SUN STONE

SUN STONE

Sunstone is a feldspar crystal. It includes Hematite and Goethite which help it to refract light and creates iridescence when viewed from different angles. Often found in warm shades of orange, gold, red and brown and with a translucent look, the meaning behind Sunstone is focused on abundance and joy.

  • A warm stone with summer moods
  • First discovered in Norway
  • Brings light to the darkness

For those who need to bask in the warmth, feel light spill across their skin, and who find themselves way more energized in the softer months than the dark winter nights, the Sunstone is here to ensure you keep a piece of endless summer close by. A magical member of the Feldspar family, the Sunstone sometimes goes by other names like Aventurine Feldspar or Goldstone, but we think it wears the name Sunstone best. With its golden orange warmth, sparkling layers, and iridescent style when caught in the light, Sunstone embraces its kinship with the great ball of fire in the sky, echoing its lifegiving properties and glorious feeling that everything is going to be OK.

The Sunstone was uncovered first in the Fjord sweeping lands of Norway, it was said that the Vikings used this shimmering bright stone as a compass to find their way across the cold cobalt blue waters and onto greener pastures. Even beyond the ancient Nordic texts, the Sunstone was also said to be a beautiful healer in Native American culture and is said to have earned its shading from the blood of a great wounded warrior. Sunstone has crept to every corner of myth and legend with even the Ancient Greeks believing that this precious piece of warmth came from the sun god.

Healing Properties of Sunstone

Bright and bountiful, one glance at Sunstone is sure to fill your heart with positive energy and soak you in the spirit of good luck. This golden glow stone is rich in vitality, alive with life-giving magic, and just seems to make everyone smile thanks to its moods of balmy barefoot days and dreams. For anyone who tends to feel weighed down by chill winds, clouds, and early darkened nights, then the Sunstone is your spirited pick me up that is going to lift every element of your body, mind, and soul.

If you are looking for an extra dose of solar plexus chakra cleansing, you can also pair this luminous piece of crystal light with yellow Labradorite, Fire Agate, Amber, or Yellow Apatite to turn its energy up to eleven.

  • Helps with rheumatism and joint pain
  • Encourages healthy metabolism

Just like standing in the sunlight brings a sense of life and convalescence, the Sunstone too, knows how to immediately pick you up and put you on the path to strength and self-empowerment. For those who struggle with seasonal affective disorder, Sunstone can be just the extra dose of mental vitamin D you need to chase away those darker days. For those who suffer from problems like chronic sore throats, stomach tension, ulcers, or any issues that connect to the digestive system and metabolism. Since ancient times, this bright light stone has been used to help the body heal, whether from rheumatism and joint pain or even from cramps and fevers, the shimmer of Sunstone wants you in tip-top shape.

  • Boosts your sense of self-empowerment
  • Helps clear negative energy

Step into self-empowerment and learn to own lashings of personal power as you say yes to the warming glow of the Sunstone. As one of the best healing stones for seasonal affective disorder, the Sunstone is an instant mood brightener. It’s an excellent choice for those who struggle to stick to boundaries. Sunstone shines its light and makes it easy to speak your truth, use your No when you need it, and to cut you off from co-dependent behavior. Sunstone infuses you with worthiness, it hits all the right notes for ensuring that negative energies melt away and you are left with the radiance of optimism and a positive can-do attitude. While Sunstone is known for its bright sense of optimism that doesn’t mean that it coats everything with a rosy hue. This stone knows that for a healthy and balanced mindset, it's important to have a full spectrum of emotions, but it also knows that emotional intelligence comes from feeling rooted in self-worth, confidence, and the knowledge that no matter what happens you will find a spot of light in which to persevere.

  • Balances the sacral chakra.
  • Connects with the heart chakra

Just like the sunlight chasing away shadows, the Sunstone is a cleanser of negative energy and ever ready to get to work on shifting blocks from your chakras. This is a stone that shares its color cycles with the sacral chakra, the place that houses your unique inner chi. This is where your life force flows and where your sensuality and pleasure in experiencing the world sits. When our sacral chakra is cracked open we are able to communicate with ease, to move with inner grace, and to laugh with freedom. Sunstone also connects with the heart chakra, the place that teaches us how to give and receive love only and how to form healthy relationships and bonds with those who bring equilibrium and the right kind of energy to our life. It teaches us how to trust. Speaking of trust, Sunstone can also help us to clear our third eye chakra too, the place of our deep wisdom and intuition.

  • A good match for Libra
  • Suits Leo’s too

Those born under the banner of Libra will love the fiery glow of the Sunstone. Librans are known for their sublime sense of idealism, their just and fair approach to life, and their gracious connections to friends and strangers. They can also be indecisive and a little self-pitying and tend to go well out of their way to avoid confrontations as they often fear the worse. The Sunstone helps by bringing the sparkle back to this side of their nature. It’s a stone that reminds them that they can own their power and present their boundaries without losing love or friendship.

Leo’s too with their roaring strong personality and chock full of confidence, the Sunstone is a natural match for those born under the Leo sign. Super big-hearted, soaked in comfort, and ever a sunny disposition is truly what marks Leo’s out from the crowd. Of course, the Sunstone shines a light on all the lovely personality traits of the Leo but also balances them out so they can nurture those lush leadership qualities and live a full and beautiful life.