Since ancient times, people have been using stones as amulets and talismans. Beryl belongs to the category of the most expensive minerals. Some of its varieties are among the ten most popular and valuable crystals. Mankind knows the following varieties of this stone: green-blue - aquamarine, dark blue - augustite, apple-green - geshenite, yellow - heliodor, green - emerald, colorless - simple beryl, yellowish green - chrysoberyl, also called true beryl. The value of the mineral, as well as its healing and magical properties, depend on the color.
From time immemorial, these stones were divided into three types. Green beryl - emerald, golden - heliodor, aquamarine - aquamarine. These minerals were revered by different peoples, they were used to make jewelry for royal persons, they decorated crowns, sceptres. Emerald is the third most valuable after diamond and ruby. Initially, it was mined in the mines of Cleopatra in Upper Egypt, the extraction of minerals was constantly suspended, because their quality could not be compared with South American ones.
Europe saw the largest and most beautiful emeralds inthe conquest of South America by the Spaniards. They took out almost all the stones mined by local residents. Green beryl is very pleasing to the eye. For centuries, people have believed in its healing abilities. If you look at the crystal for a long time, then it will give its owner strength and enrich him spiritually, protect him from longing. If you constantly have an emerald with you, then it will help develop the gift of foresight, drive away nightmares and insomnia. It will bring maximum benefit if a person wears a ring with a stone on his little finger.
Another very common beryl is aquamarine. This crystal has the color of a sea wave, but depending on the weather or the mood of the owner, it is able to change color. A turquoise ray appears in the mineral, then it is filled with a thick blue. These stones have long been considered very strong amulets for sailors. Blue beryl symbolizes the sea element, so it was repeatedly present in the royal symbols of states located near the seas.
Aquamarine protects against seasickness, keeps spouses faithful. It was also believed that the stone gives the owner courage, ensures safety on long journeys. Recommended for nervous and irritable people, as it has a calming effect on the nervous system. Also, the mineral improves vision, treats toothache and headaches, and helps to remove excess fluid from the body. It allows you to expose deceptions, therefore it was also called the "mineral of honest people" blue beryl.
The stone, whose magical properties are difficult to overestimate, gives people self-confidence, fills the soul with kindness and sincerity. Beryl is considered a feminine mineral because it helps with many diseases of the fair sex. If you wear a bracelet with a crystal, it will protect against diseases of the ovaries and bladder, earrings will help you forget about toothache and headaches, and a ring will help to avoid prolapse of the uterus. The beryl stone for Gemini is considered the most faithful talisman and helper, because it is able to calm this restless sign and drive away the negative energy emanating from ill-wishers.
