The name means "flesh-colored", from [caro], meaning "genitive" and [carnis],

meaning "flesh".

Carnelian sometimes called an inspirational stone. Assists in creativity and

increases awareness. If you are in a bad mood or feeling blue - hold carnelian in
your hands and let its energy inspire you. It is a very cheerful stone, great mood
elevator. Believed to dispel depression and sad moods.? In ancient Egypt carnelian
was worn on the hand to calm anger.
It is also believed to help you concur fears about death, bringing acceptance and
serenity regarding the cycle of life.

Used as a healing stone to treat menstrual cramps!

It is also an excellent stone to wear or carry for public speaking.

Astrological: Carnelian ?is one of the stones for those born under the signs of Leo
and Virgo.
Chakras: 2nd chakra

Many sources report that Carnelian be a powerful activator to the second Chakra,
called the Sacral Chakra, which relates to a sense of Self... along with the five
senses, creativity, reproduction, sexuality and self-gratification.

Carnelians were used in Ancient Egyptian magick as protection for both the living
and the dead. A Carnelian in the form of the "tjet," symbol of Mother Isis, was
placed on the neck of a mummy to ensure the protection, safe passage, and rebirth
of the spirit in the afterlife. Another Carnelian amulet was the Eye of Horus,
which is still believed to offer protection against the evil eye. In Roman times,
Carnelian was engraved with the head of a lion or a great leader.

Magickal uses of Carnelian include using it as a focus for past life work and for
finding a "twin soul" or family. It is good for all love and sex rites, especially
to rekindle or increase passion that has begun to fade. Fire magick is also more
effective if you circle a red candle with several Carnelians.

Mentally, Carnelian can improve analytical abilities and can clarify perception.
It removes extraneous thoughts during meditation and sharpens concentration.
Emotionally, this stone is a powerful protector against envy, rage and
esentment...yours or other people's. It calms anger and banishes negativity,
replacing it with a love of life.

Goethe wrote:

"Carnelian is a talisman,

It brings good luck to child and man;

If resting on an onyx ground,

A sacred kiss imprint when found.

It drives away all evil things;

To thee and thine protection brings.

The name of Allah, king of kings,

If graven on this stone, indeed,

Will move to love and doughty need.

From such a gem a woman gains

Sweet hope and comfort in her pains".

Cleanse and charge Carnelian with sunlight. They can be used to dispel negativity
from other crystals and stones.

Carnelian is associated with the Zodiac sign of Virgo, but has also been associated
with Taurus, Cancer and Leo. Under the Hebrew, Roman and Arabic birthstones it is
also known as an alternate for August; Peridot being the traditional.

Metaphysical Properties:
Astrological Sign(s): Taurus, Aries, Cancer & Leo.

Element: Fire & Earth

Sacral Chakra (though known to work from Root, and above Sacral to Solar Plexus and
Heart).

Strength, confidence and personal power.

Courage.

Enhances physical energy.

Self-motivation.

Communication.

Creativity.

Self-actualization, self-esteem.

Heightens Sexuality/Sensuality.

Emotional warmth and expression of feelings.

Stimulates curiosity and analytical precision.

Dispels rage, anger, or envy.

Banishes sorry and depression.

Repels negativity.

Brings acceptance.

Rebirth, reincarnation and past life recall.

Lends ambition and drive to career.

Gives physical aid in treating: Blood disorders. Kidneys, kidney stones, emotional
disfunction, sexuality, physical energy, reproductive system and infertility,
menstrual problems, arthritis, gall bladder, gall stones, pancreas, asthma,
allergies. Helps relieve lower back pain.

*NOTE: Stone therapy should NOT take the place of medical evaluation and
procedures, and should be used merely to enhance one's health and well-being.

My own thoughts and experiences:

I'd read somewhere that if you put a piece of Carnelian under your tongue, it would
make you speak with eloquence and precision. Well, I tried it, and it didn't make
me speak any more eloquently. In fact, the most it did was to further jumble my
words.. (maybe I should have used a much smaller stone?..lol).. and the only other
thing it afforded me at that moment was some fun with my tongue twirling around the
smooth, slippery, cool stone I'd placed inside my mouth.

Through the experience though, something more useful came to me. It led me to
think of how it is much too easy for someone to take the vast array of descriptive
words assigned to each rock, crystal or stone, and to think or hope for some
totally different experience from what the stone will in actuality do for you. For
instance, taking the word "communicative" or the phrase "helps one to communicate
better," as Carnelian is supposed to facilitate. That word or phrase is left open
to blanket interpretations. To one, it may mean to speak one's mind out loud. To
another, it may mean to express oneself better through dance. And to another it
may signify communication through prose...or perhaps art or music.

Personally, I found that none of the above modes of communication came to me

through the power of Carnelian. What did come to me, though, was action.
Carnelian helps you to communicate bodily..through movement and inuendo. It makes
you incorporate your motions into your everyday practices...(well okay, it's not
everyday that I put a stone in my mouth), and will stimulate you to find alternate
routes to the root.. (*by* perhaps putting a stone in your mouth <g>). This route-
to-the-root method can and will take place through active and tactile involvement.

There is a sensuality to Carnelian, and it does not hesitate to share that side of
itself with you. Its lightness in weight -- lighter than any of its other close
relatives -- will in turn lighten your emotional state, decrease stress, and even
repel anger, all allowing for a more creative and attraction (the art of
attracting) side of you to blossom.

Carnelian's bright orange color -- being at the same time both warm and vibrant --
is a mixture of fiery, lusty, and heady passionate red intermingled within the
joyful, bright and stimulating offerings of yellow. Because it is this seductive
combination of these two primary colors encapsulated in a cloudy nebula-like web
inside the stone, it very readily displays the heated suggestion that two may
become one when they embrace. Therein lies just one of the many sexuality-
enhancing gifts of Carnelian.

So in conclusion... In our quick and fast-paced world of instant everything, do we

often enough stop to think that there may be more than the one or two
interpretations that popped into the forefront of our minds through the implication
of this adjective or that? I'd venture to say most often not. And this is why I
believe that it is best to perform an up-close and personal t�te-�-t�te and touch
with our crystal companions. And if with them, why not with everything in our
lives? Thank you, Carnelian.