HOW TO CHOOSE A PENDULUM Learning how to choose a pendulum that will align with your energy and serve you well in your readings is almost always about magnetic draw. In other words, it’s about your pull toward one design, stone, and color over another, because that to which you are energetically drawn, will be the pendulum that will serve you best. Intuitively you will know which pendulum calls to your heart. It is the one that makes you want to hold, touch and admire it again and again.
When I create pendulums, it’s a fantastic and fulfilling experience. Each one feels like a little piece of architecture and I often spend way too much time adding one element and then replacing it, until it speaks to me as if to say “Yes!... that’s the perfect combination.” After I finish a few, I just hold them up one by one and get lost in the little story each one has.
Deciding how to choose a pendulum that works with your own energy can also be about combining your personal aesthetics with your intentions. For example, if your focus is on creating prosperity, you might turn to Amazonite, Aventurine and Pyrite. If you’re in need of grounding and protection, you might look toward Black Onyx and Petrified Wood. Metaphysical properties that align with your current journey can be a great starting point for deciding how to choose a pendulum.
When I create pendulums, it’s a fantastic and fulfilling experience. Each one feels like a little piece of architecture and I often spend way too much time adding one element and then replacing it, until it speaks to me as if to say “Yes!... that’s the perfect combination.” After I finish a few, I just hold them up one by one and get lost in the little story each one has.
Deciding how to choose a pendulum that works with your own energy can also be about combining your personal aesthetics with your intentions. For example, if your focus is on creating prosperity, you might turn to Amazonite, Aventurine and Pyrite. If you’re in need of grounding and protection, you might look toward Black Onyx and Petrified Wood. Metaphysical properties that align with your current journey can be a great starting point for deciding how to choose a pendulum.
HOW TO CHOOSE A PENDULUM BY
GEMSTONE PROPERITIES AND INTENTION
The following is a list for how to choose a pendulum by metaphysical properties and intentions:
Good Fortune, Success and Hope - Black Onyx, Amazonite, Pyrite, Aventurine, Garnet
Prosperity and Manifesting - Pyrite, Amazonite, Aventurine, Garnet, Amethyst
Protection - Black Onyx, White Jade, Pyrite, Prehnite, Petrified Wood
Good Fortune, Success and Hope - Black Onyx, Amazonite, Pyrite, Aventurine, Garnet
Prosperity and Manifesting - Pyrite, Amazonite, Aventurine, Garnet, Amethyst
Protection - Black Onyx, White Jade, Pyrite, Prehnite, Petrified Wood
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Pyrite - Pyrite, historically known as “Fools Gold,” is a perfect balance between a gold and silver color. Pyrite is known to provide a shield against negative vibrations, enhance memory and protect against pollutants. While boosting energy, it also reduces anxiety and helps to remove mental blocks. A stone of prosperity, this shimmering mineral is believed to aid in manifestation and the attainment of resolution where it is needed. The more you touch, the more you connect with its energies.
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Amazonite - An all-round positive stone, packed with metaphysical attributes that are sure to energize you. A soft blue/green feldspar stone, Amazonite is soothing on the emotions, easing both fear and worry. Amazonite dispels negative energy and balances male and female energy. This stone of “universal and self-love” inspires hope, self-confidence and aids in communication. Amazonite is an excellent stone for prosperity and enhances creativity and self-expression. Amazonite is known as the “hope stone.”
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Grounding and Stability - Petrified Wood, Agetized Wood, Agate, Hematite, Smokey Quartz, Zebra Jasper, Striped Jasper, Amethyst
Balancing - Clear Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Rose Quartz, Zebra Jasper, Agate, Striped Jasper, Amethyst
Inner Strength - Amethyst, Carnelian, Garnet, Aventurine
Clearing Negative Energy - Clear Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Black Onyx, Pyrite, Hematite, Amazonite, Agate
Love, Self Compassion, Self Acceptance - Garnet, Rose Quartz, Morganite, Clear Quartz, Citrine, Amazonite
Spiritual Guidance and Intuition - Prehnite, Amethyst, Labradorite, Clear Quartz
Harmony and Peace - Rose Quartz, Smokey Quartz, Clear Quartz, Zebra Jasper, Agate, Striped Jasper, Amethyst
Tranquility - Amazonite, Zebra Jasper, Rose Quartz, Agate, Striped Jasper, Prehnite, Petrified Wood
Transformation - Wooden Agate, Agetized Wood, Petrified Wood, Clear Quartz
Nurturing Creativity and Self Expression - Aventurine, Amazonite, Garnet
Energizing - Clear Quartz, Amethyst, Carnelian, Zebra Jasper, Pyrite, Striped Jasper
Grief and Sadness - Black Onyx, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Lepidolite
Building Confidence - Amazonite, Pyrite, Prehnite, Aventurine, Carnelian, Sunstone, Black Onyx, Garnet
Wise Decision Making - Labradorite, Fluorite, Amethyst, Pyrite, Black Onyx
Communication - Amazonite, Chrysocolla, Aquamarine
When it comes to metaphysical properties, many of these stones overlap energetically, offering similar attributes and enhancing each other. For example Clear Quartz is a crystal that supports all chakras and helps to cleanse and enhance the properties of other stones, making it an excellent choice for a multipurpose pendulum that will serve you well.
Black onyx, while being an excellent stone for centering, also supports wise decision-making and relief for sorrow and grief. Known as a stone of “success” and “good fortune”, Black Onyx promotes inner harmony and intuitive guidance. A good stone for building confidence, Black Onyx is not only an elegant and dramatic stone of lasting beauty, it is an all-round positive stone for protection.
Once you you have chosen a pendulum you feel you just can’t live without, the energy you surround it with will continue to reflect your own.
Take special care of your pendulum by storing it in a pouch and keeping it in a safe space, away from others. Should your pendulum take on any negative vibrations, you can cleanse it by the clearing smoke of burning sage or incense, or by sitting it at a window to absorb the light of the moon.
Learning how to choose a pendulum that is right for you is as easy as selecting the one that makes you want to reach out and get it into your hot little hands! Much like a decadent dessert that makes your mouth water, your pendulum of choice will fulfill your visual and spiritual cravings.
Blessings ❤️
Circa 1890
