All About Rose Quartz

Quartz is the most common mineral, having many varieties, one of which is rose quartz. It is difficult to establish a specific date for his location.

It is known that its use began in antiquity: initially as a tool, then for making dishes and all kinds of crafts, and even later - for creating jewelry. The first beads were discovered around 7000 BC in the Middle East, where Ancient Mesopotamia was located (now the territory of Iraq and northeastern Syria).

In ancient Rome and Egypt, pink stone powder was used for cosmetic purposes, it was poured into cream and various kinds of grindings, which allowed women of those times to keep their skin in excellent condition, preventing the formation of wrinkles in advance. The origin of the stone is associated with interesting traditions and legends. According to one of them, rose quartz is the juice of mother earth, which has taken the form of a frozen stone, which gives a person a sense of unity with all its inhabitants.

There is an Indian beautiful and sad legend about the love of a young man and girl, which parents did not bless because of their belonging to different castes. At the behest of the elders, each of them was destined to marry unloved, but equal in position applicants.

Witnesses of the couple’s meetings were roses, and seeing their warm and sincere feelings, the flowers became more beautiful and magnificent. In order not to be parted and to stay together forever, the lovers sacrificed their lives.After the tragedy, the flowers froze and turned into rose quartz, thus expressing sorrow and a desire to perpetuate the memory of strong and pure love.

The mineral has the German name Quarz, which means “solid” in translation. It is known about its volcanic origin. In nature, it looks like a crystal with 6 faces, a pointed top, inside of which cracks are noticeable. Each stone is unique in its own way and unlike the other.

By chemical composition, rose quartz is silicon dioxide. The diversity of the raw quartz palette is influenced by such nuances as the temperature regime, the level of pressure during its formation, the content of manganese, iron and titanium impurities in its composition. To a greater extent, it is precisely because of their quantity that the saturation of the shade, which happens to be bright pink or light, depends on stones with purple and red tint.

You can find native stones of various pink tones, in shape resembling berries or fruits, in connection with which subspecies of rose quartz are highlighted, having appropriate names and descriptions.

• Watermelon - the appearance really resembles a watermelon. It is a pink crystal, topped with a green shell.
• Cherry - has a rich crimson hue, which completely does not transmit light. Visually similar to a juicy cherry.
• Strawberry - the outlines are similar to strawberries, in the consistency there are small specks similar to berry grains, which are white or dark.
• Strawberry - often mistaken for a strawberry subspecies, it is really difficult to distinguish between them. This mineral is more saturated in color, inside there are weaves in the form of small threads, and the density of speckled grains is slightly higher.
• Red - less often than other subspecies found in nature, and therefore much appreciated much higher.
• Tourmaline - the stone is pink in color, there are needles inside it - black crystals containing boron.

Very beautiful pink star quartz - it contains natural inclusions of small particles of titanium and rutile. If such a stone is polished, then a multi-beam star appears inside it, and the sun's rays are reflected.

The geography of the mineral is very extensive, but its reserves are already small, so mining is carried out not separately, but simultaneously with rock crystal and mica. There are deposits of rose quartz in Austria, India, Kazakhstan, Poland, the USA, France, Switzerland, and Japan.

The best specimens are found in Brazil and Madagascar.. Brazilian quartz has a pure bright color, in appearance it is transparent. In Madagascar, turbid samples with a milky hue predominate. In Russia, deposits are located in the Altai Territory, the Murmansk Region, Transbaikalia and Karelia.

The features of rose quartz are very interesting and rich. It is believed that it gives its owners a state of harmony, increases the level of internal energy and stress resistance.

The mineral is capable of absorbing electromagnetic waves. It protects from harmful radiation that can occur to a person in everyday life. It is a good antidepressant, helps to cope with anxiety and negative thoughts, reduces the level of aggressiveness and irritability. Promotes rapid tissue regeneration in case of burns, frostbite, eczema, allergic manifestations.

Helps relieve swelling, bruising, get rid of blackheads and warts. Specialists in traditional medicine recommend applying small pebbles (two are enough) to the affected areas of the skin.

You can use pebbles for cosmetic facial massage in order to prevent wrinkles. It must be carried out by the smooth side of the gem, conducting light stroking movements along the massage lines. Since ancient times, rose quartz has been revered among women, its qualities have a beneficial effect on the mild onset and course of pregnancy, and alleviated pain during childbirth.

Regular mascot wearing helps:

• increase immunity;
• normalization of the heart;
• relieving pain in the cervical and thoracic spine;
• regulation of the genitourinary system;
• beneficial effects on the circulatory system;
• healthy and sound sleep;
• lower blood sugar in diabetes;
• elimination of harmful toxins;
• getting rid of headaches;
• fatigue reduction;
• the effectiveness of mental activity.

To obtain a therapeutic effect, you can not only wear jewelry made of stone, but also put it under your pillow during sleep. Water infused with rose quartz has healing and energetic properties. It can be washed and taken inside to maintain beauty, youth and longevity.

The magic of rose quartz gives a sense of peace, tunes you in a romantic mood and helps to find and maintain love. The main magical help is to remove blocks and obstacles for the emergence and development of new relationships, filling with existing bright positive emotions.

The mineral can save you from psychological traumas of the past, which are reflected and prevent you from living a full life in the present tense. To do this, you need not only to wear his jewelry, but also to conduct meditation sessions. The energy of the stone will squeeze out negative moments from the subconscious, which seemingly hold in a forgotten stressful situation. Do not be afraid if negative emotions find a way out through tears. It should be understood that their appearance is quite normal.

It is important at such a time to communicate only with close and positive people. On meditation days, you need to often hold rose quartz in your hands, turn your eyes to it, wear jewelry. The period of liberation from negative feelings, accompanied by tears, will pass rather quickly, and after it will come lightness and calm, confidence in the bright future and a feeling of happiness will appear.

To go through such a necessary path for a person to psychological renewal will help rose quartz. The stone gives its owners the opportunity to expand the sphere of communication and activity, make new and useful contacts, eliminate loneliness and despondency.

In the popular direction, Feng Shui stone represents the energy of the elements of Fire, but softer. His vibrations give joy, love, help in the implementation of ideas and plans. To fully disclose its properties, a rose quartz crystal must be placed in the southern part of the house or room. The stone creates an atmosphere of spiritual comfort and warmth, mutual understanding and goodwill in the family. If there is a schoolboy or student in the house, then the location of the crystal in the area of ​​the study table will help to concentrate attention when doing homework.

The gem strengthens not only love relationships, but also family, kinship and friendships. To fill the house with the energy of harmony and love, you need to decompose the crystals of this mineral in different places.

Real rose quartz is a natural mineral, so the main difference from artificial stones and glass is its imperfect shape and structure, with the presence of small cracks and turbidity. Uneven color also indicates naturalness, it can be bright pink on one side and lighter on the other. Quartz is very hard, it is impossible to leave a scratch on it even with a thin needle, but when it is held by a crystal on the glass, a strip remains.

Fiberglass is usually used as an imitation of a gem. Its color is always uniform and more saturated, by weight much lighter than the original.

The most common fake is cherry quartz, pink glass with small stains. When selling jewelry, explanations that the basis of jewelry is not natural stone, but glass are not provided, so many buyers believe that this is a kind of quartz. It is possible to understand that this is not the original by the presence of air bubbles in the glass.

And also deciding to purchase a product, you need to carefully look at the interspersed with other shades. In natural stone there will never be admixtures of yellow, brown, orange colors, which can often be seen in imitations. In real quartz beads, the edges of the holes for the thread are uneven, with kinks, and in glass ones - smooth and rounded. Sometimes, to give color to the gem, tinting is applied, but even in this case, existing microcracks can be examined in the light. Natural stones are always colder to the touch than their counterfeits.

Very beautiful and noble rose quartz looks in jewelry. Beads, necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings, brooches, bracelets are made from it. Pendants are often purchased as a talisman. The stone is delightful in a frame of silver, peerless in a frame of platinum or white gold. When selecting a product, one should take into account the fact that silver reveals the potential of a stone more than all metals.

It is better for women to pick up beads or pendants on pendants so that when worn they reach the level of the solar plexus, this will increase the active work of stones. It is advisable to attach brooches on the left side of the heart, then the energy of the stone will have a specific effect (normalize the work of the heart and direct it towards gaining love).

The best option for the best manifestation of the properties of the stone for the owner is to receive it as a gift with good intentions from a loved one or to accept it by inheritance. With an independent purchase, you must be prepared for the fact that the setting of the gem is carried out approximately during the year, only after it will be obvious results.

You can speed up the process for the energetic connection of the owner and the talisman by conducting a recharging ritual. To do this, light four candles of pink or red color, pick up a talisman and imagine that it is filled with good and bright energy. If there is a direct intention to charge a stone to attract love, then an appropriate rite of recharging for love should be carried out.

According to the description, to practice, you will need any decoration with a stone, the main thing is that it is genuine. A day before the full moon in the dark, the product must be placed in a container with water, adding a tablespoon of salt to it, and left on the windowsill. The next evening (closer to night, when the full moon appears in the sky), water should be drained, and the jewelry should be washed under running running water. This procedure is needed to completely cleanse the stone from negative energy.

Then a ritual is performed. To do this, you need to light a pink or red candle, pick up a decoration and meditate, presenting happy moments of love.To enhance the effect, you need to read any love plot, blow out the candle and go to bed, putting your talisman under the pillow. From the next day, he will work for the owner, giving inner balance and attracting new relationships.

Rose quartz affects the mood and emotions of a person. With constant wearing, its owner acquires spiritual harmony, can make the right decisions at the level of intuition and feelings. This is a great talisman and advocate for those whose professional activities involve constant communication and interaction with a wide variety of people (salespeople, teachers, doctors, lawyers). He will help his owners to show tact, respect and friendliness, in cases of conflict situations it neutralizes bitterness and mirrors negative energy from the opponent.

The stone patronizes creative personalities involved in art. It favors the increase of their potential, gives confidence in strength and opens up interesting opportunities. People whose life and profession are associated with creativity, it is recommended in the home and work environment to place figures of rose quartz or particles of its raw crystal. With its energy, the mineral will inspire the creation of new masterpieces and give an incentive to active work.

Rose quartz makes it possible to conquer new peaks and opens up new horizons. As an amulet, it is suitable for tourists, athletes, students, hunters, extreme lovers. In controversial situations, when you need to convince a person of something and turn the tide of events in a favorable direction, you can also turn to the crystal for help.

It helps to eliminate complexes, fears and open the heart for love. And although female yin energy predominates in it, it is suitable not only for the fairer sex, but also for men. It will help them to become more open in communicating with loved ones, to become more attractive to women, to remove emotional stiffness in the manifestation of feelings, to neutralize aggression and excessive cynicism. For male use, it will be more rational to purchase quartz in the form of a key ring or figurine, which can be placed in a room or in the workplace.

For women, this beautiful gem It will give confidence in your own attractiveness, add to the image of tenderness and charm, help attract love, increase self-esteem. Girls who dream of a speedy marriage, it is advisable to purchase a bracelet made of this mineral and wear on your left hand.

In astrology, rose quartz is considered a universal amulet, since it is suitable for all zodiac signs. It protects from evil eye and damage, provides an influx of positive. To be more specific, then:

• Aries will cope with stubbornness and make compromises easier;
• Taurus will find a way out of any difficult situation;
• Twins will succeed in relationships and in business;
• Cancers will become more balanced and less susceptible to stress;
• Lions will easily approach any undertakings;
• Virgo will increase their energy level and become more successful;
• Libra will find happiness in love;
• Scorpios realize their grandiose plans;
• Sagittarius will gain judgment and harmony;
• Capricorns will be able to count on help in any difficult matters;
• Aquarians will be charged with optimism and will raise their level of activity;
• Fish will be more successful in professional activities and personal life.

Rose quartz needs the same care as most natural stones. It is advisable to clean the gems or jewelry immediately after their purchase, because, most likely, they were examined, touched, thinking about buying, other people, and the stones could have time to absorb their energy.

For the first time it is better to use a mild soap solution. It is necessary to drip a small amount of mild detergent into room temperature water and put the product into it. After 10-15 minutes, you should take it out and rinse under running water and leave to dry on a towel or napkin, but do not wipe it. It should dry on its own! In subsequent cleanings, the soapy solution can no longer be used, it will be enough to rinse in running water or a weak saline solution.

Be sure to clean the stones that were used for treatment. If for some reason other people used the jewelry, even family members, then in such a situation you need to clean it. In some cases, the owner himself can feel the weakened altered energy of the stone, then this should serve as a signal for purification and recharging. After the water purification procedure, it is advisable to recharge rose quartz with moonlight. To do this, it must be put at night with the growing moon on the windowsill from the side where the moon shines.

The gem is very fragile and delicate, therefore it requires careful and careful handling. Accidental drops or impacts on hard surfaces can cause chips. For constant wear, it is better to opt for such jewelry where the beads do not touch each other, then their erasure against each other will be prevented. It is better if they are separated by nodules or fragments of soft tissue in the decoration. For storage, you need to choose a dark and dry place, since the mineral does not like humidity and high temperatures.

Owners of a wonderful gem always feel a connection with him, because he gives confidence, gives love and prosperity. Proper care and recharging will help preserve the beauty and shine of the mineral, which will always be a faithful ally.

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