Red Jasper is a form of quartz with traces of hematite (an iron-rich mineral), which gives it both its intense color and some interesting properties. A crystal associated with both the Fire & Earth Elements, Red Jasper combines passionate intensity with grounding strength, making it a uniquely powerful stone beloved by both beginners and experienced crystal healers alike. Keep reading to discover the many healing properties of Red Jasper and how you can work with this crystal in your practice!





A Crystal Message about the Healing Properties of Red Jasper: "I am fully in touch with my creative fire, my passion, and my purpose in life."



 





Common Healing Properties of Red Jasper:

Promotes grounding

Encourages justice

Stimulates intuitive insight and provides perspective into your problems and challenges

Helps you to remember your dreams

Aids you in asserting your personal boundaries

Brings peace and calming

Encourages you to lend a helping hand (or to receive one from others)

Promotes journey work and astral travel

Enhances energetic protection

Cleanses the energy body

Facilitates accurate pendulum dowsing sessions

Enhances will power

Stimulates courage

Helps you to organize your environment

Enhances energetic support during difficult times

Encourages nurturing attitudes and behaviors

Stabilizes your energy body

and so much more...

 



 



Colors: Brick red to dark, blood red







Zodiac Signs: Aries, Capricorn













Elements: Earth, Fire











Companion Flowers: Crocosmia













Companion Essential Oil: Cinnamon Bark











Companion Stone: Blue Kyanite













Common Origins: India, Africa











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Other Uses of Red Jasper:

Red Jasper is a grounding stone, associated with strength used to promote the cause of justice.  Passionate Aries is ruled by Mars, and this stone amplifies Mars’ warrior spirit while at the same time keeping emotions under control.  But contrary to what this might imply, it’s also historically a stone of the Divine Feminine, associated with childbirth and courage in women. 

Red Jasper is a stone of reverence and dignity and mimics the honor and respect that was shown to animals who were killed during the hunt. This stone has a primal energy and allows you to better understand the earth’s natural cycles and of the cycles of life and death.



 

Red Jasper Lore:

While healing and other uses go back to ancient times, writers often used the word “jasper” to refer to any opaque stone, so it isn’t always easy to be sure what mineral they mean.  But generally, the brick-red form has been associated with strength and grounding.  The ancient Egyptians, for example,