Hematite grounds and protects us. It strengthens our connection with the earth, making us feel safe and secure. It endows us with courage, strength, endurance and vitality. A stone for the mind, Hematite stimulates concentration and focus, enhancing memory and original thought.

Hematite utilizes the magnetic qualities of our yin-yang energies to balance the meridians within the body and to provide a stable equilibrium between the ethereal nervous system and the physical nervous system. It focuses energy and emotions for balance between the body, mind and spirit.
Dissolves negativity and prevents you from absorbing the negativity of others. Hematite is strong, supporting timidity, boosting self-esteem and survivability, enhancing willpower and reliability, and imparting confidence. It helps to overcome compulsions and addictions, treating overeating, smoking and other forms of overindulgence.
Hematite restores, strengthens and regulates the blood supply, aiding blood conditions such as anemia. It supports the kidneys and regenerates tissue. Stimulates the absorption of iron and formation of red blood cells. Treats leg cramps, anxiety and insomnia. Hematite aids spinal alignment and fractures.

Hematite is an iron oxide mineral, so it is a magnetic, reasonably heavy stone. It is an important source of iron ore around the world. Hematite comes in shades of black and gray usually with a strong sparkling, metallic sheen. You may also find hematite as a red stone. Additionally, theres a form of the mineral called rainbow hematite which is hematite included with a diffusion of Nano-crystal impurities that create shimmering bits of colors. When polished, rainbow hematite looks like an oil slick on water Hematite often grows in a matrix of other minerals; its commonly found growing in quartz, and the resulting stone is called hematoid quartz. Energetically, quartz amplifies the properties of the hematite. The hematite inclusions in the quartz may be inside of the matrix, or it may coat the outside of the quartz with a reddish-brown coating that appears similar to rust. This coating occurs naturally.
The name hematite is derived from the Latin term for blood, hematite (as in hemoglobin). It was given this name because of the rust-red color that resembles the color of blood. Iron oxidation causes the reddish color, which is why the red hematite tends to be a rusty red as opposed to a vivid, bright red. The hematite itself is opaque and tends to have a dull to slightly shiny appearance; however, when it is in quartz, it will appear translucent because the mineral is diffuse throughout the quartz. When polished, hematite has a shiny, slick, metallic finish.

Not being grounded
Lacking personal boundaries
An inability to stand up for oneself
Feeling out of balance
Therefore, you can use hematite to:

Help you feel safer or more secure
Energize you and give you confidence to take risks
Ground yourself
Establish firmer boundaries
Stand up for yourself
Bring balance to areas of your life that are out of balance
Absorb negative energy
Sit somewhere you wont be disturbed with both feet flat on the floor or ground, barefoot, with your back straight.
Hold a piece of hematite in your non-dominant hand, which is your receiving hand. If you are right handed, this will be your left hand. If you are left handed, this will be your right hand.
Close your eyes and breathe deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth, allowing yourself to relax and focus on your breath.
After you feel relaxed, bring your attention to the piece of hematite in your hand. Feel the energy of the hematite flow through your hand, into your arm and shoulder to your throat and then travel down your spine to your feet, which are in contact with the floor.
Visualize the energy of the hematite pushing out through the bottom of your feet and expanding as roots into the ground.
See the roots growing and spreading out beneath you, deeply underground.

When you are ready, open your eyes and go about your day