Garnet Crystals and their Healing Properties

What is Garnet?

Garnet is the name given to a group of silicate minerals.  Garnet is a 2nd Anniversary gemstone.
 

Garnet Associations

Chakras -  Base Chakra, Heart Chakra
Birthstone - January
Zodiac - Aries, Leo, Virgo, Aquarius
Planet - Mars
Element - Fire
Numerical Vibration - Number 2
Typical colours - Most often seen in red, but available in virtually all colours, including: pink, green, orange, yellow, brown and black
 

Healing with Garnet

♥ Passion ♥ Sensuality ♥ Sexuality ♥ Romantic love ♥ Intimacy ♥ Positive thoughts ♥ Energy ♥ Past life recall ♥ Inspiration ♥ Success ♥ Social popularity ♥ Self-confidence

Garnet cleanses and re-energises the chakras.  It revitalises, purifies and balances energy, bringing serenity or passion as appropriate.  Inspires love and devotion.  Garnet balances the sex drive and alleviates emotional disharmony.  It activates and strengthens the survival instinct, bringing courage and hope.  Stimulates past-life recall.  Sharpens perceptions of oneself and others.  Garnet removes inhibitions and taboos.  It opens the heart and bestows self-confidence.

Garnet regenerates the body and stimulates the metabolism.  It treats disorders of the spine and spinal fluid, bone, cellular structure and composition.  Purifies the heart, lungs, blood and regenerates DNA.  Garnet boosts the immune system and energy levels.

Colour Healing with Garnet

In addition to the generic healing properties of Garnet, specific colours have additional attributes:

Red Garnet Healing Properties

Chakras - Base Chakra, Heart Chakra

A stone of commitment, Red Garnet represents love.  It revitalises feelings and enhances sexuality, bringing warmth, devotion, understanding, trust, sincerity and honesty to a relationship.  Red Garnet controls anger, especially toward the self.
 

Other Varieties of Garnet

Almandine Healing Properties

Almandine, also known as Eudialyte.

Chakras - Heart Chakra
Zodiac - Virgo, Scorpio
Numerical Vibration - Number 1
Typical colours - deep red, violet-red, brownish-black

♥ Love ♥ Truth

In addition to the generic healing properties of Garnet, Almandine represents profound love.  It is strongly regenerative in its healing qualities, stimulating strength and stamina.  It energises between the base and crown chakras.  It allows you to access and integrate truth.  It provides connection with the higher intellect.  Almandine initiates charity and compassion.

Almandine treats heart disorders, the liver and pancreas.  It assists in absorption of iron in the intestines.  Stimulates the eyes and strengthens proper functioning of the body cells.