In my experience hematite connects more directly to the Earth Star chakra than the root chakra, though it does affect them both strongly. Sometimes a stone for bridging that gap is very helpful. I would try combining it with smokey Quartz , any of the brown Jaspers, or any other root chakra stone that resonates for you, those are usually brown, black, or red. One in each front pocket will put them in a great position to do their work the most efficiently, also an anklet would be a great idea. A smokey in one pocket, a red jasper In the other, and a hematite anklet would be super grounding! I make really cool little pocket grids. I combine sacred geometry with the stones and get amazing results. I made a grounding pocket grid of 30 poppy jasper beads (nurturing/grounding) with a hematite center stone, in the shape of a dodecahedron (unity with Divine mind). It is at the office but I will photograph it tomorrow and try to figure out how to post a pic[emoji4]