Amethyst
Amethyst February Birthstone - silver jewelry
Amethyst is a member of the quartz family and it has a beautiful translucent purple color. The name comes from the Ancient Greek methustos, a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. Most of the amethyst comes from Brazil and Uruguay.
Healing properties - Amethyst is recommended for stress removal; it strengthens endocrine and nervous systems, increases activity of the right brain hemisphere, and cleans the blood and improves blood circulation. Amethyst helps treating mild mental conditions, boosts intelligence and promotes personality growth.
Magical properties - Amethyst is a powerful stone that helps a person move into higher states of consciousness. Negative vibrations cannot exist near Amethyst, so if you find yourself struggling from negative energies around you, you should wear or keep Amethyst close to you. It acts as antidote, protects the owner from skin diseases, headaches, wounds and sharpens the mind. If Amethyst unexpectedly changes its color, it may forecast frost, rain, storm and hurricane.
Amethyst is the birthstone for the month of February. Element: Air
Healing properties - Amethyst is recommended for stress removal; it strengthens endocrine and nervous systems, increases activity of the right brain hemisphere, and cleans the blood and improves blood circulation. Amethyst helps treating mild mental conditions, boosts intelligence and promotes personality growth.
Magical properties - Amethyst is a powerful stone that helps a person move into higher states of consciousness. Negative vibrations cannot exist near Amethyst, so if you find yourself struggling from negative energies around you, you should wear or keep Amethyst close to you. It acts as antidote, protects the owner from skin diseases, headaches, wounds and sharpens the mind. If Amethyst unexpectedly changes its color, it may forecast frost, rain, storm and hurricane.
Amethyst is the birthstone for the month of February. Element: Air
Dionysus god of wine. Amethyst jewelry.
The legend of the origin of amethyst comes from the Greeks. Dionysus (god of wine) was angered one day by an insult from a mortal. Dionysus vowed to punish all mortals who did not partake in his gifts of wine and drunkenness. Unsuspecting Amethyst, a beautiful young maiden on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Diana appeared and was detained by the wrathful god. Dionysus summoned two fiercely voracious tigers to devour the youth and sat back with his wine to watch. Amethyst cried out to Diana. When Diana saw what was about to transpire she quickly transformed the young mortal into a statue of pure white crystalline quartz to protect her from Dionysus’ tigers.
At the sight of the beautiful statue, Dionysus was moved with pity and began to weep with sorrow. As the tears dripped into his goblet, Dionysus collapsed and the tear-tainted wine ran out onto the stone from the tipped cup. The white stone then absorbed the color from the wine creating the stone now called amethyst.
At the sight of the beautiful statue, Dionysus was moved with pity and began to weep with sorrow. As the tears dripped into his goblet, Dionysus collapsed and the tear-tainted wine ran out onto the stone from the tipped cup. The white stone then absorbed the color from the wine creating the stone now called amethyst.