Crystal Grimoire
Chrysoprase
Chakras: Solar Plexus, Heart
Zodiac: Gemini, Libra
Planets: Venus
Elements: Air, Water
Summary
Chrysoprase encourages growth, compassion, connection to nature, forgiveness, and altruism. It strengthens love and trust for self and others, releases fear-based emotions, supports the inner child through old childhood wounds, and alchemizes negativity into positive, healing energy.
Keywords
Often associated with: growth, compassion, connection to nature, forgiveness, love, inner child support
History and lore
In history and lore: J. B. Porta's 'Magic,' as quoted in Tagore's 1879 treatise on gems, listed chrysoprase as a stone that enlivened the spirit and made a man feel free and joyous.
About the sources
- J. B. Porta, whose 'Magic' Tagore quotes in Mani-Mala (1879).
- Sourindro Mohun Tagore, author of Mani-Mala (Calcutta, 1879 to 1881), a book on gems written in English alongside the Sanskrit gem texts it presents.