Rhodochrosite
It is a stone of love and balance representing selfless love and compassion. It provides love and balance on all levels for physical, mental, emotional and etheric bodies. It assists in dealing with and letting go; fear, insecurities, inner child issues and abuse. It helps attune to ones higher self, accelerate the expansion of one’s consciousness, works for the highest good, attracts a soul mate, it helps the heart assimilate painful lessons without shutting down, removes denial, and will insist that you face the truth.
It can assist with improving self worth, soothes emotional stress, encouraging a positive attitude, creativity, and helps integrate new information, can assist in lifting depressed moods, and can induce passionate and erotic urges.
Best when worn 24 hours a day – it will also enhance the dream state.
Chakra: Heart, solar plexus and also energises base and sacral chakras.
Folk Remedies:
It is believed to be of benefit for; prevention of sickness, acts as a filter for irritants, asthma, respiratory problems, circulatory systems, kidneys, eyesight, blood pressure, heart beat, invigorates sexual organs and improves the skin.
As an elixir taken internally it is said to help relieve intestinal infections and externally it can be applied to the skin for skin disorders.
Feng Shui:
Place in the southwest for love and relationships and partners and also use place in areas where there is a need for a shift or transition.
Hardness: 3.5-4
Chemical Composition: MnCO3
Rhodonite
It is a stone of love and balance representing selfless love and compassion. It provides love and balance on all levels for physical, mental, emotional and etheric bodies. It assists in dealing with and letting go; fear, insecurities, inner child issues and abuse. It helps attune to ones higher self, accelerate the expansion of one’s consciousness, works for the highest good, attracts a soul mate, it helps the heart assimilate painful lessons without shutting down, removes denial, and will insist that you face the truth.
It can assist with improving self worth, soothes emotional stress, encouraging a positive attitude, creativity, and helps integrate new information, can assist in lifting depressed moods, and can induce passionate and erotic urges.
Best when worn 24 hours a day – it will also enhance the dream state.
Chakra: Heart, solar plexus and also energises base and sacral chakras.
Folk Remedies:
It is believed to be of benefit for; prevention of sickness, acts as a filter for irritants, asthma, respiratory problems, circulatory systems, kidneys, eyesight, blood pressure, heart beat, invigorates sexual organs and improves the skin.
As an elixir taken internally it is said to help relieve intestinal infections and externally it can be applied to the skin for skin disorders.
Feng Shui:
Place in the southwest for love and relationships and partners and also use place in areas where there is a need for a shift or transition.
Hardness: 3.5-4
Chemical Composition: MnCO3
Rhyolite
It is a stone that represents variety, change and progress it ignites creativity and can facilitate change without forcing it. It is highly beneficial for meditation and can achieve a deep meditative state. It is helpful in past life healing and processing things from the past whilst encouraging to move forward.
It enhances self worth and self esteem, imparting a sense of self respect and strength.
Chakra: Root
Folk Remedies:
It is said to be beneficial for; rashes, skin disorders, assimilation of B complex and as an elixir it is said to strengthen and improve muscle tone.
Harness: 6-7
Chemical Composition: SiO2
Ruby
It is a stone of vigour and energy to life however in people who are irritable or may be sensitive it can over stimulate. It brings joy and passion for life however never in a destructive way and encourages in following your bliss. It can be used to create a powerful shield against psychic attack and energy vampirism, it is also said to protect against unhappiness and distressing dreams.
It is said to help bring financial stability and it is said that as long as you keep the piece of ruby wealth will never depart. Ruby is a stone of courage, concentration, heightened awareness and is said to help overcome exhaustion and lethargy.
It is ideal to help lucid dreaming and creating light in the darkness of one’s life.
Chakra: Heart, root and sacral
Folk Remedies:
It is thought to be of benefit for; Fever, heart, decreasing the time toxins and chemicals take to exit the body, kidneys, and spleen and reproductive organs.
Feng Shui:
Placed in the southwest in pairs for relationships or in the centre of the office or workspace where you find you need more energy and concentration.
Hardness: 9
Chemical Composition: Al2O3
Ruby in Zoisite
Also see the individual properties of Ruby and Zoisite.
It is said to help access soul memory and spiritual learning and as such can be a useful tool in past life healing. It helps support being an individual whist still being connected to the rest of humanity.
Chakra: Crown and heart.
Feng Shui:
Place two in the southwest for love and relationships, in the northwest for helping other people, south east for self worth and wealth or the northeast for wisdom. It can be used at any location in the house to dispel negative energy.
Rutile
Often called angel hair as it often grows in quartz where it is identified as thin strands of gold, silver or red. It has also been known as the hair of Venus tipped with arrows of love. It brings with it strength, love, ease in transitions and calm. It is beneficial for journeying, facilitating angelic contact, identifying pitfalls in your path and helping find alternative routes, balances relationships, repels negativity and is said to help one see the root of the problem. Anchoring and grounding and is beneficial for astral travelling and assists in hearing clear communication from the higher consciousness.
Chakra: -also helps balance the aura
It is said to be beneficial for bronchitis, lactation (breast feeding), elasticity of blood vessels, and when consciously directed it is said to stimulate sexually.
As an elixir it can be used topically on wounds to assist healing.
Hardness: 6-6.5
Chemical Composition: TiO2