Smoky Quartz

The quartz crystal family includes smoked quartz as a variant. Smoky quartz has a dark-black, smoky tint that ranges from translucent grey to brownish-grey to black to transparent, in contrast to clear quartz, which is completely translucent. smokey quartz's spiritual connotation, which stands for grounding, letting go, and relinquishing past scars, mirrors its smokey tint.

The origins and symbolism of smoked quartz come from several cultures. Did you know that Scotland's national jewel is smokey quartz? Therefore, it should come as no surprise that this smokey crystal quartz figures prominently in Celtic myth and tradition. The Druids, or "knowers of the oak tree," intelligent priests, teachers, judges, and prophets in higher-ranking class systems, revered smoked quartz as a holy stone.

According to Scottish mythology, druids developed ties with the more powerful forces of the physical and spiritual world. Smoky quartz, however, is revered in myth and folklore outside of Scotland. The stone is linked to Hecate, the ancient Greek goddess of sorcery, in mythology. Additionally, it stands for the evil attributes of Earth gods and goddesses.

Smoky quartz is a common substance in all human histories, civilizations, and societies—both traditional and contemporary. Currently, Australia, Brazil, the United States, and Madagascar supply the smokey crystal. The meaning of smokey quartz is groundedness and stability, which is why the crystal is known as the "grounding stone."