In the mystical world, hematite represents the first of the seven chakras. It controls your heart, your blood, your passion – your reproductive organs. But it is also prehistoric and Martian, literally. As a plain old rock, it is the stuff that was used to make ancient cave art. Although it’s quite abundant, it is a weird kind of rock.
For one, even though it’s typically silver on the outside, inside it is blood red – hence the mystical belief in its power over our blood. It’s the reason why Mars looks red to us. Mars is basically made of hematite. Tens of thousands of years ago, it was ground up into a powder and used as pigment for paintings and makeup.
Today it is a big part of mystical beliefs in the healing powers of hematite. According to Hindus, hematite represents the root chakra – the big Kahuna of the seven chakra stones. They believe that the root or Mooladhara chakra defines your physical relationship to the earth and everything around you. Represented by the color red, this chakra symbolizes blood and is your source for:
· Energy,
· Passion,
· Strength,
· Sexuality,
· Sensuality,
· And Emotional Stability
Physically, it is associated with your immune system and wearing a hematite stone is supposed to help you with gastro-intestinal issues, reproduction, and more. Ancient English warriors believed that wearing a hematite stone could save your life by preserving your blood from a wound. Whether you actually believe it has these powers or not is up to you, but we’ll give you the lowdown on all of it so that you can decide based on this ultimate guide to hematite.
Hematite Healing Properties
Up front, we have to say that there is no scientific proof that hematite has any kind of special healing powers. Perhaps the power from the stone comes from believing in its energy. It should not be used to replace real medical care if you are suffering from some health issue.
On the other hand, if you believe that it may have healing properties, you should know that mythics and Hindus alike believe that the hematite stone has a variety of healing powers. First let’s deal with the emotional and mental healing properties believed to be contained within hematite. Wearing hematite is believed to:
· Absorb negative energy and replace it with positive energy.
· Bring a calming effect when you are stressed or anxious.
· Make you feel secure and protected.
· Enable better cooperation with others.
· Balance self-control while removing limitations that you put on yourself.
· Give your thoughts new focus.
· Guide you in a positive direction.
· Aid in concentration.
· Build self-confidence.
· And center your mental stability by bringing balance and equilibrium to your emotions.
When it comes to health benefits believed to be aided by wearing a hematite stone, there too are many different organs inside of your body that this stone targets. Physically, hematite:
· Improves liver function,
· Helps with diseases and disorders in the blood,
· Relieves cramps in your limbs,
· Reduces fevers,
· And detoxifies your body.
There are also healing properties from wearing hematite for your interpersonal relationships. This goes back to the idea that the root chakra is a grounding energy that brings your mind, body, and soul into balance with the earth. In the same way, it is believed to add balance to your relationships by helping you to create boundaries where you lack them, and to give you the boldness to tell people to fuck off if they try to dominate and control you.
When your root chakra is out of balance, you can tell because you lose control of yourself. You become really arrogant and self-absorbed. You need to get centered but just putting a hematite bracelet on is just step one. Step two is to actually spend time meditating to bring that calm and inner peace.
Because the root chakra is located (spiritually speaking) in the abdomen, when you meditate with a hematite stone, you should lie flat with the stone on your belly while holding a stone in each hand. Now breathe and quiet your mind for 30 minutes to start feeling the healing effects.
Hematite Bracelet Benefits
All of the other chakra stones are gems and crystals. Hematite is different. It is technically a mineral. It is mostly made up of iron ore – 70% in fact. You’ll find hematite in a variety of shades of silver but if you use it like a piece of chalk, it will make a red mark. That’s one way to know if you are dealing with actual hematite and not some other mineral or rock.
When you wear hematite, you are supposed to wear it strategically. That includes where you wear it on your body and for what purpose you are wearing it. Wearing a hematite bracelet puts the stone near your hands. Bracelets are used to help with grounding yourself when you feel lost, frazzled, and otherwise out of it.
For balance and improving equilibrium, you should wear a bracelet on each wrist. And if you are feeling wimpy and dominated, you wear the bracelet on your writing hand.
CMEI Unisex Hematite Beaded Bracelets
We found an excellent choice if you want a natural hematite bracelet. The Unisex Beaded Bracelet from CMEI is a great choice because men and women both can wear it. The hematite on this bracelet is not magnetic and can fit a big manly wrist as well as a dainty feminine one. It has a stretchy band which makes it comfy to wear all day long.
Hematite Ring Benefits
Think of wearing a hematite ring as giving you the confidence to stand your ground when you are being pushed around. It helps you to create boundaries when people are crowding you, judging you, using you, and otherwise invading your personal space. For this property, you want to wear your hematite ring on the pinky finger of your writing hand.
Hematite rings also help with absorbing negative energy. For this effect it doesn’t matter which finger you wear it on. You can wear it on multiple fingers if you like. Believers in chakras say that once all of the negative energy is absorbed your ring will break. That’s when you return it to the earth and put a new one on.
If you are looking into hematite jewelry because you feel like you are surrounded by negativity or the negativity is coming from within, we recommend the Hematite Stone Ring from Morchic. This one is also unisex and comes in a variety of different sizes. You get 20 rings in this set but be careful – it is easy to break them. It is not magnetic and even though it’s kind of plain looking it’s still attractive for both men and women.
Hematite Necklace Benefits
Do you have big dreams and goals that you want to achieve? You need a hematite necklace. Wearing the stone around your neck is supposed to help you make your dreams come true. It also helps you balance your inner self. For the necklace to work, you need to make sure that it hangs down to the top of your rib cage.
We like the Natural Hematite Hexagonal Pendant Necklace from Justinstones. First, it is really pretty and fancy looking. It has a chain that hangs 20 inches – perfect placement for balance and dream catching. And it comes in a pretty gift box, making it a great gift for the mythic in your life with big dreams.
Magnetic Hematite Benefits
In universal terms, the law of attraction states that “like attracts like.” Or to say it another way, when you put positive vibes out, positivity comes back. Hematite falls within the law of attraction where the energy from the stone is believed to absorb energy to your benefit. Some naturally occurring hematite has a small magnetic force within it depending on its mineral makeup.
When you are looking for magnetic hematite, you should be able to see the hematite red color in streaks inside the stone. Magnetic hematite should be a natural balance of mostly hematite with a little bit of magnetite. Typical non-magnetic hematite is 70% iron and the rest is made up of oxygen. Yet, finding a hematite stone that is that pure is very rare.
You can buy magnetic hematite that has been artificially magnetized, but the safest bet and the truest form of chakra power comes from naturally occurring magnetic hematite. Among the healing powers associated with magnetic hematite is help controlling blood pressure and kidney function. It’s also supposed to help calm your nerves, alleviate headaches, cramps, and back problems.
What we found for you are Natural Hematite Beads for Jewelry Making from LPBeads. You can either turn the 100 beads into a necklace or bracelet or you can just carry some beads around in your pocket. What we love the most about these beads is that they are genuine, naturally occurring magnetic hematite beads. Polished and shiny, these are unisex beads and it comes with a stretch cord for creating your own magnetic hematite jewelry.
Hematite Side Effects
There are some precautions to take before you start wearing hematite. First, mythically speaking, you don’t want to wear hematite while you sleep. Remember, this is an energy absorbing stone. The last thing you need when you are trying to fall asleep is energy! In fact, you may want to keep your hematite jewelry in a different room than the one that you sleep in.
Health-wise, you have to take extreme caution if you have a pacemaker, especially when it comes to magnetic hematite. If you have a pacemaker, DO NOT wear magnetic jewelry – period.
