Amethyst
It is a form of quartz in crystalline or massive form. It contains trace amounts
of iron and aluminium.
Hardness: 7
Description: Varies shades of purple.
Found in: Uruguay, Siberia, Africa, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Europe, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Canada, Russia
It is a calming stone with a caring atmosphere about it.
It is a stone of spirituality and contentment
It balances the intellectual, emotional and physical bodies
It brings stability, strength and peace
It is a spiritual stone, helping meditation, and offering protection. Helping people to find their true selves
It is said to help prevent drunkenness and ease a person's anger and frustration.
Physically: it aids the hearing, heart and skeletal system. It is also useful in helping people to overcome addictions.
Charkas: Throat, heart, crown, third eye
Element: Wind
Astrological Sign: Pisces, Virgo & Capricorn
Other Notes: Neolithic people used amethyst as early as 25,000BC
It is said to be the ninth stone on the breastplate of the high priest of Israel.
Its name comes from the Greek meaning not drunken
In Greek mythology the god Bacchus was angry after he had been insulted and decreed tigers would eat the first person he met. This happened to be amethyst who was on her way to worship at Diana's shrine. Diana turned her into a clear transparent crystal as the tigers pounced. Bacchus was filled with remorse and poured the juice of his grapes over the crystal giving it its colour.
