Black Garnet is relatively rare, like many black crystals it is extremely grounding and offers powerful protection. It uniquely activates the etheric field creating a protective shield, particularly useful for blocking electromagnetic radiation as well as outside energies.
Black Garnet has a deep, strong grounding energy and it is an intense stone to intensify your creative energies and it has a vibration that stimulates you to feel more positive about life. It is also a crystal of mysticism and magic. It will also put you in touch with elemental earth forces to aid your work. This is a powerful stone to connect you with your own power, that energy held in the depths of your being, a power that you may not yet have fully realised or utilised.
The meaning of the name Andradite comes from the name of a Brazilian mineralogist called d’Andrada e Silva who did work on describing this mineral. The black variety of Andradite is also known as Melanite Garnet, and this name is derived from the Greek word for black.