Gemstones To Work With This Month: September & Mars' Influence...

September is a month ruled by the planetary influence of Mars. Mars is the planet of energy, power, action, and passion. It is a month of completing old projects, exercising, and moving forward with purpose. This month, we have to be careful not to get into accidents or hurt ourselves, as Mars can make us more prone to injury. It is the month to cut through the illusions and rise above envy, jealousy, and hate. Mars asks us to seek peace and take positive action toward the higher good for all beings. In order to bring out the very best that Mars has to offer, we can work with gemstones that enhance Mars' benefits. Ruby, garnet, bloodstone, and diamond help to heal and bring out the very best of Mars' influence.

Ruby is the "stone of nobility", and is an amplifier of energy. She helps to promote mental concentration and also stimulates the heart chakra. Ruby is protective, uplifting, and healing. She is said to attract health, wealth, knowledge, and wisdom. When sleeping, Ruby is a dream enhancer that helps make them more intense, vivid, and lucid. She encourages us to follow our joy and happiness, to be creative, to expand our consciousness, and to manifest our dreams. On the physical plane, Ruby helps to treat a fever, is good for heart and blood issues, and helps detoxify the body quicker.

Garnet is known as the "stone of health" because she is said to transmute illness and help to extract negative energy from the chakras. She is also known as the "stone of commitment" because she helps to reflect devotion, warmth, and understanding in relationships, while also addressing abandonment issues. Stimulating the Kundalini energy in the spine, Garnet activates the base of the spine to the crown, distributing energy to every part of the body harmoniously. Lastly, she is known as the "stone of majesty" that helps to provide flashes of insight and guidance toward noble pursuits. On the physical plane, Garnet helps the spine, spinal fluid, bones, heart, lungs, and blood, and helps to repair DNA/RNA. She also regenerates the body, and helps the body assimilate iodine, calcium, magnesium, and Vitamins A, D, and E.

Bloodstone is known as the "stone of courage" that helps us overcome the anxiety and distress that manifest when our energies are realigning. She helps us with decision-making, life contemplation, and the unveiling of deep insights into ancient spiritual truths. Bloodstone works to unify our physical self with our spiritual self, allowing the soul to open to the Divine through meditation, contemplation, and pure Love. On the physical plane, she is good for the spleen, blood, kidneys, bladder, intestines, and the liver. Bloodstone is used to treat leukemia and to help with eyesight, lung congestion, and skin rashes.

Diamond is known at the "king of the crystals" and is symbolized by the Sun in our Solar System. She dissipates Light and flashes prisms of the minerals that make her so powerful. She helps to bring strength and endurance, courage, and spiritual awareness. Diamond can help to dispel negative energies, darkness, and anger. She is also considered the "stone of innocence" that brings confidence, trust, and fidelity. On the physical plane, Diamond is a treatment for poisoning, helps with eyesight, and is good for metabolism.

Whether you wear them on your body, put them in your pockets, or drink them in water, utilizing the forces of these crystals can be extremely healing. Develop a relationship to crystals like we have with plants and animals. Nature is alive and responsive to our Love, and rocks and minerals are no different.