Tourmaline Meaning & Crystal Healing Properties

Tourmaline is a family of protective, grounding and heart-opening stones, from black to pink to watermelon.

Tourmaline at a Glance

  • Colour: Black, pink and watermelon
  • Chakras: Root for black, Heart for pink and watermelon
  • Element: Earth and Water
  • Zodiac: Libra and Capricorn
  • Mineral: Tourmaline silicate group
  • Hardness: 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale

Tourmaline Meaning and Healing Properties

Black Tourmaline

Black Tourmaline is a very protective stone that not only blocks negative energy but also removes it from a person. It provides protection against psychic attack as well as buffering the energy of electronics, and it is often used for grounding.

Black Tourmaline is a powerful stone to help balance and protect your chakras. Its supportive energy aligns the energy centres of the body and channels healing light throughout the system. It promotes a sense of power and self-confidence, allowing for a clearer, more objective view of the world. It is empowering for those who live or work in challenging environments or face difficult circumstances. Keep a chunk in your pocket to stay grounded and safe on your travels.

Pink Tourmaline

Pink Tourmaline is the stone of self-love and emotional healing. It promotes healing of all matters related to the heart through its calming, soothing energy. It cleanses emotional wounds that have built up over time and helps rebalance the emotional body into wholeness.

Watermelon Tourmaline

Watermelon Tourmaline is a stone of joy, love and creativity. It is known to cleanse and remove blockages and promotes full presence. Linked to the heart chakra, it increases compassion, sympathy and empathy, attracts love and helps calm and soothe the emotions.

How to Use Tourmaline

  • Keep black tourmaline by your door or devices for protection.
  • Hold pink or watermelon tourmaline over the heart for emotional healing.
  • Carry tourmaline to stay grounded and protected.

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Wholehearted Crystal Creations highly recommends that healing crystals are to be used in combination with other therapies and modalities and are not meant to replace recommended treatment from a licensed medical practitioner.