The Facts
A variety of beryl.From the light blue of the sky to the deep blue of the sea, aquamarines shine over an extraordinarily beautiful range of mainly light blue colours. Aquamarine is a fascinatingly beautiful gemstone. Women the world over love it for its fine blue shades which can complement almost any skin or eye colour, and creative gemstone designers are inspired by it as they are by hardly any other gem, which enables them to create new artistic cuts again and again.
Aquamarine is the anniversary gemstone for the 16th and the 19th year of marriage.
Note: Heat treating the gem can increase the blueness. But heat treatment is thought to reduce the mystical effects of the stone.
Chakras: Throat, Solar Plexus. Aquamarine is said to subdue an overactive Throat Chakra.
Energy: Receptive
Element: Water
Planets: Moon
Psychic Properties
-sympathy, trust, harmony and friendship. Good feelings. Feelings which are based on mutuality and which prove their worth in lasting relationships.Enhances clarity of mind, aids creative self-expression.Helps banish fears and phobias. Excellent for meditation. Inspiration, peace, calmness, love.The stone of courage, encourages the innate ability to always be prepared and to curb fears. Sharpens intuition. Emits compassionate energy and provides emotional stability. Aids in verbal expression. Excellent for meditation and connecting with nature. Aquamarine is wonderful for aligning and balancing the Chakras and for connecting the physical and ethereal bodies. It is particularly beneficial in activating the Throat Chakra giving the courage to speak ones truth, the serenity to do so in a balanced manner and the compassion to make doing so a positive experience. It is for this reason that it is a popular metaphysical pendant. Courage, purification, peace, intuition, self-expression, balance, preparedness.Acqumarine increases rational thought and intelligence and make persons astute in business matters. Aquamarine is also a stone of love and mercy. Aquamarine, when worn or carried is said to give insight, foresight, freedom from insomnia, cure laziness, quicken the intellect, provide courage and happiness and make youth everlasting.
Aquamarine helps marriage relationships. It has a soothing effect on couples, assisting them in working out their differences and insuring a long and happy marriage. It re-awakens love in long-married couples and signify the making of new friends. Aquamarine is often used as a �good luck� stone to bring feelings of peace, love, joy and happiness.Natural Healers use Aquamarine to increase courage and provide protection. It is often recommended for those who are experiencing a lot of grief.Psychism, peace, communication, purification
Corresponding Astrological Signs: Gemini, Pisces, Aries
Therapeutic Properties
-insomnia, improve vision,
laziness,
quicken the intellect,
grief, glandular problems,
hiccups, helps reduce dependence on drugs,
eye problems
breathing problems,
nerve pain,
toothache, thymus gland;
disorders of the neck, jaw and throat, digestion,
reduce inflammation in the swollen glands, reduces fluid retention.
maintain the health of the teeth.
cough, Calms nerves,
Strengthens kidneys, liver, spleen, thyroid, strengthen bones., stop hiccups,
Purifies body. Physical/Emotional/Mental balancer.
