How to Use Fire Opal Energy

Usually found in Mexico, fire opal is one of the more dramatic gem stones in appearance. It's fiery gleam is an indicator of the energy it is best at handling. If you are having an emotional situation, use this stone to defuse the energy and wear it, carry it or give it as a gift. This stone will also lend clarity to your thoughts, especially any efforts to elevate them. Fire opal is traditionally set in gold, which helps to protect it. It is a very delicate stone, subject to wear and damage. It can even be subject to damage if exposed to air too often, losing moisture and producing small cracks. Other options are settings in silver or platinum. Fire opal is a great stone for a creative person or a high powered business person. Fire opal is also a wonderful helper stone for someone in a healing profession. It will carry a balance and settled quality that will lend itself to every situation you enter.

Things You'll Need

• A fire opal stone of your choosing

Instructions

1. Wear or carry a fire opal to go in balanced if you are going to be experiencing an emotionally stressful situation. It will help defuse the energy of the situation, and it will help balance you out after you're through.

2. Use fire opal to give you an advantage in a mentally stressful situation. If you're under a heavy workload, fire opal will help you to prioritize and maintain perspective about your project.

3. Set your fire opal in gold to enhance the connection between heart and brain, and will harness the creative energies of both fire opal and gold.

4. Set your fire opal in silver to help you bring clarity and intuition to your thoughts. Use a silver setting if you want to bring more calm energy to your creativity, without dampening that creative fire. Try also combining it with turquoise for additional intuitive energy and subtle inspiration.

5. Set your opal in platinum for a very special tool. Platinum is the most refined of the metal energies. Platinum will lend a higher consciousness to the fiery energy of this stone, and will protect the wearer from overly dramatic expression of the fire opal energy. Wearing this as a pendant at the heart level will give you the ultimate amplification of creative energy while ensuring that only the highest vibrations find expression through your creativity.

Tips & Warnings

• Protect your fire opal from the elements and wear and tear. Don't get it wet and don't bang it around.

• If you are going to use fire opal in a medicine pouch, wrap it separately in a soft cloth.

• Don't use fire opal if you are already feeling overly emotional. It will balance you out eventually, but you may feel some wide swings on the way.

• See how you react when you combine fire opal with other stones. You may not want to combine it with a lot of other stones at once.

Resources

• Love Is In The Earth, THE Greatest Mineral Guide
• Crystals and jewelry