Which crystal suits me?

Five questions to discover the stone tradition would link to this moment in your life.

Finding your stone: the beginner's question

Which crystal suits me?” is probably the first question anyone discovering crystal healing asks. Faced with hundreds of minerals in a shop, the choice seems impossible — and sellers are quick to suggest whichever suits them. Our test offers another approach: five simple questions about your moment in life, your needs and your temperament, and a companion stone at the end.

Six stones, six profiles

The test leads to one of the six most universal stones in tradition. Amethyst, for minds seeking calm and perspective, whose thoughts turn in circles. Citrine, stone of the inner sun, for those who want to shine without burning out. Rose quartz, for those who give a great deal and grant themselves little — tradition makes it the stone of self-love, the foundation without which nothing holds. Black tourmaline, shield of empaths who absorb everything from others. Labradorite, for periods of passage and transformation. And carnelian, for those whose creative drive has been waiting far too long for its first gesture.

A starting point, not a prescription

This test is a game, and should be taken as such: no stone “suits” anyone in a medical or psychological sense, and no study demonstrates any action of minerals on mood or health. What the test offers is an entry point — a stone to discover, whose history and tradition may speak to you and make you want to learn more.

Once you have found your stone, explore its full entry in the encyclopaedia of virtues: its history, its correspondences, and above all how to care for it without damaging it. Then, if you feel like wearing it, design your bracelet in the visual composer.

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E-book · Gemmology & the gem trade

The Merchants of Light

My name is Lorys. For over ten years I have travelled the markets, the mines and the workshops of the gem world. There I learned to observe stones, to negotiate, to recognise treatments and to understand what a gem is truly worth. The Merchants of Light is a human and practical journey. You will find field knowledge and professional insight that you will not find anywhere online.

  • Travel the great gem routes
  • Understand the stone trade
  • Negotiate with method
  • Learn to read a gem
  • Recognise treatments and imitations
  • Use the tools of the trade
  • Buy with far greater safety
  • Step into the professionals' network
  • Make sense of certificates