January’s Birthstone: Garnet | Terra Lucida Institute - sacred calendar

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January’s Birthstone

Garnet

The grouping of pure crystals that are known as garnets occur in a variety of colors ranging from shades of green to red, yellow and orange. Garnet displays the greatest variety of color of any mineral, occurring in every color except blue. Garnets have been known since prehistoric times in human history and have been used in a variety of ways. GarnetCrystal One tradition holds that during the Great Flood, the Hebrew prophet Noah when steering the ark at night was guided by a garnet lantern. Garnet jewelry has been gracing both men and women from the time of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Early explorers and travelers carried garnets on their persons as powerful protective talismans to light up the night and protect from evil, nightmares, and bad luck. In the Middle Ages garnets represented faith, truth and constancy. For wearers of garnets these precious stones offer healing, strength, and protection from a variety of ailments and discomforts such as skin rashes and inflammation. Garnets also play a role in regulating the heart and blood flow and aid in curing depression. Friends exchange garnets as gifts to show affection for each other and to promise abiding love and connection. Garnets also were used technologically from early times and to this day. 19th century Asiatic tribes manufactured garnet bullets that they believed were more deadly than their lead counterparts. Garnet sand is an excellent abrasive and is used regularly as a sand blasting agent and when mixed with very high pressure water, garnet is used to cut steel and other materials via water jets.Garnet’s powers include healing, strength, and protection.