Pyrite is a protective and shielding stone. It is ideal to serve as a deflector of harm or danger. It helps to overcome intellectual fatigue and stress and inspires creativity in art, mathematics, science, architecture and many more disciplines. Pyrite encourages leadership and enhances assertive male energies and boost female self-worth.

Pyrite has some physical benefits as well. It is good for bones, lungs, cell formation, circulation, and digestion. Helps varicose veins, snoring, radiation sickness, bronchitis, infection, fever, and inflammation. Useful if you are accident prone.