Birthstones by Month
Your Birthstone is Garnet
Its powers include healing, protection, and strength and it is often worn to relieve inflammations of the skin. It is also believed to regulate the heart and blood flow and aid in curing depression. In the past, garnets were exchanged between friends to symbolize their affection, and to ensure they meet again.
Your Birthstone is Amethyst
Throughout history amethyst has been used to guard against drunkenness and is thought to be helpful in overcoming addiction. It has been used for hearing disorders, insomnia, headaches and other pain. Some sources suggest it is used to stabilize mental disorders. Worn to make the wearer gentle and amiable. Amethyst powers include: dreams, healing, peace, love, spiritual upliftment, courage, psychism, protection against thieves, and happiness.
Your Birthstone is Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a stone of love and mercy, and it is supposed to ease depression and grief. It is given and received as a symbol of beauty, honesty, and loyalty, and according to legend, it signifies the awakening of friendship among informal acquaintances and the rejuvenation of long marital relationships. Aquamarine given in earrings is said to awaken love and affection. Aquamarine is also said to be a protective stone, especially when immersed in water.
Your Birthstone is Diamond
The diamond is a symbol of love and endurance, and also symbolize fearlessness, invincibility, and are said to be able to increase one's clarity of thought. The higher the quality of his diamond, the more honest its owner is said to be, and the more clearly he may view matters. The diamond is referred to as the "King Gem".
Your Birthstone is Emerald
Emerald can strengthen its wearer's memory, quicken his intelligence, and assist in predicting the future. It is also supposed to aid in physical and emotional healing. According to legend, Satan lost the emerald from his crown when he fell from Heaven, a gem which was shaped into a bowl by the Queen of Sheba and sent to Nicodemus. Christ used the bowl at the last supper, and Joseph of Arimathea used the same dish to catch his blood at the Crucifixion, founding the Order of the Holy Grail.
Your Birthstone is Moonstone
Moonstone is said to possess mystical qualities including balancing yin & yang, symbolizing the sacred Third Eye, clarifying spiritual understanding, providing protection against epilepsy or sunstroke, a cure for headaches or nose bleeds and ensuring a high yield in crops. While the Romans thought it formed from moonlight, "adularescence" actually produces the iridescent sheen that makes moonstone the most valuable variety of feldspar.
Your Birthstone is Ruby
Rubies are stones of love and are supposedly capable of reconciling lovers, quarrels. Ruby engagement rings are given to express passion and promise. According to legend, rubies are also thought to ward away misfortune and illness. As gifts, they are symbols of success, devotion, and integrity, and they are said to encourage acceptance of love. In the Bible, the ruby is referred to as the "lord of gems" and as the most precious of the twelve gems created by God. In ancient Sanskrit, ruby means the "ruler of precious gems".
Your Birthstone is Olivine
Peridot is a symbol of fame, dignity, and protection, and it is used to transfrom dreams into reality. When set in gold, it also protects its wearer from terrors of the night. Legend has it that pirates favored peridot to protect them against evil.
Your Birthstone is Sapphire
Sapphires represent truth, sincerity, and consistency. When mounted and on engagement rings, they are meant to symbolize the commitment and loyalty that the presenter pledges to the partner. According to legend, a sapphire attracts divine favor and protects its wearer from the evils of envy. Supposedly, sapphires are also a protective gemstone, warding off evil spirits, devils, poisons, sorcery, and ulcers. It is said that Moses was given the Ten Commandments on tablets of sapphire, making it a sacred gem.
Your Birthstone is Opal
Opal is given and received as a symbol of hope, happiness, and truth, and it was described in medieval times as a cure for diseases of the eye. According to legend, opal is also conducive to wise circumspection. Black opal is regarded as an extremely lucky stone.
Your Birthstone is Topaz
This stone is the symbol of the fervour, vitality and prosperity. It is a remedy against the plague, haemorrhages and anger.
Your Birthstone is Turquoise
Turquoise supposedly helps one avoid procrastination, and it has been thought to warn its wearer of danger or illness by changing color.