Post by Angaridatha on Feb 16, 2005 3:50:03 GMT -5
Ametrine is a combination of amethyst and citrine, two stones which are in many ways opposite in characteristics.
Yet opposing does not mean incompatible, as we see when we look at the colors of these two stones. Amethyst's purple and citrine's yellow are opposite each other on the color wheel; yet are called complementary, meaning that they enhance each other, and are considered by artists to be excellent colors to use together.
We can find this same kind of complementary relationship in the properties of citrine and amethyst. Citrine relates to the third chakra, which is associated with self-esteem and personal power. Citrine helps us to balance these energies so that self-esteem isn't inflated into egotism, nor personal power turned into domination of others.
Amethyst is one of the sixth-chakra stones. The sixth chakra relates to going within, to intuition, psychic development, and dreams. It is an energy center which is connected to the transition from ordinary consciousness to a deeper spiritual awareness, and amethyst is the principal stone used to assist in this transition.
With this background, we can see that ametrine can be the ideal stone for someone who wants to:
have self-confidence in the sense of valuing his/her uniqueness and particular purpose
develop and use personal power for the greater good, and especially for spiritual reasons
appreciate that we exist in a perpetual dance between physical and spiritual realities
Yet opposing does not mean incompatible, as we see when we look at the colors of these two stones. Amethyst's purple and citrine's yellow are opposite each other on the color wheel; yet are called complementary, meaning that they enhance each other, and are considered by artists to be excellent colors to use together.
We can find this same kind of complementary relationship in the properties of citrine and amethyst. Citrine relates to the third chakra, which is associated with self-esteem and personal power. Citrine helps us to balance these energies so that self-esteem isn't inflated into egotism, nor personal power turned into domination of others.
Amethyst is one of the sixth-chakra stones. The sixth chakra relates to going within, to intuition, psychic development, and dreams. It is an energy center which is connected to the transition from ordinary consciousness to a deeper spiritual awareness, and amethyst is the principal stone used to assist in this transition.
With this background, we can see that ametrine can be the ideal stone for someone who wants to:
have self-confidence in the sense of valuing his/her uniqueness and particular purpose
develop and use personal power for the greater good, and especially for spiritual reasons
appreciate that we exist in a perpetual dance between physical and spiritual realities