ELEMENT: FIRE
RULING PLANET: MARS
COLOUR: RED

Traditionally connected with Aries, Garnet gives courage and strength. It is an incredibly powerful protective stone, as it helps you see past deception.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

From merging your shadows with your strengths, Aries you have tasted empowerment that feels vibrant, refreshing and promising. Channel all that will power, drive and determination towards those instantaneous ideas and flashes you feel in your bones as they hold the keys to a new form of life that you crave for - one that is more passionate, spacious and even paced all at once. Your current life purpose is unfolding itself, even if it means personally, if not professionally. Your job this month is to welcome it with open arms and allow it to become the fuel that drives you car forward.

Power Crystal: Clear Quartz, to amplify your intentions.

ELEMENT: EARTH
RULING PLANET: VENUS
COLOUR: EMERALD GREEN

Pyrite is a wonderful crystal for Taurus, as it is said to bestow an abundance of blessings in favour of hard work and perseverance. It is especially attuned to Taurus energy, as it is an earth element crystal that also resonates with the fire element.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

Taurus, April is the teacher you have been waiting for. Your decision to shine no matter what the circumstance has led you to this point where your throat, sacral, third eye and root chakra are all being activated in one month.To express yourself, your ideas and needs more effectively, you must learn to accept them and embrace them first. Find tiny flecks of joy in all you do. Be unapologetic about wanting to experience pleasure and good times in life. Detach from your personal ideas about sin and chastity. To remind yourself that when done with all your heart, everything becomes pure and light.

Power Crystal: Black tourmaline for protection, and security.

ELEMENT: AIR
RULING PLANET: MERCURY
COLOUR: YELLOW AND WHITE

Citrine helps increase intelligence, which is what the airy twins ultimately long for in life. Through the guidance of this crystal, Gemini will also be able to enhance their memory and energy.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

If love has been a pressing question in your life, Gemini, April offers you an opportunity to release yourself from the burden of past trauma by assessing and observing what lies at the core of the pattern of your broken heart - be it friendships, or any other relationship - love is love, and what you feel you receive remains similar. Forgive your past self for lowering your standards and let go of the horrid teachers that made you feel unworthy. In truth, your job is to remember the lesson, moving on from the souls that crossed paths with you to learn these.

Power Crystal: Moonstone, to honour your unique rhythms.

ELEMENT: WATER
RULING PLANET: MOON
COLOUR: WHITE AND BLUSH

Rose Quartz is an excellent crystal for boosting some of the best traits of people born under Cancer. It is a stone that amplifies compassion, kindness, unconditional love and self-love.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

You are at a fertile point in your life, and your inner worlds are abuzz with a myriad of ideas, inspirations and plans. These epiphanies and inventive solutions come to you straight from Source and the cosmos. Do not discount them for they are not too good to be true just because they seem easy or too far fetched. Each dream began as a farfetched idea that fleshed itself out along the way. Accept your seeming shortcomings as the way you function and notice the breakthroughs you encounter.

Power Crystal: Labradorite to energise your intuition.

ELEMENT: FIRE
RULING PLANET: SUN
COLOUR: ORANGE, YELLOW AND GOLD

Tiger’s Eye is known as the traditional Leo stone because it is a creativity and positivity opener. It opens roads by allowing the lion to achieve confidence, positivity, and balance.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

When you create from a tender space, you allow your dreams to bloom. Just as you cannot force a plant to bear fruit, similarly you cannot force your goals to appear out of the blue. The true sign of abundance is when you allow things to unfold with utmost faith in yourself and the cosmos to deliver exactly as you need or better. Those living an internally rich life are not bothered about the million dogs that bark, and this richness comes from making peace from within. Mend your relationships, especially with maternal figures in your life to allow goodness to flow through.

Power Crystal: Orange Carnelian, for vitality, joy and creativity.

ELEMENT: EARTH
RULING PLANET: MERCURY
COLOUR: BLUE AND SILVERY WHITE

Smoky Quartz is one of the best stones to ward off negativity and resonates with the Crown and Root Chakras. Wearing Smoky Quartz as jewellery is recommended especially for people who are sensitive to negative energies in their environment.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

New beginnings seem daunting always, Virgo, but they're also promising and adventure filled. Your dreams - the ones you see with open and shut eyes - are leading you on a feeling of freedom and liberation. This peace you seek is already here for you in the form of warm hugs you receive from the sun, your loved ones and your purpose led action. April  may be leading you onto a new chapter and hence may feel like a sort of an initiation, however, as you pass through this doorway, you emerge holding your dreams in your hand.

Power Crystal: Smoky Quartz, for a deep emotional cleanse.

ELEMENT: AIR
RULING PLANET: VENUS
COLOUR: PINK

As Apatite is a highly-effective stone for increasing focus and mental clarity, it is the perfect stone to use against Libra’s indecisive nature. It also encourages positive self expression and communication especially in group settings.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

For some your sexuality has been weighing on your mind, for some others the way you show up in this world may have been haunting you, almost feeling like a burden of sorts. Libra, this month Mama Gaia comes forward for you to remind you that true love never judges. Just as she embraces all beings she nurtures as one, in a non-judgemental manner, so she extends her love to you as well. Slow down, sit in nature, observe a flower bloom, let the butterflies flit around you, breathe in some fresh air - do tiny things each day that remind you that you are part of her and in this, you will realise you are already living your truest, happiest life even as you continue to learn and grow.

Power Crystal: Malachite, for deep healing and detoxification (note, do not wear it on your skin directly as it can be toxic.)

ELEMENT: WATER
RULING PLANETS: PLUTO & MARS
COLOUR: BLACK AND GREY

Aquamarine is an exceptional stone for Scorpios, as both are associated with water. Its energy is calming and soothing, and is perfect for the overly active Scorpio. Wear Aquamarine jewellery when travelling for protection.

APRIL HOROSCOPE: 

The focus this month for you, Scorpio, is on authenticity, and purity of thought, word and action. You are being initiated into a new world order through courage and detachment. The easiest way through is via jumping right in sans your baggage, with a willingness to learn and explore new ideas and ways of life. For some, your psychic gifts and communication channels open and strengthen. It is time for you to shine.

Power Crystal: Larimar, for strengthening heart focused communication and anchoring your emotions.

ELEMENT: FIRE
RULING PLANETS: JUPITER AND NEPTUNE
COLOUR: ORANGE, YELLOW AND PURPLE

Amethyst is the perfect stone for the ever-wandering Sagittarius, as it puts their minds and bodies at ease. As a soothing stone, it also helps calm the mind especially when rest is needed; it is an excellent cure for insomnia.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

You are releasing past lives, karmic contracts and even integrating new life lessons this April, and if that seems like a lot, your guides pop in to tell you that deceit, misalignment and stalemates are going to exit, and through it all you will remain protected and sheltered. However challenging, find one thing at the end of each day that keeps you feeling centered and grateful, and you will unlock hidden blessings.

Power Crystal: Hematite, for grounding, detoxification and balance.

ELEMENT: EARTH
RULING PLANET: SATURN
COLOUR: BROWN, OCHRE AND GREY

Onyx is associated with Capricorn because of its connection to the earth and its grounding energy. Onyx can help you harness your inner strengths and transform negative emotions into positive ones.

APRIL HOROSCOPE: 

Your mind, body, heart and spirit make your entire being, Capricorn. As you move from focusing only on the physical aspects of your life towards an all encompassing world view - your shadows, your strengths, your quirks et al, you unleash your innermost primal instincts that lead you on. Your core nature unveils itself and you feel empowered and liberated as you shed old structures, layers and fake notions about yourself. This April is deeply transformative for you - at your very core and this is what sets you up for your true version of success.

Power Crystal: Rhodochrosite, for accepting, letting go and healing.

ELEMENT: AIR
RULING PLANETS: URANUS AND SATURN
COLOUR: BLUE AND GREEN

Turquoise balances and aligns all the chakras, stabilising mood swings and instilling inner calm. It is excellent for depression and exhaustion and also has the power to prevent panic attacks. It promotes self-realisation and assists creative problem solving.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

You’ve been anchoring your ideas, perceptions and even goals in tangible, acquirable ways, Aquarius, and this month you will need to call in your power to assert your boundaries, protect your visions and even reclaim your space at the table. But guess what serves as your trump card? Your ability to do it all in a nuanced, relaxed and balanced manner. This month as you stabilise your assertiveness with quiet strength, you make your winning moves.

Power Crystal: Amethyst, for connection to self and Source energy.

ELEMENT: WATER
RULING PLANETS: NEPTUNE AND JUPITER
COLOUR: DEEP BLUE AND SEA

Tourmaline promotes energy flow and inspiration. It aids in transforming stagnant energy into positive vibrations by cleansing and protecting your aura – handy for empathetic Pisceans who need help to ‘shield their field’ from energy vampires.

APRIL HOROSCOPE:

Pisces, this month is one of expansion, learning and evolution for you. Nope, we are not saying you aren’t good enough, we are simply saying that you will grow in ways you never thought you could before. Your will power, your faith, your trust in yourself and the Universe is blossoming at top speed. Embrace the multi dimensionality of this situation, specifically how you give and receive love within your relationships, and turn patience into your biggest power move. 

Power Crystal: Lemurian Quartz, for remembering soul lessons