Crystal Grimoire
Ametrine
Chakras: Solar Plexus, Crown
Zodiac: Libra, Gemini
Planets: Jupiter
Elements: Air, Fire
Summary
Ametrine is associated with calming the mind and body, clearing stress, stimulating creativity, strengthening concentration, encouraging positive change, easing transitions, aiding emotional healing, balancing emotion, and strengthening intuition.
Keywords
Often associated with: mental calm, tension release, creativity, concentration, positive change, emotional balance
History and lore
In history and lore: Ametrine is part amethyst, and Kunz records that in the fifteenth century the gem writer Leonardo credited amethyst with the power 'to control evil thoughts' and to quicken the intelligence. An amethyst worn on the person was believed to have a sobering effect, not only on those who had drunk too freely but also on the over-excited. In northern India, the folklorist William Crooke recorded in 1896, amethyst was counted among the nine gems of the Nauratana, assigned to Rahu, and was said to leave its wearer unaffected by wine.
About the sources
- George Frederick Kunz (1856 to 1932), Tiffany & Co.'s chief gemologist and author of The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) and The Magic of Jewels and Charms (1915).
- William Crooke, B.A., of the Bengal Civil Service, author of The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India (1896).