Kunzite Meaning

Kunzite joyful sings that we are loved and that we are meant to be happy and whole. It helps us to recognize that the Divine is everywhere; within us and within each soul we meet. It sweetly reminds us that we are connected to every part of creation, from the farthest away star to the smallest insect buzzing in our garden, and that we are an integral part of the Great Song. Kunzite helps us to live with both confidence and humility in perfect balance. It celebrates with us whenever we dare to be true to ourselves. Kunzite encourages us to be kind and generous, and to live from the heart. It deepens meditation, raises our energetic frequency and protects us from unwanted energies and influences.

Kunzite vibrates with an incredibly peaceful and loving energy. It dissolves negative feelings and removes any resistance we might feel towards activities that are for our own emotional healing and growth. Kunzite invites us to love ourselves better and to actively show this self-love in our actions and words. Kunzite teaches us that love is not just a feeling or an emotion, but rather a way of life and an ongoing practice. Kunzite attracts our soul mates and other key partnerships, and is a soothing friend when we need to heal heartache from past relationships. Kunzite motivates us to be more tolerant of others, while also having healthy boundaries. It encourages us to continually strive to be a better friend, family member, and all-around better human being. It vibrates with the essence of pure love and is a joyful cheerleader as we become our Highest Self in our everyday life and interactions.

Kunzite helps us to stay calm and collected, regardless of our circumstances. It unites our intellect with out intuition, and our sense of logic with our heart’s “inner knowing.” Together, this allows us to see very clearly and honestly, while gazing at the world with love. This love-filled vision is not the optimistic rose-tinted glasses that allows us to ignore uncomfortable truths. But rather an exceptionally compassionate point of view, which helps us to see the humanity and potential for goodness. Such a sight, always reminds us that we ourselves can bring love and light into the situation. Kunzite teaches us that constructive criticism is a helpful gift meant to help us grow and improve, rather than a rejection of who we currently are It helps us to remove mental blocks and obstacles that seemingly prevent us from moving forward towards our goals and along our path. Kunzite helps us to focus on solutions, rather than dwelling on problems. It asks us to always think, “what would Love do?”

Kunzite is recommended for anyone who suffers from panic attacks, and all the physical reactions that accompany them. Kunzite’s warm and loving energy feels like a hug and can help us to calm down our stress response, both emotionally and physically. During the attack and directly after, Kunzite simply sooths and supports. But once we have settled down, it gives us both the self-compassion and strength we need to actively reduce the stress and the stress triggers in our life, so that the attacks do not continue. Kunzite is a wonderful talisman for the heart and the parasympathetic nervous system.

Kunzite grows in lithium-bearing granite pegmatite.  Pegmatite is an ingenious rock with a very course texture.  Many of the world’s largest crystals are found within pegmatite, including a Spodumene crystal found in South Dakota, USA that was 47 feet (14.3 meters) long and weighing over 100 tons!

Kunzite’s energy works well with its “friends” – crystal associates formed in the same geological environment.  Try it in combination with Amazonite, Lepidolite, Morganite, and Tourmaline

Kunzite is the gemstone variety of the mineral Spodumene. It is a relatively “new” stone to the metaphysical community and so is not included in any old lapidaries, texts which describe gemstones and their power. Spodumene was first described in 1800 by the Brazilian naturalist, Jose Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838). The original mineral was opaque and grey, and came from a deposit in Sweden. It came to Andrada e Silva’s attention while he was working as professor of geology at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He named it Spodumene, from the Greek spodumenos, or “burnt to ashes,” on account of that particular mineral’s ash-grey color.  In 1879, Hiddenite, the green variety of Spodumene was collected in North Carolina, USA. It was originally thought to be a translucent gemmy Diopside, but was soon correctly identified as Spodumene. The gems were given the name Hiddenite, in honor of William Earl Hidden (1853-1918), a geologist who was exploring the North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains during this time.

Kunzite, the pink, purple, clear, and golden gem varieties were first discovered in 1902 in the Pala Mountains of San Diego, California, USA. The gemstone was named Kunzite after George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932), the chief jeweler of Tiffany and Company, and author of the book, The Gems and Precious Stones of North America. To this day, many of the finest Kunzites are owned by Tiffany and Co., who cut and mount the gemstones in fine jewelry. The best of these stones are equal in price to that of Diamonds, Emeralds, or Rubies.

George F. Kunz