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Crystals, Minerals & Gemstones
Bloodstone
"The Stone of Courage"
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In ancient times, Bloodstone is believed to have mystical and magical properties and said to have been an “audible oracle” giving of sounds as means of guidance, and have the ability to controlling the weather and conferring the means to banish evil and negativity. The ancients also believed Bloodstone to be an intense healing stone and a “stone of courage”. The gem is reported to have a cleansing energy with regards to physical imbalances in blood, bowel and stomach.
Bloodstone is a dark-green variety of chalcedony with inclusions of iron oxide, which produces the red or brownish spots within the stone and sometimes white or yellowish spots can be found. Stones without the reddish “blood” spots are referred to as green chalcedony. It has the same chemical composition as green jasper and is colored by small crystals of actinolite and celedonite.
Name:
Bloodstone has been known as Jasper, Bloody Jasper, and Babylonian gem and in ancient times known as Heliotrope from the 2 Greek words meaning sun-turner. The gem was believed to alter the reflected rays of the sun giving them a red color.
Scientific Properties:
Color: Dark Green with red-brownish, white, and yellowish spots
Hardness: 6 1⁄2 - 7
Crystal Systems: Hexagonal (Trigonal) microcrystalline aggregates
Chemical Composition: SiO2 silicon dioxide
Fluorescence: None
Uses: Gemstone, ornamental use
Source: Australia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, India, and Russia
Associated Minerals: Chalcedony, Jasper, And Green Jasper
Historical Presence:
Ancient Historian Damigeron: states if this stone is placed in a silver basin full of water and put under the sun, bubbles of gas would rise to the surface and the water would become blood-red. This method was also used to test for authenticity. A true sample was valued as a “touching stone” and believed when placed in contact with tainted food or drink, it would detect the presence of poison.
Leyden Papyrus: praises the stone as an amulet and ranks the stone with great value. If anyone have this stone with him, he will be given whatever he asks for; assuages the wrath of kings and despots and whatever the wearer says would be believed. Whoever bears this stone and pronounces the name engraved upon the stone will find all doors open.
Middle Ages: the stone would make the wearer invisible when rubbed with the juice of the herb heliotrope. A similar tale prescribes mixing powdered bloodstone with the same herb and applying to the hands and face to cause the subject to vanish. The stone was also believed to have medicinal use to stop internal and external hemorrhaging. The methods favored were to cool the stone in water and apply it with pressure to external wounds or to apply the cooled stone between the shoulder blades for internal hemorrhages. Other Practioner recommends cooling the stone in water and placing the stone in the right hand of the patient.
Early Spanish explorers: found Native American using the stone for medicinal use.
Book of Thinges (1574): Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagun recorded numerous cures of hemorrhage caused by plague when treating the Indians. Spaniards, Mexicans and Indians of New Spain also cut the stones into heart shape to guard against diseases of the organ and were also used to heal and cool inflammatory illnesses and fevers.
Vasari (1514-1578): during the visit of Vasari to the artist Luca Signorelli, Vasari was seized with giddiness and hemorrhage and fell fainting to the floor. Luca brought a bloodstone amulet and placed it between his shoulder blades, which stop the flow of blood and saved Vasari’s life. From that day forward, Vasari carried the healing stone with him and the malady never reoccurred.
Contemporary advocates of crystal powers: give bloodstone many healing powers. It is said to be an intense healing stone and a “stone of courage”. Bloodstone is said to neutralize and eliminate toxins in the body. Today, Bloodstone is still used to stabilize blood flow and is gaining favors as a marrow builder in the treatment of leukemia.
Myths, Legends & Lore:
Christian Tradition: The Bloodstone was said to be green jasper which was at the foot of the cross during Christ’s’ crucifixion. One version of the story states that drops of blood from the Savior’s wounds were splattered onto the stone. Another version says the red spots are from drops, which fell from the tip of a Roman soldier’s sword. The face or figure of Christ was carved on the stone to serve as a religious icon. Extraordinary example shows Jesus’ face with carvings arranged so the red spots appear to flow from the wounds of the crown of thorns. Lost carvings have been found, and records of the Roman Catholic Church show request for verification and the canonization of the finder.
Vedic Text of India: Vala, a demon god, was slain and dismembered by the demigods. Parts of his body were strewn about the earth and universe to create various gemstones we know today. Agnideva, demigod of fire, stole the complexion of Vala and transformed it into the seeds of bloodstone, which were dropped into India’s Narmada River. Other seeds washed up upon the lands occupied by the lower castle, while the rest were spread around India and the world.
Metaphysical Use and Properties:
CHAKRA (S): Root/Base
VIBRATION: Number 4 & 6
ZODIAC: Aries, Pisces, & Libra
Attributes:
This mineral is an excellent blood cleanser and a powerful healer, also known as "Heliotrope" and as a "stone of courage". It is believed to have mystical and magical properties, controlling the weather and conferring the ability to banish evil and negativity and to direct spiritual energies. In ancient times Bloodstone was said to have been an "audible oracle", giving off sounds as a means of guidance. It heightens the intuition, an excellent grounding and protecting stone, keeping out undesirable influences. It also gives courage and teaches how to avoid dangerous situations and aids the recognition that chaos precedes transformation. It calms the mind, dispels confusion and revitalizes the mind if one is mentally exhausted.
Healing:
It is an energy cleanser, and immune stimulator for acute infections. This stone stimulates the flow of lymph and the metabolic processes, revitalizes and reenergizes when body and mind are exhausted, purifies blood, detoxifies the liver, intestines, kidneys, spleen and bladder. Bloodstone benefits blood-rich organs, regulates and supports blood-flow, aids the circulation, reduces formation of pus and neutralizes over acidification. It is helpful in cases of leukemia as it supports the blood and removes toxins. The ancient Egyptians used it to shrink tumors and can be used to heal the ancestral line. Bloodstone cleanses the lower chakras and realigns their energies. Can be worn continuously for good health, placed in a bowl of water beside the bed to ensure peaceful sleep and as an immune stimulator taped over the thymus. |
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Raven
of Raven Crystals
Reiki Level 3 & Quantum Touch Healer
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Raven is a Pacific Islander born and raised in the Philippines. She has a degree in Bachelor of Science and Business Administration and attended two years of graduate school. Raven lives with her husband and son in Las Vegas, Nevada. She created an e-commerce business, Raven Crystals guided with love, intuition, and the spiritual magical energy of the Raven.
Raven is a Reiki Level 3 Practitioner and a student of Quantum Touch Healing. She channels Reiki Energy daily for distant healings and practices hands on healing several times a week.
Raven became interested in healing stones when she first became a student of Reiki. She was delighted with the beauty and qualities of the stones and decided she wanted to share them with friends and family. She began purchasing stones and studying the healing properties of each stone. Her desire grew and she wanted to provide unique, rare and hard to find items, as they were the most intriguing in shape and have such radiant colors along with their extraordinary energy and healing properties.
Raven has created an e-commerce business with the intention of sending Love, Light and Peace to everyone receiving Earth’s children from the mineral kingdom. She personally selects each specimen and provides an abundance of information about each crystal and mineral on display.
Raven has created several one of a kind new age products; Raven Energy Wands, the Antahkarana Grid with crystals and minerals and several display ideas found only at Raven Crystals.
To learn more about Crystals and the Mineral Kingdom or learning about Reiki, please contact Raven or visit Raven Crystals.
Contact Information:
Phone: 702-218-9985
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www.ravencrystals.com
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