Pink Tourmaline Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Rubellite, Pink Elbaite
A rosy tourmaline for gentle love, emotional safety, and a kinder inner voice.
- Intentions
- Love, Healing, Peace, Protection
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Chakra
- Heart
- Color
- Pale pink to deep raspberry
- Hardness
- 7 - 7.5
- Found in
- Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar, California and Maine (USA)
How to use it
- Hold it when you feel raw
When old hurts surface, hold pink tourmaline over your heart and breathe slowly. Picture a soft pink light that lets kindness in and keeps harshness out.
- Make a gentle love charm
In a small pink pouch, place the stone with dried rose petals and a pinch of lavender. Carry it on Fridays to remind you that you deserve tender care.
- Set it by your bed
Keep a small piece on your nightstand. Each night, name one thing you forgive yourself for before you sleep, and let the stone hold the rest until morning.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Tourmaline comes in more colors than almost any other gem, and pink tourmaline gets its color from traces of manganese. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, much of the world's pink tourmaline came from mines in San Diego County, California, and a great deal was shipped to China, where the Empress Dowager Cixi was known for her love of it. Modern witches see pink tourmaline as a heart stone with a protective edge, pairing the softness of love with the boundary-keeping nature of tourmaline.
A rosy tourmaline for gentle love, emotional safety, and a kinder inner voice.
- Intentions: Love, Healing, Peace, Protection
- Element: Water
- Planet: Venus
- Zodiac: Libra, Scorpio
- Day: Friday
- Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
- Chakra: Heart
- Color: Pale pink to deep raspberry
- Hardness: 7 - 7.5
- Found in: Brazil, Afghanistan, Madagascar, California and Maine (USA)
Safety: Raw tourmaline crystals can be brittle and may crack with sudden heat; avoid hot water and handle long crystals gently.
How to use it
- Hold it when you feel raw. When old hurts surface, hold pink tourmaline over your heart and breathe slowly. Picture a soft pink light that lets kindness in and keeps harshness out.
- Make a gentle love charm. In a small pink pouch, place the stone with dried rose petals and a pinch of lavender. Carry it on Fridays to remind you that you deserve tender care.
- Set it by your bed. Keep a small piece on your nightstand. Each night, name one thing you forgive yourself for before you sleep, and let the stone hold the rest until morning.
Works well with: Pink Candle, Rose, Friday, Venus, Lavender
Folklore
Tourmaline comes in more colors than almost any other gem, and pink tourmaline gets its color from traces of manganese. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, much of the world's pink tourmaline came from mines in San Diego County, California, and a great deal was shipped to China, where the Empress Dowager Cixi was known for her love of it. Modern witches see pink tourmaline as a heart stone with a protective edge, pairing the softness of love with the boundary-keeping nature of tourmaline.
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