Courage ~ Bloodstone

Your card today was drawn from the 'Crystal Ally' card deck, authored by Naisha Aishan.  My love of crystal energy is what brought me to this oracle card deck a number of years ago and I find it to be highly accurate.  I occasionally use the guide book that comes with the deck as a reference for the properties of certain crystals.  Naisha is the co-author of the popular crystal reference guide, 'The Book of Stones', along with Robert Simmons; as well as the creator of 'Crystal Resonance Therapy' and the Crystalis Institute.
Your card today is the 'Courage ~ Bloodstone' card.  This is what Aisha has to say in the guide about the properties of Bloodstone:
"Bloodstone is a legendary stone which has been held in high regard by many ancient cultures...Because of the bloodlike appearance, it was believed to have powers over wounds and illness, healing both the body and soul.  Bloodstone's energy combines the green ray of the heart with the red energy of the first chakra.  This combination of energies strengthen's one's ability to maintain emotional balance when faced with survival issues.  It lends courage, or 'heart', when one is confronted with difficult situations.  Bloodstone lends strength of mind, firmness of purpose, and confidence when a situation calls for you to take action...Courage does not mean stepping needlessly into danger or difficulty, or taking unnecessary risks to prove your 'bravery' to others.  True courage is the strength of mind and spirit needed to take the action that is dictated to you by your heart.  This is the path of the spiritual warrior.  Bloodstone calls this courage forth, enabling you to manifest your personal truth and your heart's desires upon the Earth plane."
Naisha's message for the 'Courage ~ Bloodstone' card is this:
"Bloodstone has appeared at this time to encourage (inspire with courage) you to recognize the direction in which your heart is leading you.  This physical world is a school, a play that we are acting out with the others around us. At any time we can rewrite or change the script.  This is how you create your own reality.  Sometimes fear of censure, fear of loss, or fear of failure can keep you from following your dreams.  Bloodstone has come to lend you the courage so that you can hear the direction your heart calls from, and take your first steps toward it. Bloodstone walks beside you as you set foot upon your path as a spiritual warrior.
Chakra:  Root and Sacral
Affirmation:  I have the courage to act upon my inner guidance."

My message for you today is this:
What a powerful card and message to present for you at this time of powerful manifestation energy that we are in! Wow!  Understand that the words 'spiritual warrior', as Naisha is using them in her messages above,do not imply 'battle' but rather movement forward and self-empowerment.  Self-empowerment NEVER means to disempower another! It means to stand in your OWN power, regardless of extenuating circumstances.
Courage is sometimes required of us when we encounter periods of radical or significant change in our lives.  Not because the change is necessarily difficult or negative but because it is not always easy to step outside the 'status quo' or comfort zone we may have acquired. Yet, it is only when we take risks that we are able to discover what we are TRULY capable of!  Know that you can call upon the energy of Bloodstone to assist you and support you through this time of change.  Change is inevitable...how you manage it and navigate and, in fact, CREATE the change you desire, is empowering!
Blessed be...