Histories and legends
Quartz is the most common mineral on the planet. the earth's crust. It comes in a range of varieties. Pure quartz and called rock crystal, contains only than silicon. Rose quartz is a silicate with inclusions of various metal oxides, such as manganese, titanium and zinc. dumortierite.
Rose quartz belongs to the large family silicates, a subgroup of tectosilicates. It has a high hardness of 7/10 on Mohs scale. Most often, it has a translucent appearance, more or less cloudy. The rose quartz can have a asterism. This is the presence of star-shaped light grapes. It is then called rose quartz starry.
The etymology of the name quartz comes from "quaterz" meaning "bad ore". In the Middle Ages, the term quartz was used to describe all the crystals. In the 16th century, a German scientist decided that the term quartz referred only to rock crystals. The etymology of the name quartz would then come from from the German "gewärz" meaning excrescence.
The first traces of rose quartz appeared in Mesopotamia (Iraq) some about 7,000 years ago. Then quartz was found all over the world, in different civilizations, in various forms. We is most often found in the form of jewelry figurines and amulets, but also in the tool manufacture (chisels, polishers, etc.) and even arrows.
In ancient Egypt, rose quartz was reduced powder and is used as a cosmetic for its purifying qualities. Excavations archeological digs have uncovered beauty masks, in the form of ointments, in tombs. Nowadays, rose quartz still in the composition of certain products of beauty. Mythology links rose quartz to worship of Isis, goddess of youth divine.
Many other civilizations associate the rose quartz to the goddess of love, who wears a different name depending on its origins: Aphrodite in Greece, Venus in Rome, Astarte in Phoenicia (Lebanon), Isaar for Assyrians and Turan for the Etruscans.
In Greek mythology, the story goes the unhappy story of the lovers Aphrodite and Adonis. Ares, Aphrodite's jealous husband, sent a boar to kill Adonis. Aphrodite ran to save her lover. At of her run, she injured herself on a bush and by the time she arrived, Adonis was already wounded: their bloods mingled. They crystallized and gave birth to the rose quartz.
In ancient Rome, the Romans manufactured and create all kinds of seals. Quartz stone pink is the stone most commonly used for size of these ring-shaped seals. In the Middle Age, its Roman seals were widely used to decorate all kinds of objects. crowns, vases, relics, etc.
In China and Asia, rose quartz is used to make carving jade or making statuettes, notably of Buddha. Visit rose quartz figurines also represent animals, birds and flowers.
In seventeenth-century France, statuettes in rose quartz, known as "chinoiseries" are very fashionable and Louis XIV became a very great collector.
The deposits
The main deposits are in Brazil, in Madagascar, South Africa and Australia, etc.
The benefits of rose quartz in lithotherapy
Benefits for your health psychic
Rose quartz soothes and helps to treat deep emotional wounds, the pain of and childhood trauma. It develops self-confidence and self-assurance. It helps make us aware of the love that and promotes self-acceptance. and others.
This beautiful pink crystal creates calm and harmony. inner peace. It combats emotions such as anxiety, anguish or fear. sickly shyness. It brings serenity and to happiness, joy and a sense of love. It fills the gaps affective.
Rose quartz diffuses powerful energies soothing and reassuring. It can be a great help to children, especially those with teenagers. In fact, during puberty, they lack a sense of direction and have a great need to be reassured.
Place a rose quartz stone in a chamber allows the diffusion of energy soothes the senses and helps you sleep quality. It significantly reduces stress and restless thoughts.
Rose quartz is a stone of love that encourages exchanges with others. It provokes openness towards others, eliminates feelings such as jealousy or anger. envy. At the same time, it generates compassion, empathy and understanding.
Benefits for your health physics
Rose quartz eliminates stress and its harmful effects on the body. It reduces stress.
This mineral is renowned for its benefits on feminine cycles. Rose quartz is also known as Aphrodite's stone.
It promotes the proper functioning of the chakra crown.
This stone is also said to be helps counteract disturbances geobiology.
Rose Quartz and Signs associated astrology
Rose quartz is a very powerful mineral, representing love. Its action is beneficial for all natives of the zodiac. However, some astrological signs develop affinities with this stone. This is particularly true of the following signs :
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Aries: symbol of enthusiasm and dynamism. This sign represents ardor, audacity and action. Wearing rose quartz is a a stone that favors exchanges with others. This sign is always in motion and reveals itself very ambitious. Very straightforward, he can to be hurtful, cruelly lacking diplomacy and tact. He enjoys confrontation and is very combative. He wants to be the first whatever the challenge. He's feisty and dynamic. He's a go-getter, he can show himself sometimes too passionate, even violent. He has has difficulty controlling his emotions and immaturity. He seeks to succeed professionally, because it's a great spendthrift. He has a warm and friendly. His company is often sought after and appreciated. He has a lot of charisma and is an excellent leader. He is absolutely not and forgives easily. In love, he is passionate and burning with desire. He loves to multiply conquests. He is a great seducer who will do anything to break his prey. He has tendency to catch fire quickly. Her other half will have to be creative, as he has the routine down pat. horror. If he gets bored, he won't hesitate to adventure;
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Lion: symbol of the power, royalty and glory. This sign represents pride, vanity and the generosity. Wearing a rose quartz helps her to be more open to others, to develop new compassion and empathy. Indeed, this sign is proud and determined. He is used to to be obeyed and can be tyrannical. He likes to be surrounded and admired. He loves to be flattered and has an unfortunate tendency to talk to the everyone's name. He likes to be in front of the stage. He's a very generous man and to share with those around him. He evolves in a world of luxury and leisure. Voluntary and determined, he knows very early on what he wants of his life and will do everything to achieve his objectives. The word lose is not part of his vocabulary. He's loyal, uncompromising, unforgiving. betrayals and pettiness. In love, he is seductive and passionate. He likes to reassure himself through his conquests. However, he loves the social idea of marriage. He cannot live without love. His character is loyal and honest. But beware of solicitations of the opposite sex, as he finds it hard to resist ;
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Capricorn: symbol of the maturity, solitude and elevation social. This sign represents perseverance, patience and organization. Wearing a and self-acceptance. gives him more confidence and self-assurance. Very young, this sign will work a lot. It not hesitate to give up leisure activities, which he He's methodical and organized. He is methodical, organized and doesn't shy away from work. He doesn't reveal himself and doesn't trust its customers. easily. He is suspicious, restrained and showing a great deal of coldness. This sign is described as psychorigid. Suffering hypersensitivity, he needs to know social and professional success. We often associates it with knowledge and expertise. It takes a long time before to realize his worth. He loves moments of solitude and is self-sufficient. It has very few friends. In love, he suffers from shyness and complexes. He prefers miss out on a great story than to suffer or be rejected. Proud, he's looking for true love. With the years, he will gain self-confidence and finally ready for a great story.
Rose quartz and chakras
Rose quartz helps to balance the heart. This chakra is located on the sternum at at the front and between the shoulder blades at the back. This chakra has a pink radiance. It is the source of self-acceptance, peace and forgiveness. The balanced heart, develops love unconditional. The person has a beautiful openness spirit. She learned to love herself and to love others. She forgives easily and loves to be of service.
The heart chakra unbalanced, too much open, gives rise to two types of behavior. Either the person is totally devoted to others forgetting himself or herself, or the person is, on the egocentric and narcissistic. It can become critical, jealous, demanding.
The heart chakra, unbalanced, blocked, causes anger, depression, indifference. The person may even become hateful, intolerant and alone. She has a hard time loving and forgive.
Maintenance, purification and quartz recharging rose
Since its extraction, rose quartz has been no longer purify or recharge themselves using elements of nature, like the sun, water or earth. It is handled many times and is most certainly contact with various influences, negative or positive positive. As soon as it arrives in your home, it is essential for its purification and recharging. The following operations are maintenance once a month at the minimum.
Plunge your stone into a clear glass spring water. Place this glass in the center a plate filled with sea salt for 2 to 5 minutes. 3 hours. Caution: never put your stone in direct contact with the salt, it could alter its color. For further purification light, you can use fumigation with white sage or a Tibetan bowl.
Recharge your rose quartz with sunlight morning sun for 3 hours or put it down in an amethyst geode or on a cluster of rock crystal for 24 hours.
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