Tiger Iron, a combination of Golden Brown Tiger Eye, Hematite, and Red Jasper, exhibits the metaphysical properties of its components as well as its own. Tiger Iron is the perfect companion for those who tend to take on others feelings and emotions (whether consciously or unconsciously). Readers and Healers should keep a piece of Tiger Iron close to remain grounded, balanced and centered during a session.

Tiger Iron is a powerful lower Chakra stone, promoting physical vitality, energy, and stamina. Tiger Iron is a helpful aid to those who feel emotionally, mentally or physically exhausted and burned out. Full of grounding Earth energy, Tiger Iron also helps to find courage and refuge in times of danger, and promotes a deeper connection to the Earth and her cycles. Tiger Iron, like Golden Brown Tiger Eye, is helpful in manifesting ideas into reality and giving personal strength in times of change.

Tiger Iron is a great stone to use for creative solutions and ideas. Many musicians, artists, actors, and writers find Tiger Iron to be a perfect ally in their pursuits, but it is also helpful for any in the working world to come up with new ways of dealing with old problems.

Tiger Iron acts as a supreme healing stone, encouraging the remembrance of perfection within the cells, and can be therefore laid upon any affected areas to bring improvement. For those sensitive types, Tiger Iron can pull extraneous energies down into the lower chakras, thereby enhancing emotional integrity and centering the self.

Physically, Tiger Iron can assist those who have chemical or noise sensitivities. It can be used to relieve stress and aid in soothing fractures, cramps and aching muscles.

Tiger's Eye is one of the natural birthstones of those born in the beginning of summer (June 21–July 21). It is the color of midday, midyear, and the beginnings of midlife. Yellow is a color of journeys beginning well, full of promise and sunny optimism..

Tiger's Eye has subdued fire energy, but is generally used in the center of a home or room to bring cheerfulness, light, and energy to the entire space. Yellow is the color of the middle of the year, the middle of space, the sun, and light energy. Use yellow quartz in the center of a space to energize and vitalize it.

Tiger's Eye is used in meditation to open the doors to inner thought. This cluster will allow the flow of the Universal Life Force and ease you into the meditative state. It will activate your thinking processes, and help you process images from your

Physical and Metaphysical Properties for

PROPERTIES FOR STONE: Tiger Iron

PRIMARY CHAKRA: Root-Chakra

SECONDARY CHAKRA: Sacral-Chakra, Solar-Plexus-Chakra

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal-Crystal-System

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: SiO2 Silicon Dioxide (Silicates) in combination with Red Jasper and Hematite (Oxides and Hydroxides)

ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Leo-(July-23-to-August-22)

NUMERICAL VIBRATION: Number-7

HARDNESS: 5-7-Hardness

COLOR: Brown, Gold-(metallic-yellow), Red, Silver-(metallic-grey)

LOCATION: Africa

RARITY: Common

PRONUNCIATION: TIE-gur eye-ern

MINERAL CLASS: Complex

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (PHYSICAL): Anemia, Birthing-or-Labor-Pain, Birthing-Problems-and-Health, Fatigue, Hip-Pain, Muscle-Pain-or-Issues, Muscular/Skeletal, Physical-Strength, Skeletal-System

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (EMOTIONAL): Inferiority-Complex, Reducing-Stress-or-Tension, Self-Confidence-and-Self-Worth

ISSUES AND AILMENTS (SPIRITUAL): Grounding, Prana, Spiritual-Protection

EXTRA GRADE: Beautiful yellow-gold-brown & silver color, beautiful striped pattern, good flash (chatoyancy), opaque, < 10% matrix

A GRADE: Nice yellow-gold-brown color & silver color, nice striped pattern, some flash (chatoyancy), opaque, 10% - 25% matrix

B GRADE: Poor yellow-gold-brown & silver color, poor striped pattern, little to no flash (chatoyancy), opaque, and/or > 25% matrix

AFFIRMATION: I am strong.

QUESTION: How do you get grounded?

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