• Hematite is an iron mineral widely distributed in the Earth’s solid crust.

It is called hematite from the Greek “blood” because of the color of its powder line, which is characteristically blood red, to the point where the mineral is identified by this alone.

In ancient times warriors believed that if they rubbed a Hematite on their body they would become invulnerable.

The Egyptians carved scarabs on hematite, it was also known to the Cretans, the Mycenaeans, and the ancient Greeks.

Hematite seal depicting a lion attacking some large animal. It was found in the palaces of Knossos. It dates from the end of the Neopalatial period, around 1400 BC. and is hosted at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. The seals found at Knossos attest to the very high level of Minoan sculpture.

• Lava, the eternal stone

The volcanic rock carries within it all the power of nature.

Born of primordial magma it overflowed from the incandescent depths of the earth and turned to stone after being frozen by the wind.

Lava is considered the most sacred and powerfully energetic mineral.

Initially, only metaphysical properties were attributed to it, but scientific research concluded that their properties are related to their structure and composition and are the result of more physical chemistry and less metaphysics.