by its colour: true to is name, you’re looking for shades of orange, gold, red and brown with a beautiful translucence.
First discovered in Norway, legend holds that the ancient Vikings used it to find their way across icy oceans to greener pastures. In the new world, it’s said that the First Peoples of the USA considered it the remnants of blood shed by a great warrior.
What are the magical and healing properties of sunstone?
Sunstone is the light of our lives, and a powerful tool for attracting good luck. If summer is your season, there’s a good likelihood that sunstone is your crystal.
This little ball of fire is a locus for joy and prosperity. It brings the surety of the sun — every day, it will rise. And where there’s darkness, cold and sorrow, it will bring warmth and joy. If you’re particularly affected by seasonal affective disorder — or simply long for the dog days of summer - this is the stone for you.
And like the sun, sunstone can throw light on the darkest corners of your mind. This is a stone of self-empowerment, clearing negative energy like cobwebs come spring cleaning. If you struggle with self-worth, this stone can remind you of your own intrinsic value. You’re the sun — all you have to do is believe it.
How do I use sunstone?
Sunstone is a powerful magical crystal, and can be used in many ways.
You can mediate with a sunstone crystal or sunstone jewellery. Simply cup the sunstone rock or the sunstone jewellery in your hands (or, if you’re wearing it, press your fingers against it) and feel the stone against your skin. Clear your mind, and focus on how the stone feels on your body or in your hand. Meditate for a moment on the stone, and the ways in which you would like it to work for you.
You can also use sunstone and its magical properties in rituals, spells and simply by wearing it on your person in your day-to-day life. Check our blog for more details.
How can sunstone help me?
Sunstone is a stone of joy — and let’s face it, we could all use a little bit more of that in our lives. It helps you feel and understand your value in the world. And it can bring a bit of optimism and positivity to even the gloomiest days.
Sunstone balances the sacral chakra and is also connected with the heart chakra. What that means is that sunstone is deeply in tune with our life force — what makes us who we are — and also our ability to form deep, meaningful relationships.
Sunstone can also clear your third eye chakra, which helps you to see the world as it truly is and trust your own instincts.
How do I get my sunstone crystal to work?
There is no direct scientific evidence that lapis lazuli’s healing properties have a direct impact on your mental or physical health. But sunstone has been prized since Viking times as a guidestone, delivering its holders to greener pastures. And the cunningfolk of history have passed down rituals to make sunstone a valuable part of your spiritual practice.
Many cunningpeople empower their sunstone crystal or jewellery with an intention. To do this, decide what you would like your sunstone crystal or jewellery to help you accomplish. If you bought your sunstone crystal jewellery from Cunningfolk, it will be charged by the moonlight and sunlight. And primed to accept this intention. If you bought it elsewhere, you may want to cleanse and charge your crystal before you begin. (Check out how on our blog.)
Once your sunstone crystal or jewellery is cleansed and charged, sit with it in a quiet, peaceful room. Cup it in your hands. Meditate for a few minutes on what you would like it to help you with. Do you struggle to express your true feelings, emotions or intentions? Do other people bulldozer over you? Are you feeling unable to live true to yourself, or struggling to find out who your true self even is? These are all intentions well-suited to sunstone’s magical properties.
Keep your sunstone crystal or jewellery on or near your body, where you’ll see it often. Every time you glance at it, your intention will come to the forefront of your mind. And you’ll be reminded of your goals — with the help of your sunstone crystal jewellery, of course.