Joanna May
Lavender Rose Healing

Bloodstone, also known as Heliotrope, is a type of jasper or chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz. It is green jasper with red inclusions of hematite or iron oxide. There are many legends from ancient times regarding the bloodstone and it was used as a talisman in many different magical and mystical ways. I will leave you to research this further if you wish and for now just focus on the energy that we may have felt from it when carrying it this week. Bl

Red Jasper is another member of the quartz family. Jaspers are opaque microcrystalline quartz which come in many colours and often with patterns depending on the inclusions. The red colour is due to the presence of iron. Red Jasper is associated with the root or sacral chakra. It has a strong stable energy, is grounding and very earthy. It can help with physical strength and stamina and is a stimulator of chi, or life force. It is known as the stone of endurance. Red Jasper i

There are a number of different types of Garnet but the one that I have written about is Almandine. This is the most common type of tumblestone which is very dark red and opaque. If you have a piece of jewellery with a red transparent/translucent gemstone in it, this may be Almandine or Pyrope Garnet. Garnet is very energising and regenerative, bringing strength and stamina. It is associated with the root chakra where it activates and strengthens our connection to the physica