Garnet, better know as the birthstone of January, is not only beautiful, it has lots of valuable properties too! Garnet revitalizes, purifies and balances energy. It inspires love and devotion and even balances the sex drive of the wearer. This stone promotes self confidence and strengthens your survival instinct, it removes inhibition and taboos and opens the heart. 

Garnet is associated with the heart and root charkas and brings courage and hope, it's even said to stimulate past life recall.