Rose Quartz

Hardness: 7

Astrological Signs: Taurus and Libra

Rose Quartz gets its pink coloring from minute amounts of manganese and/or titanium. This pink beauty is known as the stone of gentle love, bestowing us with a love of ourselves and others. Rose Quartz opens us up to a universal love and matters of the heart.

Rose Quartz has a mellow healing effect on our whole body. It gently removes negativity, brings a calm clarity to our emotions, peacefulness to our relationships and restores harmony to our mind after chaos or crises. Rose Quartz heals emotional wounds and aids fertility.

This stone works well with all of our chakras and is particularly beneficial to the heart and crown chakra.

The message from rose quartz is…. There is no need for haste in any circumstance.

Rose quartz gives us an appreciation for art, music and kind loving words. Place rose quartz near your computer for protection from radiation, eyestrain and headaches.

Interesting Tidbits: If you have chest pains arising from anxiety, place a piece of rose quartz in your bra and the pains will subside. Men should hold it against their chest or wear a bra. ; > ) Carry a pocket sized piece of rose quartz to remain calm in hectic times.

The sparkles that sometimes appear in rose quartz are rutile.

Years ago, Chinese women kept a large piece of rose quartz under the bed to keep their husbands faithful.