Pisces Crystals

What crystals are best for Pisces?

Pisces closes the zodiac, a water sign ruled by Jupiter in the old system and Neptune in the modern one. At 252 products this is our largest zodiac collection, and the stones lean pale, cool and deep.

1. Amethyst. The traditional Pisces stone and the February birthstone, from Uruguay and Brazil, in forms that run from small tumbled stones to polished freeforms.
2. Aquamarine. The March birthstone and the stone in this collection's photo, raw beryl from Brazil in a pale blue green. It's the same mineral family as emerald, colored by iron rather than chromium.
3. Rose quartz. The single biggest group in the collection, from Madagascar and Namibia. Its pink comes from microscopic mineral fibers, which is why the color drifts through a piece rather than sitting in zones.
4. Bloodstone. Dark green chalcedony flecked with red iron oxide, from Madagascar. It shares March birthstone duty with aquamarine and held the role first.
5. Fluorite. Purple and green banding from Madagascar, soft at 4, and happiest on a desk where the light can get into it.
6. Blue lace agate. Powder blue with fine white banding, from Malawi, one of only a handful of places on earth where it's found.

What is the Pisces birthstone?

Pisces runs from roughly February 19 to March 20, so it straddles two birthstone months, and March complicates things by having two stones of its own.

• March, which covers most of the sign, has aquamarine and bloodstone. Aquamarine is the modern pick, bloodstone the older one.
• February is amethyst, covering the sign's first ten or so days.
• The traditional zodiac stone is amethyst as well, which makes it a safe answer for any Pisces regardless of the date.

Pisces crystals to avoid

The stones tradition tells Pisces to handle lightly are the loud ones, the intense reds and the pushier fire-element picks, since this sign's strength is receptivity and those pull the other way. Hold that loosely. Bloodstone carries red flecks and has been a Pisces birthstone for centuries, so the rule was never absolute.

The real care note is a small irony for a water sign. Fluorite is the one stone here that should stay away from water. It's soft at 4 on the Mohs scale, scratches easily in a pocket, and keeps its polish longest when kept dry.

Pisces and the crown chakra

Amethyst ties Pisces to the crown chakra collection, a link it shares with neighboring Aquarius. On the other side of the wheel, Aries claims the rest of March, so bloodstone and aquamarine appear in both collections.

Buying a Pisces birthday gift

Three things worth knowing before you choose.

• Pisces season runs roughly February 19 to March 20, and the collection is busiest from late February onward.
• With 252 products there's a lot to scroll. Tumbled amethyst, rose quartz and blue lace agate are reliable first picks, and all three are hard enough for daily carrying.
• Pisces is the sign people describe as living half somewhere else. A piece with depth to look into, a polished amethyst or a banded agate, suits that better than anything opaque.