This is the grid I created for the Authentic Heart Workshop - you can find it on the Meditation page.
Minerals for the Heart
These are my go to’s for working with the energy of my heart. I know there are many many more out there. And, yes, these are traditional minerals for the heart. If you have been following along in the Mineral 101 lessons - especially the first few (and the opening paragraph on the main archive page) you know there are no set rules in my book when it comes to minerals. If you are doing a lot of heart healing right now you might need something that is’t normally thought of as something that works on the energy of the heart. You might need rutilated quartz, fairy stone, chrysocolla …. who knows! Just trust your gut - this is how you learn to strengthen your relationship to minerals and how they are working to communicate with you. The more it doesn’t “make sense” to you (aka: your head), but you do it anyway, the better! This is the number one and only rule in my book. If you are in a shop or looking at your collection, and something else catches your eye, maybe a piece of hematite while you are looking for your rose quartz, then include that piece of hematite. It is needed. It might be that your heart needs to feel more grounded to open or release something. It might help you ground the love you receive into the body or create a clearer pathway for the energy from the rose quartz to do its work. The point is, you don’t know. But you are listening to the hematite communicate with you. You chose the rose quartz from your head, but the hematite was chosen with your body. And those choices are the most powerful. So practice this. The more you listen, the stronger your connection will get.
Let me know if you have any questions. I love answering mineral questions.
RHODOCHROSITE
Sometimes known as the stone of “love and balance”, rhodochrosite is a master at helping you reclaim parts of your heart and of the self that have been lost or that you might have given up because of past traumas or wounding. It helps you to rediscover the wisdom of your heart and it’s wholeness. It’s tender, comforting, soothing and joyous. It helps you own what makes your heart special, while not denying where there still needs to be growth and healing, ultimately balancing the male and female energies within. It allows you to be in service and connection to something greater. It encompasses “the presence of heavenly energies filled with the golden sphere of light; it assists in creating new worlds for the user. Worlds filled with love and dreams.”
ROSE QUARTZ
This is possibly the most important stone of our time. Don’t dismiss it because of its popularity or abundance, those two things are signs of how much it is needed on the planet, as there is so much healing it can do. We should all be working with this stone. It embodies the energy of an open-heart: at ease, in oneness, compassionate, and connected. It is not only a much needed stone for us because it helps us heal the wounds of the past, but also because it helps us move into the energy of the future and where we are evolving as a species and the harmonious relationship we need to have with each other and the planet. Perfect for healing wounds of the heart, nurturing self love, forgiveness, and the release of tension and stress.
KUNZITE
It helps reawaken the magic of the heart, the magic of love! It has a more divine, joyful and radiant quality about it, it has a lighter energy than Rose Quartz, moving energy more quickly in the body. It’s helpful for healing heartbreak, or heartache, its energy allows you to let go of the wounds, grief and sadness from these relationships more willingly. It’s sometimes called the Woman’s stone, and is good for anyone in need of cultivating mothering energy in their lives. Especially good for young or first time mothers. It promotes calm and caring energy that has its origins in the heart.
DANBURITE
A stone of the Divine. This is a wonderful stone to help you connect to spirit and channel all of the joy, light and loveliness that is found in that realm. It is a stone of sweetness and grace. It is also a great stone for bringing a sense of inner peace to the heart and body, allowing the energy of the heart to radiate outwards to be seen. With this stone you will glow!
MALACHITE
This is one of the oldest known stones. Because of it's absorbing properties it is a wonderful stone for drawing out stuck energy. It's a great stone for clearing any kind of blocks in the body, but especially deep emotions that are stuck in the body, emotions that have been pushed down into our bellies and hips to deal with later. It assists in releasing these emotions while letting them pass through the heart, infusing them with compassion, forgiveness, and non-judgment.
EMERALD
In ancient Rome emerald was used for fertility and was associated with the goddess of Venus, which tells us that it is a wonderful mineral for abundance and opening us to the depth and power of our hearts. Emerald helps you to connect to the greater wisdom of the heart. While it soothes the emotions it can also allow the heart to be more active and courageous. Helping you to see that abundance is not outside of you, but what you discover on the inner journey, it is on this path of the unknown that will lead you to fulfillment. This stone is heavily related to the myth of reclaiming the Holy Grail. It brings out the qualities of the heart that are pure, sensitive, loyal, intelligent and that have integrity. Keeps you centered on your lifes work while living and acting from the heart. Good for anyone who is ready to step into the next level wisdom of the heart, for courage, nourishing the whole heart (the active and receptive halves), focus, gentleness, fulfillment, integrity, love, abundance of the self. Funny enough it can assist in maintaining the rhythmic breathing to allow you to drop deeper into the meditative state.