Moonstone
Intention: Follow your intuition and embrace cycles
Hardness: 6 to 6.5 Water-safe: briefly, but handle gently
Associations
The moon, intuition, cycles, femininity, and new beginnings. Its shimmering glow is called adularescence.
Common uses
- Keep on the altar during New Moon intention work
- Set out under the full moon to charge
- Carry during transitions and fresh starts
Care
It is softer than quartz and can chip or scratch. Store it separately from harder stones.
Metaphysical properties are traditional and modern folk associations, not scientific claims.