What does rose quartz look like?
Rose quartz is a subtle pink gemstone. It has a soft pink rose colour throughout with slightly lighter pink tones running through it. The depth of colour depends on the minerals it has within it. Colours range from pale pink to dark rosy pink.
Everything you need to know
Rose quartz is the stone of love. Whatever love you're seeking in your life whether that be love for yourself, friendship, or a partner, rose quartz is a good stone to have in your collection. It's associated with unconditional love, self-love, friendship, romance, and motherly love.
Rose quartz has many healing properties including putting back trust and harmony into relationships and encouraging unconditional love. It is the most common healing crystal used to balance the heart chakra. The heart chakra is the energy centre for feelings of love, joy, and compassion.
Using rose quartz will open up your heart and allow for love, self-love, healing, and peace to enter your life. Rose quartz can also be a very comforting stone and can be a comfort to those who are grieving. As it is a crystal of love, rose quartz can get rid of negative energies.
For people with anxiety, rose quartz is a great crystal to have as it is a calming and soothing stone filled with love and positive vibes. Some of the physical healing properties of rose quartz including strengthening the heart and circulatory system, releasing impurities, and helping with vertigo. Rose quartz is also believed to be able to increase fertility and will protect mother and baby.
How to use rose quartz
Meditation: Keep your rose quartz stone close by when you're meditating to feel its benefits. Bring your crystal directly over your heart so it can connect to your heart chakra. Whatever thoughts enter your mind, good and bad, send loving thoughts and vibes to each and negative energies will shift.
Affirmations: When writing in your gratitude diary or repeating your daily affirmations, it's a good idea to have a rose quartz crystal on hand. It takes things to a whole new level when your saying affirmations of love, love for yourself, and the relationships you have. The love within the stone will pour out even more in your gratitude practice and daily affirmations.
Loving home: Decorate your home with rose quartz for a loving and happy home. Rose quartz is such a pretty stone so makes great decor in any room. Adding a touch of rose quartz to your home will help to bring more balance and harmony to your space.
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Rose quartz facts
#1 Rose quartz crystal masks were worn by Ancient Egyptians. They believed that wearing them would give them a clear complexion, would remove wrinkles, and prevent aging.
#2 Rose quartz is a quartz crystal. It gets its soft rosy pink colour from absorbing minerals including manganese and titanium. The amount of minerals the crystal contains determines how deep the pink colour is.
#3 Rose quartz is a powerful stone and needs to be recharged regularly. You can cleanse your stone by running it under water and recharge it by leaving it in moonlight.
#4 The astrological signs of rose quartz are Libra and Taurus.