Blood of ISIS

Blood of ISIS is a red stone. It appears as a transparent crystal with a ‘smoke’ effect. Blood of ISIS is a gem-quality carnelian. The stone is popular for protective amulets and offerings to the gods in Europe, Egypt, Japan, and Myanmar. It was almost certainly one of the stones used in the breastplate of the high priest and attunes to Isis energy, the divine feminine principle.

The goddess Isis was both a powerful priestess, with power over life and death and the archetypal devoted wife and mother. Each year in her honor, a great mystery was enacted in the temples: that of death, birth, and regeneration.

Meditating or sleeping with this stone under your pillow invokes a profound connection to the universal feminine and goddess-within. It also helps remove the veils of Isis to reach the true sight and spiritual clarity.

The medieval lapidary of King Alphonse the Learned of Spain, translated from a much earlier Arab text preserving very ancient knowledge, calls this the ‘stone of sleep’ and also attributes to it the quality of emitting light. It is said to impart a deep stupor and was apparently used to dull pain, especially during surgery.

Spiritually, the stone assists in remembering the lost and forgotten parts of yourself. That is true, especially the opposite gender to the body you now inhabit. It facilitates making an inner marriage, uniting your masculine and feminine qualities. Also, it is handy for men who have lost touch with the creative, empowered feminine part of the psyche.

Psychologically, the Blood of ISIS is an excellent stone to foster forgiveness. The ancient Egyptians wore carnelian to calm anger, envy, jealousy, and other negative symptoms. The goddess Isis forgave her sister for stealing her husband and her brother-in-law for killing him. She knew the depths of grief and the stone also assists with grief work, easing loss and bringing acceptance of the cycles of life.

Physically, this stone is helpful at menopause for a woman who mourns the loss of her fertility. It also helps with the ‘empty nest syndrome,’ attuning her to a new purpose – becoming a truly wise woman.