Survival instinct

This large raw red Garnet crystal weighs 79g. Garnet is a deep red crystal associated with love, energy, and regeneration. Garnet is a highly grounding stone with immense manifestation abilities. The flash and fire of Garnet inspires a sense of lightness and brightness, bringing joy and hope. This lessens anger, especially toward oneself. Garnet can illuminate dark places and dark souls. Garnet’s fire stimulates the survival instinct, bringing willpower and courage to a situation. Garnet brings internalised feelings and ideas to the surface, for you to act upon.

Powerful Garnet can cleanse the chakras of negative energies and re-energise them. Use Garnet to balance the Sacral Chakra and sex drive. It also aids the controlled rise of Kundalini energy. Garnet inspires love and passion, and devotion and loyalty. A stone of commitment, Garnet encourages personal relationships of all kinds.

Garnet is recommended for people who tend to criticise.

Colour: red, orange, green, brown, black (many varieties)

Location: India, Sri Lanka, USA, Brazil, Africa

Rarity: common (gem-quality rare)

Crystal system/habit: isometric

Mineral group/class: silicates

Transparency: transparent to opaque

Lustre: vitreous to resinous

Fracture: conchoidal to uneven

Hardness: 6.5–7.5

Formula: X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃ (X and Y = various elements)

Chakra: Root, Heart (varies by type)

Emotional: emotional balance, strength, love

Mental/intellectual: courage, focus, motivation

Spiritual: grounding, regeneration, kundalini energy

Astrology: Capricorn, Aquarius, Leo

Birthstone: January

Number: 2, 11