A Word on 'Morion'

A very dark brown to black opaque variety of Smoky Quartz is known as morion. Morion is the German, Danish, Spanish and Polish synonym for smoky quartz. The name is from a misreading of mormorion in Pliny the Elder.

Smoky Quartz was, and remains, sacred to the Druids. It is also associated with the goddess Hecate, as are many of the darker crystals and stones. The crystal has also been associated with Samhain due to its smoky and sometimes ghostly effects in appearance. There is a sphere of Smoky Quartz, now displayed in the British Museum, which is reputed to be the famous "Shew-stone" of Dr. Dee, the court diviner to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Dr. Dee alleged the Shew-stone was brought to him by angels. Through scrying with the Shew-stone, Sir Edwar Kelly obtained a series of diagrams reportedly containing the "Keys to all the mysteries of the Universe".

Metaphysical properties include:

Mental clarity.
Calming.
Grounding.
Centering.
Stabilizing.
Organizing and prioritizing.
Uplifting.
Filtering and clearing.
Protection.
Assists in achieving goals.
Transforms negative emotion to positive energy.