Bloodstone Crystal: Benefits, Properties + How To Use It, According To Experts

Whether you're looking for love, abundance, or confidence, there's a crystal for any and all of your needs. And when it comes to feeling motivated and protected, a great stone to reach for is bloodstone. Here's what to know about it, from its spiritual properties to how to work with it, according to crystal experts.

Today, bloodstone can be found all around the world, in countries like the U.S., Brazil, India, Australia, Germany, Italy, and South Africa.

And according to Leavy, bloodstone can help increase feelings of vitality and vigor, making it great for courage, confidence, and bravery when you're facing a tough situation. Its energy also supports your intuition, so you can trust that you're moving ahead in the right direction.

Doing hard work with courage takes emotional strength, and this is a great stone for that. As reiki master Elyssa Jakim previously wrote for mindbodygreen, "Bloodstone happens to be a great stone for Aries due to its ability to temper worries, lend emotional strength, and support the physical body."

If you've been feeling a bit stuck, bloodstone might be just what you need. As Leavy explains, it's long been used for energetic cleansing and clearing, removing stagnant energy, and helping create room for new possibilities. "It's good for transmuting energy, to keep things from getting stagnant—it kind of keeps things flowing and moving and helps you to stay grounded," she adds.

And of course, as aforementioned, bloodstone has a reputation for being a protective stone, believed in ancient times to protect the wearer and even grant invisibility. While it won't actually turn you invisible, of course, Leavy says, "It is a protective stone and has been for a very long time."

One of the simplest ways to work with bloodstone (or any stone, for that matter) is to simply keep it on your person, either in your pocket or purse. Especially if you're in need of some extra energetic protection or vitality, Leavy says, keep some on you during the day.

Bloodstone can help you connect to your intuition in a grounded way, and so Leavy actually recommends it for dreamwork and namely, encouraging intuitive dreams. "If you're trying to use your dreams for divinity or prophetic purposes, keep a piece of bloodstone on your bedside table or in your pillowcase for help with intuition or intuitive dreaming," she tells mindbodygreen.

Bloodstone is great for working with the three lowest chakras (the root, sacral, and solar plexus) but particularly the root, as it is so grounding and stabilizing. Whether you're doing a root chakra meditation, grounding rituals, or getting out into nature to find balance, have some bloodstone with you to enhance the experience.

According to Askinosie, bloodstone is great for amping up energy and motivation. As such, she recommends placing some on your at-home altar to "increase your drive and sense of enthusiasm."

Speaking of energy and motivation, one place you might be needing more of that is at your work desk. To that end, Askinosie also recommends keeping some bloodstone on your desk—and especially on days when you know you might need a little pick-me-up!

And to lean more on bloodstone's healing qualities, Leavy says, this stone is complemented and balanced well by the lovely green aventurine.

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Bloodstone is a potent crystal for all things energizing, grounding, and protective. With its telltale red inclusions, dark green hue, and host of benefits, this is one stone you'll definitely want to have with you on your own spiritual journey.