Holistic Path

• effective at grounding and protecting
• harmonises mind, body and spirit
• used during out-of-body journeying, protects the soul and grouds it back into the body
• strong yang element, balances the meridians, redressing yin imbalances
• dissolves negativity and prevents negative energies from entering aura, restoring peace and harmony
• beneficial for legal situations
• psychologically, hematite is strong, supports timid women, boosts self-esteem and survivability, enhance willpower and reliability, imparts confidence
• removes self-limitations, aids expansion
• useful for overcoming compulsions and addictions
• brings attention to unfulfilled desires that are driving life
• treats overeating, smoking, overindulgence
• come to terms with mistakes, accept them as learning experiences rather than disasters
• stimulates concentration and focus
• enhance memory and original thought
• brings mind's attention to basic survival needs and helps sort out problems of all kinds
• useful stone for study or mathematics and technical subjects
• physically, hematite has a powerful connection with blood, it restores, strengthens and regulates blood supply
• it can draw heat from the body

Healing

• aids circulatory problems and blood conditions (anaemia)
• supports kidneys in cleansing blood and it regenerates tissue
• stimulates absorption of iron and formation of red blood cells
• treats leg cramps, anxiety, insomnia and aids spinal alignment and fractures
• use as an elixir for fevers

Position

• base and top of spine to facilitate spinal manipulation
• hold/place as appropriate for healing/calming
• should not be used where inflammation is present or for long periods of time