Alternate Names: Red Tiger's Eye, Ox Eye
Dragon's Eye, with its beautiful burgundy hue - and with more than a hint of the color of dried blood - can be employed when great expenditure of energy, both physical and emotional, is needed. The name is very appropriate, as the crystal does give the impression of belonging to a great, mythical creature whose nature is very different from that of man. It is not a peaceful stone, and should be used with care.
This stone will promote a sense of pragmatic care for all the things around us, as well as strength and will to take care of our own needs. Some people like to think of it as a helping tool when difficult times occur. It can help us survive in times of disaster, and turmoil, by teaching us how to save and accurately distribute our strength, energy and resources. In line with this, dragons eye is considered a focus of energies that protect our wealth, money, happiness and peace.
The color of Dragon's eye is red with attractive stripes that produce glistening almost silky glow. Its color comes from the increased concentration of hydrated iron oxide. Notable occurrences of this stone are in Brazil, South America in general, USA, and Australia.
Dragon's Eye brings energies of vibrance and vitality, and of enhancing integrity of self and can be very grounding. It is said to help one have the practicality and willpower to take care of oneself fully. It is a survival stone and can help with the correct use of power for survival in difficult times, and can bring vitality. It is said to bring good luck. Red Tiger Eye is associated with the root or base chakra.
It may be produced by heating the golden brown crystals, which creates new and different metaphysical properties, although its stone meanings are similar in many respects to Golden Tigers Eye stone.
This is a useful crystal to boost your personal power and they have a good energy to enhance your creativity. If you are a women who works in a male dominated workplace, this is a strong stone for you to use to help you to get ahead, without giving up your femininity.
If you are working with anyone who displays inappropriate or sexist behavior... including using sexually explicit language, it may be helpful to take this at work, as its vibration may help. They also have good properties to help to calm angry people.
Healing properties of Dragon's eye
This is especially good crystal for enhancing our stamina and physical vitality. It awakens the life streams within our body, helping in creating habits of healthy life in the sense of working out and using health promoting foods in our everyday diet. In this we see this stone's function of health prevention.
On the psychic level, it offers a practical and optimistic perspective to the one who wears it on a regular basis. It promotes an experience of increased energy, and healthy vibrations. It increases our ability to recognize the beauty of life and all its manifestations and stimulates our passion so that we are able to take part in it. This stone will increase our life energy, vitality, and positive moods.
The more light and colorful nuances of dragon eye will bring a sense of optimism and elevation. This stone is simply full of intensity. At the same time it is a calming stone -- it will keep the heat down with all those people who have problems dealing with their unpredictable temperaments. Therefore, dragon's eye is great crystal to help reestablish our disturbed balance on physical and emotional and mental levels, great for meditation and healing, and beneficial for psychic work. It reduces anxiety, prevents hypochondriac behavior, eliminates fear and promotes concentration and motivation.
In crystal therapy, this stone is considered beneficial for the lungs and bronchial tubes, brain and nerves. It strengthens the bones, and joints; it looses the muscles and tendons. It is also believed to help when there are problems with the bladder and prostate.
If there was only one chakra it would have to be assigned to, it would be the root or base chakra muladhara. Muladhara is the most grounding of all chakras, and thus dragon eye is a mildly grounding stone.
