Petrified Wood heart

Petrified Wood, as the name suggests, is a type of fossil. It forms when plant material is buried by sediment and protected from decay due to oxygen and organisms. Then, groundwater rich in dissolved solids flows through the sediment, replacing the original plant material with silica, calcite, and pyrite, even maintaining the original structure of the stem tissue. Significant deposits are found in the United States, Argentina, and Indonesia, among others.

In terms of healing properties, Petrified Wood is often associated with:

1. **Grounding and Stability:** As a stone that symbolizes the grounding energy of the earth, Petrified Wood is often used for grounding and stabilization purposes. It's thought to calm scattered energies.

2. **Patience and Slow, Steady Growth:** Just like the natural process of petrifaction takes place over many, many years, Petrified Wood is also symbolically linked with patience and long-term growth.

3. **Connection to the Past:** Petrified Wood is also thought to assist one in connecting with past life experiences, thus providing information beneficial in the present.

4. **Physical Healing:** Some believe Petrified Wood can support the skeletal system, skin, and hair.

5. **Root and Third Eye Chakras:** It's often associated with the root and third eye chakras, grounding the energy body, calming the mind, and offering insight into one's life path.

Root Chakra

Grounding, transformation, patience