GARNET - Stone of Love and Devotion

BIRTHMONTH: January

Also the stone of passion and courage, this stimulates your devotion to family, friends, yourself, your purpose and goals. A passionate gemstone that inspires love and attraction, it also enhances your charisma and awakens the “inner fire” of creativity. Also noted for its powerful protective energy.

MYTHS & LEGENDS

According to legend, Garnet gives its wearer guidance in night travel, wards off depression and promotes long-lasting love. Noah, it is said, used a garnet lantern to help him steer through the dark night in his ark. Garnets are also found in jewelry from early Egyptian, Greek and Roman times.

ABOUT THE STONE

Known for their deep, warm red color, garnet actually comes in different hues. Although red is the more widely known color, the garnet also exists in various shades of green, a tender to intense yellow, a fiery orange and some fine earth-colored nuances. The only color it cannot offer is blue. Because of their rich color spectrum, garnets today can quite happily keep pace with changes of style and the color trends of fashion. The world of the garnets is also rich in rarities such as star garnets and stones whose color changes depending on whether they are seen in daylight or artificial light.

Source: https://www.gemstone.org, Sidney Thomas

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