Metaphysical and Healing Properties
Rose Quartz is known as the stone of universal love, it purifies and opens the heart chakra on all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace.
It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. It will assist in removing energetic blockages within your heart chakra, as well as blockages in love and other connections.
Rose Quartz is often used in love spells and love rituals to welcome love in your life, to attract new love or to heal an existing relationship.
The soothing energy of rose quartz fosters healing, comfort, empathy, reconciliation, and forgiveness of others.
Rose Quartz clears out anger, jealousy, resentment of others, blocked feelings, and allows healing of heart issues and dis-ease associated with holding on to such negative emotions.
Rose Quartz promotes calm within the mind and body which can help lower stress and tension in the heart.
Rose Quartz is an excellent stone for comfort while going through a difficult time or uncomfortable situation. Rose Quartz offers a nurturing and comforting energy that can bring balance and peace into any situation, emotion, or life event.
Rose Quartz can be beneficial for those who may be dealing with difficult life situations such as a loss of a loved one, pet or friend, a disappointing or sad event, a dark knight of the soul, an illness or disease, or any other difficult life event.
This is one of the best crystals for grief, especially if you have lost a mother or mother figure, sister, or a child.
Those who struggle with self love, or have issues with self confidence or body image, rose quartz can be a great tool to heal the relationship with self and your self image.
It can soften the inner critic within and promote a more loving relationship within the mind and body.
For those who may be having trouble accepting their body size, body weight, or body changes, rose quartz can help with acceptance of self and feeling not only comfortable, but also confident in your own skin. Especially for new mothers struggling with their post-partum body, this crystal can be helpful during that transition.
Rose Quartz is associated with the zodiac sign of Taurus and compliments this sensitive sign. The planet Venus, which also rules the sign of Taurus, is also the ruler of rose quartz, making Taurus an excellent match for this soothing and nurturing gemstone.
Rose Quartz gets its name from the beautiful colors of pink within the mineral. According to research, the delicate pink color of rose quartz is caused by microscopic inclusions of aligned silicate mineral fibers; advanced testing has revealed that these inclusions are similar, but not identical, to the mineral dumortierite. The shades of rose quartz vary from pale pink, to deep pink, to red like pinks, and in very rare pieces, purple hues.
Where Rose Quartz Can Be Found
Rose Quartz is one of the most abundant of gemstones in the world and can be found in several countries such as North America, Brazil, South Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, and Japan.
Rose quartz is always found in massive form so it does not have typical, flat crystal faces like some other minerals. Rose Quartz is found and mined in many places in the United States.
In fact, rose quartz is so commonly found in South Dakota that in 1966 South Dakota designated rose quartz as its state mineral. The Black Hills area in South Dakota produces more rose quartz than anywhere else in the world!
Though the Black Hills may produce the most Rose Quartz in the world, Brazil produces the highest quality of Rose Quartz in the world.
Rose Quartz is also found in a few more states other than South Dakota.
In the state of Maine around Oxford County, the Plumbago Mountain in Newry and Mount Mica Quarry have been known to be popular sites for rose quartz in Maine.
In addition to South Dakota and Maine, Colorado is known for having an abundance of rose quartz at the Devils Hole Mine in Fremont County.
In North Carolina, there are several sites around Charlotte that offer pay-to-mine services for rose quartz. The Pala mining district around San Diego in California is known for rose quartz.
No matter where you are in the world, rose quartz is abundant in many locations, making it easily accessible and an affordable stone to add to your crystal collection!
Rose Quartz is a beautiful mineral with magnificent healing properties, a precious gemstone that radiates loving vibrations and is abundant on this planet.
It is a crystal unlike no other and we can all benefit from incorporating rose quartz in our lives!
Tune into the supportive, loving, and nurturing vibrations of rose quartz and watch the beauty unfold in your life as you begin to align and shift with the powerful healing vibrations of this crystal.