Astromineralogy lessons - turquoise: stone, properties

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Among the semi-precious natural minerals, one of the most popular is turquoise. Products made from turquoise were highly valued in ancient Egypt, and it began to be mined in the Sinai Peninsula as early as 6000 BC. It is safe to say that from the moment of its discovery to the present day, this mineral remains the favorite stone of many jewelry lovers.

The main characteristics and magical properties of the stone

The turquoise stone, the photo of which you will see here, in nature is represented by all shades of blue, from gentle, similar to the autumn sky, to deep blue, like Prussian blue. It is believed that the younger the mineral, the brighter its shade. And with age, pigmentation loses its strength, and aged cabochons become green, up to light apple.

The stone was appreciated not only by jewelers, but also by astrologers, magicians, magicians, priests, shamans. Since ancient times, it has been believed that turquoise exhibits very special properties - esoteric, occult, secret. No wonder intranslated from Farsi, the name itself sounds like “happy stone” or “stone of happiness”. The planets with which the blue-green handsome man is associated are Jupiter and Venus. Therefore, the keepers of secret knowledge believed: a ring or beads, a rosary, a medallion with turquoise will become reliable amulets, talismans in distant military campaigns and dangerous journeys, bring victory in battles, save from wounds and death. After all, Jupiter is the supreme deity of Ancient Rome, and that says it all! And the stone will help merchants in trade affairs, will make it possible to conclude a profitable deal, get a good profit and protect during a long business trip. But that's not all!

The second planet, Venus, personifies the goddess of beauty and love. This means that turquoise is also responsible for the sphere of people's personal lives: the stone shows its properties, helping lovers to maintain fidelity and purity of feelings. For example, in Islamic countries, there is still a tradition to include jewelry from this cabochon in the bride's outfit. Thus, the girl's family emphasizes her innocence, and the turquoise itself, as it were, guarantees a happy marriage. In European countries, the bride and groom exchanged rings with a pebble during the engagement. In general, rings and rings with a mineral were considered a symbol of eternal love, which nothing and no one can defeat or destroy: neither people nor time. However, turquoise-stone does not give its magical properties to everyone. First of all, Taurus, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Pisces can count on her help. She especially favors those people who are born in December (young turquoise) and in June-July(turquoise old). It is in such cases that the stone shows its magical energies - Good Luck, Protection, Love, Healing.

Yes, yes, turquoise is a stone whose properties are also associated with healing. Firstly, it affects the fifth chakra and is responsible for the throat, respiratory and speech organs. People with weak immunity, bad tonsils, prone to various viral and colds, will be supported by a miracle stone in the off-season and during temperature changes, unstable weather processes. And people whose profession is connected with the need to talk or sing a lot will be saved from laryngitis and other industrial diseases.

turquoise. If a person is prone to depression, bouts of melancholy, gloomy thoughts, in the morning he is recommended to look at the jewelry with a blue cabochon for about ten minutes. Then the thoughts will be bright, the mood will be cheerful, optimistic, and any business will begin to argue and will certainly end positively. It is only important that a close energy connection be established between a person and a stone, so that they feel each other.