Ancestralite Tumbled Stone

Ancestralite Tumbled Stone
(ranges from approx .75 – 1.25″)

Ancestralite is a pseudomorph or marite, and a variety of hematite forms deep in the earth’s layers. It is said to be 2.7 billion years old. It is one of the first minerals formed on Earth, even before life appeared.

Grounded

Affirmation: I am calm and peaceful. All is well, and life is good. My roots absorb goodness from the all-giving, bountiful earth, which fills me up and brings me serenity. I am love, and all that surrounds me is love.

Color: metallic black to steel gray

Chakra(s): root

Astrological sign(s): Taurus, Capricorn

Mohs scale: 5.5–6.5

Spiritual uses: Hematite enhances meditation practice by enabling one to quiet the mind and enter the nothingness state of consciousness. This widespread stone relaxes the physical body and worldly thoughts to enable quiet time for connection with the earth beneath one, as one connects with the inner sanctums of one’s consciousness.

Mental uses: Hematite removes scattered energy from your energy field and repels negative thoughts from your mind and others’ minds.

Emotional uses: Hematite works wonders in shifting negative feelings by calming and relaxing your attention on the source of the emotional challenge. With this stone in hand, imagine the metallic quality interrupting the connection between you and the source of your emotional discomfort.

Divine guidance: Are you hyperactive in either body or mind? Is your brain on overdrive? Are you feeling physically hyperactive? Has restful sleep and/or relaxation been a problem for you? You may need to transform a negative situation in your life. Become grounded by focusing on peace, and breathe it in deeply as you feel your roots taking hold and expanding into the earth.

Excerpted from The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals, and Stones (Llewellyn. 2013) by Margaret Ann Lembo