Crystal Grimoire
Garnet
Chakras: Root Chakra
Zodiac: Aries, Capricorn, Aquarius
Planets: Venus, Mars
Elements: Air, Fire
Summary
Garnet is associated with the Root Chakra and is known as a grounding and energetically protective stone. It revitalizes and balances energy, represents a positive mind and brimming passion, encourages creativity and compassion, and keeps energy flowing strong.
Keywords
Often associated with: grounding, energetically protective, creativity, compassion, revitalizes, purifies
Spiritual meaning
In crystal tradition: Represents a positive mind & brimming passion
Emotional meaning
Often associated with: Encourages creativity, compassion & sexuality
History and lore
In history and lore: Kunz records that red stones such as garnets, whose color suggested blood, were once believed to confer invulnerability from wounds. In the sixteenth century, garnets joined sapphires, emeralds and rubies in the tonics apothecaries prescribed to guard the heart against poison and the plague. Sanskrit gem texts translated by Tagore in 1879 held that a garnet of the right color, strung on a thread, was 'sound and auspicious' and heralded good fortune.
About the sources
- George Frederick Kunz (1856 to 1932), Tiffany & Co.'s chief gemologist and author of The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (1913) and The Magic of Jewels and Charms (1915).
- Sourindro Mohun Tagore, author of Mani-Mala (Calcutta, 1879 to 1881), a book on gems written in English alongside the Sanskrit gem texts it presents.