Orange is a most amazing color. It is one of nature’s most powerful colors. It is a color that nature uses on a vast canvas. It is the color of the true birthstones of those born at the end of summer (August 22–September 22).

The passion of the red ray has an almost multiplicative effect in the orange ray as it combines with the happy elements of gold.

Orange is the color of joy and friendship.

Joy is a pure emotion, an elusive one, but a heartfelt one. Often as people grow older, they lose the capacity for experiencing pure joy. It can be a simple delight or a deep, lasting feeling.

If something seems to be missing but you can’t really describe it, perhaps a bit of orange mixed in your daily life is needed.

Orange is a happy, outgoing, and sharing color. It brings things and people together. It integrates the parts of our communal lives. It is the “home stone,” the “village stone,” and the “community stone.”

The strength of the red rays joined with the powerful fire of the gold rays give the orange crystals the powers to combine, integrate, and unite. Orange is the color of physical pleasure.

In lighter shades, orange is the color ray of friendship.

Use crystals of muted orange to find new friends, keep in touch with lifetime friends, and find ways to keep friendships alive. Light orange is the color ray of companionship, loyalty, charm, encouragement, praise, sharing, and affection. It is a very powerful ray, and crystals that possess it are particularly valuable.

Darker shades of orange deepen the sense of belonging and home. If you are lucky enough to find a powerful deep orange stone, use it as a “home stone” by placing it centrally in your house to ensure the hospitality of home and hearth. To keep a family happy together, a team working well, or a congregation united, a dark orange crystal is perfect.

Some of the uses of orange crystals include focusing our energy to overcome distrust, timidity, or shyness.

These antisocial behaviors make friendships suffer. Use an orange crystal when you want to focus your energy on developing outgoing, caring, and friendly behaviors.

For more information on the power of Orange colored crystals read The Seven Secrets of Crystal Talismans.