Citrine Round Crystal Bracelet 8mm

We all keep an idea or two on hold until we feel ready, and heated citrine is for the day we decide to stop waiting. Its colours are honey, marigold and the deep amber of late-afternoon light. Heated citrine begins as amethyst: heat turns the violet to gold, sometimes slowly in the earth but far more often in a kiln, and most citrine sold today is made this way. Its name comes to us through the French citron, lemon. That glow has been treasured, and given, for a long time: Queen Victoria was reportedly fond of citrine, brooches and pendants from her reign still sparkle today, and citrine now and then takes topaz's place as November's birthstone.

Hindu and Vedic teaching makes the Solar Plexus Chakra the fire of our confidence and will, with the Sacral Chakra just below, where our creativity stirs; heated citrine sits with both.

When it is time to back ourselves, heated citrine is the stone we like beside us: for abundance, for trusting our own judgement and for that first bold step. Crystal healing ties it to the digestive system and the body's metabolic warmth. Some of us love the paler, rarer natural stone, while plenty of us find heated citrine every bit as bright to work with. Set a piece where you will see it while you work on that idea, and begin.

A full shelf of heated citrine warms the whole shop. A heated cluster usually tells its story at a glance: deep gold at the points, fading to snowy white at the base. Our bicolour wand holds both at once, half amber and half milky white. In the hand a point feels cool and glassy, like all quartz, though its colour looks warm enough to hold the sun. We keep natural citrine too, and most customers who compare the two are happy with heated.

Heated citrine goes home with our customers to sit beside tills and cash boxes, in corners kept for abundance work, and in pockets on days when you need a little courage. Because it comes in bigger pieces than natural citrine, it is the citrine our customers pick for a generator or a full cluster to anchor a shelf, while the natural stone more often becomes a small personal piece.

Heated citrine is quartz, just as hard as natural citrine (Mohs 7), and easy to look after. Tradition says citrine transforms the energy around it rather than soaking it up, so it needs cleansing less often than most stones. Strong, prolonged sun may soften the colour of some pieces.