Spiritual Beliefs and Garnet
For those who follow the Wicca, New Age or believe in the Spirit World, Crystals, Minerals, Rocks, Semi-Precious Stones and metals can have powers for Astral Travel, Aura Cleansing, Channeling, Cosmic Awareness, Crystal Healing, ESP, Meditation, Psychic Communication, Psychic Energy and Transcendental Meditation. They also believe a crystal can have crystal magic that gives it the ability to connect to spirits, spirit guides, spiritual energy and help with channeling spirits and increase cosmic awareness.
Recognized as both a healing stone and as a semiprecious jewel, garnet has been treasured for thousands of years dating as far back as 3100 B.C. Garnet has taken on the symbolism of many things from fire and love to blood and seeds. Garnet's most famous characteristics are that of faith and loyalty. Throughout history and within writings of legends garnet has long been the gift showing loyalty and fidelity. It's healing abilities work on all levels of mind, body and spirit. A remedy for many ailments, garnet is also a stone containing high levels of spirituality.
Garnet
and Purification
One of the major characteristics of garnet is that it is known as a
purifier. Among it's most powerful healing abilities is as a cleanser of
the bodies energies. It is used actively by spiritual healers to cleanse
any type of toxins within the body and/or spirit. Not only does it renew
and purify it takes purification to the next level by revitalizing and
restoring a broken or damaged spirit. Garnet is widely recognized as a
spiritual stone that heals and intensifies relationships. It is, however,
sometimes overlooked that (aside from healing and intensifying) garnet
also can transmute a relationship to a higher, more spiritual level.
Relaxing and providing comfort in the transitions of love from that of
experimental to that of higher commitment.
Luminescence
of Garnet
Garnet as a source of light dates as far back as the Ark of Noah. Noah
used large garnets to light the path and the interior of the Ark. Because
of this quality, garnet is very frequently used as a crystal that guides
travelers and makes safe the ways of a journey. The shinning or glowing
quality of garnet has been noted often throughout history. It's
luminescence represents the drive of it's spiritual forces that aide in
meditation and act as an ally for love. Garnet is the ideal stone for the
protection of love and spirituality and it's symbol as an amulet of
guardianship is longstanding.
Garnet
and Spiritual Healing
As mentioned above, garnet is continually used to purify and heal. The
red shades of various members of the garnet family provide for it's
association with love and steadfastness. The red color also suggests
passion. This passion is not only reflective of the passion shared between
two lovers, but garnet is symbolic and influences all passions an
individual possess. Garnet is used to bring out the passion within and
renew lost passions. The characteristic of healing passions also allows
for a deep enlightening form of introspection that is brought about by the
reflection involved in garnet aided meditation. Garnet is also related to
the desire and fortitude that it takes to commit to decision. Spiritual
healing with garnet as an aide can help to increase the will to accept and
flourish in life.
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