Garnet is an Illuminator of shadow places and shadow souls.  It is a great stone for depression, bringing joy and hope to its user.
It is said to bring strength, willpower and courage to a situation, helping you break through fears.
It will effectively kick you up the bum,  bringing  ideas and motivation to dreams or projects that have fallen by the wayside helping you re-light the fire and passion within you so they can be  carried out.
Garnet helps soothe anger, especially self criticism. It also soothes jelousy by encouraging inner confidence.
It can also cleanse chakras of negative energies and re-energize them. It is said to stimulate the balanced rising of kundalini.
Sexually, Garnet can be used to balance the Sacral Chakra and increase flagging libido   Garnet inspires passion and love, loyalty and devotion, a gorgeous stone for enhancing sexual relationships, keep a piece under your pillow every now and then to help add some fire to the bedroom.  A stone of commitment, Garnet encourages and inspires personal relationships of all kinds.