Rubelite (Red Tourmaline)

Red Tourmaline, also known as Rubelite, is a stone of balance and healing.  It kindles feelings of joy, hope, comfort and support, lends one strength during emotional challenges and soothes the heart.  It can help us see that “heartbreak” may be “heart-opening,” and grief can be as valuable as joy.  It also help's one overcome fears concerning abundance, stability and safety, as well as easing hysteria, paranoia, depression and obsession. This stone strengthens one's ability to understand love, and encourages creative ways to send love back out into the world.  For people who have become passive in life it assists them in rediscovering their zeal and joy, and for those who've been emotionally numb, it can ease them back into feeling again.  It can bring love and good humor back in to one's life.  This is an excellent stone for children, especially spiritually sensitive kids, as it can help calm their emotions while also shedding awareness of spiritual aspects of their actions.  In a proffessional setting, it can discourage people from picking fights and causing disruptions while assisting one's diplomacy and steady authority at times that others are being unreasonable or difficult, and in social settings, it can help one be lively and sociable, while also encouraging flexibility and tact.  It also supports those who feel isolated or disconnected emanating a positive, nurturing energy.  This stone encourages new ways of thinking, enhances creativity, balances the right/left brain, and aligns the mental process.  Rubelite is said to be an excellent stone to heal the physical heart.  It stimulates blood circulation, balances the structure of blood vessels and veins, and may help anyone recovering from serious heart related health problems.  It's also said to be useful in treating disorders of the digestive system, lungs, pancreas, spleen, liver, restoring luster and shine to hair and nails, healing skin disorders and in supporting and repairing the reproductive system.  Tourmaline strengthens the sense of smell and can enhance the perception of pheromones. It can be helpful in overcoming dyslexia by improving hand/eye coordination, can help with lack of balance and falls, and is used to treat motion sickness.