14.3. THE SYMBOLIC MEANING FOR THE PRECIOUS
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AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES
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AGATE: The agate is helpful to a happy, prosperous career. It is a protection against danger or plotters and brings sympathy to the wearer.

ALEXANDRITE: The Alexandrite is a form of beryl called chrysoberyl. It changes color, sometimes blue, or amethyst, or green, so in turn it symbolizes the combined qualities and virtues of the sapphire, the amethyst, and the emerald.

AMBER: Amber protects the wearer against secret poisons and has the power of attracting compassion and understanding.

AMETHYST: The amethyst brings contentment and sincerity for the wearer. In ancient days it was carried to prevent the desire for drinking. It is also worn to attract favor of People in high office or importance.

AQUAMARINE: The aquamarine should be worn by those who are unhappy. It symbolizes hope.

BERYL: promotes love, especially between man and woman. The person who wears it is given the power to attract the affection of the opposite sex.

CORAL: lends preservation from misfortune and illness. It wards off fear and temptation toward violence. It imbues reason and wisdom. White coral adds modesty; black coral fortitude add perseverance.

CRYSTAL: induces serenity and poise. It sharpens the mentality and balances the emotional qualities.

DIAMOND: The diamond brings peace and serenity. It also signifies constancy, fidelity, and innocence. These qualities have been the reason for its use as a symbol of faithfulness for engaged and married couples. It is also used as a token or gift for reconciliation between estranged lovers.

EMERALD: The emerald enhances love. It adds to fortitude and strength, especially in old age. It increases the gift of understanding, and brings gaiety, eloquence, and popularity to those who wear it.

GARNET: The garnet has many virtues. Foremost is constancy; then follow frankness, sincerity friendliness, and charity.

JADE: Jade is the symbol of forthrightness and immortality. In past centuries, in India, only men of integrity and highest moral character were permitted to wear jade. It is a sacred stone for the Chinese and Japanese. It is characterized by many curative powers and a preventative for disagreeable dreams.

JET: Jet has the attribute of warding off exorcisms and unpleasant apparitions or mental fears. It symbolizes sadness and grief, so it has long been used as jewelry during the period of mourning.

LAPIS-LAZULI: represents tenderness, sympathy, and love. It was long used as the lucky birthstone for people born in December. Its particular virtue is that it gives the owner the power to transmit love to another person.

MOONSTONE: The moonstone is the symbol of purity am chastity. It lends reverence and respect for conjugal love.

ONYX: The onyx is a symbol of discordance, fear, and sadness. It promotes chastity but induces quarrel, fitful dreams, and ominous forebodings.

OPAL: The opal is considered unlucky for all except those people born in October. Originally it was attributed with the power to give wealth and beauty to its owner, even the ability to become invisible. It is known to grow dull if it is unlucky for the wearer. This quality makes it a symbol of infidelity or fickleness. The milky-looking opals are symbolic of sadness, melancholia, and a subsequent turn toward seclusion and prayer.

PEARL: The pearl symbolizes tears of sorrow and of gladness. It is the symbol of patience, purity of mind and soul, faithfulness, and an abhorrence of violence and temper.

RUBY: The ruby sometimes changes its hue to a slight degree, at which time it brings misfortune or unhappiness to the wearer. In its normal state it symbolizes loyalty, charity and courage, but in its most virile mood it imbues boldness, anger, and cruelty.

SAPPHIRE: The sapphire transmits peace and humility. It symbolizes truth, loyalty, and justice.

TOPAZ: The topaz in ancient days made the wearer invulnerable to injury or attack. It symbolizes sobriety, clemency, faithfulness, and idyllic love. It appeases anger, turns sadness into happiness, brings wealth and honors. The topaz also is used as a divining rod to locate water, buried treasures, and precious metals.

TOURMALINE: The tourmaline is the symbol of vitality and is said to give the wearer exhilaration and potency akin to the power of electricity.

TURQUOISE: The turquoise is a charm that voids assassination, accidental death, or violence of any kind. It brings courage and love. It is the symbol of youth and innocent love.

ZIRCON: The zircon is the stone of luck that grants the wearer all desires for health, prosperity, and honors. It is a silent protector against all danger on land, sea, and air. It promotes sound sleep and brings happiness and strength.