Garnet

Element: Fire

Chakras: Brow, Crown

Zodiac: Aquarius, Aries, Capricorn, Leo, Virgo

Planets: Mars, Pluto

Day: Tuesday

Energy: Yang

Numbers: 2, 3, 9

Celebration: Yule

Directions: North, Northwest, South, Southwest

Referred by the Egyptians as a “stone of life”, Garnet has been used for centuries as protection for the wearer as they walk onto any battlefield. Believed to help ward off pestilence and plague, Garnet has also been used by travelers for protection from nightmares and accidents. Infused into weapons and armor, this stone has been believed to enhance the power behind their blows.

Garnets are believed to help heal aching bonds in love, as well as, empower the feminine life energy of its wearer. It can be worn to help attract others to you in love, as well as, business. It purifies the heart, lungs, blood, and works to regenerate strands of DNA. Bolstering the immune system, Garnet helps to revitalize your energy levels and healing.

A stone of love and commitment, Red Garnet represents devotion, understanding, trust, sincerity, and honesty within a relationship. It works with your brow and crown chakras to maintain a connection to your highest self that can help revitalize a relationship, enhance sexuality, or help further along healing from heartbreak.

Carry on your person in a way that feels most comfortable to you to bring these qualities into your daily life. Place the stone on your crown chakra and call upon your guides, ancestors, and spirits to be with you during this period of healing. Thank them for their presence and warm, protective embrace as you continue to embark on your highest path, in the physical or spiritual realms.

Issues/Intentions: adaptability, ambition, anger, attraction, balance, calm, compassion, confidence, darkness, dedication, defense, desire, dream work, emotions, endurance, faith, favor/s (legal), fertility, fidelity, friendship, goals, harmony, healing, heartbreak, imagination, luck, manifestation, messages/omens, negativity, nightmares, optimism, passion, patience, attract peace, personal power, self-work, success, truth, well-being, wisdom

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Disclaimer: Crystals should never take the place of any medical treatment or therapy. They are meant to be used as a complement to and in conjunction with current medical treatment or therapy. The metaphysical and healing properties listed are not guaranteed and results may vary.