Energy Profile

Hematite

Hold hematite and you feel it immediately — the weight, the cool density, the pull toward the floor. This is the stone that reminds you that you have a body, and that the body is on the earth, and that the earth is sufficient. Everything else follows from there.

Energetic Attributes

Element

Earth, Fire

Ruling Planet

Mars, Saturn

Chakra

Root, Earth Star

Ideal Placement

On the floor during grounding meditation, or held in both hands with eyes closed when the mind is running and the body needs to come back online. Beside a desk or workstation where focused, sustained mental effort happens. Carried in a pocket — the weight of hematite is itself a somatic anchor. Not recommended beside the bed for people who are already very yin-heavy; its density can intensify a quality of heaviness that some find uncomfortable at night.

Intentions

GroundingStrength and resilienceFocus under pressureProtectionCentring in the body

Properties

Provides the deepest physical grounding of any common stoneStrengthens resolve and the capacity to endure difficultySharpens mental focus by anchoring scattered attention in the bodyCreates a strong protective field at the rootSupports recovery of physical vitality and stamina

Works Well With

The Myrtle Perspective

The geology of Hematite

Hematite belongs to the Oxide (Iron) family, with a Mohs hardness of 5.5. Explore its mineral structure, formation process, care notes, and geological origins in the Myrtle collection.

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