Jasper, Red (Brazil)

Healing Properties of Red Jasper

Spiritual: Red Jasper is a dynamic stone that unites courage and strength with love and gentleness.  Its energy is like that of a beloved father, protective and  nurturing towards his children. It can help us feel safe and secure enough in our physical selves that we dare to more fully explore our spiritual selves. Red Jasper also helps us to ‘grow up’ in our spiritual and earthly lives, teaching us to take responsibility for our choices, and the results that follow.  Red Jaspers can be used to activate the Kundalini energy, which in turn can spark a powerful spiritual experience.  It likewise can help us in dream recall and analysis, showing us the practical meaning behind our sleeping dreams and how we can use that information to improve our waking life. Red Jasper is attuned to the Sacral and Root Chakras and linked to the astrological signs Taurus and Leo.  It is connected to the Element of Earth and vibrates to the number 6.

Emotional: Red Jasper offers support during stressful periods and reminds us to help each other. It also inspires us to be courageous and to dare to have authentic and honest relationships. Red Jasper can also be used to heal misguided feelings of shame and guilt which may surround sexual issues or sexual abuse. It reminds us that sexual energy is a creative force that can and should be joyful. It is also a wonderful stone for anyone who needs to work through father-figure issues.  In a more general sense, Red Jasper can help us to break out of any existing “victim mentality” and “victim pattern”.  Teaching us how to save ourselves when we are endangered and to make better choices in the future to avoid bad situations.  Red Jasper helps us to pick ourselves back up, when we have had a set-back and to try again.  It helps us to trust ourselves and have faith that all will be well, in the end.      

Mental: Red Jasper encourages us to be honest and to live honorably. It helps us speak honestly and “walk our talk.” Red Jasper is a stone of discipline and focus. It is especially helpful for artists and entrepreneurs who may find it difficult to finish projects or try to go into many directions at once. Red Jasper encourages us to stay inspired and excited about our work and to methodically do what needs to be done.  By inspiring us to be brave, Red Jasper helps us to deal with our fear of failure as well as our fear of success.  Red Jasper’s energy is highly practical and can be especially encouraging to work with when we are faced with long-term tasks that bore us or stress us out, but nevertheless need our time and attention.

Physical: Red Jasper is recommended for anyone who needs to manifest a warrior’s courage and determination while also nurturing the physical body.  Red Jasper helps us to stay strongly committed to exercise and other physical activities so that our body grows strong and flexible.  It also reminds us to rest effectively, so that our body can reap the full benefits of our workouts.  Red Jasper is an excellent talisman to keep nearby during physical therapy following an illness or injury.  It can likewise provide a focus for athletes and body builders during periods of intense training, especially when bulking up.  Red Jasper is also a powerful talisman for parents who need to stabilize a pregnancy and prevent a mischarge or early labor.  Red Jasper helps pregnant women and their families be brave and do everything possible to protect both the mother and the infant.

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