Lughnasadh Crystals: Citrine, Peridot & Tiger's Eye

BY NICOLE LAU

Why Crystals Matter at Lughnasadh

Crystals serve as powerful allies during Lughnasadh, amplifying the sabbat's themes of abundance, gratitude, harvest, and transformation. Lughnasadh crystals specifically resonate with the first harvest's energy—citrine's manifestation power, peridot's growth and abundance, and tiger's eye's grounded prosperity. These stones help us ground Lughnasadh's harvest energy, manifest continued abundance, and align with the gratitude that multiplies blessings.

The Lughnasadh season creates optimal conditions for crystal work—the harvest is beginning, abundance is tangible, and gratitude is at its peak. Crystals, being of the Earth, carry this harvest energy. Working with Lughnasadh crystals during this time amplifies their properties and your intentions, creating synergy between your personal magic and the cosmic shift occurring as we reap what we've sown.

This guide focuses on the three primary Lughnasadh crystals—citrine, peridot, and tiger's eye—along with supporting stones that enhance abundance, gratitude, prosperity, and harvest magic during the season.

The Big Three: Citrine, Peridot & Tiger's Eye

Citrine: The Merchant's Stone and Harvest Manifestor

Formation and appearance: Citrine is yellow to golden-brown quartz, colored by iron. Natural citrine is pale yellow; most commercial citrine is heat-treated amethyst (deeper orange-brown). Forms in hexagonal crystals. Name derives from French "citron" (lemon) for its color.

Energetic properties:

• Manifestation and abundance
• Prosperity and wealth
• Success and achievement
• Solar plexus chakra activation
• Confidence and personal power
• Joy and optimism
• Gratitude and appreciation
• THE abundance crystal

Lughnasadh uses:

• Harvest manifestation: Reaping what you've sown
• Abundance: Perfect for first harvest energy
• Golden color: Like grain and harvest wealth
• Prosperity: Attracts continued abundance
• Gratitude: Amplifies appreciation
• Never needs cleansing: Self-clearing harvest energy
• Merchant's stone: Business and financial success

How to work with citrine:

• Wear as jewelry for ongoing abundance
• Place on altar as harvest representation
• Hold during gratitude meditation
• Carry in wallet for prosperity
• Use in abundance and harvest spells
• Place on solar plexus during energy work
• Keep in workspace for success

Citrine abundance ritual:

1. Hold citrine in dominant hand
2. Sit quietly and breathe deeply
3. Visualize golden light filling your body
4. See abundance flowing to you
5. Say:
   "Citrine golden, stone of harvest bright,
   Bring abundance day and night.
   As the grain is reaped and stored,
   Prosperity is my reward.
   By Lughnasadh's grateful power,
   Abundance comes this hour."
6. Carry citrine when working toward goals

Peridot: The Stone of Growth and Harvest

Formation and appearance: Peridot is gem-quality olivine, colored by iron. Forms in orthorhombic crystals. Colors range from yellow-green to olive to brownish-green. The finest peridots show vivid lime green. August birthstone.

Energetic properties:

• Growth and abundance
• Prosperity and wealth
• Harvest and fruition
• Heart chakra opening
• Gratitude and appreciation
• Renewal and regeneration
• Success and achievement
• Positive energy and optimism

Lughnasadh uses:

• August birthstone: Perfect for Lughnasadh (August 1)
• Green color: Growth and harvest
• Abundance: Attracts prosperity
• Gratitude: Opens heart to appreciation
• Harvest: Represents fruition of work
• Growth: Continued expansion
• Renewal: Regeneration after harvest

How to work with peridot:

• Wear as jewelry for ongoing growth
• Place on altar to honor harvest
• Hold during gratitude meditation
• Carry for prosperity and success
• Use in abundance and growth spells
• Meditate with on heart chakra
• Keep in prosperity area of home

Peridot gratitude ritual:

1. Hold peridot over your heart
2. Close eyes and breathe deeply
3. Feel green light filling your heart
4. Think of everything you're grateful for
5. Say:
   "Peridot green, stone of harvest and growth,
   Open my heart to gratitude both.
   For all I have and all I've received,
   For abundance I've achieved,
   By Lughnasadh's grateful power,
   Blessings multiply this hour."
6. Carry peridot as gratitude reminder

Tiger's Eye: The Stone of Grounded Abundance

Formation and appearance: Tiger's eye is chatoyant quartz with golden-brown bands. Formed when crocidolite (blue asbestos) is replaced by quartz while maintaining fibrous structure. The chatoyancy (cat's eye effect) creates a moving band of light. Colors range from golden-brown to red-brown.

Energetic properties:

• Grounded abundance and prosperity
• Protection and strength
• Confidence and courage
• Mental clarity and focus
• Practical manifestation
• Solar plexus and root chakras
• Willpower and determination
• Balances harvest energy with grounding

Lughnasadh uses:

• Golden-brown color: Like grain and earth
• Grounded prosperity: Practical abundance
• Protection: Guards harvest and wealth
• Confidence: Claim your harvest
• Earth connection: Grounding harvest energy
• Practical magic: Manifests in real world
• Work ethic: Honors labor that brings harvest

How to work with tiger's eye:

• Wear as jewelry for ongoing protection
• Place on altar for grounded abundance
• Hold during manifestation work
• Carry for confidence and prosperity
• Use in abundance and protection spells
• Place on solar plexus for personal power
• Keep in workspace for grounded success

Tiger's eye prosperity ritual:

1. Hold tiger's eye in both hands
2. Sit comfortably and ground
3. Watch the chatoyant band move
4. Feel grounded prosperity building
5. Say:
   "Tiger's eye, stone of earth and gold,
   Bring prosperity I can hold.
   Grounded, practical, and real,
   Abundance I can touch and feel.
   By Lughnasadh's harvest might,
   Prosperity comes to light."
6. Carry tiger's eye when working

Supporting Lughnasadh Crystals

Green Aventurine: The Stone of Opportunity

Properties: Prosperity, growth, opportunity, luck, abundance

Lughnasadh uses:

• Green color honors growth and harvest
• Prosperity and abundance magic
• New opportunities from harvest
• Luck and good fortune
• Heart chakra opening to gratitude

Carnelian: The Stone of Motivation

Properties: Motivation, courage, vitality, creativity, action

Lughnasadh uses:

• Orange-red honors late summer
• Motivation to continue work
• Courage to claim harvest
• Vitality and life force
• Creative abundance

Pyrite: Fool's Gold

Properties: Manifestation, abundance, protection, willpower

Lughnasadh uses:

• Golden metallic shine like grain
• Manifestation and abundance
• Protective shield for harvest
• Willpower and determination
• Solar plexus activation

Amber: Fossilized Harvest

Properties: Ancient energy, vitality, healing, protection

Lughnasadh uses:

• Golden color like grain
• Ancient harvest wisdom
• Warmth and vitality
• Healing and purification
• Connection to earth's abundance

Creating a Lughnasadh Crystal Grid

Harvest Abundance Grid

Crystals needed:

• 1 large citrine (center - abundance)
• 4 peridot (growth and gratitude)
• 4 tiger's eye (grounded prosperity)
• Gold candle

Setup:

1. Cleanse all crystals
2. Place citrine in center
3. Arrange peridot at cardinal directions
4. Place tiger's eye between peridot
5. Light gold candle in center
6. Activate grid by connecting each stone with intention
7. State: "This grid amplifies harvest abundance and gratitude. By Lughnasadh's power, prosperity flows to me."
8. Leave active through harvest season

Gratitude and Prosperity Grid

Crystals needed:

• 1 peridot (center - gratitude)
• 3 citrine (abundance)
• 3 green aventurine (opportunity)
• Grain or coins

Setup:

1. Place peridot in center with grain/coins
2. Alternate citrine and aventurine in circle
3. Activate by stating gratitude and prosperity intentions
4. Use for abundance and appreciation work

Crystal Rituals for Lughnasadh

Harvest Charging Meditation

What you'll need:

• Citrine, peridot, or tiger's eye
• Bread or grain
• Comfortable seated position

Process:

1. Sit comfortably with bread/grain
2. Hold crystal in both hands
3. Close eyes and breathe deeply
4. Feel harvest energy flowing into crystal
5. Visualize golden-green light filling the stone
6. Then feel that energy flowing into you
7. Maintain for 10-15 minutes
8. Carry charged crystal for ongoing abundance

Abundance Manifestation Ritual

What you'll need:

• Citrine
• Gold candle
• Paper and pen
• Grain or coins

Process:

1. Light gold candle
2. Write your abundance goal on paper
3. Hold citrine in dominant hand
4. Read goal aloud
5. Say: "By citrine's power and harvest's might, my abundance manifests in light."
6. Place citrine on paper with grain/coins
7. Leave until goal manifests
8. Carry citrine as prosperity talisman

Cleansing and Charging Lughnasadh Crystals

Cleansing Methods

Smoke cleansing:

• Pass through basil or mint smoke
• Visualize harvest energy purifying
• Safe for all crystals

Earth cleansing:

• Bury in earth overnight
• Connects to harvest energy
• Perfect for Lughnasadh

Charging for Lughnasadh Work

Grain charging:

1. Place crystals in bowl of grain
2. Leave for duration of Lughnasadh
3. Absorb harvest's abundant energy
4. Perfect for citrine and tiger's eye

Lughnasadh altar charging:

1. Place crystals on Lughnasadh altar
2. Surround with bread and grain
3. Leave for duration of Lughnasadh (August 1-2)
4. Crystals absorb altar's harvest energy

Choosing Your Lughnasadh Crystals

For Beginners

Start with:

• Citrine: Affordable, powerful, never needs cleansing
• Tiger's eye: Accessible, grounding, protective
• Green aventurine: Inexpensive, prosperity-oriented

For Abundance and Prosperity

Choose:

• Citrine: THE abundance stone
• Pyrite: Manifestation and wealth
• Green aventurine: Opportunity and luck

For Gratitude and Growth

Use:

• Peridot: Gratitude and heart opening
• Green aventurine: Growth and expansion
• Carnelian: Vitality and motivation

Final Thoughts: Stone Allies for Harvest

Lughnasadh crystals are more than beautiful objects—they're allies in your celebration of harvest, abundance, and gratitude. Citrine manifests prosperity and success, peridot brings growth and appreciation, and tiger's eye provides grounded abundance. Together, they create a powerful toolkit for navigating the first harvest, honoring the grain, and manifesting intentions for continued abundance.

Trust your intuition when choosing crystals. You'll be drawn to the stones you need. Some people resonate deeply with citrine's manifestation power; others prefer tiger's eye's grounded strength. There's no wrong choice—only what works for your unique practice and needs.

Treat your crystals with respect. Cleanse them regularly, charge them with clear intention, and thank them for their work. They're partners in your spiritual practice, not just tools. The relationship you build with your stones deepens their effectiveness and your connection to Lughnasadh's magic.

The harvest is here. The crystals are ready. Let them guide you through abundance and into gratitude. Blessed Lughnasadh. 🌾💎✨