Pendulums

We stock a variety of pendulums made from both metal (copper/brass) and natural stones (crystals) such as citrine, clear quartz, rose quartz and amethyst. Great for assisting in decision making and divination, as well as beautiful to look at!

PENDULUMS are used as a form of divination to provide simple yes/no answers to questions you phrase. The answers given by the pendulum are generally thought to exist within your subconscious mind and therefore pendulums can be said to link you to your subconscious mind. Pendulums do not predict the future.

A mainstream use of the pendulum is in food testing. Those with food allergies can use the pendulum to determine whether or not a certain food is safe for their consumption.

Tarot/Oracles/Divination

These are sample cards from the Wiccan Cards (deck by By Nada Mesar & Chatriya Hemharnvibul and published by Lo Scarabeo). The cards lend a simple introduction to Wicca showing many symbols of Pagan life. Now in stock at Amethyst

We also carry the original Rider Waite deck which is a great standard deck. Excellent for beginners as the cards really do tell a story. Many decks are cloned from the Rider Waite Tarot version. Some experienced readers find the deck boring and look to other decks to satisfy their needs. Each to his/her own.

The Faery Wicca, the Goddess Tarot and the Tarot of a Moon Garden are all in-store at the moment.

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Customer Appreciation Day - Saturday July 15/06 - SALE!

Saturday - July 15, 2006 is downtown Chilliwack's Customer Appreciation Day. Amethyst is offering 10% off pendulums (citrine, amethyst, aventurine, rose quartz, metal), 15% off Fiction, Travel, Photography and Cook books. Free mini crystals with $10 purchase. No GST! As well there will be some in-store specials and free refreshments. This is a good day to check us out and pick up some summer reading!

Incense & Smudge

We carry a variety of Incense and Smudge for meditation, clearing, ceremonies, rituals and general burning for aroma pleasure. Visitors to the shop often remark how good it smells!


One of the most popular incense brands is the Sai Baba Nag Champa - even the boxes smell clean and fresh - we carry the 15 gm and 40 gm boxes.

Another popular choice is Eye of the Day Mini Sticks (20 brightly colored 4" sticks per package) each labeled with magical qualities such as Love, Tranquility, Moon Mysteries, Aphrodite, Earth Warrior.

“Rasa” is a Sanskrit word meaning “flavor” or “scent”, or “the essence of enjoyment”. Adi Da Rasa incense is handmade in India with natural ingredients. Each box of includes a bookmark and a booklet containing excerpts from Avatar Adi Da’s Wisdom.

Tulasi Incense offers aromatherapy-type fragrances and nice packaging. Scents range from romantic high notes like Lavender and Ylang Ylang to popular low notes like Sandalwood, Frankincense and Patchouli.

Hem Champa incense is one of the traditional Indian incenses. It is prized for its calming and purifying effects.

Come to the store to smell our other selections!

Books ~ Books ~ Books

So many books so little time! We carry general stock - a little something for most everyone and we feature subjects like self-help, spiritual and personal growth, health & well being, occult, wicca and wiccan ways, healing arts, mystics arts, zen and Buddhism. We like astrology, inspiration, spiritual healing, Reiki, crystals and gems, Celtic magic, Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, Sylvia Brown, Kryon, Jane Roberts, and many more.

How about some prize wining literature for a good summer read or what about something by a Canadian writer just because! If literature is too heavy for you try Nora Roberts, Steven King, Ludlum, Clancy, Minnette Walters, Dick Francis, Maeve Binchy and many more familiar authors.

Crystals & Stones in Stock

We provide a selection of tumbled stones and crystals. Tumbled stones include Amethyst, Tiger's Eye, Citrine, Carnelian, Hematite, Rose Quartz, Aventurine, Rhodonite, BC Jade, Rainbow fluorite and more! Crystals include Amethyst points & clusters, Clear Quartz points & clusters, Citrine points & clusters, fluorite points and obelisks. To top it off the Kyanite blades are really gorgeous and sell at great prices. We've got Hematite and Calcite Spheres and Marble & Onyx Eggs. I don't want to forget about the Howlite Egg or the Dalmation Jasper one! Wow - and the tumbled Ruby pieces are exquisite and so is the tumbled Turquoise. To show off all these beautiful stones and crystals we offer Silver Plated Jewelry Cages - you can change your stone or crystal daily if you want and the cages stretch so they will house a wide variety of sizes.

Something About Amethyst Books & Essence

Amethyst Books & Essence is a new unique bookshop in Chilliwack, BC. We offer both new and used books and a variety of natural and distinctive products good for the mind, body & spirit. We are located at 8985 Young Road, mid-town Chilliwack, between Alexander and Chesterfield. Our current hours are 10:30-5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday. Sundays we are closed for a day of rest (but there is no rest!) and Monday is a flex-day (sometimes we are at the store working or the store is open but don't count on it. So...if you are in the area on Monday do drop in but it is likely best not to plan to arrive on a Monday unless you are psychic and just know we are there!).

Call us at 604-792-3730 or e-mail us at TheAmethyst@shaw.ca