This is a list of crystals and stones that are not suitable for placing in water, especially for crystal elixirs. From: Gem Water: How to Prepare and Use Over 130 Crystal Waters for Therapeutic Treatments by Joachim Goebel and Michael Gienger.
Alunite: Non toxic but soluble in water
Anglesite: Toxic and slightly soluble in water
Arsenopyrite: Potentially toxic
Azurite: Harmful
Azurite-Malachite: Harmful
Azurite-Pseudomalachite: Harmful
Bunsenite: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact
Calomel: Possibly hazardous to health
Cerussite: Toxic
Chalcanthite: Harmful; easily soluble in water
Cinnabar: Very toxic!
Cinnabar-Opal: The cinnabar stored in the opal is toxic
Crocoite: Toxic
Cuprite: Harmful
Durangite: Potentially toxic
Eclipse Stone: Limestone with orpiment, toxic
Eilat Stone: Harmful
Erythrite: Potentially toxic
Fiedlerite: Toxic
Fluorite, Antozonite variety: Potentially harmful
Galenite: Toxic and slightly soluble in water
Gaspeite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact
Greenockite: Toxic
Halite: Not toxic in small quantities, but dissolves easily in water
Iron-nickel Meteorite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact
Jamesonite: Potentially toxic
Lemon Chrysoprase: Potentially harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact
Lopezite: Very toxic! Hazardous even through skin contact
Malachite: Harmful
Millerite: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact
Minium: Toxic
Nickeline: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact
Olivenite: Potentially toxic
Orpiment: Toxic
Proustite: Potentially toxic
Psilomelane and Pyrolusite: Harmful
Pyromorphite: Potentially toxic
Rauenthalite: Toxic
Realgar: Toxic. Store in dark, securely locked place.
Scorodite: Potentially toxic
Sphaerocobaltite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact
Stibnite: Harmful
Tetrahedrite: Potentially harmful
Ulexite: Non toxic but slightly soluble in warm water
Valentinite and Senarmontite: Harmful
Vanadinite: Toxic
Wulfentie: Potentially toxic
Gem water is water that has been exposed to crystals so that the water can be encoded with the energy of the crystals. You are left with very useful and high frequency water.
There are three main things to keep in mind when you are going to make a gem elixir.
1. Toxicity
Do NOT place crystals into your drinking water without checking for toxicity. Most crystals within the quartz family are safe for drinking water, like amethyst. Always check first.
2. Use
Some uses are baths, sprays, and taking a few drops at a time like you would with a flower essence.
3. Desired Potency
Do you want something that is really strong and energetically potent? Or did you just want to add a small boost to the water you are using?
Ways to increase potency:
- Astrological correspondences
- Adding other ingredients, such as herbs
- Leaving the water to be exposed to the crystals for a longer period of time
- Exposing the water to an appropriate colored light
Methods for creating gem water:
- Drinking glass method (for nontoxic crystals)
Simply place your crystal(s) in your water glass and leave for at least an hour.
- Glass with lid method (for nontoxic crystals)
Find a glass container with a lid (a jar works) and fill it with water and your chosen crystal(s). Leave it overnight, or longer. (Outside during a full moon is appropriate)
- Crystal next to or under glass method (for toxic crystals)
For toxic crystals, place the crystal either under or next to the water container. Never inside of it.
Different gem water recipes to try:
- Moonstone, ametrine (or amethyst), and rose quartz for balancing hormones and PMS
- Labradorite, rainbow fluorite (in the green, blue, and purple range), and blue calcite for meditation and astral travel
- Rose quartz, aquamarine for healing acne
- Smokey quartz, hematite, and black obsidian for grounding
- Black tourmaline and amethyst for protection
- Apache tear, lepidolite, and azurite-malachite for emotional balance/healing
for safety, see Minerals That are NOT Suitable for Adding to Water.
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