Collection: Copper

Copper in Spiritual Practice

Copper belongs to Venus. The ancient world mined it on Cyprus, the island sacred to Aphrodite, and the word copper comes from the island's name. When astrologers matched the seven metals of antiquity to the seven planets, gold went to the Sun, silver to the Moon, and copper to Venus, and the alchemical symbol for copper is the same circle and cross that stands for the planet. Egyptian mirrors were discs of polished copper, many with the face of Hathor, goddess of love and beauty, on the handle.

Scott Cunningham lists copper as receptive, ruled by Venus, of the element Water, and sacred to Aphrodite, Astarte, and Ishtar. He gives it to love, luck, money, protection, and the directing of energy. That last use sets copper apart from every other metal on the altar. Copper carries heat and electricity better than any common metal but silver, and practitioners extend that to subtle energy: a copper tool is a wire between you and the work.

Copper Correspondences

Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Energy: Receptive
Day: Friday
Deities: Aphrodite, Venus, Hathor, Astarte, Ishtar
Used for: Love, harmony, luck, money, protection, directing energy
Pairs with: Rose quartz, emerald, malachite, green aventurine, and green and pink candles

How to Use Copper

Wear it to draw love and harmony in. Practitioners wear a copper cuff or ring on the left hand, the receiving side, when the working is about welcoming love, friendship, or peace at home. Put it on with a stated intention on a Friday, the day of Venus.

Carry it for luck and money. A copper piece in the purse or the cash drawer is an old charm for drawing money, the same idea as the lucky penny.

Direct energy with it. Dowsing rods, wands, and pendulums are made of copper because the metal is held to carry energy cleanly from the hand to the target and back. Point with it, trace a circle with it, or walk a room with a pair of rods.

Frame a crystal grid. Set a copper pyramid over a stone or a small grid to gather the work into one point. Place the written intention under the center stone.

Wear your stones in it. A copper coil cage turns any tumbled stone into a pendant, and the copper is said to carry the stone's energy to the wearer. Venus stones suit it best.

What You'll Find Here

Copper cuffs and bracelets. Solid copper cuffs, braided, engraved with Om, or shaped as a snake, a twisted copper and brass bangle, and beaded bracelets that set copper beads beside gemstones.

Copper magnetic jewelry. Braided and leatherette magnetic bracelets and magnetic rings in five sizes and an adjustable band. We sell them as jewelry and make no health claims for them.

Copper dowsing rods. Two pairs of copper L-rods, 12 inches and 9 1/4 inches, for walking a space and for yes and no questions.

Copper pyramid frame. A 6 inch open pyramid for crystal grids and altar work.

Copper-plated crystal cages. Coil cages in sets of 24 for wearing tumbled stones as pendants.

Cleansing and Caring for Copper

Cleanse copper with smoke, sound, moonlight, or a night on selenite. Skip salt and water, which pit and tarnish it. Copper darkens with handling, and many practitioners like the patina; to bring back the shine on solid copper, rub it with lemon juice and fine salt, rinse, and dry it at once. Plated and beaded pieces take only mild dish soap or a dry cloth.

Explore Related Collections

Copper works beside the Venus stones, so see rose quartz, emerald, malachite, and green aventurine, and light the working with pink candles or green candles. Everything for love work is in love. For more to wear, browse bracelets and rings, and for the tools copper is made into, pendulums and altar tools.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is copper used for spiritually?
Practitioners use copper for love, harmony, luck, money, protection, and directing energy. It is the metal of Venus, and it is the traditional material for wands, dowsing rods, and pyramids because it is held to carry energy cleanly.

What planet and element rule copper?
Copper is ruled by Venus and belongs to the element Water in the correspondences Scott Cunningham records. Its day is Friday, and its deities are Aphrodite, Venus, Hathor, Astarte, and Ishtar.

Which hand should I wear a copper bracelet on?
Many practitioners wear copper on the left hand, the receiving side, to draw love, luck, or harmony in. There is no single rule, so wear it where it is comfortable and where you will notice it.

Why are dowsing rods and wands made of copper?
Copper conducts heat and electricity better than any common metal but silver, and practitioners extend that to subtle energy. A copper tool is treated as a wire between the hand and the work.

What crystals go well with copper?
The Venus stones: rose quartz, emerald, malachite, and green aventurine. Malachite is itself a copper mineral, which is where its green comes from.

How do I cleanse copper?
Use smoke, sound, moonlight, or a night on selenite. Skip salt and water, because salt pits copper and soaking speeds tarnish.