Bloodstone is believed to bring courage, strength, vitality, money and love.  It helps you achieve your goals and keeps your spirits up.  Bloodstone carries a tremendous power to ground one fully in the body, in the here and now, and to enhance one’s capacity to function with strength, determination and courage. It provides emotional support during times of extreme adversity.

Bloodstone teaches that chaos often precedes transformation and guides one in knowing when it is appropriate to strategically withdraw from situations, and when flexibility and taking right action will help one remain true to one’s own path. Bloodstone calms the emotional body, dispels confusion and enhances decision-making, nourishing feelings of worth, self-confidence and self-sufficiency.

Garnet is a protective stone that is both energizing and good for regeneration.  Garnet sharpens your perceptions of yourself and other people. It dissolves ingrained behavioral patterns that are no longer serving you, and helps you let go of obsolete ideas.  It is said to be useful for manifestation and bringing success by building one’s self-confidence, inspiration and creativity.  It can also make clear one’s life purpose.  This is a stone of positive thoughts, honesty, hope and faith.