Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth’s surface & is an important source of iron ore. It has an extremely variable appearance & its luster can range from earthy to sub-metallic to metallic. Its color ranges include red to brown & black to gray to silver. Even though hematite has a highly variable appearance, it always produces a reddish streak.
Use of Hematite for Healing
Hematite is especially effective at grounding & protecting, especially the military. Its other healing uses include:
- harmonizes your mind, body & spirit
Hematite
- resonates with your Root Chakra
- protects your soul during out of body journeying & grounds it back into the body
- has strong Yang element, balances the meridians & restores Yin imbalances
- dissolves negativity
- protects your aura from negative energies, restoring peace & harmony
- beneficial for legal matters
- supports timid people, especially women
- boosts self-esteem & self-confidence
- enhances willpower & reliability
- removes self-limitations and aids expansion
- overcomes compulsions, bad habits & addictions
- brings attention to unfulfilled desires that drive your life
- helps with over-eating, smoking & any other form of over-indulgence
- helps you to come to terms with mistakes you’ve made & learn from them rather than considering them as disasters
- stimulates your concentration & focus – helps you to figure out problems of all sorts
- enhances your memory & encourages original thought
- useful for the study of mathematics & technical subjects
- has a powerful connection with the blood and restores, strengthens & regulates the blood supply
- can draw heat from the body such as fevers
- aids circulatory problems such as Reynaud’s Disease & blood conditions such as Anemia
- supports the kidneys by cleansing blood & regenerates tissue
- stimulates the absorption of iron & the formation of red blood cells
- treats leg cramps, anxiety & insomnia
- aids spinal alignment & fractures