Carnelian and the vibrancy of life itself
Carnelian is one of my favorite stones. You'll identify it by that beautiful, candy-like orange color and well...it looks vibrant! It also has other nice contrast colors like bands of quartz or the maroon tint here and there.
The vibration of carnelian is that of vitality, energy, creation drive, and physical health. A nice combination to feel driven and confident is to pair it with smokey quartz and citrine, and you are ready to take on anything!
It plays nicely in both color and energy harmony with agate, jasper, and contrasts color with amazonite.
Carnelian brings you joy and lust for life
Carnelian is associated with the sacral (or second) chakra. This is where your creativity, sexuality, and emotions reside. Add this crystal to your chakra kit as your basic stone for the second chakra. This crystal's healing energy delivers life force to organs and tissue. It supports reproductive health in box sexes and assists with fertility issues and problems associated with sexual health or trauma. Carnelian also supports the absorption of nutrients and improves blood circulation. This crystal combined with smokey quartz provides healing energy to all aspects of physical health.
The color and vibration of this crystal work to enhance, supplement, or balance energies with different stone combinations. If you are looking for that push to take action on your desires, add citrine to the mix! Citrine will bring out the energy from the solar plexus to boost your confidence. Need it to work a little faster or gain momentum? Set your intention and add clear quartz. If you have an under-active sacral chakra, clear quartz and carnelian help to raise the vibration to balance.
Working with color energy
Colors have different vibrations that complement or balance each other. The relationship between color energies are easily understood when looking at a color wheel. Say for instance, you want to know which colors complement orange. Those would be the colors directly opposite in the wheel. This color relationship creates stability.
Complementary colors will also work in bridging a gap in "what am I missing" sort of way. Let' say you are a creative person who despite your desires and efforts cannot bring your projects to manifest. The desire is strong, the creation is there but you cannot express it nor bring it to others. This when you pair up carnelian with a throat chakra crystal. The blue color energy will promote self expression, give you "the voice" so you can put your creation out there. Your creation manifested and clearly communicated to others.
Carnelian will bring vitality, energy, and motivation to unleash your creativity!