Tiger Eye Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
For steady courage.
Learn what Tiger Eye is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Tiger Eye Crystal Guide.
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We work directly with the mine or workshop, with no intermediaries in between. The relationship is personal, pricing is transparent, and we can speak to each batch.
Read our Sourcing Standards →Tiger eye is gold and brown quartz with a silky shimmer called chatoyancy, caused by parallel fibers that catch light and seem to move as you tilt the stone. It's the closest thing to optical magic in the stone world.
Roman soldiers carried tiger eye for bravery in battle.
We bring these chips in from Northern Cape, South Africa. Worth knowing: a lot of the tiger eye on the market is heat-treated. What we carry is natural and untreated.
In the tradition, tiger eye shows up most often around settling into who you already are, career, and coming back to the task in front of you. It's traditionally linked to the solar plexus and root chakras. If that resonates, set one on your desk where you can see it during meetings or tough conversations. Trust what feels useful and leave the rest.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
A starting place for your own quiet practice.