Carnelian ranges from pure bright orange to a paler orange, with clear streaks and is a clarifying stone, and contains many of the properties associated with the colour orange, as well as being an ideal stone to help balance the sacral chakra.

Properties associated with carnelians include increasing the ability to make decisions, keep our minds in the present enabling us to make decisions based on now not past concerns or “hang ups”. It is also seen to awaken hidden talents, and increase the flow of creative energies. This increase in creative energy can also then help alleviate apathy.

This is also a cleansing stone and can be used to cleanse other crystals. If you store your crystals all toghether with a carnelian amongst them, they will rarely need cleansing.

Brazilian Agate gives strength, courage and security, and is known to be an ideal protector for children. Try using a brazilian agate as a dowser to find lost objects.

Other orange crystals include dark citrine, orange calcite, topaz, copper