Magnetite - Magnet stone

What does it mean?

Magnetite symbolizes irresistible attraction.

What are its benefits?

Magnetite conveys the earth's magnetism, promoting the circulation of energies in the body and anchoring.

With it, confusion and scattering are a thing of the past, making way for concreteness and clarity. Its energy connects you to the center of the earth, to its strength and power and can give you the courage you need to overcome obstacles and difficulties .

As a guiding stone, she helps you to find the resources within yourself to follow your own path without going astray or allowing yourself to be influenced. It teaches you to direct your consciousness towards your own ideals, to develop your powers of reflection and to have a critical overview of what you absorb without realizing it and which pollutes your thoughts, takes energy from you or destabilizes you. With this stone, you'll surely be able to sort out what helps you on your way and what clogs you up and holds you back.

Once you've found clarity in your inner space, Magnetite could help you attract what you want if your intention is clear, whatever the field.

It's also an excellent stone for protection , as in addition to strengthening the anchor, it heals breaches in the etheric body, making it less permeable to undesirable energies.

What are the properties of on the physical plane?

On a physical level, magnetite stimulates energy flow in the body, promotes hormonal balance, can help relieve pain and reduce iron deficiency.

Caution! Because of its magnetism, people with pacemakers should not wear this stone.

How to use Magnetite

• To clarify your thoughts, place your stone on your forehead during relaxation or meditation.
• In case of pain (joint, muscle, inflammatory), place it directly on the affected area. Don't hesitate to use a bandage to hold it in place.
• Keep a Magnetite with you when you feel lost, have to make a choice or don't know which direction to take in life.

Magnetite in mineralogy, composition and particularities

Magnetite, a member of the spinel group, is an iron oxide containing aluminum, magnesium, cobalt, chromium, nickel, titanium and vanadium. It forms either in liquid magma, from magnetic gases, with bubbling aqueous solutions or by metamorphism when pressure and heat transform iron ore.

With its cubic crystalline system, it comes in the form of small octahedral or rombodecahedral crystals measuring a few millimeters to a few centimeters, or in the form of a rough compact mass.

Its color is dark gray to black, its appearance is matte and its surface is generally granular and fissured or smooth with a submetallic sheen.

Also known as magnet stone , this natural magnet derives its magnetism from its cubic structure, which enables the iron ions to be arranged in such a way that all the magnetic poles of the individual particles point in the same direction, forming a magnetic field that gives Magnetite, in its raw form, the power to attract iron filings.

Caution! It's not uncommon to find jewels and cabochons labelled magnetite that are actually magnetized iron.

Did you know?

When Magnetite is heated to 580° its magnetism disappears and returns when the stone has cooled.

The history of Magnetite

Called Magnes litho by the Greeks, the origin of this name has several versions: according to Pliny the Elder, magnetite got its name from a shepherd named Magnes who, while climbing Mount Ida in Crete, discovered this stone when he noticed that it stuck to the nails of his shoes and to the metal tip of his shepherd's crook.

Another version says that its name comes from its discovery in the Heraclea deposit in Magnesia (Thessaly, Greece).

The first mention of magnetite in history dates back to the year 77, but it was already known and used by the Egyptians and Sumerians, who discovered its magnetic properties over 6,000 years ago.

Aristotle and other Greek philosophers wrote that these stones have a soul because they can attract and move iron.

In China 2,500 years ago, the first compass was created by Hanfucio. It was designed to indicate only the south (the north was considered to bring misfortune).
Geomancers used it "according to the divine power" to determine the best areas for building and cultivating.

In Europe, it wasn't until the 1100s that the first compasses appeared.

In her writings, Hildegarde de Binden describes the formation of magnetite and its uses in lapidotherapy. She explains that this stone is formed by mixing, on iron ore, the saliva of venomous snakes living in sand and the venom of a snake living in or near water (in the Middle Ages, the snake symbolized telluric forces).
In lapidotherapy, it was prescribed to combat madness.