Citrine: The Stone of Abundance - Complete Guide to the Merchant's Stone

By Nicole, Founder of Mystic Ryst

If you could only have one crystal for abundance, wealth, and success, it should be citrine. This golden stone has been called the "Merchant's Stone" for centuries because it's believed to attract prosperity, increase sales, and bring financial success to businesses.

But citrine is more than just a money magnet. It's a stone of joy, confidence, personal power, and manifestation. It carries the energy of the sun—warm, bright, energizing, and life-giving. It doesn't just attract abundance; it helps you embody the abundant mindset that naturally draws wealth.

This is your complete guide to citrine—the stone of abundance.

What Is Citrine?

Citrine is a yellow to golden-orange variety of quartz, colored by trace amounts of iron. Its name comes from the French word "citron," meaning lemon.

Physical Properties:

• Color: Pale yellow to deep golden orange (sometimes brownish)
• Chemical composition: Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron
• Hardness: 7 on Mohs scale (durable)
• Crystal system: Trigonal
• Transparency: Transparent to translucent
• Luster: Vitreous (glassy)

Where it's found: Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, France, Spain

Natural vs. Heat-Treated Citrine

Important to know: Most citrine on the market is heat-treated amethyst or smoky quartz.

Natural citrine:

• Pale yellow to golden
• Rare and more expensive
• Lighter, more subtle color
• Formed naturally over millions of years

Heat-treated citrine:

• Deep orange to reddish-brown
• More common and affordable
• Darker, more intense color
• Created by heating amethyst

Does it matter energetically? Both work! Heat-treated citrine still carries citrine's energy. Natural is preferred by purists, but heat-treated is perfectly effective and more accessible.

Citrine's Metaphysical Properties

Chakra Connection

Primary: Solar Plexus Chakra (personal power, confidence, manifestation)
Secondary: Sacral Chakra (creativity, joy)

Citrine activates your power center, boosting confidence and manifestation abilities.

Element & Energy

Element: Fire
Energy: Yang, active, energizing, abundant
Vibration: High, sunny, joyful

Zodiac Signs

Primary: Leo, Gemini, Aries, Libra
Beneficial for: All signs (everyone needs abundance!)

What Citrine Does

For Abundance & Wealth

• Attracts money: The "Merchant's Stone" for business success
• Increases prosperity: Opens you to receiving wealth
• Manifests abundance: Amplifies manifestation of financial goals
• Business success: Increases sales and attracts customers
• Abundance mindset: Shifts from scarcity to abundance thinking
• Opportunities: Attracts lucky breaks and chances

For Personal Power & Confidence

• Boosts confidence: Strengthens self-esteem and self-worth
• Personal power: Activates solar plexus, your power center
• Courage: Helps you take bold action
• Willpower: Strengthens determination and follow-through
• Leadership: Enhances leadership qualities
• Boundaries: Helps you say no and protect your energy

For Joy & Positivity

• Brings joy: Sunny, uplifting energy
• Dispels negativity: Clears negative energy and thoughts
• Optimism: Promotes positive outlook
• Depression relief: Lifts mood and brings light
• Enthusiasm: Reignites passion for life
• Vitality: Energizes and revitalizes

For Manifestation

• Amplifies intentions: Supercharges manifestation work
• Clarity: Helps you get clear on what you want
• Action: Motivates you to take steps toward goals
• Belief: Strengthens belief that you can have what you desire
• Speed: Accelerates manifestation process

How to Use Citrine

For Attracting Money

Wealth corner placement:

1. Find the wealth corner of your home (far left from entrance)
2. Place citrine cluster or point there
3. Set intention for financial abundance
4. Leave it to continuously attract wealth

Cash register/wallet:

• Place small citrine in cash register
• Keep tumbled citrine in wallet
• Touch when making financial transactions
• Visualize money flowing to you

For Business Success

• Office desk: Place citrine on desk for success and confidence
• Store display: Citrine cluster in store attracts customers
• Before meetings: Hold citrine to boost confidence
• Business altar: Create abundance altar with citrine as centerpiece

For Personal Power

Solar plexus activation:

1. Lie down comfortably
2. Place citrine on solar plexus (upper abdomen)
3. Breathe deeply
4. Visualize golden light filling your power center
5. Feel your confidence and power growing
6. Stay 10-20 minutes

For Manifestation

1. Write your desire clearly
2. Place citrine on the paper
3. Hold citrine and visualize your desire
4. Feel it as already real
5. Leave citrine on paper for full lunar cycle
6. Take inspired action toward your goal

Types of Citrine

Citrine Jewelry

What: Bracelets, necklaces, rings
Best for: Constant abundance energy, solar plexus activation
Our collection: Yellow Citrine & Smoky Quartz Clarity Bracelet, Yellow Citrine & Red Agate Power Bracelet, Yellow Citrine Pagoda & Tiger Eye Wealth Bracelet

Citrine Combinations

Citrine + Tiger's Eye

Purpose: Confidence, wealth, and grounded success
Use for: Business confidence, practical abundance
Our bracelet: Yellow Citrine Pagoda & Tiger Eye Wealth Bracelet

Citrine + Smoky Quartz

Purpose: Grounded abundance and clarity
Use for: Practical manifestation, clearing blocks to abundance
Our bracelet: Yellow Citrine & Smoky Quartz Clarity Bracelet

Citrine + Red Agate

Purpose: Success, courage, and vitality
Use for: Taking bold action toward goals, energized abundance
Our bracelet: Yellow Citrine & Red Agate Power Bracelet

Caring for Citrine

Cleansing

Good news: Citrine is one of the few crystals that doesn't need frequent cleansing—it doesn't hold negative energy.

Optional cleansing methods:

• Sunlight (citrine LOVES sun—won't fade)
• Moonlight
• Selenite charging plate
• Running water (brief)
• Sound (singing bowl)

Charging

• Sunlight: Best method! Citrine is solar energy—charge in sun
• Intention: Hold and visualize golden light filling it

Citrine Affirmations

Hold citrine while saying:

For abundance:
"I am abundant. Money flows to me easily and joyfully. I am a magnet for prosperity."

For confidence:
"I am confident and powerful. I trust myself. I take bold action toward my goals."

For joy:
"I am filled with joy and light. I choose positivity. I radiate happiness."

Final Thoughts

Citrine isn't just a pretty yellow stone. It's a powerhouse of abundance, joy, confidence, and manifestation. It's the crystal that business owners swear by, that manifestation practitioners rely on, and that anyone seeking more prosperity needs.

This golden stone carries the energy of the sun—warm, bright, generous, and life-giving. It doesn't just attract abundance; it helps you become abundant in your energy, your mindset, and your life.

Welcome to citrine. Your abundance is about to increase. Your confidence is about to soar. Your joy is about to overflow.

How do you work with citrine? What have you manifested with this powerful stone? I'd love to hear your citrine success stories.