Happiness
Stones for the different shapes of a low mood: grey days, a lost spark, worry, loneliness, and everyday contentment.
Stones for happiness
Amethyst
Quartz var.Clarity, calm and spiritual alignment for everyday practice.
Rose Quartz
Quartz var.The gentle stone of unconditional love and self-compassion.
Citrine
Quartz var.Warmth, focus and joyful abundance, like a pocket of sunlight.
Green Aventurine
Quartz var.The luckiest stone, opening the way to opportunity and growth.
Carnelian
Chalcedony var.A bold stone of courage, vitality and creative fire.
Sunstone
Aventurescent feldsparThe stone of warmth, confidence and taking up your own space.
Rhodochrosite
Mn carbonateThe stone of turning warmth back toward yourself.
How to work with them
Happiness is rarely one thing. A flat, grey stretch calls for the warm solar stones, citrine and sunstone. A loss of pleasure in doing things is carnelian territory. When worry is what keeps joy out of reach, amethyst is the settling stone, and when loneliness is the heart of it, rhodochrosite and rose quartz belong to the heart chakra. Green aventurine suits a steady, everyday gratitude practice. These are traditional associations, offered as companions to real support and never as a replacement for it.
Whichever stone you choose, cleanse it when it's new and now and then after. Our cleansing guide walks through seven gentle methods.