The wearer of garnet is not only protected from negative energies, but can count on the garnet to send those negative energies back to whomever sent them. A person wearing garnet who's suffering from gossip and lies will have that energy returned to those issuing it. In other words, if you think someone's sending negative energy your way, place a garnet between that person and yourself. That person will not know that their energy is bouncing off of you, not until he or she feels the results come back home to roost.