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Semi-Precious
Stones: Myth, Legend and Lore
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Please Note: All Stones are Natural And May Vary In Color
Shown. The color of the stones in the pictures may vary from lighter
to darker for any stone. Each stone has its own unique
characteristics.
The best known Myth, Legend, and Lore is the
Diamond: Expresses commitment, brings on last relationship, purity,
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Red Jasper
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Luck,
marital love, devotion, protection, and defense. Used for protection for
thousands of years. Roman athletes used jasper to protect them from
injury. Alleviates fear and anxiety. Wards off evil spirits.
Color may vary to a darker red. |
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Rose Quartz
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Health,
protection, love, and purity. Traditionally used to heal a broken heart. Enhances
all forms of love: self love, mother love, caring, kindness, platonic
and romantic love. Opens our hearts and encourages us to be tender,
peaceful and gentle. Emanates unconditional love and nurturance and helps
us attract positive, gentle love into our lives. Teaches forgiveness and
tolerance. "Stone of warmth and love." Heals emotional pain with
it's gentle calming salve. Balances Yin and Yang. Opens the heart to the
beauty within and without. Cherubic energies are attracted to the user,
protecting, and dissolving negativity. |
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Black Onyx
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This stone promotes increased vigor, strength, stamina,
constancy, steadfastness, permanence , tenacity, firmness, durability
and self-control. Balances and grounds. Androgynous. Can't conduct or
retain healing energy very well. The more translucent or clearer
ones are more effective. Self mastery. Balances Yin and Yang. Reveals
one's own duality. Helpful in treating glaucoma, epilepsy, and cell
damage |
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Carnelian
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In Roman times used to protect against envy, fear
and rage. The stone gives courage to speak boldly. Promotes motivation.
It is used as a charm for public speakers and actors. Promotes
love between parents and children. Relieves lethargy, depression, low
self-esteem, fear, and anxiety. In medicine, used to treat neuralgia,
gall stones, kidney stones, pollen allergies and colds. |
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Tiger Eye
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Enhances protection, clear thinking, personal empowerment,
integrity, willpower, practicality, grounding and integration of spirit
with worldly energy. Also associated with the correct use of power,
courage, grace and the ability to see clearly and without illusion.
Integrates male and female energy within us. Confidence, willpower,
clear thinking (and thus speaking), personal power in life. Harmony.
Grounding. Stability. Practical wisdom. Helps heal wounds, bruises, eyes
and throat. Attracts beauty and abundance. Enhances instinctive, psychic
abilities. Creates order out of chaos.
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Lapis
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Lapis Lazuli is associated with truthfulness, openness,
inner power, love, purification, intuition, a sense of wonder and
mystery, positive magic, self-confidence, virility, manifestation, an
appreciation of mystery, psychic ability and tranquility. This stone is
also considered strengthening to mind and body. Helps us contact our
spirit guardians. Used by ancient Egyptians to access sacred knowledge.
Strengthens the immune system. Lapis allows us to tap our own inner
power while purifying the soul and the thoughts Self-expression,
writing, creativity dream insight. |
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Jade
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Brings peace and agreement to help reconcile
lovers. Protects pregnant women, relieves pain in groin area, various
ailments of the mid-section, and gastric pain. Ancient belief by
"many" that it cures kidney stones. Brings peace, self
confidence, and encourages harmony. |
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Rhodonite
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Attracts the "perfect" love to the user with the
intention to learn how to love. The most vibrant stone to heal the
heart. Healing, comfort, harmony, amity and friendship. Promotes smooth
energy flow, emotional expressiveness, kindness, tolerance, compassion
and self-love. Helps us live our spiritual beliefs. Also for
loneliness, loss, heartache, fear, insecurities, inner-child issues and abuse. Helps self-forgiveness, deservingness and trust issues,
spiritual and self-love, desire to live, and purpose. |
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Sodalite*
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Encourages objectivity, rational thinking, logic, intelligence,
emotional balance, intuition, higher knowledge, clarity, truth and
perception. Increases spiritual awareness, balances metabolism, aids
sleep, prolong physical endurance. Promotes harmony between conscious
and subconscious. Help you "lighten up." |
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Snowflake
Obsidian
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Formed by rapid cooling volcanic magmas. This stone is a
natural glass. Keeps us balance during times of change, assists in
focusing energy and making a clear path of action when tough decisions
need to be made. Helpful in dealing
with digestive and intestinal problems. In ancient times, obsidian
was made into mirrors.
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Turquoise
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Protect the wearer from harmful accidents and injury.
Pueblo people used it as a charm to bring good luck. Preserves sight.
Protective stone for horses, camels, mules and their riders. Apache
warriors believe a turquoise affixed to a gun or bow makes it more
accurate. Eases rheumatism, arthritis, and protection from all diseases.
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Amethyst
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Romans believed that wearing amethyst would help retain
the affections of their spouses and aid in the protection in battle.
When worn by men, it attracts love and affection of a women to them. The
stone of spiritually and contentment. In ancient Greece and Rome it was
used to resist drunkenness. Treatment for insomnia, pain relief, and to
treat arthritis. |
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Citrine
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Highly polished, golden-yellow stone. Known
as the merchants stone. It is said to bring wealth, prosperity, and
abundance to its owners. When worn, the wearer is protected from the
dangers of traveling. Dissipates negative energy. As with other yellow
gems, it is used to treat digestive disorders, kidney and bladder
diseases, and imbalances in the thyroid gland. |
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Moonstone
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It calms emotions, balances oversensitivity,
arises passion between lovers. Give lovers the ability to see their
future together. Increases fertility, promotes pregnancy and relieves
menstrual discomfort. Used to treat digestive conditions, degenerative
conditions of the skin, hair, eyes and fleshy organs. |
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Swarovski Crystal Birthstone Chart
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Birthstones
A General Guide To Precious and Semi-Precious Stones
and Birth Stones
To Be Used As A Personal Gift Giving Reference. We only carry the
semi-precious stones (above) and the Swarovski Crystals (above).
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Modern |
Traditional |
Other |
| January |
Garnet |
Garnet |
Rose Quartz, Emerald |
| February |
Amethyst |
Amethyst |
Onyx, Bloodstone |
| March |
Aquamarine |
Bloodstone |
Red Jasper, Jade,
Hemaitite |
| April |
Diamond |
Diamond |
White Sapphire, Opal, Coral |
| May |
Emerald |
Emerald |
Chrysoprase, Agate |
| June |
Perl |
Alexandrite |
Moonstone, Opal |
| July |
Ruby |
Ruby |
Carnelian |
| August |
Peridot |
Aventurine |
Sardonyx, Jade |
| September |
Sapphire |
Sapphire |
Lapis Lazuli, Moonstone |
| October |
Opal |
Tourmaline |
Jasper, Aquamarine |
| November |
Topaz |
Citrine |
Tiger's Eye, Smokey Quartz |
| December |
Blue Topaz |
Zircon |
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Turquoise |
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Astrological Signs |
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Date |
Gemstone |
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| Capicorn |
Dec 22- Jan 19 |
Onyx, Quartz, Beryl, Jet, Obisidian,
Ruby |
| Aquarius |
Jan 20-Feb 18 |
Blue Sapphire, Lapis, Aquamarine,
Garnet |
| Pisces |
Feb 19-Mar 20 |
Diamond, Turquoise, Jade, Tourmaline,
Amethyst |
| Aries |
Mar 21-Apr 19 |
Ruby, Red Jasper, Carnelian, Coral,
Bloodstone |
| Taurus |
Apr 20-May 20 |
Golden Topaz, Lapis, Azurite, Agate,
Sapphire |
| Gemini |
May 21-June 21 |
Crystal, Aquamarine, Alexandrite,
Beryl, Agate |
| Cancer |
June 22-July 22 |
Moonstone, Pearl, Green Turquoise,
Emerald |
| Leo |
July 23-Aug 22 |
Amber, Sardonyx, Ruby, Jacinth, Onyx |
| Virgo |
Aug 23-Sept 22 |
Pink Jasper, Rhodochrosite, Azurite,
Star Sapphire, Carnelian |
| Libra |
Sept 23-Oct 23 |
Fire Agate, Agate, Tourmaline, Peridot |
| Scorpio |
Oct 24-Nov 21 |
Garnet, Coral, Ruby, Zircon, Beryl |
| Sagittarius |
Nov 22-Dec 21 |
Amethyst, Malachite, Zircon, Topaz |
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| Disclaimer:
This information regarding the metaphysical and other properties and
purposes of these minerals or products are provided for
entertainment purposes only. It is not intended for diagnosing illness,
prescription or advice and should not replace proper medical attention.
Consult your Doctor or other health care practitioner regarding health
issues. We assume no liability for any use or misuse of this
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