Tiger Iron Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Mugglestone, Tiger Iron Jasper
Banded hematite, jasper, and tiger's eye for stamina, courage, and grounded action.
- Intentions
- Confidence, Grounding, Protection
- Element
- Fire
- Planet
- Mars
- Day
- Tuesday
- Moon phase
- First Quarter
- Chakra
- Root, Solar Plexus
- Color
- Bands of silver-black, brick red, and golden brown
- Hardness
- 5.5 - 7
- Found in
- Western Australia, South Africa
How to use it
- Fuel a long effort
Carry tiger iron during a demanding project or training season. When you feel tired, hold it and picture warm, steady strength rising up from the ground.
- Courage before action
On a Tuesday, hold the stone beside a red candle and name one brave step you will take this week. Keep it on you until you take it.
- Ground and protect
Hold a palm stone when you feel anxious in a crowd. Press your feet down and imagine its iron bands as a sturdy fence around you.
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History and folklore
Tiger iron is a banded iron rock made of layers of hematite, red jasper, and tiger's eye. Banded iron formations are among the oldest rocks on Earth, laid down billions of years ago in ancient seas, and most tiger iron comes from Western Australia and South Africa. Its stripes look like a tiger's coat, which gave it its name. Witches see it as a blend of three stones: hematite for grounding, jasper for stamina, and tiger's eye for courage, all in one steady, practical stone.
Banded hematite, jasper, and tiger's eye for stamina, courage, and grounded action.
- Intentions: Confidence, Grounding, Protection
- Element: Fire
- Planet: Mars
- Zodiac: Aries, Leo
- Day: Tuesday
- Moon phase: First Quarter
- Chakra: Root, Solar Plexus
- Color: Bands of silver-black, brick red, and golden brown
- Hardness: 5.5 - 7
- Found in: Western Australia, South Africa
How to use it
- Fuel a long effort. Carry tiger iron during a demanding project or training season. When you feel tired, hold it and picture warm, steady strength rising up from the ground.
- Courage before action. On a Tuesday, hold the stone beside a red candle and name one brave step you will take this week. Keep it on you until you take it.
- Ground and protect. Hold a palm stone when you feel anxious in a crowd. Press your feet down and imagine its iron bands as a sturdy fence around you.
Works well with: Red Candle, Tuesday, Mars, Ginger, Uruz
Folklore
Tiger iron is a banded iron rock made of layers of hematite, red jasper, and tiger's eye. Banded iron formations are among the oldest rocks on Earth, laid down billions of years ago in ancient seas, and most tiger iron comes from Western Australia and South Africa. Its stripes look like a tiger's coat, which gave it its name. Witches see it as a blend of three stones: hematite for grounding, jasper for stamina, and tiger's eye for courage, all in one steady, practical stone.
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