Considered the crystal of love for centuries, rose quartz is common throughout the world. The beauty of its color has made this mineral a favorite of jewelers. But embellishing jewelry and artwork with rose quartz isn't the only thing it should be noted for! Discover all the benefits of this beautiful mineral and its benefits for the body, heart and mind.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ROSE QUARTZ

THE HISTORY, ORIGIN AND COMPOSITION, PROPERTIES AND BENEFITS IN LITHOTHERAPY

Choosing to wear or place rose quartz in your home means finding a gentle and positive way to escape the surrounding stress and create your own bubble of love and comfort. Open your heart, rose quartz will give it back to you! And now discover the incredible benefits of this stone in lithotherapy…

HISTORY OF ROSE QUARTZ

Rose quartz has always had an intimate connection with love and the heart. As early as the Bronze Age, civilizations from the Middle East praised the goddess of fertility, war and love, Astarte, with rose quartz. These rites and offerings have been perpetuated since ancient times. Many civilizations also used it, whether the Carthaginians, Etruscans, Hellenes, Jews, Hurrians, Mesopotamians, Phoenicians, Romans or Sumerians.

According to Greek mythology, rose quartz originated from Aphrodite. While Adonis was spending his time hunting, he was attacked by a boar who was none other than Ares, Aphrodite's official lover. She quickly tried to hide in the bushes, but they were full of thorns, and she couldn't. Then she found her lover Adonis dead. The rose quartz stone appeared from his blood. The Hellenes used this stone a lot to praise the goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite. Another legend tells us that Eros brought the rose quartz to earth, representing her beauty, and that this stone was supposed to bring love instead of human hatred and anger.

Later in Ancient Egypt, rose quartz was revered for its physical virtues, such as anti-aging. Rose quartz powder was widely used on the face to mask and remove wrinkles. Rose quartz was also given as a gift to the deceased, and was very often placed in the tombs of noble families. These beliefs also existed in ancient Rome.

Rose quartz is imported from 2 main deposits: India and Sri Lanka. Today, the stone is used in various fields, such as lithotherapy, industry, watchmaking and jewelry. A lot of jewelry is made, such as necklaces, bracelets, etc. In lithotherapy, one would rather use the rose quartz pendant to work directly at the solar plexus level.

ORIGIN AND COMPOSITION OF ROSE QUARTZ

Derived from the word "quaterz", which means "bad ore", rose quartz was called by this name until the 16th century. Some hypotheses also link his name to the German term "gewärz", which means "germ" and "growth". It is not uncommon to see rose quartz also called: conite, azetulite, dragonite, lodolite, conolite, azetulite.

As a mineral species, quartz belongs to the group of silicates. It consists mainly of silica. Just like other quartz, rose quartz stone has formed large crystals that are both pink and translucent. It has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale. Rose quartz crystallizes between 573 and 870 °C.

The main deposits of rose quartz are found mainly in Brazil, but it can be found in most countries around the world. You should know that quartz represents 12% of the lithosphere, which is really significant!

QUALITIES AND PROPERTIES OF ROSE QUARTZ STONE IN LITHOTHERAPY

In lithotherapy, rose quartz symbolizes love. It is directly related to the 4th, heart chakra. Rose quartz represents love for the world, but also tenderness. It is able to soften the hardest hearts and influences the pleasures and joys of love. Heartaches subside and fly away thanks to rose quartz.

It is also a stone of peace, love and friendship. It helps those who wear it to forgive, but also respect, both themselves and others. It supports people in shock and helps to heal faster, whether physical or moral. Rose quartz in lithotherapy alleviates lesions caused by fire, optimally stimulates the circulatory system as well as the kidneys.

Recognized for its calming properties, rose quartz can be placed in the living room but also in the bedroom. Love and peace will be reunited and tension, if any, should ease and subside. If rose quartz is accompanied by black tourmaline and is placed, for example, in the bedroom, its properties will increase tenfold and complement each other, as they will ensure peace and quality sleep. And the nightmares gradually disappear.

ROSE QUARTZ SYMBOLISM

Appeasement.

TRADITIONS

Alchemy: The rose with 7 petals, symbol of the 7 metals and the 7 stages of the great work.

Christianity: The Blood of Jesus Christ, the Tomb of Christ, Love and Mystical Rebirth.

Greece: Beginning of regeneration

India: the divine Mother

Muslims: A Contemplation

The material is borrowed from the FRANCE MINÉRAUX website.

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