This week’s Pagan Blog Project post is about Hematite. I don’t normally do stones as part of the project, but I’m making an exception for this stone.
Hematite is a silvery metallic color, except when powdered, where it turns blood red. This is because Hematite is primarily composed of iron ore. It is especially found where running water meets veins of iron ore or where it once did.
Hematite is used to pull illness from from the body and keep negative energy away from the bearer and it also helps keep the bearer grounded and centered in reality. If you’re doing a lot of spiritual, religious, or psychic work, hematite is something that you would definitely want to keep on your body. This is also a wonderful stone for those who teach and those who heal.
The best way to keep your hematite clear is to run cold clear water over the stone until it starts to feel a little lighter. Hematite is normally on the heavy side for a gemstone, but it gets heavier, and more fragile, with the more negative energy or illness that it absorbs.
Okay, so something that’s really exciting is – remember how hematite forms where there’s running water? They’ve actually found hematite stones on Mars, indicating to scientists that Mars had water at some point and may still have some under ground.