What is Kunzite?

Kunzite is a glassy stone that is naturally pale pink in color. It can also be found in colorless form and in lilac and yellowish green varieties. It forms in a naturally flat shape with vertical striations. The colorless version is also known as Spodumene. The pink style of Kunzite associated with the meaning of love and devotion.

Expand Loving Thoughts

As pale as the pink clouds leaving their fingerprints smeared across the morning sky, Kunzite is soaked in sublime love and the divine light of being. While its gentle nature and feminine color scheme may seem whimsical, Kunzite is one of the strongest crystals in the pack for sweeping away any kind of dark feelings of doom and gloom. Dressed in divine love, Kunzite comes to us in many shades – it can be colorless or it can be soft and shimmering in shades of pink and lilac or even soft lemon yellow and green. The green and yellow versions of Kunzite are sometimes referred to as Hiddenite. Yet, it is the rosy-hued variety we first think of when we hear the name Kunzite.

Taking its name from the mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, he first found and catalogued the loving stone back in 1902. Before it was called Kunzite, the stone was born under the banner of another name - a crystal family called Spodumene. The word comes from the Ancient Greek which translates roughly to ‘burnt to ashes’ most probably in homage to its silvery pink coloring. Made up from lithium, aluminum, and silicate, the stone has a moderately hard finish measuring a 6-1/2 on the Mohs scale. While young in age, Kunzite is steadily growing its gorgeous reputation and has been mined in every corner of the earth, from the USA to the cracked vanilla shores of Madagascar, the carnival spirit lands of Brazil, and the dreamy deserts of Afghanistan.

Kunzite is one of the most calming stones imaginable. One glance at its soft shimmer is enough to lower your heart pressure, tie together torn nerves, and fill the heart and soul with the full promise of divine love. This is a crystal that is here to remind us that despite times of hardship and trouble, nothing can’t be overcome and our greatest strength comes from having a trusting and open heart. If you want to know more about the intimate connection that Kunzite can build then keep on reading.

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Healing Properties of Kunzite

Kunzite is doused in feminine energy and so many high vibrations it positively hums. It’s a stone known for being incredibly effective at clearing emotional blockages, especially when it comes to the heart. Anyone who is struggling to adjust to changes in life or those who are suffering the blow of a new separation or any situation that has caused them to become stuck in low vibrations, by calling on the power of the Kunzite Stone you can clear those traumas away and make space for inner peace, self-love, health, and harmony to shine.

Physical Healing Properties

Being a heart connector stone it comes as no surprise that Kunzite shines a light on all heart and circulatory matters. As a body healer, Kunzite works her magic on the whole circulatory system, keeping the breath in beautiful flow and ensuring the heart muscles are warm and strong. Along with uplifting the heart, Kunzite is also a great stone to have on side for those who are going through puberty. Thanks to those strong feminine vibes, this stone helps with symptoms of PMS and reduces reproductive centric problems. Kunzite also brings its soft and healing vibes to help ease migraines and recover from the signs of physical stress.

Mental & Emotional Healing Properties

Bringing the cool soothing touch to hot heads and high emotions is what Kunzite does best. For those who tend to go into emotional shutdown mode, Kunzite is here to tempt you back out of your shell. The gentle energy is ripe with unconditional love and lashings of self-compassion. If you struggle with nurturing deep connections, if you feel that your trust is shot and your heart locked away in a tightly bound box, then let the high vibrations of Kunzite seep right in and peel that box right open. Pale pink and as sweet as can be, Kunzite inspires tolerance, willingness, being receptive to all the opportunities that come your way, garnering higher levels of empathy, and feeling free and easy in your expression. It does all this without letting you lose respect for your boundaries. Kunzite understands that while boundaries are important, they shouldn’t be hemming you in.

Metaphysical Properties

Kunzite is an incredible cleanser of negative energy. It swoops right in and cleans house, ensuring that the cobwebs of mistrust and bad memories are swept away and you are left with a space that you feel is safe and sound for nurturing your own emotional and spiritual growth. Unsurprisingly, Kunzite is a heart chakra connector. Our heart chakra is the place of our trust and love and our ability to give and to be open to receiving in this world. When our heart chakrais blocked it can make us emotionally unavailable and locked down. If we can remove that block then beautiful energy can flow and we can give and take love freely without the risk of becoming stuck in negative repercussions.

Kunzite also connects to the crown chakra, our gateway to the higher plains of the universe and our source of spirituality. When our heart and crown chakras are open, we prime ourselves into becoming a ripe vessel for all the magic, divine light, and guidance the world has to bestow upon us.

Zodiac Birthstone

Passionate and persistent, the gentle energy of Kunzite can swoop in to set those hot-headed Scorpios back on track. Scorpios have a ton of positive qualities, they are fiercely loyal, stoic, and have a streak of independence that simply cannot be matched. Kunzite can help to soften the harder edges of the Scorpio star sign. With a wealth of intense feelings, Kunzite nudges Scorpios into a place where they can regulate those wave of emotions without feeling like they are drowning. The Kunzite will also help heal those connections with others that may have been stretched.

Taurus too, also benefit beautifully from being in flux with the Kunzite stone. Taureans are known for also being determined and stoic in their approach and just like with Scorpio star sign, Kunzite trickles in to keep Taureans a little softer than their normal stubborn nature allows. With a lavish love of luxury and comfort, Taureans have every chance to live a rich, warm, and full life – the Kunzite crystal takes this thread out of the material world and pins it down in the emotional sense.

How to Use Kunzite

For those craving emotional healing, an open-hearted approach to life, and to slough away those hard edges to something a little softer, you need to bring the gentle pink energy of Kunzite into your life. Thanks to its pretty color scheme and ashen light, Pink Kunzite makes a remarkable stone when set in gemstone jewelry. For those who prefer feng shui magic, you can also find a tumbled stone or piece of Kunzite quartz to adorn an altar or sacred space in your home. Kunzite loves to share its light and energy with other soft pink stones like Morganite, Rhodonite, and Rose Quartz.