Etched Almandine Garnet

Etched Almandine Garnet

Meanings & Uses:

Almandine Garnet

Almandine Garnet is the most common variety of Garnet and the birthstone for the month of January.  While other varieties come in a range of colors, Almandine are always a deep red or reddish-purple color, that is typically much darker than Ruby and other red jewels.  Garnet’s name is from the Latin word for seed, a reference to pomegranate because garnets are often found clustered together just like pomegranate seeds. Almandine Garnet has a wonderful energy that is both passionate and peaceful, a curious balance that can teach us a unique kind of freedom.  It invites us to follow our heart’s desires, while also be practical and pragmatic.

Almandine Garnet is a powerful talisman for spiritual warriors who seek Truth and Freedom and aren’t afraid to pay the price for that knowledge. It ignites within us a fierce desire for self-realization and gives us the strength to endure both spiritual hardships, as well as the more prosaic everyday struggles we all face. Almandine Garnet is also a very joyful stone, showing us the incredible beauty of this world and reminding us how truly fortunate we are. Almandine Garnet gives us courage and hope, helping us to see challenges as adventures and teaching us to move with both passion and serenity.

Almandine Garnet guides us to a place where we can feel emotionally free and peaceful.  It gives courage to our hearts, daring us to love boldly and openly. Almandine Garnet strips away inhibitions, and feelings of shame and unworthiness, allowing us to truly embrace our own sensuality and sexuality. It likewise encourages us to be more accepting and comfortable with other people’s sexuality. Almandine Garnet is ultimately a profoundly sensible stone. It counsels us to follow a wise path, balancing our fiery passions with earthy common sense. This same balance can be applied to financial matters, helping us to earn, save and spend our money in a way that feels good. Almandine Garnet can also help us to better enjoy our own solitary company, encouraging us to actively cultivate self-love and self-respect.

Almandine Garnet helps us to release old ideas, beliefs, and patterns, whenever they no longer accurately represent our level of knowledge or our actual lifestyle. It is a stone of new beginnings and freedom, shaking us out of whatever rut we are in, and challenging us to come alive intellectually and creatively. Almandine Garnet encourages us to use our imagination and to get to work transforming our best dreams into a fantastic reality. It offers tremendous support for anyone who yearns for both practical knowledge and esoteric understanding, making it an especially good talisman for astronomers and mathematicians.

Almandine Garnet is recommended for anyone who wants to better embrace their sexuality.  It helps us to love our body and to trust what feels good, physically and emotionally.  It encourages us to be open to new experiences, while always keeping our safety and full wellbeing in mind.  Almandine Garnet is a fantastic talisman for anyone eager to get pregnant and it helps expectant parents feel excited about the new life they are bringing into the world.  Almandine Garnet is also recommended for anyone who has suffered from a traumatic injury or illness that requires physical therapy or other work to bring us back into our natural healthy state.  If the traumatic event has led to PTSD, Almandine Garnet strongly advocates for our mental health and pushes us to believe that our emotional-mind can be healed.  It reminds us that while the past offers lessons, we get to make choices about our future.   Almandine Garnet helps us to jump back into life and enjoy it to the fullest.

Weight:

7.9g

Dimension:

About 3/4"

References:

Moonrise Crystals

Origin:

Alaska

Disclaimer:

While crystals and minerals have been used throughout time to heal medical and emotional ailments, the information here is not to be taken as medical advice. Additionally, be mindful and take deep consideration of the advice of medical professionals per their diagnoses. Crystal and mineral healing should only be seen as supplemental.