Carnelian

Carnelian is a stone of happiness and hope. It protects against envy, fear and rage replacing them with a love of life. Carnelian provides courage and hope to move through the more difficult cycles of life. It stimulates vitality and rebirth. Mentally it improves memory and analytic abilities. It supports self-esteem and subdues confusion causing apathy. Carnelian encourages one to move forward in life promoting positive choices. It motivates for success in business and other matters. Carnelian helps to awaken ones inborn talents and stimulates natural dexterity. It aids in concentration and focus. In meditation Carnelian quiets the extraneous thoughts of the mind aiding in connectedness with the spiritual worlds. It facilitates the reception of inspiration and creative ideas from ones higher self.

In the home Carnelian provides a stabilizing energy. It strengthens familial bonds of love especially between parent and child and parent and parent.  Carnelian placed near the front door of the home invokes
protection and invites abundance.