Garden Quartz is the trade name for Quartz containing inclusions. Garden Quartz is known by many other trade names including: “Lodolite” (means “mud stone” in Spanish), “Shamanic Stone”, “Shamanic Dream Stone” “Dream Quartz”, “Scenic Quartz”, and “Landscape Quartz”. The term "Lodolite" comes from the Greek word "lodos," meaning "mud" or "marsh," which refers to the earthy, muddy inclusions found within the quartz. Garden Quartz is primarily found in Brazil, particularly in the regions of Minas Gerais and Bahia, which are well-known for producing high-quality quartz crystals. Other notable localities for Garden Quartz include India, Madagascar, Russia and Pakistan.
The inclusions within Garden Quartz are due to other materials that become trapped in the crystal as it is forming, such as other minerals (like Chlorite, Hematite, Iron Oxide, ect…), liquid or even gas. Sometimes Garden Quartz also has phantoms, although phantoms are not commonly present in Garden Quartz. Garden Quartz inclusions often resemble natural landscapes, such as gardens, forests, or underwater scenes, which gives the stone its unique and enchanting appearance.
Garden Quartz forms in hydrothermal veins, where mineral-rich fluids seep into cavities and fractures in the earth's crust. As the quartz crystals grow, they trap various minerals within them, creating the distinctive inclusions that give Garden Quartz its unique appearance. The inclusions within Garden Quartz are typically formed by secondary minerals that crystallize on the surface of the quartz during its growth. These minerals can include chlorite, hematite, feldspar, and other silicates. The specific combination and arrangement of these inclusions depend on the conditions present during the quartz's formation, such as temperature, pressure, and the chemical composition of the surrounding environment.
Garden Quartz helps you connect with the healing energy from Mother Earth and is one of my favorite crystals to work with in meditation or shamanic journey. Its a a gateway to the spiritual realm, allowing you to access higher states of consciousness and deeper levels of understanding. Garden Quartz assists with dream work and past life recall for karmic healing & ancestral healing. Its enchanting energy encourages you to explore the mysteries of the universe and the hidden realms of your own soul. Garden Quartz helps to clear away spiritual blockages, dispel negative energies, and open the doors to higher knowledge.
Garden Quartz is a powerful grounding stone. Its energy resonates with the earth’s vibrations, helping to anchor your energy and bring stability to your mind, body, and spirit. When you work with Garden Quartz, you tap into the ancient wisdom of the earth. This stone helps you to reconnect with nature, fostering a deep sense of peace and belonging.
Garden Quartz has a profound ability to amplify intentions and manifest desires. The stone’s connection to the earth and its grounding energy make it a powerful ally in manifestation practices. When you set an intention or a goal, Garden Quartz helps to ground that intention into the physical world, allowing it to maniest with speed. The inclusions within Garden Quartz also symbolize growth and abundance. Just as a garden flourishes with care and attention, your intentions can grow and manifest when nurtured with focus and positive energy. Garden Quartz is particularly effective for manifesting abundance, prosperity, and success. Whether you are working on manifesting financial wealth, personal growth, or spiritual achievements, this stone can help to align your energy with your goals and bring them into reality.
Hardness: 7
Color: Clear with inclusions of red, maroon, white, brown, green, yellow, or purple
Care: Avoid prolonged exposure to heat (or extreme heat), direct sunlight and contact with abrasive surfaces or chemicals. Remove before contact sports, weight lifting or activities where it may come into contact with force. As always, it should be stored away from minerals higher on the MOHs scale.
Feng Shui Placement: Balance & wellbeing or family & health. Garden Quartz makes a great addition to your sacred space to work with in meditation or healing work. Garden Quartz is also perfect to keep by the bed to promote lucid dreaming.
Metaphysical properties
♡ Chakra: Crown
♡ Element: Spirit/Ether
♡ Numerology: 8
♡ Zodiac Sign: All
♡ Brings compassion, grounding, joy & amplifies energy
♡ Enhances insight, meditation & shamanic journey
♡ Promotes courage, universal love & heals trauma
♡ Transforms negative energy & thoughts into positive
♡ Supports the immune system
Use + Crystal pairings
Garden Quartz is an incredible stone to work with in meditation, healing or manifesting. Garden Quartz can be placed in crystal grids, held during meditation, divination and visualization techniques for manifesting.
To use Garden Quartz for manifestation, hold the stone in your hand while visualizing your desired outcome. Imagine your intention growing and flourishing, just like a garden in full bloom. The stone will help to amplify your intention and anchor it into the earth, allowing it to manifest in your life.
Libyan Desert Glass + Garden Quartz
I love this combination for manifesting. Libyan Desert Glass is a tektite similar to Moldavite but with a less intense energy. Paired with Garden Quartz, this combination helps to amplify intentions and thoughts to create the life you want to live. Together, this pairing will inspire your creativity to envision your dreams and help you create it in the physical realm.
Iolite + Garden Quartz
This combination is great for dream work! If you struggle with dream recall or lucid dreaming this pairing is for you! Keep an Iolite and Garden Quartz by your bed, set an intention to help you remember before you go to sleep and don't forget to have a journal nearby so you can write down all the details (you can also use the notes on your phone but don't open any other apps before you get everything typed).
Natrolite + Garden Quartz
This is a pairing I like to recommend for astral travel and channeling. Garden Quartz and Natrolite help you tap into higher levels of consciousness to receive messages from your spirit guides.
Affirmation: I find joy and peace within myself.
New custom Garden Quartz jewelry will be available on this week's Instagram live sales on Wednesday July 5 & Thursday, July 6 from 5-8 pm CST and Friday July 7 from 11 am to 1 pm CST! New arrivals will be released to our website Saturday, July 8 @ 4 pm CST!!
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