“your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all barriers
 within yourself that you have built against you”- Rumi
 
The stone of Unconditional Love and Infinite Peace. It’s the most important crystal for the Heart and the Heart Chakra, teaching the True Essence of Love. It Purifies and Opens the Heart at all levels, and brings deep Inner Healing and Self Love. It is calming, reassuring, and excellent for use in trauma and crisis. Rose Quartz gently draws off negative energy and replaces it with loving vibes. It strengthens empathy and sensitivity and aids the acceptance of necessary change. Rose Quartz teaches you also how to Love Yourself, vital if you have thought yourself unlovable. You cannot accept love from others nor love them unless you love yourself, Encouraging Self-Forgiveness and Acceptance, and invokes Self-Trust and Self-Worth.
In one Greek legend, Adonis, who was Aphrodite’s lover, was attacked by Ares while he was in the shape of a wild boar.  Aphrodite, fearing for her lover, ran to his aid and in the process caught herself upon a briar bush.  Her blood mingled with Adonis’ and together it stained the white quartz pink.  Later Zeus took pity on them and brought Adonis back for six months every year, thus helping rose quartz become a symbol of love renewed.  In another Greek tale, Cupid and Eros brought rose quartz to humankind in hopes that its gorgeous pink color would inspire love and desire in mortals.  In an Egyptian legend, Isis used rose quartz to maintain her divine youth and beauty.  It has been reported that facial masks made of rose quartz have been found in the tombs of ancient Egypt, and it is believed that the ancients felt rose quartz would keep their complexions clear and prevent wrinkles.