Hematite

If you’re familiar with the expressions about having “iron will” or “steely determination,” you’ll have a good sense of the essence of hematite. Our most important source of iron ore, hematite even looks like steel when polished, taking on a smooth, silvery, almost molten-looking sheen. But when the iron in hematite hits oxygen, it turns it as red as rust or blood. No wonder the ancient Greeks named this mineral hematite, after their word for “bloodlike.” And just as iron is what gives steel its strength, it’s what makes our blood strong too, which is why we weaken and become anemic when we don’t have enough. If hematite is showing up for you now, something is likely happening, or perhaps on its way, that you’re going to need to be strong for. But don’t worry, because hematite is also here to reassure you that you do, in fact, have all the will and strength you need to get through. Just stay determined, and everything is going to be okay.