Tiger’s eye meaning: courage, clarity, Leo and Capricorn

What does tiger’s eye mean?

Tiger’s eye is known as a stone of personal power and grounded confidence, linked with courage and clarity. People wear it as a reminder to stand their ground.

Its look is the point. Like the sheen on silk, light reflects off its golden quartz fibres in a bright, narrow band that seems to glide across the surface as the stone moves.

Which zodiac sign is tiger’s eye for?

In Astrolith readings it is paired with Leo and Capricorn. In a reading it can stand for a Sun, Moon or Rising sign in either one, and it also comes up when a reading points to confidence or clarity.

How do you choose tiger’s eye?

Tiger’s eye formed when cracks in iron-rich rock filled with a fibrous mineral called crocidolite, which was then sealed in quartz. Iron oxides trapped in the quartz give it its gold. Turn a bead and the band of light moves with it; in golden tiger’s eye that effect is completely natural.

Where the blue mineral crocidolite was not turned gold, the stone stays blue and is called hawk’s eye. Red tiger’s eye is usually made by gentle heating, though some is dyed, and tiger’s eye can also be bleached to lighten it. Glass imitations exist too. Ours is listed as natural, in golden brown and gold, including small 4 mm beads.

How do you care for tiger’s eye?

Tiger’s eye is about 7 on the hardness scale, close to other quartz. Clean it with warm water, a few drops of mild dish soap and a soft toothbrush. Keep it away from household chlorine and other bleaches, which can damage some gemstones.

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Not sure which stones are yours? Read your sky first, or design a bracelet with tiger’s eye.