Healing Properties of Rose Quartz: A Crystal for Love & Relationships

Rose quartz is a pink variety of Quartz that gets its color from inclusions of titanium, often as tiny bits of rutile (which is simply a needle-shaped formation of titanium dioxide). A Crystal Message about the Healing Properties of Rose Quartz: “Love and value your unique, authentic self. Bask in the excitement of sharing your gifts for the highest good of all.”     Common Healing Properties of Rose Quartz: * Promotes unconditional love, peace, and compassion * Inspires self-love * Promotes an attitude of Lovingkindness * Facilitates peace and calming * Instills tenderness * Promotes mutual understanding * Adds spark to a romance and promotes trust * Eases difficult feelings associated with mid-life crisis * Soothes a broken heart * Helps with emotional balance * Encourages friendship & maternal love * Eases the grieving process * Promotes forgiveness, trust, and understanding * Connects you with the emotional healing quality of water   Join Adam Barralet, Ashley Leavy, Kyle Perez, and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #6 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they unpack the history and healing properties of Rose Quartz, including: * Is Rose Quartz actually the ultimate "stone of love"? * Spotting Rose Quartz crystal fakes * Rose Quartz for grief & loss * Working with Rose Quartz at Beltane * Rose Quartz for fresh starts   Tune in now for a deeper look at the healing properties of Rose Quartz!   Colors: Pale, soft pink to deep, rosy pink Zodiac Signs: Taurus, Gemini Elements: Water Companion Flowers: Magnolia Companion Essential Oil: Rose Companion Stone: Angelite Common Origins: Madagascar, Brazil, South Dakota (USA) Notes: Also known as Anacona Ruby Wanna’ Get Science-y? Click Here to get information about the chemical composition, hardness, streak, etc. of this crystal from one of my favorite sites!   The staff from my new age shop, Mimosa Books & Gifts, had this to share: Rose quartz is the astrological stone for Taurus. Rose quartz, which is simply quartz tinted pink by various mineral traces, has always been the Love Stone. Rose quartz is an excellent “relationship” stone, promoting love in all its forms: romance, friendship, family, and even self-love. It only rarely forms gem-grade crystals but has been used in carving for a very long time. Because of its associations with unconditional love,