October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. I have made several jewellery pieces in pink and am donating a portion of the sales to the Breast Cancer Foundation. A friend of mine recently found out that she has breast cancer. For these two reasons, it would seem fitting that I write about Rose Quartz. It can come in pinks that range from dark to pale, or from transparent to opaque. It is a pink similar to the pink used in the breast cancer awareness ribbon. The best way that I can describe it is by calling it “baby pink”. As it’s name says, it is a member of the Quartz family. It’s hardness is rated a 7 out of 10, with 10 being the hardest. Rose Quartz is found in Brazil, Madagascar and South Dakota, USA. Just to look at this stone, I find myself being calmed. This delicate and pretty stone creates a self nuturing essence. Rose Quartz is known for it’s gentle and self loving nature. Because of it’s calming effect, it also releases stress in our lives. Rose quartz is said to have a healing nature by sending a vibrational frequency that can reprogram the cells “for joy and longevity rather than death and despair”. (From the “Book of Stones”). It is especially helpful to meditate with Rose Quartz as it can help you feel more open to compassion, love and kindness.
Sounds like we could use a little more Rose Quartz in the world today.
Keep posted next month for information on another gemstone, and in the meantime, take few minutes to appreciate what goodness we have in our lives. Think pink!
Rose Quartz
October 3, 2009