Crystals for Scorpio
Wow. A new moon AND a fresh new month all at the same time. This is… big energy.
Scorpio season is all about death and rebirth: just as a scorpion must shed its skin in order to grow into the next phase of its life, so too do we have to let go of the old in order to make room for the new.
Theres a… brutal honesty that comes with this change in the season, from Libra’s bubbly social life to Scorpio’s airtight boundaries, but, it’s also kind of a breath of fresh air?
This new moon in Scorpio definitely feels like an invitation to cut the bullshit and really be clear about what we want (and what we might have to let go of in order to make that happen.
And so, we are here with our New Moon tradition, the release of the Journaling Prompts for Scorpio Season PDF Download.
And also, one of my other favorite New Moon rituals, this season’s crystal guide.
For those that haven’t been following along for the whole series, I have been writing out guides to the selections of crystals that I curated for each zodiac sign back in the 2020-2021 astrological year as I designed my Zodiac Jewelry Collection. If you’d like to catch up with the series, you can read the posts for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, and Libra all at their respective links.
When I was designing the collection, I was focused on selecting crystals that would help support wearers with placements in those signs, but as time went on, I really grew to see how those same stones can help us all out throughout each zodiac season.
In the spirit of Scorpio season, let’s get right to the important part: the crystals.
Black Obsidian
OF COURSE the first crystal that I pick for Scorpio season is BLACK. You know, because Scorpios are all spooky and mysterious. Actually that’s not why I chose to start with Black Obsidian. I chose Black Obsidian to lead the pack because Black Obsidian is a fiercely protective stone. And that shroud of mystery that Scorpios tend to project? That’s just boundaries, baby. Black Obsidian helps us to keep the energies we to not want to mess with out of our space so that we do not have to deal with it. She’s not just an energetic bouncer that helps us to stay in our lane, she’s also a stone of growth and exploration, which is a perfect fit for Scorpio season and its themes of resilience and reinvention.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine may seem like an odd choice for Scorpio Season, but I’m going to need you to hear me out on this one. First of all, Scorpio is a water sign, and it felt wrong to not include any stones with watery energy in this collection. Second, Aquamarine is a stone of courage and honesty. If you have any Scorpios in your life (I have a Scorpio rising and so do both of my kids… That's… a tough combo…), you know that Scorpios do not pull any punches when it comes to their thoughts and opinions. And, neither does Aquamarine. She helps us to say what needs to be said, but also… maybe helps us to take the time to do so with clarity, and maybe not be so judgmental about it. Maybe.
Smoky Quartz
I know I say this about a lot of crystals, but I do really, truly, genuinely mean this about Smoky Quartz: this is one of my absolute all time favorite crystals. Smoky Quartz is THE stone for Scorpio’s whole death-and-rebirth thing. Honestly, this might be the stone of the season. She helps us out by transmuting negative energy into positive energy, whether that’s within us or just around us. This is a stone that’s really helpful through times of change and transition. When we take the time to get really honest about what might be holding us back from getting what we really want in life, Smoky Quartz brings us the clarity we need to confidently follow our intuition, especially when it comes to letting go of those things that are no longer serving us.
Citrine
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the dark side of Scorpio season, but we can’t forget that the reason we are keeping our boundaries high and pruning away the things that are no longer helping us to live the life that we want, is so that we can move on to the next stage and actually live that life. And Citrine is the perfect stone to help us remember this. Citrine is a stone of abundance and success, but… abundance and success that flows easily and joyfully through aligned action. You know, like, the golden rewards from all the work I’ve been talking about in the sections about the other stones. And I mean, it makes sense that protecting our energy, being boldly honest about what we want, and dropping everything that was blocking us from that would just invite in effortless success. Citrine is our, quite literal, light at the end of the tunnel.
Malachite
Finally, our last stone for Scorpio Season is Malachite. Malachite is a stone associated with GROWTH. Not just lowercase, linear, baby steps kind of growth, but big, capital letters, expansive GROWTH that can only happen after we shed our old, too small skins (like a scorpion). Malachite is a stone of transformation that really supports us through this often grueling process, and encourages us to take the risks necessary to follow our intuition. Malachite, like Scorpio, can have a more serious energy. But this isn’t a bad thing here, it helps us to take ownership and responsibility for our choices, which in turn, makes it even more satisfying when we get to see the end results of the growth process.
And there you have it, the crystal guide for Scorpio season. I hope that you’ve enjoyed coming along this journey with me.
If this post has made you curious about my Crystals for Scorpio Collection, you can find it right here (and if you’re interested in other signs, the full Zodiac Collection can be found here). And if it’s inspired you to take a moment for some journaling, you can find the Journaling Prompts for Scorpio Season right here as well.
See you next month for Sagittarius season!