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I know we all have a fascination with gems of all descriptions. I know I have. So I've compiled some information on some of the most well known gemstones, their Birthstone Months, Healing Powers and other information you may find interesting.
Agate (Quartz: Chalcedony)
Agate, is a distinctly banded variety of Chalcedony, and is a variety of Quartz gemstones composed of layers of quartz, sometimes of different colours. When it is concentrically banded (often in rather wild patterns) it is called “agate." When it is in flat layers or bands it is called “onyx."
Colours: Clear, Purple, Rose, Black, Yellow, Brown, Green, Orange, etc.
Healing General: Good for transmutation; helps with the emotion of acceptance; gives a mellow, blended aspect; beneficial in stomach complaints.
Botswana Agate: Use with high-pressure oxygen therapy; smoke inhalation.
Fire Agate: Master healer with colour therapy; enhances all essences; grounds and balances; sexual & heart chakra binder; burns energy.
Moss Agate: Emotional priorities; mental priorities; colon, circulatory, pancreas & pulses; blood sugar balance; agriculture.
Birthstone Months
May: Jupiter/Sagittarius; Ayurvedic Birthstone;
September: Mercury/Virgo; Mystical Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19): Birthstone
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Birthstone [Moss Agate]
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20): Birthstone, Lucky Charm
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Agate is the anniversary gemstone for the 12th year of marriage. Moss Agate is the anniversary gemstone for the 14th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Hindu mystics believe that agate can help children overcome their fears, learn to walk earlier and maintain their balance. Moss Agate is said to help one get in touch with nature. Tree Agate is said to help with introspection. It helps one view themselves with more clarity and see the world through a broader viewpoint.
Folk Lore: Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. It was said to quench thirst and protect from fevers. Persian magicians used agate to divert storms. A famous collection of two to four thousand agate bowls which was accumulated by Mithridate, king of Pontus, shows the enthusiasm with which agate was regarded. Legend has it that agate guarded the wearer from all dangers and endowed the wearer with a bold heart. Wearing Agate was believed to cure insomnia and thought to insure pleasant dreams.
Alexandrite (Chrysoberyl)
Name Origin from the Greek chrysos - "golden" and the mineral beryl.
Alexandrite is a green gem variety of the mineral chrysoberyl that actually changes colour from green in daylight to red in incandescent light.
Colours Green, blue.
Healing: Low self-esteem and to aid difficulty centrering; central nervous system disorders; spleen and pancreas.
Birthstone Months: June: Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months: Alexandrite is not a star stone.
Anniversary Gemstone:Alexandrite is the anniversary gemstone for the 45th and 55th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties:
Alexandrite can assist one in centrering the self, fortify self-esteem, and enhance ones ability to experience joy.
Folk Lore: Alexandrite was discovered in 1830 in Czarist Russia. Since the Old Russian imperial colours are red and green it was named after Czar Alexander II on the occasion of his coming of age. Alexandrite is looked upon as a good omen in Russia.
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Resin)
Amber is a very light stone, a solidified, fossilized resin of now-extinct conifer trees. Its colour is usually honey brown. Sometimes insects or pieces of earth or leaves are present in the amber. The fossils are mostly insects such as gnats, flies, wasps, bees and ants. Occasionally more exotic insects are trapped in the amber such as grasshoppers, preying mantises, beetles, moths, termites, butterflies, etc. Other non-insect animals are found in amber too such as spiders, centipedes, scorpions and even frogs and lizards.
Colours: Ranges from yellow to orange. Some amber has been found with red, green, blue, violet, and black hues. Amber often has inclusions such as air bubbles, insects or pine needles from the way it is formed.
Healing: Amber is used for healing the physical body. It carries a negative electrical energy charge and therefore is good to draw power and energy into its bearer. Memory loss; eccentric behaviour; anxiety; inability to make decisions; thyroid, inner ear & neuro-tissue strengtheners; activates altruistic nature; realization of the spiritual intellect.
Birthstone Months: Amber is not a birthstone.
Star Stone Months
Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Birthstone
Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22): Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Amber is not an anniversary gemstone
Mystical Properties: Amber has long been associated with healing energy and mental stimulation, and is said to balance aggressive traits. Amber is traditionally paired with the planet Mercury. Amber is said to help one be joyful and happy. It lightens the burdens of life. Amber is said to enhance the beauty of the wearer. It is used to tap into the power of the Sun, and is good for success, abundance, healing, vitality and joy. A powerful stone for manifestation.
Folk Lore: Amber has been used for decoration since the Stone Age.
Amber with special markings such as the initials of the wearers name was thought to be a great protective talisman.
Amethyst (Quartz)
Name Origin from the German "quarz", of uncertain origin.
A variety of Quartz. Purple, lilac and mauve quartz is called amethyst. The highest quality is transparent.
Colours: Clear, Lilac, Mauve, Purple, Rose
Healing: Headaches; blood sugar imbalance; brain imbalances; edginess; facilitates healing; inner peace; psychic insight; stimulates third eye; aid for meditation, spiritual opening and internal surrender.
Birthstone Months
February: Modern.
Traditional, and Ayurvedic Birthstone.
Star Stone Months
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Birthstone
Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Amethyst is the anniversary gemstone for the 4th and 6th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Amethyst is used to increase spiritually.
Folk Lore: Often amethyst is given as a symbol of sincerity, security, and peace of mind. Amethyst was considered to be a strong antidote against drunkenness, which is why wine goblets were often carved from it! The gemstone still symbolizes sobriety.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine draws its name from "sea water". Aqua (water) sparkles like the sea and its colour is pale to deep blue, often tinged with a hint of sea-green-hence the name. The highest quality is transparent.
Colours: Pale blue to deep blue-green
Healing: Fluid retention; coughs; fear; thymus gland; calms nerves; problems with eyes, ears, jaw, neck, stomach, teeth; mental clarity; meditation.
Birthstone Months
March: Modern Birthstone
October: Other Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20): Planetary
Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone:Aquamarine is the anniversary gemstone for the 16th and 19th year of marriage
Mystical Properties: Aquamarine is often used to (hopefully) experience love and mercy. It is said to help ease depression and grief.
Folk Lore: According to some legends, it is the treasure of mermaids, with the power to keep sailors safe at sea. Aquamarine is said to be a particularly strong charm when immersed in water (which is a good thing, since that is when sailors need its power most!) Aquamarine is said to re-awaken love in long-married couples and signify the making of new friends. Legend has it that to wear aquamarine in earrings would bring love and affection. It is given as a symbol of beauty, honesty, and loyalty. The name "aquamarine" means sea water.
Aventurine
This form of Crypto crystalline Quartz contains inclusions of small crystals that reflect light and give a range of colours - depending on the nature of the inclusion. Aventurines claim to fame is having inclusions that look like sparkles. Extremely high quality aventurine (without the inclusions), looks like an emerald.
Colours: Aventurine may be green, greenish-brown, bluish-white, bluish green and orange.
Healing: Aventurine is used for physical healing.
Birthstone Months: Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Planetary Stone
Star Stone Months: Aventurine is not star stone.
Anniversary Gemstone:
Aventurine is the anniversary gemstone for the 8th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Aventurine is often used for physical healing.
Folk Lore: There was a custom of assigning various Masculine and Feminine Saints with a particular gem for use in talismans. The name Andrew (patron Saint Andrew) is associated with Aventurine.
Beryl
This gems name, brilliance is possibly derived from the ancient Greek word for beryl, berullos, which means crystal.
Colours: Colourless beryl, or goshenite, which shows off the brilliance of this gem family, pink and peach morganite, heliodor, also known as golden beryl; rare red beryl, pale green beryl, which is a green version of aquamarine. Smoky quartz—also known as cairngorm—beryl and granite. Smoky gemstone, Beryl Crystals are yellow-green and yellow colours.
Healing: To retard Laziness; hiccups; swollen glands; eye diseases; bowel cancer. Ancient literature notes that Pliny used powdered beryl to cure eye injuries. It is said to protect travellers from danger and to treat disorders of the heart and spine, good for healing problems with the physical heart, liver, lungs, mouth, throat, stomach, physical energy level, and digestive system. Red Beryl is related to the heart and sacral chakras.
Birthstone Months
January: Mystical Birthstone
May: Modern Birthstone, Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Birthstone/Planetary Stone
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20): Lucky Charm
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Emerald is the anniversary gemstone for the 20th, 35th and 55th year of marriage, the perfect emblem of an enduring love.
Folk Lore: Legend says that Beryl was used to ward off demons and evil spirits. Other legends about Beryl indicate it was used to promote cheerfulness and marital love, and maintain youthfulness. Golden beryl is said to make one sympathetic and increase sincerity. Heliodor, or golden beryl, is named after the Greek words for sun Helios and gift Doron.
Bloodstone
Bloodstone is an inexpensive earth stone. Sometimes, Fancy Jasper is called bloodstone. However these are very different stones as Fancy Jasper comes in many colours
Colours: Bloodstone, green jasper dotted with bright red spots of iron oxide was also known as Heliotrope because in ancient times polished stones were described as reflecting the sun.
Healing: Circulation; all purpose healer and cleanser; cures stomach and bowel pain; purifies bloodstream; bladder; strengthens blood purifying organs.
Birthstone Months
February: Mystical Birthstone
March: Traditional/Ayurvedic Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20): Birthstone
Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Bloodstone is not an anniversary gemstone.
Mystical Properties: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Bloodstone is used to help one become more knowledgeable in the ways of the world.
Folk Lore: In the middle Ages, Bloodstone was attributed special powers as the spots were thought to be the blood of Jesus Christ. In ancient times, Bloodstone was thought to be able to stop haemorrhages with the merest touch.
Carnelian
Carnelian is a reddish variety of quartz, a translucent to opaque. It is used for great beads, cabochons and cameos.
Colours: Ranges from bright orange to reddish orange. The shades of red are due to iron oxide.
Healing: Grounding; stimulates curiosity and initiative; focuses attention on the present moment; use with Citrine on lower 3 chakras (solar plexus, spleen and root); aids digestion.
Birthstone Months: July
Star Stone Months: Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22): Birthstone & Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Carnelian is not an anniversary gemstone
Mystical Properties: Carnelian is used for clear thinking. It is said to help balance creativity and mental processing.
Folk Lore: Carnelian was said to bring luck, protection and comfort in the 1700's. In the 1800's, Carnelian was said to help those who needed courage to speak.
Chalcedony
Chalcedony is a catch all term that includes many well known varieties of cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones. Chalcedony includes agate, bloodstone, carnelian, chert, chrysoprase, flint, heliotrope, jasper, moss agate, onyx, plasma, prase, sardonyx, thundereggs,, mocha stone, sard, petrified wood, and petrified dinosaur bone just to name a few of the better known varieties.
Colours: It has a waxy lustre and appears in a great variety of colours -- usually blue-white, buff, light tan, grey, yellow or brown.
Healing: Touchiness; melancholy; fever; gallstones; leukaemia; eye problems; stimulates maternal feelings and creativity; emotional release. Carnelian is associated with the root and sacral chakras. Physically, carnelian has been used to heal open sores, rejuvenate tissues and cells, rheumatism, kidney stones and other kidney problems, gall stones, colds, pollen allergies, and neuralgia.
Birthstone Months
May: Jupiter/Sagittarius; Ayurvedic Birthstone;
September: Mercury/Virgo; Mystical Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19): Birthstone
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Birthstone [Moss Agate]
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20): Birthstone, Lucky Charm
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: May also be associated as anniversary gemstone for the 12th and 14th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: May help overcome fears in children, may assist children to walk earlier and maintain their balance; help the wearer to get in touch with nature; introspection. It helps the wearer to view themselves with more clarity and see the world through a broader viewpoint. It is also a stone of protection in general and from anger, jealousy and fear. In addition it can help with manifestation of one's desires, and brings good luck.
Folk Lore: Early man made weapons and tools from many varieties of chalcedony including agate, agatized coral, flint, jasper, and petrified wood.
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase is apple green chalcedony. Chrysoprase is often referred to as Australian Jade due to its green colour.
Healing: It is a powerful healing stone that aids failing eyesight or other eye problems, immune system response, fertility issues, gout, mental illness, relieves fevers and excess body heat, and can help guard against sexually transmitted diseases. Chrysoprase is related primarily to the heart chakra, which it activates, opens and energizes. It also aligns all the chakras.
Birthstone Months: May
Star Stone Months: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)
Anniversary Gemstone: Chrysoprase is not an anniversary gemstone
Mystical Properties: Chrysoprase is used for spiritual protection. Chrysoprase is powerful stone. It brings good fortune and prosperity, as well as business success. It facilitates self-expression and courage and the ability to use them wisely. It can bring happiness, which is partly because it helps its wearer get rid of negative thoughts and irritability. It also enhances and strengthens friendships.
Folk Lore: Chrysoprase is believed to be a "Victory Stone." In the 1800's, Chrysoprase was said to help thieves become invisible. Chrysoprase is a stone of balance that equalizes yin/yang energies and allows deep meditation. It can mend broken hearts and remove inferiority or superiority complexes.
Citrine
Citrine is a beautiful yellow stone.
Colour: Named from the French name for lemon, "citron," many citrines have a juicy lemon colour.
Healing: Heart, kidney, liver and muscle healer; appendicitis; gangrene; red and white corpuscles; digestive tract; cleanses vibrations in the atmosphere; creativity; helps personal clarity; will bring out problems in the solar plexus and the heart; eliminates self-destructive tendencies.
Birthstone Months: November: Modern and Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months: Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22): Planetary Stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Citrine is the anniversary gemstone for the 17th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: It enhances mental clarity, confidence, happiness and will power. Citrine brings good fortune, sometimes in very unexpected ways. Citrine is also a good general protection stone. It can alleviate depression and self-doubt, and diminish irrational mood swings due to the effect of mental clarity.
Citrine is said to help the wearer connect with Spirit.
Folk Lore: Citrine is given as a symbol of hope, youth, health, and fidelity. Citrine is known as a "success" stone because it promotes success and abundance, especially in business and commerce.
Coral
Coral is created by sea life. It is the skeletal remains of coral polyps.
Colours: White through to black. Red, pink, and white coral is mostly calcium carbonate. Black and golden coral is conchiolin.
Healing: Physically coral is used for general healing, blood and circulatory system issues, kidney, bladder, epilepsy, bone and bone marrow, eye problems, and the respiratory system.
Birthstone Months: Taurus (Apr. 20 - May 20): Blood Coral is the birthstone
Star Stone Months: Blood Coral is not a star stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Coral is the anniversary gemstone for the 35th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Coral is used to build an emotional foundation. Coral can be used to reconnect with nature and its variety of wonders. Coral also attracts love and prosperity, particularly red coral, which is a stone of passion. Creativity and optimism are also qualities that coral brings out.
Folk Lore: Coral is said to protect children. In many countries, coral is given as a gift to children. Coral is one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures. Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against bleeding, evil spirits, and hurricanes. Coral is said to cure madness and give wisdom. Emotionally, coral brings inner peace, strength, and understanding of purpose.
Diamond
The name "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas" which means unconquerable - suggesting the eternity of love. Diamonds are special gifts due to their glamour, rarity, durability and beauty. Diamonds are usually colourless.
Colours: Colourless, however, brown, yellow, green, blue, pink, red, grey and black variations are also found depending on the impurities present.
Healing: All brain diseases; pituitary and pineal glands; draws out toxicity, poison remedy. Historically, crushed diamond has been used as a cure for many ailments. Diamond is associated with the crown chakra.
Birthstone Months
April: Modern, Traditional, and Ayurvedic Birthstone
August: Mystical Birthstone
September:
November:
Star Stone Months
Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Diamond is the anniversary gemstone for the 30th and 60th year of marriage. Diamond jewelery is the anniversary gift for the 10th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Diamonds are said to increase personal clarity to help one see things clearly as well as be straight-forward and honest. Supposedly, the higher quality the diamond, the better it is supports these qualities.
Folk Lore: Diamond is a stone that bonds relationships and enhances love. It brings longevity, particularly to relationships, balance, clarity and abundance. It can amplify one's thoughts, strengths, and weaknesses. It gives one who wears or carries it courage and hope. The diamond is the emblem of fearlessness and invincibility. Diamond is referred to as the "King Gem". (Pearl is often referred to as the "Queen Gem".) The Hindus believed that a flawed diamond, or one containing spots or specks was so unlucky that it could even deprive the God Indra of his highest heaven. Diamond is said to be the Winter Gemstone of the Season.
Emerald
Emerald is a medium to dark green beryl which derives its colour from chromium and vanadium. Always rich green in colour, most emeralds have many "inclusions," or flaws.
Colours:Rich green.
Healing: Radiation toxicity; all mental illness; circulatory and neurological disorders; transmits balance, healing and patience; increases psychic and clairvoyant abilities; meditation; keener insight into dreams. Emerald is associated with the heart chakra.
Birthstone Months
January: Mystical Birthstone
May: Modern Birthstone, Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Birthstone/Planetary Stone
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20): Lucky Charm
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Emerald is the anniversary gemstone for the 20th, 35th and 55th year of marriage, the perfect emblem of an enduring love.
Mystical Properties: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Emerald is used for physical and emotional healing. Emerald is a stone of love and romance. It brings and enhances joy, cleansing, clairvoyance, memory, and faith. It also benefits intuition and communication, and promotes truthfulness.
Folk Lore: Archaeologists have traced the origins of the use of emerald to almost 3000 B.C. in both ancient Egypt and India. The Moguls of India loved emeralds so much they inscribed them with sacred text and wore them as talismans. For example, one talismanic emerald is deep green and weighs 78 carats. Around the edge in Persian runs the inscription: "He who possesses this charm shall enjoy the special protection of God." Cleopatra prized her emeralds more than any other gem. According to legend, Emeralds strengthen the owner's memory, quicken the intelligence and assist in predicting the future. Emerald is said to be the Spring Gemstone of the Season.
Garnet
The word "garnet" is believed to have come from the Greek word "granatum," or pomegranate seed, because ancient jewellery makers grouped the tiny gemstones in a cluster that resembled the seed-filled fruit.
Colours: Ranges from colourless to black though it is often thought of only as red. Deep red in colour, almandine garnet is the most popular gem in the garnet family. Occasionally deep enough red to appear black, almandine garnet is sometimes hollowed in order to let light shine through the stone, highlighting its red colour. Garnet displays the greatest variety of colour of any mineral, occurring in every colour except blue.
Healing: Rhodolite: Capillaries; skin elasticity; protection from pre- cancerous conditions.
Spessartine: Bad dreams; depression; anger; self esteem; haemorrhages; hormone imbalances; inflammations; sexual disease. It can also assist mystically with success in one's career and building one's self-confidence. Garnet is associated primarily with the root chakra, but also with other chakras depending on its colour.
Birthstone Months: January: Modern/Traditional/Ayurvedic Birthstone
Star Stone Months: Garnet is not a star stone.
Anniversary Gemstone: Garnet is not an anniversary stone
Mystical Properties: Garnet has Mystical Properties and is used primarily as a power stone. Garnet is a stone of romantic love and passion. It is used in metaphysics to enhance sensuality, sexuality, and intimacy. It is said to bring positive thoughts and boosts energy, and be excellent for manifestation.
Folk Lore: It is said that Noah used a garnet on the bow of his ark to help navigate at night, and garnets have long been carried by people who are travelling, because they believe it will protect them from accidents. Legend has it that garnets protect their owners from nightmares, and garnets were even used as bullets because the shooters thought the red colour would increase the intensity of the wound. It is also a protective energy stone which is especially effective for protection from evil, and is used for gentle spiritual healing. Lore says that garnet can heal the blood, heart and lungs.
Jade
The term Jade is a generic term that actually covers three minerals. They are Jadeite, Nephrite, and Chloromenlanite. It should have a 'greasy' appearance when it is polished.
Colours:Ranging from the many shades of green, to yellow, red, black, and white. Lavender Jade is the most highly valued, and also the rarest forms of the stone. The white variety of Jadeite with the brilliant streaks of deep emerald green gets it colour from the element 'Chromium'. ‘Nephrite’ is usually some shade of green: it may range from sea green, grey green, celadon, lettuce green, grassy green, and spinach green. Other colours of nephrite include blue grey, reddish grey, greenish grey, yellow, and black.
Healing: Kidney, heart, larynx, liver, parathyroid, spleen, thymus, thyroid & parasympathetic ganglia healer; strengthens body; longevity. Nephrite jade is a stone of the heart. As such it is related to the heart chakra and has a beneficial effect on all heart chakra related issues, and all love relationships. It is also considered to be good for emotional balance and stability. Physically, nephrite jade is used in the crystal healing of the physical heart, and kidney problems.
Birthstone Months March: Mystical Birthstone ; August.
Star Stone Months: Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Jade is the anniversary gemstone for the 12th, 30th and 35th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Jade is said to help the wearer relax. It is considered a very balanced stone -- it helps the wearer in both the vision of tasks to do, as well as doing the actual tasks.
Folk Lore: Jade is known as "The stone of the loins". In ancient days it was believed to have great medicinal powers. It was believed that if the stone was laid on the body in the area of the lower back or sides it would cure kidney disorders. Jade has been thought of as the concentrated essence of love. In China, jade is regarded as a special stone. It is believed that when handled some of the secret virtue of the substance is absorbed into the body. Jade has been treasured in China as the royal gemstone for 5,000 years. Legend has it that the Spanish conquers of Central America wore amulets of Jadeite to prevent and cure hip and kidney complaints. Jade of all kinds is a very protective stone and is particularly good protection for children, against illness, and for psychic protection. It has energetic clearing properties, and is useful to keep with other stones.
Jasper
Jasper is an opaque, impure Chalcedony.
Colours: Rich clay red colour, with a slight greyish-black matrix. Also yellow, green, and greyish blue. Often jasper is multi-coloured.
Healing: In the physical realm, jasper is used for the liver, gallbladder, soothing the stomach, and balancing yin/yang energies. Red Jasper - Physically it assists in healing by maintaining positive movement with all types of disorders and disease. Black jasper is said to be helpful for relieving pain, stomach ailments, foot problems, and hip dysplasia. Black jasper is related to the root chakra. Leopard skin Jasper - helps eliminate toxins and decrease body odour, and is very helpful in self-healing. It has properties of protecting the third chakra, but is associated mainly with the root chakra.
Birthstone Months: October: Mystical Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19): Planetary Stone/Lucky Charm
Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Jasper is not an anniversary gemstone.
Mystical Properties: Leopard skin Jasper is said to bring one what they need; Poppy Jasper is said to help bring joy into life. Opalite Jasper is said to help one sleep.
Folk Lore: Jasper was thought to drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites. Jasper was known as the great "rain-bringer" in the fourth century. Black Jasper is said to bring good luck to the bearer in a fight, whether it be a mental, political, legal, or other type of fight. It is also used for protection against lightning.
Lapis Lazuli
Not a mineral but a rock which is complex mixture of other minerals. Lapis is a dark blue microcrystalline rock composed primarily of the mineral lazurite. It often sparkles with golden pyrite inclusions. The name is international, from the Latin, lapis, which means stone, and from the Arabic, azul, which means blue. Lapis is a beautiful royal blue stone often associated with royalty.
Colours: Dark blue possibly with white spots of calcite. It often has specks of pyrite which look like gold.
Healing Neuralgia; melancholy; fevers; inflammations; penetrates subconscious blockages; throat chakra; sore throat; energy focuser for teachers, lecturers and speakers, mental and spiritual cleanser; used on 3rd eye for meditation; eliminates old and negative emotions; use with other healing stones; thought form amplification; helps in creating mantras. Lapis was a cure for sadness and for certain types of fever. It is associated with the throat and brow chakras and can help one say just the right thing, as if by magic. Lapis is also helpful for sinus ailments.
Birthstone Months September: Other birthstone; December: Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19): Planetary Stone
Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Lapis Lazuli is the anniversary gemstone for the 7th and 9th year of marriage
Mystical Properties: It is said that Lapis helps the bearer or wearer understand the mind. It helps to expand your viewpoint. It is good for connecting the heart and the mind when worn over the heart. Lapis is also a stone that protects from both physical and psychic attacks.
Folk Lore: Lapis was prized in both Babylonia and Egypt and often worn by royalty. Legend has it that Lapis Lazuli would protect the wearer from evil. Lapis brings truthfulness, openness, inner power, intuition, virility and manifestation. It strengthens the mind and body as well as increasing awareness and spiritual evolution. It can help organize daily life and contact guardian spirits. Lapis also helps build self-confidence, and is a stone traditionally for royalty. Lapis bring spiritual love and is also known for enhancing love and fidelity within marriage.
Malachite
Malachite is a beautiful green earth stone with black bands.
Colours: Green with black bands.
Healing Physical pain; Asthma; Arthritis; Swollen joints; Tumours; Broken bones; Torn muscles. Enhances the immune system. Birthing; Menstrual cycles. Toothache Malachite is a stone of transformation and helps with change and spiritual evolution. It can clear and activate all chakras, as well as balance them. Malachite is a stone that bridges the energy of the heart and root chakras. It is particularly useful for balancing and clearing the heart chakra. As such, it helps balance pure love, romance, and one's own well-being. It can decrease one's tendency to radiation illness, asthma, arthritis, and tumours.
Birthstone Months: Malachite is not a birthstone.
Star Stone Months: Malachite is not a star stone.
Anniversary Gemstone: Malachite is the anniversary gemstone for the 13th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Malachite is said to bring harmony into the wearer’s life. Clears and activates all chakras. Helps one in making transformations. Aids one with insight to find disorders. For equalising and balancing and revitalising all the bodies. Helps one to attain goals. Promotes fidelity and friendship and loyalty in business. Enhances psychic abilities. Malachite is a stone of good fortune, prosperity and abundance, too. Malachite is also a very protective stone, being especially helpful for general protection, protection from evil, protection during pregnancy and childbirth, and protection for children. It is also an excellent protection stone during flying and other travel.
Folk Lore: It is said that malachite gives knowledge and patience. Malachite was used as a children's talisman to ward off danger and illness. It is attached to infant's cradles. Mining Malachite began as early as 4000 BC by ancient Egyptians. Using this stone, one can counteract self-destructive romantic tendencies and help encourage true, pure love. Malachite is also good for enhancing emotional stability and balance in general.
Moonstone
Moonstone clarity ranges from transparent to translucent. The best moonstone has a blue sheen, perfect clarity, and a colourless body colour.
Colours: It always has a white or blue sheen. The body colour can range from colourless to grey, brown, yellow, green, or pink.
Healing: Soothes and balances the emotions; helps eliminate fear of "feeling"; encourages inner growth and strength; aids peace and harmony and psychic abilities; aligns vertebrae; digestive aid. Moonstone is associated with the heart chakra. It can help calm responses and avoid overreaction; enhances feminine energies, sensitivity, intuition, and psychic abilities. Physically it aids the pituitary gland and digestive system, obesity, water retention, hormonal problems, menstrual problems. Rainbow moonstone has a gentle, calming energy. It helps to strengthen intuition and psychic perception, and enhances creativity, compassion, endurance and inner confidence. It is a stone that brings balance and harmony. The Rainbow effect brings in a spectrum of light, and can help with clearing and bringing in uplifting energies.
Birthstone Months
February
June: Modern and Mystical Birthstone
September: Ayurvedic Birthstone
Star Stone Months: Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Birthstone/Planetary Stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Moonstone is the anniversary gemstone for the 13th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Moonstone is said to balance yin and yang. It has been said to have the power to grant wishes.
Folk Lore: In India, moonstone is regarded as a sacred stone. It is believed to bring good fortune. Legend says that Moonstone is a highly prized gift for lovers as it arouses tender passion. Moonstone is a stone of protection, especially during childbirth, pregnancy, and travel at sea.
Onyx
Onyx is a rich-looking, black stone. Onyx, sard, and sardonyx are all varieties of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz). Onyx is very similar to agate.
Colours: Onyx comes in brown, white, grey, and black. ‘Sard’ is a reddish-brown variety. ‘Sardonyx’ is a blend of sard and onyx with the red bands of sard and the white bands of onyx. Onyx has straight bands of brown, white or black; agate has curved lines of many colours.
Healing: Objective thinking; spiritual inspiration; control of emotions and passions, helps eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress and neurological disorders; also used as a heart, kidney, nerve, capillary, hair, eye and nail strengtheners. Onyx is associated primarily with the root chakra. Black onyx and red onyx are associated with the base (root, first) chakra. White onyx is associated with linking the base and crown chakras to have balanced energy throughout the chakra system.
Birthstone Months
February.
December: Mystical Birthstone
Star Stone Months: Onyx is not a star stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Onyx is the anniversary gemstone for the 7th year of marriage. Black Onyx is the anniversary gemstone for the 10th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Black Onyx is used to help the owner or wearer change habits. It assists with challenges in life, especially those caused by a drain of energy. It prevents the draining away of personal energy and can be used for protection from such. It also helps with grounding and controlling or eliminating excess or unwanted energies. It has been used for wound healing, childbirth and to increase stamina and self-control.
Folk Lore: Mexican Onyx (white and brown chalcedony) is said to help the wearer sleep. Sard (reddish brown chalcedony) was regarded as a protection against incantations and sorcery. It was also believed to sharpen the wits of the wearer.
Opal
Opal is usually white, clear, pale red or black, and emits brilliant flashes of multi-coloured light. Watching the fire in an opal is enchanting.
Healing: Cherry: Red corpuscle and blood disorders; depression; apathy; lethargy; intuition and joy. Dark: Reproductive organs; spleen and pancreas; filters red corpuscles and aids white corpuscles; bone marrow; depression, especially of sexual origin; balances; amplifies creative and intuitive thought; grounds radical emotional body. Jelly: Spleen & abdominal diseases; cellular reproductive problems; helps absorb nutrients; minimizes wide mood swings; mystical thought amplifier. Light: Balances left and right brain hemispheres for neurological disorders; stimulates white corpuscles; helps bring the emotions to mystical experiences; aids abdomen, pituitary and thymus problems. Physically, opal is helpful for eyesight and Parkinson's disease.
Birthstone Months
April: Mystical Birthstone
June
October: Modern and Ayurvedic Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Birthstone
Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22): Birthstone/Lucky Charms
Anniversary Gemstone: Opal is the anniversary gemstone for the 14th and 18th years of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Opal is used to see possibilities. Opal is a stone of inspiration which enhances imagination and creativity. It helps one release inhibitions and enhances memory. Opal is also a very spiritual stone, and can help one be "invisible" in situations where they don't care to be noticed. Opal brings happy dreams. It also eases the process of change.
Folk Lore: High quality opal is more valuable than diamond; up to $20,000 per carat. Some people think the opal is bad luck when worn if it is not your birthstone. This is not true. The story was started by Sir Walter Scott in his novel Anne of Gierstein, in which the heroine of the novel has her life force caught in the beautiful opal she wears and she dies when the fire in the opal is extinguished. In ancient times opal was accepted as a symbol of faithfulness and confidence. The name "opal;" is derived from the Latin word ‘opalus’, meaning seeing jewel. The Arabs believed that opals fell from heaven in flashes of lightning, and that's how they received their fiery colour. Opals are very powerful in ritual magic. Since a quality opal contains every colour of every other birthstone, it can be used or charged with all the energies and powers of the other stones combined and can be used in place of any birthstone for spells, rituals or other magical needs. Opals have been linked to invisibility and astral projection. and have been used to recall past lives (each colour supposedly represents a past life).
Pearl
Pearl is formed in shellfish as a reactant to an irritant such as a piece of sand. Cultured pearls are created by adding a piece of mussel or shell inside of an oyster of mussel. This then creates a pearl as layers of the inside of the shell grow over the added substance. Pearls are generally white, brown, silver, cream, black or pink depending on the type of shellfish and water. Natural pearls are the most expensive, followed by cultured pearls. Fresh water pearls tend to be relatively inexpensive. While pearls generally are thought of as white in colour, they also can be found in colours ranging from pink to black.
Colours: White, brown, silver, cream, black or pink depending on the type of shellfish and water. Black mother-of-pearl is light to dark grey and white mother-of-pearl is white. Both varieties possess a pearlescent sheen.
Healing: Eliminates emotional imbalances; helps one master the heart chakra; aids stomach, spleen, intestinal tract & ulcer problems. Pearls have been used to treat disorders of the digestive tract and muscular systems, as well as to aid fertility and to ease childbirth.
Where Found: Natural Pearls have been harvested from the Red Sea, Gulf of Manaar, and the Persian Gulf. The coasts of Australia and Polynesia produce mostly cultured pearls. Fresh water pearls occur in many rivers in places such as: Austria, France, Scotland, Ireland, and the USA (Florida, Mississippi River, California, and Delaware)
Birthstone Months: June: Modern and Ayurvedic Birthstone; November: Mystical Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20): Birthstone
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Birthstone
Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21): Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone: Fresh Water Pearl is the anniversary gemstone for the 1st year of marriage; Pearl is the anniversary gemstone for the 12th and 30th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Pearl is said to help one see themselves and help improve self-worth. Giving a loved one a gift of natural pearls is one of the nicest gifts one can give. It allows the wearer to see the love of the person who gave them the pearls. Pearls attune the wearer to ebb and flow of life. They are calming and centrering. They give purity and promote faith, charity, and integrity, truth and loyalty. They especially enhance personal integrity. They help one connect with the Goddess, the ultimate feminine energy.
Folk Lore: Pearls were once thought to be the tears of God. The ancient Greeks believed that wearing pearls would promote marital bliss and prevent newlywed women from crying. Pearl is often referred to as the "Queen Gem"; Diamond is referred to as the King Gem. The beauty and desirability of pearls dates back many years. An old tale says that Cleopatra placed a pearl in a glass of wine, and when it dissolved she drank it to impress Marc Anthony. Pearls were prized by royalty, both male and female, and were even worn by knights who went into battle in the Middle Ages, believing that pearls would protect them from harm. As an emblem of modesty, chastity and purity, the Pearl symbolizes love, success, and happiness. They often symbolize a happy marriage and in many countries are used as a wedding gift.
Peridot
Peridot, the volcanic gem, is the best known gem variety of mineral olivine, a species name for a series of magnesium-iron rich silicate minerals. Peridot is a beautiful olive green stone. Typically found in volcanic rock, this varying green gemstone has occasionally been found in meteorites, and enjoys the unique distinction of being the only precious gems know to exist in outer space.
Colours: Transparent lime or olive green
Healing: Protects against nervousness; helps liver and adrenal function. Peridot is associated with the heart chakra, and can be used to balance and stimulate that chakra. It is a stone of compassion. It has a friendly energy and is excellent for healing and slows aging, and heals ulcers and digestive problems.
Birthstone Months: August: Modern Birthstone
Star Stone Months Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22): Lucky Charm ; Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Peridot is the anniversary gemstone for the 16th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Peridot is used to help dreams become a reality. Helps alleviate spiritual fear; aids in healing hurt feelings & bruised egos; incurs strength & physical vitality; aligns subtle bodies; amplifies other vibrational energies & positive emotional outlook; it enhances the healing and harmony of relationships of all kinds, but it assists in rebirth and renewal of all kinds. Peridot also brings abundance and prosperity, particularly in marriage. Peridot can lessen stress in relationships, anger and jealousy.
Folk Lore: Peridot is given as a symbol of fame, dignity, and protection. It also assists in finding what is lost, and strengthens ESP abilities. It has been said to make a shield of protection around the body of any wearer of peridot. Legend has it that pirates favoured peridot to protect them against evil. When the peridot was set in gold it also protected the wearer from terrors in the night. Peridot is the created during volcanic action. Occasionally, Peridot crystals are found on the black sands of Hawaii.
Quartz
Quartz - rock crystal, the most common gem variety of quartz crystal.
Colours: Quartz is colourless and transparent. It is also known as "Rock Crystal". Other colours of quartz have special names such as: Rose Quartz, Citrine, and Amethyst. Quartz is a simple clear stone often worn as a crystal pendant. Specimens vary according to colour, shade, transparency, size of crystals and crystal form. There are hundreds of unique quartz varieties. Quartz gems also include rutilated quartz, citrine, ametrine, onyx, and chrysoprase.
Healing: Clear quartz, as opposed to coloured quartz, is associated with the crown chakra, but also works well on all chakras. Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Quartz is used for balance and to increase energy.
Birthstone Months March: Other Birthstone Stone ; April: Other Birthstone Stone
Star Stone Months: Quartz is not a star stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Quartz is not an anniversary gemstone
Mystical Properties: General: Transmitter & amplifier of healing energy & clarity; balancer, channelled of universal energy & unconditional love; all purpose healer; programmable. Smoky Quartz: Stimulates Kundalini energy; cleanses & protects the astral field; draws out distortion on all levels; good for hyperactivity & excess energy; grounding. Quartz is a power stone that harmonizes and balances. It enhances energy and thoughts, and purifies the spiritual, mental, and physical.
Folk Lore: Clear quartz formed into crystal balls have been used to predict the future since the middle ages. The name "quartz" comes from the Greek word krustallos, meaning ice, because it was thought that quartz was ice formed by the gods. It is also a powerfully protective stone, bringing the purified energy in. Historically this crystal has been used to counter black magic, to perform diagnostic healing, and to communicate with spirits and other worlds.
Rose Quartz
Pink or peach-coloured quartz is called Rose Quartz.
Colours: Pinkish quartz is called rose quartz. It ranges from transparent to translucent. Pinkish quartz is called rose quartz.
Healing General: Transmitter & amplifier of healing energy & clarity; balancer, channelled of universal energy & unconditional love; all purpose healer; programmable.
Smoky Quartz: Stimulates Kundalini energy; cleanses & protects the astral field; draws out distortion on all levels; good for hyperactivity & excess energy; grounding. Rose quartz is a stone of unconditional love. It opens the heart chakra to all forms of love: self-love, family love, platonic love, and romantic love. Rose quartz has excellent protection energies during pregnancy and childbirth. The elevated energy of quartz gives rose quartz a property of enhancing love in virtually any situation. It also brings gentleness, forgiveness, and tolerance. Rose quartz is associated with the heart chakra.
Birthstone Months: March, April
Star Stone Months: Quartz is not a star stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Quartz is not an anniversary gemstone
Mystical Properties: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Quartz is used for balance and to increase energy. . Rose quartz is also said to be helpful with weight loss.
Folk Lore: Clear quartz formed into crystal balls have been used to predict the future since the middle ages. The name "quartz" comes from the Greek word krustallos, meaning ice, because it was thought that quartz was ice formed by the gods.
Ruby
Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum, the second hardest mineral known to exist, surpassed only by diamond. Ruby is known as the stone of love.
Colours: Ruby may be any colour of red.
Healing Heart chakra; balances love & all spiritual endeavours; self-esteem; strengthens neurological tissues around the heart; prevents miscarriages.
Birthstone Months
July: Modern, Traditional, Mystical and Ayurvedic Birthstone
December: Ayurvedic Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22): Birthstone
Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21): Planetary Stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Ruby is the anniversary gemstone for the 15th and 40th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Ruby is said to open one's heart to love.
Folk Lore: Rubies were thought to ward off misfortune and ill-health. They are given as a symbol of success, devotion and integrity. According to ancient lore, a Ruby is capable of reconciling lovers' quarrels. Ruby is said to be the Summer Gemstone of the Season.
Sapphire
All gem quality corundum {name derived from the Sanskrit, kuruvinda ("Ruby")} that is not red is called sapphire such as blue, orange, yellow, violet, green, white and pink. Unless a colour is stated, sapphire is assumed to be blue. Some sapphires (colour change sapphires) will change between blue and violet depending on the light. White sapphire is occasionally used as a diamond substitute.
Colours: Blue, orange, yellow, violet, green, white and pink. Most commonly refers to a blue gem variety of Corundum, but other coloured varieties of Corundum are also described as Sapphire, except red Corundum, which is better known as Ruby.
Healing: Spiritual enlightenment; inner peace; colic; rheumatism; mental illness; pituitary; metabolic rate of glandular functions; anti- depressant; aids psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance & astral projection; personal expression; also for pain. Physically it is good for lowering fevers and inflammation, hearing problems, and burns. It is also beneficial for mental clarity and depression. Sapphire is associated with the brow chakra.
Birthstone Months
April: Other Birthstone [White Sapphire]
May: Mystical Birthstone
August: Ayurvedic Birthstone
September: Modern/Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months
Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20): Birthstone
Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Birthstone/Lucky Charm
Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22): Birthstone
Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22): Planetary Stone
Sagittarius: (Nov 22 - Dec 21): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Sapphire is the anniversary gemstone for the 5th and 45th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking. Sapphire is a stone of creative expression, intuition, and meditation, and enhances all those things.
Folk Lore: Kings used to wear sapphire around their necks as a powerful defence against harm. The stone preserved the wearer from envy and attracted divine favour. Sapphire represents truth, sincerity and consistency.
Tanzanite
A velvety blue variety of the mineral zoisite that was found for the first time in 1967 and named after the country of its birth by Tiffany & Co in New York, who introduced the gemstone to the world market in 1969.
Colours: Its unique blue colour is fabulous. Tanzanite may be blue, purple or slate grey.
Healing: Tanzanite is sometimes called the "workaholic's stone". This is because it helps you slow down and take it easy. This in turn, brings success in more areas of life. It relieves stress and enhances composure, poise, and harmony. Physically it is beneficial for stress related illnesses and high blood pressure in particular.
Birthstone Months: Tanzanite is not a birthstone.
Star Stone Months: Tanzanite is not a star stone.
Anniversary Gemstone: Tanzanite is the anniversary gemstone for the 24th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: It is said that Tanzanite helps with change. It uplifts and opens the heart.
Folk Lore: Tiffany & Co. of New York named this gemstone and introduced it to the world in 1969. It is one of the newest, most fascinating gemstones on the market today.
Tiger Eye
Tiger Eye is black with iron oxide staining which gives it yellow and golden brown stripes. It is a type of chatoyant quartz. Generally, you will not find faceted tiger eye. This stone is often called "Tiger's Eye" or simply "Tiger Eye".
Healing: Tiger's Eye (Tiger Eye) is a stone of protection that is also very grounding. It enhances integrity, willpower, practicality and correct use of power. It is a stone that enhances good luck, and brings prosperity, often in the form of money. Tiger's eye is also a very protective stone which is especially protective during travel. It can also help one see clearly without illusion. Tiger's eye brings a special boost to the solar plexus chakra and to one's personal power.
Birthstone Months: Tiger Eye is not a birthstone.
Star Stone Months: Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20): Planetary Stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Tiger Eye is the anniversary gemstone for the 9th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Tiger Eye is used for focusing the mind. Tiger's Eye (Tiger Eye) is a stone of protection that is also very grounding. It enhances integrity, willpower, practicality and correct use of power. It can also help one see clearly without illusion.
Folk Lore: Tiger Eye was thought to be all seeing due to its appearance. It has been said that Tiger Eye offers protection during travel. It is a stone that enhances good luck, and brings prosperity, often in the form of money. Tiger's eye is also a very protective stone.
Topaz
The name "topaz" is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word tapas meaning fire. However, more likely, it probably derived its name from the Island of Topazos, in the Red Sea.
Colours: Topaz comes in many colours such as blue, yellow, pink, brown, green and clear. Orange-red "Imperial" topaz is rare. Perhaps the most famous topaz is the clear, large specimen set in the Portuguese Crown, once mistaken for a diamond. Topaz is a beautiful light blue stone.
Healing: Balances emotions; calms passions; gout; blood disorders; haemorrhages; increases poor appetite; general tissue regeneration; VD; tuberculosis; reverses aging; spiritual rejuvenation; endocrine system stimulation; releases tension; brings feelings of joy.
Birthstone Months
November: Modern Birthstone [Yellow Topaz], Ayurvedic Birthstone [all colours]
December: Modern Birthstone [Blue Topaz]
Star Stone Months
Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21): Birthstone
Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21): Birthstone, Planetary Stone, Lucky Charm
Anniversary Gemstone:Topaz is the anniversary gemstone for the 4th and 19th year of marriage. Imperial topaz is the anniversary gemstone for the 23rd year of marriage
Mystical Properties: Blue topaz brings leadership ability to anyone who wears or carries it. It also enhances and improves psychic knowledge, spiritual growth, and psychic insight. It also lends and air of tranquillity in those endeavours Topaz is also believed to bring success and good fortune, and synchronicity. It also is said to bring creativity, individuality, true love, and hope. Spiritually it brings in spiritual love and peace.
Folk Lore: In ancient times, a figure of a falcon was carved on a Topaz was thought to help acquire the goodwill of kings, princes and magnates. The ancient Greeks believed that it had the power to increase strength and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency. The Greeks felt Topaz gave them strength. Its mystical curative powers waxed and waned with the phases of the moon: it was said to cure insomnia, asthma, and haemorrhages. Wear topaz only if you wish to be clear-sighted: legend has it that it dispels all enchantment and helps to improve eyesight as well! Topaz was also said to change colour in the presence of poisoned food or drink. It is also used for protection, particularly protection from the evil eye and greed.
Tourmaline
Colours: Indicolite (blue or blue-green)
Rubellite (red)
Bicolour or tricolour tourmaline -- shows multiple colour zones throughout the crystal. Highly prized when the colours are well divided and vivid.
Watermelon tourmaline -- has a red central core surrounded by green, resembling the cross section of a watermelon. Often cut in thin slices to show the colours to best advantage.
Schorl -- black tourmaline.
Dravite -- brown tourmaline.
Chrome tourmaline -- vivid green. Appears red when viewed through a Chelsea filter (emerald filter).
Achroite -- colourless tourmaline.
Healing: Dispels fear & negativity & grief; calms nerves; concentration & eloquence improve; genetic disorders, cancer & hormones regulated; raises vibrations; charisma; universal law; tranquil sleep.
Black Tourmaline: Arthritis; dyslexia; syphilis; heart diseases; anxiety; disorientation; raises altruism; deflects negativity; neutralizes distorted energies, i.e. resentment & insecurity.
Rubellite: Creativity; fertility; blanches passive or aggressive nature.
Green: Creativity; opens heart chakra; immune system; psychological problems with the father; blood pressure; asthma; balancer; eliminates conflict within.
Blue indicolite: Lungs, larynx; thyroid; parasympathetic nerves.
Watermelon: Heart chakra healer; imparts sense of humour to those who need it; balancer; eliminates guilt; nervous system; integration, security and self-containment.
Birthstone Months
October: Modern/Traditional Birthstone; Other Birthstone (Pink Tourmaline)
Star Stone Months: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone: Multi-coloured Tourmaline is the anniversary gemstone for the 8th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Pink Tourmaline promotes female balance and protection. Green Tourmaline promotes male balance. Tourmaline increases flexibility, happiness, objectivity, compassion and serenity. It also enhances tolerance and understanding. It is a stone that is very helpful for channelling. Tourmaline is also a very protecting stone. Tourmaline is often associated with the heart chakra, particularly watermelon tourmaline, where it opens one to accept love. Other colours of tourmaline are associated with the chakra of the same colour.
Folk Lore: According to legend, all colours of tourmaline protect the wearer against many dangers and misfortune.
Turquoise
Turquoise has captivated man's imagination for centuries. When it came to the attention of man is unknown. We have archaeological as well as literary references that pre date the Christian era by five millennia. The four bracelets of Queen Zar, found on her mummified arm, date to the second ruler of the Egypt's First Dynasty, approximately 5500 B.C. Although not specifically mentioned in the Bible, scholars believe that the robe worn by the high priest Aaron was adorned with turquoise. Aristotle, Pliny and others refer to stones that must have been turquoise. After the fourth or fifth century A.D., many writings appeared discussing the stone. Explorers such as Marco Polo took time to write about it.
Colours: Turquoise's colour ranges from sky blue to green. Turquoise is a vibrant light blue stone.
Healing: Master healer; protects against environmental pollutants; strengthens anatomy & guards against all disease; improved absorption of nutrients; tissue regeneration; subtle body alignment & strengthening; eye disorders.
Birthstone Months
December: Modern and Traditional Birthstone
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Planetary Stone
Star Stone Months
Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20): Birthstone
Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21): Birthstone
Anniversary Gemstone:Turquoise is the anniversary gemstone for the 5th year of marriage.
Mystical Properties: Turquoise supposedly helps one to start new projects.
Folk Lore: Turquoise has been thought to warn the wearer of danger or illness by changing colour. Turquoise is sacred to both Native American and oriental traditions. It is associated with the sky, and bringing sky energy to earth. It can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart. It is very powerful for grounding and protection also. In the 13th century, Turquoise was thought to protect the wearer from falling especially from horses. Legend has it that the Indians believed that if turquoise was affixed to a bow, the arrows shot from it would always hit their mark. It was also believed to bring happiness and good fortune to all. Turquoise started being used before 4000 BC.
Zircon
Zircon is a natural stone - not to be confused with Cubic Zirconia which is manmade. It is known as a colourless stone used to imitate diamonds but also comes in: blue, yellow, orange, red, brown and green. Zircon is often used to imitate diamonds. It is often confused with cubic zirconia which is a synthetic stone.
Colours: Like natural stones, CZs vary in colour, clarity, and cut.
Healing: Zircon relieves pain. It is said to whet one's appetite. Zircon also prevents nightmares and ensures a deep tranquil sleep.
Birthstone Months
October: Other birthstone
December: Traditional Birthstone
Star Stone Months: Zircon is not a star stone
Anniversary Gemstone: Zircon is not an anniversary gemstone.
Mystical Properties: Zircon supposedly helps one be more at peace with oneself. Zircon is believed to provide the wearer with wisdom, honour and riches. The lost of lustre on a Zircon stone is said to warn of danger.
Folk Lore: Zircon was believed to provide the wearer with wisdom, honour and riches. The lost of lustre on a Zircon stone is said to warn of danger. The name Zircon is from Zargun which means "gold colour". |
