About Withamite
A red to pinkish, manganese-bearing variety of Epidote or Clinozoisite. It's associated with passion, vitality, and emotional healing, stimulating heart and root chakras.
Primary Hues
Red, Pinkish-Red, Purplish-Red, forms prismatic crystals
Metaphysical Properties
A stone of passion, vitality, and emotional healing. Believed to stimulate the heart and root chakras, promoting courage and self-love.
Associated Tarot Cards
The Empress
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: As a pink/red variety of Epidote- it shares heart-opening and vitality-enhancing properties.
Strength
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Represents heart-centered courage and emotional resilience- aligning with its color.
Associated Deities
Aphrodite/Venus
Pantheon: Greek/Roman
Domain: Love- Beauty- Passion
Rationale: Their dominion over love and heart energy aligns with this stone.
Persephone
Pantheon: Greek
Domain: Growth- Renewal
Rationale: Persephone's energy of renewal and heart connection resonates here.
Metaphysical Uses
Heart Chakra Activation Meditation
Boosting Emotional Resilience
Attracting Love & Joy
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Geological & Scientific Details
We do not currently have scientific information available for Withamite.
Associated Minerals
- Epidote (parent mineral)
- Clinozoisite (parent mineral)
- Piemontite (similar Mn-rich epidote)
- Thulite (Mn-rich zoisite) (found in some metamorphic rocks)