KEY WORDS: Grounding, manifestation, making the spiritual physical

CHAKRAS: Root (1st)

ELEMENT: Earth

PHYSICAL: Supports the blood; protects the body’s fields from toxic energies

EMOTIONAL: Encourages a solid sense of self; aids in self-forgiveness

SPIRITUAL: Helps one believe in one’s dreams and bring them into manifestation

Hematite is an iron oxide mineral with a hexagonal crystal stem and a hardness of 5 to 6. Its name is derived from the Greek word for blood, a reference to its color in powdered form. Most Hematite in the marketplace is tumbled or polished, with a metallic gray color.

Hematite is among the most effective stones for grounding oneself in the body and the physical world. It can counteract spaciness and confusion, helping one to see practical concerns and move forward with useful action. Hematite can be used to balance the auric field and align the chakras. It pulls stray energies down through the meridian system to the root chakra.

Manifestation is one of the most commons problems for spiritually oriented people. Many do not realize that it is not enough to travel to the higher realms and experience expanded awareness. One goal, perhaps the primary one, of human evolution, is to bring the energies of the etheric realms into manifestation here in the physical plane. Hematite is an ideal tool in this work. Carrying or wearing Hematite can assist one in bringing ones dreams and aspirations into reality and in learning the difference between a true vision and a fantasy. Hematite harmonizes with other grounding stones, as well as Herkimer Quartz “Diamonds. Moldavite and Libyan Gold Tektite. It lets to ground the currents of high vibration stones such as Azeztulite Herderite and Phenacite.