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There are many ancient traditions and legends about
garnets. Some Hebrew writers include it as one of the 12 gems in Aaron’s breastplate.
Christian tradition long considered the blood-red garnet symbolic of Christ's sacrifice.
The Koran holds that it illuminates the Fourth Heaven of the Moslems. Garnet was said to
give its wearer guidance in the night allowing him to see when others couldn’t.
Legend claims that Noah hung a large garnet in the ark for illumination. According to the
Egyptians, garnet is an antidote for snakebite and food poisoning. |
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The ancient Greeks believed that whoever wore an amethyst or drank from
an amethyst chalice would not fall victim to intoxication. It is also said to have a
sobering effect on those over-excited by love’s passion. It has symbolized peace,
protection and tranquility. Some say it will prevent baldness and improve complexion,
while protecting from treason and deceit. Because royalty has always adored the color
purple, amethysts abound in the ornaments of ancient Greeks and Egyptians, and in the
British Crown Jewels. |
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Derived from the Latin meaning “sea water,” aquamarine was
said to aid seafarers; thus it makes an excellent gift for sailors or those who travel
frequently by sea. To dream of aquamarine signifies the making of new friends. To wear
aquamarine brings love and affection. They are thought to give the wearers knowledge,
foresight and assist in an individual's inspiration. It is a universal symbol of youth,
fidelity, hope and health. |
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In ancient times only kings wore diamonds as a symbol of strength,
courage and invincibility. Over the centuries, the diamond acquired its unique status as
the ultimate gift of love. It was said that Cupid’s arrows were tipped with diamonds
which have a magic that nothing else can ever quite equal. But it wasn’t until 1477,
when Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy, that the
tradition of diamond engagement rings began. Even the reason a woman wears it on the third
finger of her left hand dates back to the early Egyptian belief that the vena amoris
(vein of love) ran directly from the heart to the top of the third finger, left hand. |
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