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CommonHeart Chakra
Rose Quartz
Also known as: Stone of Love, Pink Quartz
Silicon Dioxide
Rose Quartz is the quintessential stone of love, known for its gentle energy that opens the heart chakra and supports emotional healing, self-worth, and compassion.
Healing Properties
- Opens the heart to love
- Supports emotional healing
- Encourages self-compassion
- Soothes grief
Emotional Benefits
- •Opens the heart to love
- •Encourages self-compassion
- •Soothes grief and heartbreak
Spiritual Benefits
- •Cultivates unconditional love
- •Supports forgiveness
- •Deepens empathy
How to Use
Place over the heart during meditation, keep in your bedroom, or carry as a reminder of self-love.
Meditation
Place on the heart chakra or hold gently to open emotional awareness and cultivate compassion.
Placement in Home
Bedroom or relationship corner (feng shui: southwest) to invite loving energy.
Traditional Uses
Traditionally associated with heart and circulatory health. Not a substitute for medical treatment.
Ethical Sourcing
Common and widely available. Choose responsibly sourced stones.
Quick Facts
- Mineral Class
- Silicate
- Crystal System
- Hexagonal (Trigonal)
- Chemical Formula
- SiO₂
- Mohs Hardness
- 7
- Transparency
- Translucent to opaque
- Luster
- Vitreous
- Planetary
- Venus
- Typical Price
- $2–$40
Care Guide
Water safe
Sunlight safe
Cleansing
MoonlightSound healingRunning waterSelenite
Charging
MoonlightRose petalsSunlight (brief)
Associations
Zodiac
TaurusLibra
Element
Water
Intentions
LoveSelf-careCompassionHealing relationships
Origins
BrazilMadagascarSouth AfricaIndia
Related Crystals
RhodoniteMorganiteRhodochrositeEmerald
