Red Jasper: The Supreme Nurturer

“I am open to all that is around me and all that is within me.”

Known as the “supreme nurturer” sustains and supports through times of stress, brings tranquility and wholeness. It encourages honesty with one’s self. It provides courage to assertively tackle problems. It stimulates the imagination and transforms ideas into action.

Jasper strengthens one’s connection to the Earth and the spiritual wisdom and sacredness of life that exists in nature.  Some Native American cultures consider Red Jasper to symbolize the blood of the Earth, making it particularly sacred.  Through meditation and dream work, Jasper can provide a connection with Earth’s ancient past and allows one to retrieve spiritual knowledge for use in the present to help heal humanity and the planet.  It helps you understand the connection between humans and nature. It encourages one to celebrate moments of beauty in the ordinary and the extraordinary, and to find harmony within the self and with others.

Red Jasper is gently stimulating and also an extremely protective stone.  It can neutralize radiation and other forms of environmental and electromagnetic pollution.  Red Jasper rectifies unjust situations and grounds energy.  It brings problems to light and provides insights into difficult situations.  An excellent “worry bead”, Red Jasper calms the emotions.  It aids in dream recall.  Cleans and stabilizes the aura.  A stone of health, Red Jasper strengthens and detoxifies the circulatory system, blood and liver.

A stone of physical strength and energy, Red Jasper stimulates gently and steadily, enhancing stamina and endurance, and increasing the amount of chi, or life force, in one’s aura. It is a stone of health and passion, and brings the courage to face unpleasant tasks and to rectify unjust situations. It provides vivid dream recall, and is a powerful stone for those who work with Earth energies to make a deep connection with Earth spirits and sacred sites.

Wear or carry Jasper to alleviate stress and induce tranquility. Its cleansing effect eliminates negative energy and stabilizes the aura. It makes an ideal worry or rubbing stone for soothing the nerves and increasing one’s focus, and is a wonderful stone for banishing nightmares or harmful thoughts.