The role of Garnet in sleeping, insomnia, meditation and dreaming.
Some Gemstones, gems, crystals and minerals have been believed to be a sleep aide, to have an effect on dreams, sleeping, dreaming, insomnia, sleeplessness, nightmares, foretelling, rest, resting, psychic development, consciousness and mental energy. Others have been said to work in the unconscious mind and the spiritual plane and seem to bring mental, ESP, emotional, physical, sleep transition, soothing to the spirit and can sometimes stop sleep disorders such as Sleep Apnea, snoring, tossing and turning, stress relief, energy, disturbed sleep or sleep walking.
Garnet is associated with a whole family of gems which all contain similar physical, chemical and healing characteristics. The most popular form of garnet is found in varying shades of dark red to a dazzling reddish brown. Garnet has a very detailed history in it's healing properties and lore. It is known especially to aide with blood and circulatory ailments. It is also recognized as a great protector and a useful instrument in meditation and guidance. For these reasons garnet plays a very utile role in dreaming and sleep.
Garnet
and Sleep
Physically, garnet is believed to help open up and purify passages
connecting to the heart. The way blood is regulated and the frequency and
consistence of circulatory agents are in part related to falling and
maintaining sleep. It is said to also aide in the connection of our
conscious mind to our unconscious (as in sleep). It is the mediator
between the thoughts journey from reality of the awaken individual to the
premonitions present in dreams. Garnet has been recognized as a stone of
luminescence, but it also gives light to the darkness of the undiscovered
portion of daily activities. It's energetic vibrations not only protect,
they also bring to the surface creativity from within.
Garnet
and Dreaming
It has been found by healers that garnet both induces imagination and
creativity but it also assists dreams to reveal past life experience.
Garnet is said also to attract love and strengthen bonds. It's
protective qualities allow for the unanswered to be revealed in dreaming.
Along with physically helping circulation, garnet also helps an individual
circulate through their dreams and find or encounter their deepest
concerns. Garnet is another stone that provides protection from nightmares
but even more specifically, it protects the individual from being
attacked, wounded, mugged or murdered in their dreams. It also helps to
confront and dealing with that which ultimately needs to be addressed. The
energetic vibrations from the earth are stored within the garnet and
provide a shield of positive energy that repels negative energy. Garnet is
said to also help an individual to take knowledge gained in dreams and
apply it to life in a balanced and creative way.
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