Element: Earth
Uses: Strength, courage, purification, vitality
Description: [Bloodstone is also known as Heliotrope, from the Greek meaning ‘sun turner,’ although the derivation of this name is not known. Bloodstone is a great purifier, a healing tool for dispelling negative influences from the auric field and bringing one’s subtle energies into wholeness and balance…. Bloodstone grounds one fully in the body and with that grounding comes the enhancement of one’s capacity to function with strength, determination and courage through the whole range of challenges inherent in earthly life.