Rose quartz is pink quartz that is often called the "Love Stone." It is a stone of unconditional love that opens the heart chakra to all forms of love: self-love, family love, platonic love, and romantic love. The high energy of quartz gives rose quartz the property of enhancing love in virtually any situation. In turn, this lowers stress. All in all it is a very soothing and happy stone.
Emotionally rose quartz brings gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness and tolerance. It raises one's self-esteem and sense of self-worth. It helps balance emotions and heal emotional wounds and traumas, even grief, bringing peace and calm. Rose quartz removes fears, resentments and anger. It can also heal and release childhood traumas, neglect, and lack of love, in part by enhancing inner awareness. It can help with reconciliation with family and others. Overwhelming or unreasonable guilt is eased by rose quartz.
In the psychic and spiritual realms, rose quartz is often used to attract love, and for love spells. It is also used to ease the process of transition in dying. Rose quartz can be helpful for dream recall and dream work.
Physically rose quartz is used in crystal healing to benefit the heart, the circulatory system, fertility, headaches, kidney disease, migraines, sexual dysfunction, sinus problems, throat problems, depression, addictions, ear aches, slowing signs of aging, reducing wrinkles, spleen problems, fibromyalgia, and reaching one's ideal weight / weight loss. Rose quartz is also helpful and protective during pregnancy and with childbirth. It is also sometimes said that rose quartz is helpful for supporting brain functions and increasing intellect.
Rose quartz is associated with the heart chakra.
Using Your Mala: A mala can be used with either hand. Always start with the first bead after the main or 'Guru' bead. As you repeat your mantra, move each bead with the thumb towards the body over the meridian point on your middle finger(see below). As you progress, the Guru bead first descends and then ascends on the other sound. When you reach the Guru bead, repeat teh mantra and make a prayer. To begin again, turn the mala around and continue from the start again.
While meditating, you can have your mala stimulating different meridian points by moving over your different fingers.
-Index finger (Jupiter): wisdom, knowledge, and prosperity.
-Middle finger (Saturn): enhances patience.
-Ring finger (Sun): promotes health, vitality, and strengthens the nervous system.
-Little finger (Mercury): communication skill and intelligence.
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