Happy birthday January! Garnet is the birthstone of January and has been known to symbolize friendship, trust, loyalty and protection. Garnet can be found all across the world and in many different colors, but for January's birthstone, it is most commonly symbolized as a beautiful deep red/wine color. Garnet has been said to possess spiritual properties and be quite a sensual stone. Garnet can be commonly used for creative energy, healing, grounding and balancing. This stone is great for purification love and intense feelings as well. Many Capricorns and Aquarius born in January will find that their birthstone may even contain some medicinal powers, and was even used as a protection stone for travelers for centuries!