Heliotrope is also known as ‘bloodstone’. It takes its name from the Greek word ‘Helios’, which means ‘sun’. Heliotrope is a dark green stone with red spots and speckles. In the Middle Ages, it was believed that the red spots in the stone were the blood of Christ. As a result, magical powers were attributed to the stone. This stone is commonly found in India, Brazil, Australia and the United States.
Heliotrope ensures that your whole body is grounded, making you better able to face challenges. You can tackle the challenges of earthly life with strength, determination and great courage. Heliotrope is a purifying stone. It is a wonderful stone for removing negative influences that come your way and restoring balance to your aura.
Heliotrope is a stone of noble sacrifice. It is perhaps no coincidence that its red flecks were seen as drops of Christ’s blood. This beautiful crystal offers courage and comfort to those who are called upon to give of themselves for the good of the community.
Heliotrope offers protection against negative energy and can help keep the energy in the home pure. The stone also has a grounding and balancing effect, as the colours red and green within it combine to create this effect. The green in the stone promotes calm and tranquillity, whilst the red colour encourages you to take action. As you become more grounded, the stone will help you manage feelings of irritation and aggression. Wearing this stone also helps to alleviate impatience.
Are you tired and exhausted? Heliotrope has an invigorating effect and gives you energy when you’re feeling run down. The stone also helps you to set your boundaries more effectively and supports you in becoming more flexible. This Hecristalliotrope also stimulates intuition and creativity.
Heliotrope is often used to help with nightmares, as the stone has a calming effect and protects you from negative influences during the night.
Heliotrope gives you strength when you encounter many obstacles along your path. It gives you a sense of independence. Heliotrope is a lovely stone if you’re exploring spirituality. It helps you regain confidence in yourself and learn to make your own decisions. Combined with Red Jasper, it’s an ideal stone for people who feel let down by others because they’re following their spiritual path.
Heliotrope works harmoniously with Cupriet, Smoky quartz, Zincite, Black Tourmaline, Jet and Obsidian. The black stones enhance the purifying effect of the heliotrope.
We draw much of our information about this beautiful stone from the comprehensive book ‘The Wisdom of Stones’ by Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian. Highly recommended if you’re interested in how stones work!
‘𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚙 𝚐𝚎𝚎𝚏𝚝 𝚓𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚝 𝚓𝚎 𝚍𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚔𝚘𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚎 𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚐𝚎𝚗. 𝙷𝚎𝚝 𝚔𝚊𝚗 𝚓𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚎 𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚗, 𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚘𝚙 𝚓𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚐 𝚔𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗. 𝙷𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚓𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚓𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚍𝚘𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚊𝚔𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚊𝚝 𝚓𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚠𝚊𝚊𝚔𝚝. 𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚙 𝚔𝚊𝚗 𝚓𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚐𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚗 𝚓𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚓’𝚔𝚎 𝚔𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗.’
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