June Subscription Box - Bloodstone
Bloodstone is green quartz flecked with red or yellow jasper. Most often found in tumbles or palmstones.
Bloodstone is also know as Heliotrope
Bloodstone is good for:
Protection
Grounding
Abundance
Alignment
Organisation
Smooth energy flow
Generosity
Idealism
Good fortune
Purification
Bloodstone is an excellent grounding and protecting stone, keeping out undesirable influences.
It heightens intuition and increases creativity.
It stimulates dreaming and is a powerful revitaliser.
Gives courage and teaches you how to avoid dangerous situations.
Bloodstone encourages selflessness and idealism.
Assists in acting in the present moment.
Bloodstone calms and revitalises the mind, dispels confusion and enhances decision-making.
Assists in adjusting to unaccustomed circumstances.
Reduces irritability, aggressiveness and impatience.
Bloodstone honours the Roman goddess Bona Dea, a fertility goddess who was associated with healing. She guides and guards women as they move through all phases of their lives.
In the physical body:
Ideal for anaemia, Bloodstone purifies and fortifies the blood. It detoxifies the liver, intestines, kidneys, spleen and bladder. Bloodstone regulates and supports blood flow and aids in the circulation. It reduces pus formation, neutralises toxins and stimulates the lymphatic system, healing inflammations and infections.
Bloodstone is also helpful in healing blood related cancers such as leukaemia, and will assist in the treatment of HIV/Aids.
Chakras - Base Chakra
Zodiac - Aries, Libra, Pisces
Element - Earth
The best way to use Bloodstone:
Wear in jewellery as a protective stone. Going back to ancient Greece, Rome, and Mesopotamia, it was worn as a protection against injury and disease.
Bloodstone can be dipped in cold water and applied to an area that is bleeding. The energy of the stone works on the blood and causes it to coagulate.
Bloodstone water, made by soaking the stone in distilled water, can help with haemorrhoids and varicose veins. It can also lessen the itching of mosquito bites.
Mothers who have had difficult births or problems bonding with their babies are encouraged to wear Bloodstone.
Bloodstone protects the wearer against bullying, violence, and threats. It creates strength in the wearer and enables him or her to resist negative forces.
It makes an excellent luck charm for sports. It promotes healthy competition and keeps the wearer from experiencing negativity.
Bloodstone Affirmations:
- I am guided by my inner strength
- I am grounded, I am safe, I am divinely protected at all times
- I am imaginative and creativity flows effortlessly
- I have the courage to keep going