Healing Properties of Citrine

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• June 17, 2022January 14, 2026
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Citrine is a beautiful yellow gemstone with a color that ranges from light to dark.  High quality citrine is generally transparent, while lower grade citrine, like those used in beading, can have more of an opaque look to it.  Citrine is sometimes mistaken for the more expensive gemstone “yellow topaz” and is a member of the quartz family along with onyx, carnelian and amethyst.  Citrine takes its color from the traces of iron in the quartz and can be anything from pale yellow to bright shades of amber. Citrine tends to have a hexagonal crystal system and in its natural form has a cloudy or smoky look.  Citrine sits at a 7 on the Mohs Scale.  Using this scale, a 7 or higher on the scale usually indicates a gem is hard enough for normal jewelry use. This is a guideline, not a hard and fast rule.

If you are looking to manifest your dreams, you first need to know what they are.  By utilizing the properties of citrine, you can activate both your imagination and your will as it helps you clearly envision what you want, and then gives you the persistence to see it through.

Just like standing in the gentle glow of sunlight, Citrine works wonders when it comes to warming the physical body and bringing uplifting moods. If Vitamin D were a stone it would be Citrine for sure.  Bringing Citrine into your life means that you can say farewell to sluggish vibes.  An instant pick me up, Citrine brings a bounty of energy and can be an amazing gift to those who suffer from chronic fatigue or other conditions that run your personal resources low.

While Citrine is an energy giver, it doesn’t mean it will amp you up into overdrive, it’s a stone that will pull you up by your bootstraps but not leave you out of balance.  Citrine helps to keep the thyroid working well, stimulate a healthy digestive system, better blood circulation, and keeps allergies and all kinds of skin irritations under control. Those who suffer from menstrual pain and a cycle that seems out of whack will also love the healing vibes of Citrine and it can also be used as a remedy against nausea too.

Citrine is connected to the Solar Plexus Chakra and the Sacral Chakra, and both these power points in the body sit either in the center or down low. These are elemental chakras that help us to stay grounded and glorious in our own power. The Solar Plexus Chakra is where we garner our warrior strength and stand strong in personal power. If your Solar Plexus Chakra is blocked you may struggle to feel centered and your confidence will sit on shaky ground. This makes it hard to forge boundaries and also may mean that you struggle to keep negative energy out.  The Sacral Chakra is where our passion, creativity and intimacy sits close to our pubic bone. This is also where the well of our joy sits.  If your Sacral Chakra is blocked you may feel overwhelmed like you are spinning in a loss of control, and this can lead to feelings of detachment or emotionally checking out.

As Citrine works to bring both these chakras into alignment, you can see it’s a really great tool for those who just need a little extra help staying grounded without feeling ground down. Ward off negative energy, bring your inner strength shimmering to the surface and let the hardships of life roll off like water on a duck’s back with this purely positive stone.

Natural citrine is very rare and is found in small amounts in only a few places in the world.  Russia, Spain, France, and Hungary are known for natural citrine, while most citrine you see on the market is actually amethyst or smoky quartz that has been heat treated to look similar.  The heat treatment changes the color of the stone to a shade of yellow which makes it extremely difficult to tell natural citrine from heat treated citrine unless you are a gemologist and specifically know what to look for.

There aren’t many yellow gemstones, and there are even fewer that are affordable.  Citrine is a wonderful option that offers a wide range of color in the yellow spectrum.  When buying any citrine bead or stone, if it isn’t specified, you should assume you are dealing with a heat treated stone.

Natural citrine has always been rare, and this technique of heat treating other quartz stones has been commonplace for many years.  In the gemstone business, this is believed to be common knowledge, so heat treating in this particular case is not considered to be enhancing the stone, simply making it available to the general public.

Citrine is the birthstone for those born in November, and the planetary stone for Virgo.  Citrine is also the gemstone for the 13th and 17th year of marriage.