Naomi Reeve

Naomi Reeve

Naomi has been working with crystals and reading in spirituality, symbolism and tradition since 2004, and covers that half of the site.
Painting of obsidian, malachite and flashing labradorite glowing blue and green in a starry sky with gold rings

Crystals for Scorpio

A thirteenth constellation, Ophiuchus, lies on the Sun’s path, and every few years a headline says it has unmade the sign. It has not, because a sign was never a constellation. The stones a shop gives, obsidian, malachite, labradorite, topaz,…

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Crystals for Gemini

Gemini’s emblem is a pair of twins, and the stone at the head of its list is the one that visibly does two things at once. Agate, then citrine, tiger’s eye, aquamarine, pearl and chrysocolla. A crystal shop asked for…

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What Chakra Is Hematite?

Hematite is a root chakra stone. You will find charts that add the solar plexus, and charts that add the third eye instead, and they disagree with one another with nothing behind them that could decide between them. The British…

Painting of orange carnelian stones with citrine and rose quartz in a starry sky with gold rings

What Crystals Go Well with Carnelian?

Carnelian is a warm, motivating stone, so the pairing you want depends on what you need from it. To push harder, pair it with citrine or tiger’s eye. To keep the drive but steady it, pair it with rose quartz…

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What Crystals Go Well with Amethyst?

Amethyst gets along with almost anything, which is why it is most people’s first pairing stone. The pairings worth knowing are the ones with a reason behind them: rose quartz for the heart, clear quartz to amplify, and citrine, the…

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Can You Combine Rose Quartz and Clear Quartz?

Yes. Rose quartz and clear quartz are one of the easiest pairings to work with, largely because they are the same mineral. Both are quartz, so their energies are harmonious by default and there is nothing to reconcile between them.…