Have you ever been to the beach at night and watched the waves crash against the sand? 🌊
The moonlight bouncing off the water, illuminating the shoreline and casting shadows in places you hadn't even noticed before. 🌕
Have you ever been to the beach at night and watched the waves crash against the sand? 🌊
The moonlight bouncing off the water, illuminating the shoreline and casting shadows in places you hadn't even noticed before. 🌕
This month's birthstone is a crystal made of pure carbon and the hardest of all stones. Diamonds come in so many beautiful colors and cuts. As far back as 15 centuries ago diamonds were valued for their magical properties. They were believed to provide their owners with protection from evil spirits, fire, poison, snakes, illness and more. They were believed to offer access to divine energies.
You can see the collection for this month's birthstone here.
History records its first use in Greece between 300 and 500 B.C. Its name is derived from the Latin meaning "water of the sea". Aquamarine has been mined in Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, Africa and the United States.
Emerald is a stone for love, luck and prosperity. It helps us cultivate the courage it takes to love and be loved. You can wear it as a reminder to stay open and get comfortable with your vulnerability. It is a stone of abundance helping you draw in abundance in all forms. This stone can help connect you to Divine Love, compassion and gratitude. It is a heart chakra stone and known as the "Stone of Successful Love".
Beautiful purple amethysts have been prized since the time of the ancient Greeks. Because of their grape-like color, the Greeks associated these gems with the wine god, Bacchus. They believed that wearing an amethyst could protect you from drunkenness—in fact the word amethystos meant “not drunk” in ancient Greek. According to gemstone lore, amethyst jewelry keeps its wearer clear-headed and clever. Artist Leonardo da Vinci wrote that amethysts enhance intelligence and protect against evil thoughts.
This month's birthstone comes in so many different beautiful varieties. A few of the opals I love working with are Australian boulder opal, ethiopian opal, mexican fire opal, pink opal and dendritic opal. Opal has a long history according to Robert Simmons Book of Stones. Opals were mined at least as long ago as the fourteenth century. Mexican Fire Opal was used by the Aztecs and was brought to Europe by the conquistadors. In nineteenth century Europe Opal became less popular because of the association with bad luck. In Roman civilization, Opal was linked with good luck and hope. The belief in France that Opal could render its wearer invisible allowing them to steal without being caught, may have been the beginning the the negative association. An Australian legend says a gigantic Opal governs the stars, human love and the gold within the mines. Current metaphysical thinking gives each type of Opal different energetic properties.