Joanna May
Lavender Rose Healing

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

Hematite is the mineral form of Iron Oxide. It is rather variable in its appearance as it can be reddish brown or all shades of silvery-grey and it forms as crystals, massive, rosettes, botryoidal (grape formation) or columnar. However it has formed, it will have a rust red streak through it. The hematite that is most frequently available is a metallic grey colour and has been polished and formed into a tumblestone - photo 1. Photo 2 is natural hematite on dark amethyst and p