gemstone beliefs

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Agate

Defends against the evil eye.

Protects against storms, lightning, headaches and fever.

Draws out the venom of insect and reptile bites.

Cures fever and eye infections.

Improves eyesight.

Relieves inflammation and tiredness of the eyes.

Staunches bleeding.

Relieves skin irritations.

Promotes fertility.

Increases athletic prowess.

Renders the possessor eloquent, lovable, and invisible.

Gives you health and long life.

Cools boiling water.

Can turn an enemy's sword against himself.

Makes you lucky in love.

Reveals where hidden treasure is buried.

Ensures a good yield when tied to a plow or worn while gardening.


Amber

Worn on the throat to prevent nasal congestion, hay fever, and asthma.

Makes a woman smell more desirable to her lover.

Cures whooping cough, asthma, erysipelas, goiter.

Protects against witchcraft, nightmares, indigestion, loss of teeth,

deafness, the plague, the spread of infection (if held in the mouth), fits during the teething of babies.

Attracts compassion and understanding.


Carbuncle

Protects against wounds, the plague, infections, and all diseases of the throat

and stomach.

Raises the spirits.

Dispels evil thoughts.

Reconciles friends who have quarreled.

Attracts success in business.

Grows dim where death and danger are near.


Carnelian

Protects against evil, impure thoughts, lightning, fever, indigestion, and all

stomach troubles.

Staunches the flow of blood.

Ensures friends.

Banishes fear and gives self-confidence

White Carnelians protect against rheumatism and neuralgia


Cat's-Eye

This stone protects against all diseases of the chest and throat

It also cures asthma

Soothes the nerves

Owners' fortunes never diminish


Coral

Wards off evil

Imbues reason and wisdom

Prevents nightmares, epilepsy, and arguments in the home

Prevents sterility in women

Prevents and cures fits and whooping cough in babies

Cures ulcers and sores

When rubbed on the gums it strengthens teeth

Protects against madness

When scattered on fields, shields crops from storms, blight, and locusts

Eases internal pains

Red Coral protects ships and houses from storms and turns pale when the

wearer is ill

White Coral embues modesty

Black Coral embues fortitude and perseverance

Loses its hue when the wearer's health declines


Chrysocolla

Increases capacity to love.

Produces great inner strength to help one through stressful situations.

Strengthens muscular structure.

Used in treatment of blood disorders.


Citrine

It improves self esteem, hope, healing on emotional and mental levels

It helps with wisdom and peace

It increases cash-flow

It also stimulates mental focus, endurance, and creativity.


Jacinth (Zircon)

Protects from fever, plague, dropsy, and disorders of the stomach

Cures indigestion

Is an antidote against poison

Stimulates appetite

Strengthens the heart

Worn on the third finger, it brings peace of mind and a sound sleep

Has power over robbers.


Jade

Prevents nightmares and eye troubles

Is a remedy for spleen, kidney, and digestive ailments

Makes men fertile

Brings success in games of chance

Brings rain

Averts epilepsy

Cures animal bites

Jade placed on the eyelids or in the mouth of a dead person brings back

their spirit to another life on Earth.


Jasper

Lessens pain

Staunches bleeding

Prevents digestive pains

Treats epilepsy

Used to conjure rain.


Lapis Luzuli

When worn as a necklace it cures apoplexy, epilepsy, skin troubles, and poor

blood

Relieves the pain of neuralgia

Strengthens friendship

Allays eye inflammation

Raises drooping spirits

Secures fidelity of a lover.


Moonstone

Protects travelers, especially from danger by sea

Cures consumption, dropsy, and kidney troubles

Allays fever

Reconciles lovers

Brings good fortune

In divination it is placed in the mouth during a waning Moon to help determine

course of action


Sardonyx

Ensures a happy marriage

Can make lawyers more eloquent

Lessens the pain of childbirth

Protects against plague and the bites and stings of poisonous reptiles and

insects


Sodalite

Alleviates fear, calms nerves and increases wisdom

Aids rational processes and eliminates confusion

It is an excellent peace maker

It fosters commonality of goals


Sugalite

It restores mental and physical health

It aids in forgiving one's self

It also eliminates hostilities

It is excellent for headaches


BIRTHSTONES

January’s Birthstone

Garnet

Repels flying insects

Protects against lightning

Is an antidote to plague and fever

Wards off inflammatory diseases

Helps the wearer to be firm and steadfast

Guarantees cheerfulness if obtained lawfully

Is a curse to those who have acquired it unlawfully

Changes color when danger approaches

Perpetuates friendships.


February’s Birthstone

Amethyst

Protects against nightmares, thieves, storms, hail, locusts, plagues, and infidelity.

Changes brightness when near poisoned foods.

Encourages calmness.

Cures headaches, toothache, gout, neuralgia, and nerve troubles.

Brings contentment and sincerity.

Prevents drunkenness, falling in love foolishly.


March’s Birthstone

Aquamarine

Brings wisdom, success, and popularity.

Prevents stomach and liver troubles.

Cures toothache


April’s Birthstone

Diamond

Endows the wearer with courage and fortitude

Brings victory and good fortune

Wards off evil

Protects against the plague.

Promotes constancy in a marriage.


May’s Birthstone

Emerald

Protects against eye diseases, faintness, and loss of memory

Considered an aphrodisiac

Placed beneath the tongue, enables you to conjure evil spirits

Eases pain in childbirth

Cures epilepsy, dysentery, and fits

Negates the effects of snakebite

Touching an emerald helps sufferers of blindness

Ensures a life of love and success

Confers happiness for married couples

Ensures constancy and truth between lovers

Reveals secrets to its owner

Brings victory in court cases

Makes the owner more eloquent

Protects sailors and fishermen from the perils of sea

Can detect poison when worn as a ring

Relieves eyestrain and eye inflammation

Can blind snakes

Is an antidote to poison

A remedy for sores and ulcers

Makes the wearer clever and funny

Keeps the wearer honest

Adds fortitude and strength, especially in old age

Brings gaiety and understanding

Preserves chastity.


June’s Birthstone

Pearl

Brings health, wealth, long life, and good luck to its wearer

Wards off evil

Unlucky for brides

Pearls in an engagement ring will bring tears to the marriage

Forecasts danger, sickness, and death by loss of its luster

Can be used in love potions

Sleeping with a pearl beneath the pillow will help childless couples conceive

Treats madness, jaundice, snake and insect bites

Protects divers against sharks and octopi


July’s Birthstone

Ruby

Safeguards against evil and dangers of storms and floods

Gives peace of mind, courage, insight, and mental power

Prevents impure thoughts, bad dreams, and stomachache

Preserves chastity

Brings Love

Is an antidote against snake poison

Heals wounds

Can cause water to boil

Kills poisonous reptiles

Changes color according to the health of the wearer

Pales in the presence of poisons


August’s Birthstone

Peridot

Protects against evil spirits and nightmares

Cures speech impediments


September’s Birthstone

Sapphire

For wisdom

Protects against the Evil Eye

Protects royal personages from envy

Protects virgins

Relieves headaches, clears the head, and allows wise thinking

Promotes love and happiness

Can induce trances

Preserves sight and helps draw foreign bodies from the eyeball

Will only keep its rich coloring if worn by someone in love

Strengthens and stimulates the heart

Can kill spiders

Brings health, wealth, and energy

Dims in the presence of evil

Guards the chastity of the wearer

White Sapphire protects travelers and is worn by women to preserve their chastity


October’s Birthstone

Opal

White Opals are unlucky unless worn by someone born in October or with Diamonds

Very unlucky in an engagement ring

Will lose its shine if the owner dies

Renders the wearer invisible

Improves eyesight

Will help blondes keep their hair color longer

Will turn pale if in the presence of poison

Black opals are lucky

Useless as a charm to someone who is selfish

If used for good, it gives the power of prophecy


November’s Birthstone

Topaz

Protects against the Evil Eye, the effects of poison, and calamity

Used to treat disorders of the lungs, nose, and throat

Worn over the stomach, protects against disorders of the alimentary system

Averts epilepsy and asthma

Cures gout, sleeplessness, lunacy, and sudden death

Brings riches to its wearer

Appeases anger

Prevents thirst if worn near the heart

Turns sadness into happiness

For loyal and faithful friendships


December’s Birthstone

Turquoise

Protects against accidents, especially falls while riding

Protects against the Evil Eye

Brings courage and love

Prevents headaches, and quarrels between married couples

Removes animosity between giver and receiver

Renews friendships

Increases sexual passion

Cures weak sight and eye inflammation

Thwarts enemies

Brings happiness and prosperity

Changes color when danger or illness threatens the wearer


Beliefs of GemstonesMedical treatment is the most popular belief associated with gemstones.

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