Gemstones
QUARTZ
KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL HEALING STONES TO INCREASE YOUR EMOTIONAL ENERGY, WISDON, AND CLARITY OF THOUGHT.
BLACK SPINEL
SPINEL GEMSTONE IS REGARDED AS A PROTECTIVE STONE THAT REPELS NEGATIVITY.
ONYX
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ONYX IS THE BIRTHSTONE FOR LEOS AS WELL AS THE GEMSTONE FOR TEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE.
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THE MYTH OF THE ORIGIN OF ONYX SAYS THAT THE GODDESS VENUS WAS RESTING ON THE BANKS OF THE INDUS RIVER. AS SHE SLEPT, CUPID USED THE POINT OF ONE OF HIS ARROWS TO GIVE HER A MANICURE. THE PARINGS OF HER NAILS THEN FELL INTO THE WATERS OF THE SACRED RIVER. SINCE THE NAILS WERE OF HEAVENLY ORIGIN, THEY SANK TO THE BOTTOM AND WERE METAMORPHOSED INTO ONYX.
LAPIS LAZULI
WE LOVE THIS GEMSTONE FOR ITS VIBRANT BLUE COLOR WITH FLECKS OF PYRITE, GIVING IT A GLITTER EFFECT WITHIN EACH CUT OF THE STONE
THIS STONE IS TRADITIONALLY A STONE OF ROYALTY. THE EYES OF KING TUT'S MASK FROM ANCIENT EGYPT WAS ENCASED WITH LAPIS LAZULI
Labradorite
SAID TO BALANCE AND PROTECT THE AURA, AS WELL AS BEING AN EXCELLENT STONE FOR GENERAL PROTECTION.
TURQUOISE
TURQUOISE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PROTECTION AMULETS, AND WAS ALSO KNOWN AS A SYMBOL OF WEALTH IN MANY CULTURES.
IF GIVEN TURQUOISE BY A FRIEND IT IS SAID THE STONE WOULD PROTECT THE WEARER FROM NEGATIVE ENERGY AND BRING GOOD FORTUNE.