All rocks and minerals originate from the hot, powerful magma of which the inside of the Earth is composed. Natural erosion and contact with the elements make these stones undergo different phases of development. Out of this powerful process emerge the many types of gemstones –with their different colors, shades, hardness, transparency, forms and healing powers. Just stop for a second and image that. Wow! This means that gemstones carry the chemical imprint of the Earth’s own evolution and are a miniature storehouse of the development of the Earth and the powerful forces that have shaped it. I find this fascinating.
We all know that gemstones and crystals have had a prominent place throughout history amongst the healing, spiritual and magical (ritualistic) elements of humanity and have been used for thousands of years. There is evidence that they were used in many forms by the most ancient civilizations. References to gemstones are found in Sumerian writings and in Vedic texts, as well as in the first Chinese medical books. Many references to precious and semi precious gemstones are found in the Bible, where they often symbolize health and godliness, since their power was directly attributed to the power of God.
Gemstones have been considered to have protective and talismanic properties, and to ward off evil spirits, as well as healing properties. The Ayurvedic doctors used gemstones to heal and prepare medicines. The Greek philosophers and the Arabic doctors talked and wrote about their power. The Romans carried them to ward off sickness or bad luck. In Middle Age Europe, when Paracelsus –one of the fathers of modern western medicine– was alive, you could purchase precious and semi precious gemstones in apothecary shops!
The inherent powers of gemstones are still recognized by modern western science in the technological uses of crystals in watches, lasers, sonotherapy, and computers. Yet their more subtle potencies, such as their ability to promote healing in the body, mind and consciousness, has eluded modern science as it has become more and more materialistic and forgotten about its own origins.
So besides being beautiful and mysterious, and having compelled women to adorn themselves with them for thousands of years, gemstones can also bring health and harmony. Why?
* All stones, crystals and gems have magnetic powers in varying degrees, which gives them therapeutic qualities.
* Like colors, gemstones emit vibrations and frequencies that can have a strong influence on your whole being.
* Crystals create energy fields that enable you to be charged (or recharged) with their energies.
* Gemstones are used for healing, transforming, balancing and attuning your body, mind and consciousness through color therapy and their subtle effect on the chakras or energy centers.
* Crystals activate your abilities. They soothe and comfort, heal and balance through the purity of their frequencies.
* The more precious and semi precious gemstones you wear, the more strongly you will be charged with subtle cosmic forces, radiating out into your environment.
* Gemstones have the ability to heal and harmonize emotions that are out of balance.
* An easy way to benefit from the subtle energies of healing crystals and gemstones is wearing Gemstone Jewelry and Chakra Jewelry designs.
So learn more about gemstones, choose the ones that would benefit you the most at any given time, or the ones you intuitively feel attracted to, and surround yourself with their beauty and healing power!
