Wearing, carrying or meditating with a clear quartz crystal is said to open the mind and heart to higher guidance, allowing the realm of spirit to be transmitted and translated into the world of physical form. This is perhaps why it has often been worn in jewelry, where it can be kept close to the body, where it has the power to enhance the inner spirit as well as the outward appearance of its wearer.
Colorless quartz is called rock crystal quartz. The word “crystal” comes from the Greek krustallos which means “ice crystal,” because they thought quartz crystals were pieces of ice that were frozen so deeply they couldn’t melt again. The best rock crystal has the clarity and shimmer of water, and it has been used throughout history to carve decorative objects and bowls. Today more often seen set into jewelry, where it is appreciated for it’s pure, unclouded transparency and its accessiblity compared to other gemstones.
Aside from quartz’s magical, mystical properties, it also has some pretty conclusive scientific powers. If you squeeze a crystal of quartz, it generates a tiny electric current. The pressure on the crystal’s surface forces ions within it to move out of position, upsetting the overall charge balance and turning the crystal into a tiny battery, with oppositely-charged faces.
This phenomenon is known as the piezoelectric effect, and it also works in reverse. Pass an electric current through a quartz crystal, and it will squeeze itself. Quartz watches use tiny slivers of cut quartz as oscillators to keep precise time.
Rock crystal may be said to be associated with new beginnings. It is the birthstone for April, when signs of spring begin to emerge, and the gemstone associated with Monday, the beginning of the work week. It is, perhaps, a harbinger of all things possible.
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