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Its
colour is as unique as it is seductive, though in
fact this gemstone of all gemstones is said to
protect its wearer against seduction. The amethyst
is extravagance in violet. For many thousands of
years, the most striking representative of the
quartz family has been a jewel coveted by princes
both ecclesiastical and secular. Moses described
it as a symbol of the Spirit of God in the
official robes of the High Priest of the Jews, and
the Russian Empress Catherine the Great sent
thousands of miners into the Urals to look for it.
In popular belief, the amethyst offers protection
against drunkenness - for the Greek words 'amethystos'
mean 'not intoxicated' in translation. A more apt
stone for the month of February, particularly if
there is to be plenty going on in the way of
carnival celebrations, could thus hardly be wished
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A large
number of further miraculous powers are attributed to
the amethyst in all sorts of cultures. It was said to
protect crops against tempests and locusts, bring good
fortune in war and in the hunt, drive out evil spirits
and inspire the intellect. A little study of the works
of Pliny will reveal that this gemstone, if worn round
the neck on a cord made from dog's hair, affords
protection against snakebite. Later, Hieronymus even
reported that eagles placed an amethyst in their nest in
order to protect their young from the selfsame danger.
Apart from these powers, gemstone therapists say that
the amethyst has a sobering and cleansing effect.
Amethyst has also been said to quell excessive stomach
acid and, according to Hildegard von Bingen, served to
combat insect bites and beautify the skin. But the
amethyst not only had a firm niche in medicine; it was
also esteemed as a stone of friendship. And since it was
thought to put the wearer in a chaste frame of mind and
symbolise trust and piety, the amethyst came to occupy a
very prominent position in the ornaments of the Catholic
clergy over the centuries. It was the stone of bishops
and cardinals; we find it in prelates' crosses and in
the so-called Papal Ring (Italian, 15th century) in the
Jewellery Museum in Pforzheim. |
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