Tumbled Hematite Heart, 1 3/4 in

• Polished hematite heart. The signature metallic mirror shine.
• About 1 3/4 inches. Palm-sized and satisfyingly heavy.
• The grounding stone. Root chakra and Earth in the tables.
• Each piece unique. Natural stone, individual in shine and shape.

• Tumbled hematite heart, approximately 1 3/4" (4.45 cm)
• Natural stone; sheen and shape vary piece to piece
• Keep dry: hematite can rust with prolonged water contact. Cleanse by smoke or moonlight, not soaking
• An honest note: heart shapes are cut and polished from natural hematite; the mirror finish is the stone's own, not a coating

Hematite is the grounding stone of the correspondence tables: an iron oxide whose very weight and metallic sheen make it feel like what it does, seated at the root chakra in Judy Hall's system and worked for grounding, stability, and the drawing-down of scattered energy into the body and the present moment. The heart shape turns that steadying quality toward the tender registers: self-possession, grounded love, the settling of an overwhelmed heart. Held in the palm, its cool weight is a genuine tactile anchor, which is why it is one of the stones most reached for in moments that call for coming back to earth. The stone does not act on its own; the steadiness it lends is the steadiness you practice with it in hand.

1. Hold it to ground. The cool weight in the palm is the whole first technique.
2. Carry it through scattered days as a pocket anchor to the present.
3. Rest it on the root during grounding meditation, lying down.
4. Keep it dry and cleanse by smoke. Hematite rusts with soaking; skip water cleansing.

• Tumbled Hematite Pebbles, 1 lb: the pound of the same grounding stone.
• Black Tourmaline Worry Stone: the boundary stone beside the grounding one.
• Shungite Tumbled, 1 lb: another grounding-and-protecting companion.

Is the shine natural or a coating?

Natural: the mirror-metal sheen is hematite's own, brought up by polishing. It is not plated or coated. (Note that the separate product sold as "hematine" or "magnetic hematite" is a manufactured material; this is natural hematite.)

What is hematite worked for?

Grounding above all: Hall seats it at the root chakra for stability and drawing scattered energy back to the present. The heart shape turns that toward grounded, settled love.

How do I care for it?

Keep it dry. Hematite can develop rust spots with prolonged water contact, so cleanse by smoke or moonlight rather than soaking.