Bloodstone protects us against harm. It gives us strength and courage in new circumstances and chapters in our lives. Allowing us to have mental clarity in our decision making. It stimulates dreaming, heightens intuition, increases creativity, and encourages blessings of prosperities in our lives. I strengthens the connections between all "animals" living on this planet. In the physical world it boosts our immune system by warding off colds, influenza, infection and inflammation.

Carries the purity of blood and inherently speaks of life & birth, vitality & strength, passion & courage, mystical & magical, protective & nurturing.

Purposes:

• Protection against harm
• Strength/courage in new circumstances
• Aids in mental clarity and decision making
• Revitalize motivation and our physical bodies
• Stimulates dreaming
• Heightens intuition
• Increases creativity
• Encourages blessings & prosperities
• Strengthens all animal connections
• Stimulates immune system
• Wards off: cold, flu, infection, inflammation
• Draw powers of the weather
  • Winds of change
  • Rain washes sorrow

Healing: Physical

• Purifies: blood, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, intestines
• Regulates & stimulates blood flow
• Aids circulation
• Treats blood disorders:
  • Anemia, leukemia, tumors, acute infections, over acidification
• Aids during birth and birthing processes
• Alleviates symptoms of PMS and menstrual disorders
• Stabilizes hormones during menopause

Healing: Emotional

• Grounds oneself to physical body
• Enhances strength & courage
• Support during extreme adversity
• Shows us isolation & loneliness is an illusion
• Teaches chaos often proceeds transformation
• Dispels confusion
• Enhances decision making
• Nourishes feelings of worth, confidence, and self sufficiency
• Aids with emotions when facing death.

Chakras:

• Cleanses & aligns lower chakras with our heart chakra.

The Muladhara is located at the base of the spine and up through the first three vertebrae.

Primary Characteristics of the Muladhara:

• Feeling of Security
• Survival instincts
• Overlooks your basic needs
  • Food, Shelter, Sleep, etc.
• Sense of Grounding or Foundation
• Physicality and aspects of one self

 

When Muladhara is Imbalanced:

• Thoughts of excessive negativity, cynicism
• Greed or Avarice
• Reflections of Illusion
• Eating Disorders
• Feeling of insecurity
• living constantly in "survival mode"

 

Ways to bring your Muladhara into balance:

1. Engage more in grounding and earth-related activities
   • For example: Grounding, Gardening, hiking, cooking healthy
2. Surround yourself with earth colors
3. Meditate while focusing on scent sensory
4. Kegel exercises
5. chanting "LAM" sound
6. Yoga 
   • Pavanamuktasana
     • Knee to chest pose
   • Janu Sirsansana
     • Head to knee pose
   • Padmasana
     • Lotus flexion
   • Malasana
     • Squatting pose

 

Stones to be carried or worn that'll help balance:

1. Red Garnet
2. Red Jasper
3. Red Carnelian
4. Bloodstone
5. Smoky Quartz
6. Hematite
7. Black Onyx
8. Obsidian
9. Black kyanite
10. Black Tourmaline