Which chakra does Amber work with?

Amber is traditionally associated with the Solar Plexus · Sacral chakra, the element of Fire · Earth, and the sign Leo.

Entry № 015

Amber

Q: What is Amber made of?

Amber has the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₆O + succinic acid, crystallises in the amorphous organic system and measures 2 – 2.5 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Amber is polymerised tree resin, chiefly from extinct conifers of the genus Pinus succinifera (Baltic amber) or leguminous trees (Dominican amber). Fresh resin loses volatile terpenes and cross-links over millions of years into a stable, amorphous polymer. Baltic amber is distinguished by 3–8 % succinic acid; its characteristic yellow-white fluorescence under UV is diagnostic. Inclusions of Cretaceous and Eocene insects have made amber one of paleontology's most important preservational media.

Fossilised Tree Resin (Succinite)

Sunlight, kept.

Chakra

Solar Plexus · Sacral

Element

Fire · Earth

Zodiac

Leo

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

One of the oldest talismans in continuous use. Baltic peoples set amber at the throats of children as protection; Greek and Roman writers described it as a stone of warmth and vitality. Practitioners today associate amber with the digestion of experience - the slow conversion of what has happened into what can now be carried lightly.

Chakra: Solar Plexus · Sacral
Element: Fire · Earth
Zodiac: Leo
Keynote: Sunlight, kept.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Amber is polymerised tree resin, chiefly from extinct conifers of the genus Pinus succinifera (Baltic amber) or leguminous trees (Dominican amber). Fresh resin loses volatile terpenes and cross-links over millions of years into a stable, amorphous polymer. Baltic amber is distinguished by 3–8 % succinic acid; its characteristic yellow-white fluorescence under UV is diagnostic. Inclusions of Cretaceous and Eocene insects have made amber one of paleontology's most important preservational media.

Formula: C₁₀H₁₆O + succinic acid
System: Amorphous organic
Hardness: 2 – 2.5 (Mohs)
Provenance: Baltic coast (Poland, Lithuania, Russia), Dominican Republic, Myanmar, Mexico

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula: C₁₀H₁₆O + succinic acid
Crystal System: Amorphous organic
Mohs Hardness: 2 – 2.5 (Mohs)
Density: 1.05 – 1.10 g/cm³
Refractive Index: 1.539 – 1.545
Provenance: Baltic coast (Poland, Lithuania, Russia), Dominican Republic, Myanmar, Mexico
Color Origin: Golden yellow to honey, red, occasionally blue-fluorescent