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| Color: | Usually Purple to Lavender. |
| Birthstone: | February (Modern & Traditional). It is also associated with the Astrological signs of Pisces, Aries (especially the violet and purple variety), Aquarius, and Sagittarius. |
| Anniversary: | 6th, 4th (Alternate) |
| Occurrence: | United States, Britain, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, East Africa, Siberia, India |
| Rarity: | One of the most common crystals |
| Energy Class: | 1 |
| Temperaments: | Wisdom |
| Healing: | Amethyst boosts production of hormones, and tunes the endocrine system and metabolism. It relieves physical, emotional, and psychological pain or stress. |
| Attributes: | Transparent, pointed crystals. May be geode, cluster, or single point. All sizes. |
| Psychological: | Amethyst is one of the most spiritual stones, promoting love of the divine, giving insights into its true nature, and encouraging selflessness and spiritual wisdom. |
| Mental: | It calms and synthesizes, and aids the transmission of neural signals through the brain. It is helpful where insomnia is caused by an overactive mind and protects against recurrent nightmares. It is a symbol of heavenly understanding, and of the pioneer in thought and action on the philosophical, religious, spiritual and material planes. Ranking members of the Catholic Church traditionally wear rings set with a large amethyst as part of their office. |
| Emotional: | Amethyst balances out highs and lows, promoting emotional centering. It dispels anger, rage, fear, and anxiety. Alleviating sadness and grief, it supports coming to terms with loss. The Greek word "amethystos" basically can be translated as "not drunken." Amethyst was considered to be a strong antidote against drunkenness, which is why wine goblets were often carved from it. Supposedly, when a drunken Dionysus was pursuing a maiden called Amethystos, who refused his affections, she prayed to the gods to remain chaste. The goddess Artemis granted the prayer, transforming her into a white stone; humbled by Amethystos’ desire to remain chaste, Dionysus poured wine over the stone she had become as an offering, dying the crystals purple. |
| Value: | Traditionally included in the cardinal, or most valuable, gemstones (along with diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald), amethyst has lost much of its value due to the discovery of extensive deposits in locations such as Brazil. |
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