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Garnet
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Garnet: Ranges in color from deep emerald green through yellow, brown, and red.
Common to the US, but found all over the world.
Stimulates creativity, passion, and the circulatory system. The brighter the better.
Red: Root and Spleen Chakra. Warms, energizes emotionally and physically (arthritis, frostbite, paralysis), grounds.
Used by ancient cultures. Exhaustion, low Blood Pressure, detoxing and strengthening blood, muscles, kidneys, gallstones. Stimulates life force and sexuality, hormone balance, antibodies, fertility, persistence, stamina, passion, confidence (and stubbornness). Yang (avoid if excess anger, impatience, high blood pressure, heat, inflammation, etc.) Root Chakra.
Orange: Warmth, energy. When Garnet is used in conjunction with the pituitary gland, can help provide past-life information. Should be placed on the center of the forehead. If carried around in the pocket and then placed on the forehead of another person, closer ties will form with that individual.
Green Garnets are healing stones.
Red represent love and help the aspirant to strive for improvement in moral conduct.
Square-cut Garnets help bring about business opportunities and filter out concerns that are not one's own.
Rectangular shapes aid in the matter of intellect or the earth.
Garnets teach patience and constancy and are not to be used lightly. They develop love and compassion. They sharpen self-perception and extend that openness to others. Help calm anger, particularly anger directed towards the self.
It is time to care for your garnet. How you may ask? Here is how.
Clean occasionally with a soft, dry cloth. With the exception of the more expensive forms, garnet can be cleaned in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. Avoid exposing garnets to harsh chemicals and extreme temperatures, both of which can damage the gem. Not to mention, your lotions, makeup, and perfume can dull the shine. This stone is a 6-7 on the Mohs scale.
In other words, if there is something stuck on it, light soap and water. Dry with a soft cloth.
Hope this helps, enjoy to hear feedback. Light and love.