Stones & meaning

Citrine: origin, colour and Mohs hardness, its role in the solar plexus chakra and care – plus how to tell real citrine from heated amethyst.

Rose quartz: how the pink colour comes about, why it is assigned to the heart chakra, which trade qualities exist and how to clean it properly.

Rock crystal: structure, hardness and where it is found, its place in lithotherapy, quality criteria when buying and the usual cleaning methods.

Amethyst from antiquity to today: what causes the colour, which chakra it is assigned to, price bands and care. With a checklist for buying with confidence.

Red jasper: iron oxide as the colouring agent, Mohs hardness 6.5–7, its link to the root chakra. Plus buying criteria, care notes and a price table by shape.

Which stone is assigned to which month, where the assignment comes from, and how to turn it into a gift that does not look like an esoteric shop.

The seven chakras and the stones assigned to them, as an overview of lithotherapy – with a note on what this assignment can and cannot do.

Pyrite: cubic structure, brass-yellow lustre, Mohs hardness 6–6.5. On its place in lithotherapy, where it is found and how it differs from marcasite.

From agate to zircon: the traditional attributions of stone healing in overview, sorted alphabetically and clearly labelled as tradition.