Bloodstone - Color, Facts, Power, Mythology, History and Myths

The healing properties of Bloodstone are:

• Physical Healer

The energy of Bloodstone is believed to empower certain micro-organisms in the bloodstream that are vital for enhancing and strengthening immunity in a person. In ancient times, Bloodstone was largely used as a cure for treating the person from venomous bites. It is also believed to aid blood circulation and helps in stopping bleeding especially nasal bleeding in summers.

In India, powdered Bloodstone Silver Jewelry is used on a large basis.

Bloodstone, other than enhancing immunity, also helps in treating anaemia, menstrual and menopausal symptoms. It detoxifies the body and strengthens the kidney, lungs, liver, intestine, and bone marrow.

It invigorates the lymphatic system as well, which leads to healing of the inflammations and infections fast. Bloodstone is also helpful in minimising pus formation and neutralising toxicities in the body. 

• Emotional Healer

Bloodstone is believed to be an effective energy booster, which improves the life-force and adds longevity. It is also regarded as an effective stone that helps in healing emotional troubles thereby alleviating a broken heart.

Bloodstones are also acknowledged as the stones of bravery and courage. It advances the physical strength, augments self-confidence and self-esteem, and calms apprehension. It stimulates love and compassion for the family and enriches affluence by proving success in legal and financial matters.

Bloodstone is believed to be the enhancer of ingenuity, creativity, and instinct.  It staves off the negative energy from the environment, which aids in the overcoming factors that increase stress and tension. Bloodstone revitalizes the mind and body by enhancing decision-making power, eliminating confusion, and offering the power to avoid harmful situations. Bloodstone is also regarded as the stone that can minimize aggression, petulance, and impatience in a human being.  It promotes selflessness and idealism.

• Spiritual Healer

The stone of courage and freedom, Bloodstone embodies an altruistic character and sacrifice. It brings one’s true spiritual energy in everyday life in a real and grounded way. Bloodstone is considered to be the stone of religion, mysticism, intuition, and insight.

The soul is protected and grounded by Bloodstone on various levels by increasing the intuitive power, dispelling mental confusion, and keeping away the negativities. It allows one to live and be in the spiritual realm of the patterns by ancestors as it cleans and unblocks the ancestral line. Bloodstone provides one to live happily in the present unruffled by the deeds of the past.

• Heals and Balances Chakra

Bloodstone is largely associated with heart and root chakra. The balanced heart chakra provides harmony and mutual respect amongst relationships. It lets the wearer behave and treat everyone with love and compassion.

When the heart chakra is blocked by some negative energy, it instills the feeling of being controlled in a relationship. It enhances one’s dependency on others and surrounds one with the feeling of sadness and helplessness. 

The root or base chakra, on the other hand, is the abode of life energy known as Kundalini. The base chakra is also is the surviving area of the body. When blocked, it manifests symptoms, like fatigue, lethargy, inactivity, and tiredness.