Citrine Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl | 9" C Note | #1509

I am the stone that learned to hold sunlight without burning

🎵 Size: 9" | Note: C | Cents: -10 | Frequency: 259 Hz | Tuning: A=440 Concert Pitch | Octave: 4 | A=432 Equivalent: C+8 ✨ Element: Citrine 💎 | Body Resonance: Torso, chest cavity, heart, lungs, solar plexus, diaphragm, mid-spine, core ☀️ | Chakra Connections Western Diatonic: Root | Cycle of Fifths: Sacral 💫

This citrine crystal singing bowl sounds in C at 259 Hz, resonating with the root chakra and vibrating through the torso, chest cavity, and core. Citrine supports personal power activation, emotional clarity, and grounded optimism. When the foundational C note meets this golden quartz variety known as the "stone of success," the result is an instrument that helps you claim your full space while staying rooted in your body.

BEST FOR

• Solar plexus activation and personal power work
• Sound healers supporting clients through creative blocks or self-doubt
• Teachers energizing classroom focus during afternoon slumps
• Morning intention-setting and abundance mindset rituals
• Entrepreneurs and business owners beginning goal-setting sessions
• Athletes building confidence before competition or performance
• Yoga instructors leading heart-opening and empowerment sequences
• Creating warm, optimistic energy in home or office spaces

ESSENCE

I am the stone that learned to hold sunlight without burning. When you've been dimming yourself to fit into spaces too small for your spirit, when you've forgotten how to feel good without waiting for permission, I remind your body what it feels like to take up your full space without apology. This bowl holds golden citrine crystallized within quartz walls, sounding at the foundational note of grounding—an invitation to be both radiant and rooted.

THE ELEMENT

Citrine is silicon dioxide with trace iron inclusions that create its distinctive golden-yellow to deep orange hue. This quartz variety forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks, often crystallizing in geodes where volcanic heat meets patient stone over millennia. Natural citrine is remarkably rare—most specimens originate from Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul region, with additional sources in Uruguay, Madagascar, and Bolivia. The stone reaches a Mohs hardness of 7, making it both beautiful and enduring.

Ancient civilizations recognized citrine's solar qualities long before modern wellness adopted it. Greeks and Romans prized it for protection and vitality around 300 BC. Egyptians revered it as a "sun stone" believed to hold captured sunlight. Chinese practitioners called it the "stone of success," worn by merchants seeking prosperity. This wasn't magical thinking—it was recognition that certain stones seem to support certain states of being.

When citrine is infused into quartz crystal through Divine Bowls' proprietary process, its molecular structure integrates at the formation level—not as a surface coating, but as part of what vibrates. The iron-bearing microstructure becomes woven into every frequency the bowl produces. Traditionally associated with the solar plexus chakra, citrine supports confidence, creativity, and what practitioners describe as "transmuting" stagnant energy. Its self-cleansing nature means it doesn't absorb heaviness—it helps compost it into something fertile. When you work with citrine, you're invited to recognize opportunities your anxiety may have been filtering out.

THE FREQUENCY

This bowl sounds in C at 259 Hz, resonating with the root chakra in the Western diatonic system. The C note carries the energetic quality of grounding and foundation—the frequency that helps you feel your feet on the floor, your body in the room, your presence in the present moment. This vibration moves through your torso, chest cavity, and core, creating a sense of stability that radiates outward.

When citrine's solar confidence meets this foundational frequency, something interesting happens. The stone's activating warmth becomes anchored rather than scattered. People often describe this combination as feeling both energized and stable—like standing in warm sunlight with bare feet on cool earth. The root frequency grounds citrine's abundance energy into the body, making optimism feel sustainable rather than manic.

THE TUNING

Tuned to concert pitch (A=440), this bowl harmonizes naturally with pianos, guitars, and other modern instruments. At -10 cents from perfect concert pitch, it sits comfortably within the standard tuning range that orchestras and recording studios use worldwide. This makes it ideal for musicians integrating sound bowls into their work, for anyone playing alongside recorded music, or for those who appreciate the familiar frequency foundation that most Western ears recognize intuitively.

THE SIZE

At 9 inches, this bowl produces fourth-octave tones with long, sustained resonance—sound that continues to bloom and evolve for extended periods after striking or rimming. The full, rich volume fills group spaces comfortably while remaining appropriate for personal use. This size naturally targets the lower body and grounding centers, making it effective for both individual morning rituals and larger gatherings.

The 9-inch diameter allows citrine's warm, clarifying energy to express with generous projection. Whether you're a yoga instructor leading a class through confidence-building sequences, a coach preparing athletes for competition, a facilitator opening a team brainstorm, or simply someone wanting to fill your living room with golden sound before starting your day, this size delivers presence without overwhelming.

WORKING WITH THIS BOWL

Reach for this bowl when you notice yourself playing small—when self-doubt creeps in before a presentation, when creative blocks feel immovable, when you've been grinding so hard you've forgotten that ease is also allowed. The C note and citrine combination works particularly well for morning rituals, helping you set intentions from a place of grounded confidence rather than anxious striving.

To begin, simply strike the bowl once and breathe. Notice where the sound lands in your body—many people feel it in their belly or chest. You might place one hand on your solar plexus (just above your navel) while the sound sustains, feeling the vibration meet your palm. There's no wrong way to work with this bowl. A teacher might strike it once to signal transition time. A parent might play it softly while a child settles into homework. An entrepreneur might let it ring before opening their laptop. The bowl doesn't require expertise—it requires presence.

Each Divine Bowls singing bowl includes a pure quartz mallet wrapped in premium silicone for optimal resonance, plus a silicone O-ring for stable playing on hard surfaces. Every bowl is formed in a single seamless vessel from 99.995% pure quartz—no welds, no weak points—built to last a lifetime of daily use.

INVITATION

You're still here.

That means something—maybe you felt the warmth when you read about citrine's golden light, maybe the C note's grounding frequency matched something your body has been asking for, maybe you just liked the idea of a bowl that helps you take up space without apology. Whatever brought you this far, trust it.

This isn't the bowl for someone who needs to stay small. It's for the teacher who wants their classroom to feel like possibility instead of pressure. For the person starting their morning wanting to remember their own worthiness before the day asks them to prove it. For anyone who's been grinding so hard they forgot that confidence doesn't have to cost them their roots.

Not every bowl finds every person. But if you've read this far, if something in your chest said yes when you saw that golden quartz catching light—maybe this one's been waiting for you to stop scrolling and start listening.