Pyrope garnet and almandine garnet

Although they are two different varieties, pyrope and almandine garnets have similar virtues. Rhodolite garnet is a blend of these two garnet varieties.

And, like most Garnets, these stones can be a great support in times of upheaval, destabilizing change or in any situation where discouragement or despair take over.

Born of the alliance between the wisdom of the earth and the transformative power of fire, they help you to free yourself from your shackles (limiting beliefs, repetitive patterns, obsolete behaviors) and to take a broader look at your reality and welcome new perspectives by learning from your "mistakes" of the past.

Almandine and pyrope garnets are marvelous anchoring stones that can help you accept and live fully your earthly incarnation and realize your projects in matter. They are allies who can bring you new strength, enabling you to gain in dynamism, courage, willpower and perseverance.

They are ideal companions during convalescence or emotionally trying times.

In women's medicine, these garnets are used to prevent miscarriage in early pregnancy or to support the woman experiencing a miscarriage.
During childbirth, these stones, with their earth and fire energies, facilitate birth by acting on the effectiveness of contractions and giving strength, courage and confidence to the woman giving birth. They can also encourage the birth of the placenta and during the baby-moon, they relieve trenches, prevent the formation of clots in the uterus and support the young mother in this great change of life.

These garnets can also be useful in cases of menorrhagia (heavy periods) or menstrual pain.

For men, they can help with erectile dysfunction.

Physically, these garnet varieties can prevent haemorrhage and improve blood circulation. They stimulate metabolism and have a revitalizing and regenerating action on almost all body tissues and organs.
Caution! These garnets are not recommended in cases of high blood pressure.

How to use pyrope garnet or almandine garnet?

• Place Garnets in your socks or make yourself an ankle bracelet to improve your anchorage, prevent varicose veins or improve blood circulation in your legs.
• Carry a pyrope or almandine garnet in your pocket or as a piece of jewelry to benefit from its everyday virtues.
• For very heavy periods, after miscarriage or childbirth, wear a Garnet on your belly.

Where to place pyrope or almandine garnets?

• An almandine or pyrope garnet in your home will emanate earthy energies.
• Place garnets under your bed to avoid being affected by telluric disturbances.
• In your wine cellar to preserve their aromas.

Pyropes or almandine Grenats, for whom?

• These Garnets are well suited to people who have difficulty accepting the world of matter in which we live, who have difficulty fully embodying themselves, who scatter easily or who tend to lose touch with reality.
• For and who lack willpower, courage and perseverance.
• For people going through emotionally or physically challenging situations.
• Pyrope garnets, rhodolites and almandines are not suitable for angry people who tend to abuse their power.

Almandine garnets and pyropes in mineralogy

Grenat almandin and Grenat pyrope are two dark red varieties of garnet. The almandine can be brownish, while the pyrope can be bright red, pinkish or orange-brown.

Almandine garnet is an and neosilicate that occurs in metamorphic rocks such as amphibiolite, granulite, gneiss and micaschist.

Did you know?
It features asterism, a phenomenon in which light is diffused along the axis of the crystal, representing a 6-pointed star.

Pyrope garnet is a neosilicate of aluminum and magnesium that forms deep in the earth under high pressure. It is mainly found in plutonic or volcanic rocks.

Rhodolite garnet is a mixture of pyrope garnet and almandine garnet.

The history of Grenat pyrope and Grenat almandin

The designationpyrope comes from the Greek and means " eye of fire", the designation almandinvient ofthe city of Alabanda in Asia Minor where it was used in jewelry.

The name Garnet comesfrom the Latin malum granatum, meaning " grainy apple", or pomegranate.
In Antiquity, the names of red garnets were " charcoal" and in the Middle Ages " carbuncle".

Garnets were used as early as 4,000 years ago by the Sumerians. Their high hardness enabled them to cut other, softer stones. They were also ground into powder for sanding. These uses of garnet are still employed today, notably for precision cutting.

The Vikings attributed to Garnet the power to guide the dead to Valhalla, their paradise where they could finally drink with the gods.

Numerous peoples around the world set garnets on their shields to give themselves strength and courage in battle and used them to make a wide range of jewelry, often used as talismans.

In the Middle Ages, it was common practice to make pommels for swords set with garnet to bring protection and courage to the owner and the stone was said to protect against imprisonment.

In the Swiss Alps, garnet has long been considered a woman's stone and was sewn into many traditional costumes.

The birthstone of people born in January, garnet is widely used in jewelry.

Did you know?

Garnet is said to be the 3ᵉ eye of dragons, enabling them to see the world of matter.