Chalcedony stone: properties and beliefs

Do you know what chalcedony is? A stone whose properties are well known to jewelers, physicians, and magical knowledge holders.

Chemists and geologists explain that chalcedony isa common name that unites all varieties of quartz. The stone has a cryptocrystalline structure, can differ in color, structure, stratification, the place of formation, color. Perhaps that is why dozens of names are known for which different peoples call chalcedony. The properties of the mineral are also varied, like its color. Canary, mineral of St. Stefan, Mecca, blue moon or lunar Californian - all this chalcedony. There are other names. Moreover, each species also has its own names. Thus, minerals with a pronounced layered pattern are called onyx or agate. Stones of blue color - sapphirine. Orange, red and brown varieties are called carnelian, cornelian, sarder. Dazzling light green, but having different shades of minerals are called chrysoprases or plasma. Dark green matte with bright red spots - heliotrope. And they all bear one common name - chalcedony.

Stone, properties and beliefs

The mineral is valued not only for its naturalbeauty, although products from chalcedony were always popular. Jewelry, chalcedony glasses, candlesticks, whole tables decorate the houses of the most famous people to this day. Healers and clairvoyants also appreciate chalcedony. Its magical properties are diverse. The stone protects the seafarers, chases the soul's longing, joins the hearts of lovers. A hundred or two hundred years ago a little lady did not wear chalcedony-stone. Its properties were not even discussed. It was believed that he makes a woman stunningly attractive and irresistible in the eyes of men. Therefore, pendants, diadems, rings and necklaces with a stone were an indispensable attribute of ladies' wardrobe. However, these ornaments were not as strong as the usual, untreated chalcedony - a stone whose properties could tame attacks of rage and anger (sapphirins), relieve melancholy and melancholy. Therefore, many people wore pieces of raw mineral in their pockets or handbags.

Chalcedony. Properties known in medicine

Today's medicine is not very much attentiongives the healing properties of minerals. Unless the specialists in stone therapy use the useful properties of quartz, but this science has not yet been recognized by medicine. Nevertheless healers from antiquity knew that chalcedony relieves insomnia and nightmares, haunting at night, saves from nervous exhaustion, relieves depression. Modern scientists who study minerals recommend wearing blue chaldezones to hypertensive patients, greenish ones - a nervously drained patient, and heliotrope - to those who are too easily overexcited. However, stones should not be worn constantly, doctors say from the people. Energy stone "drinks" bad or spoiled energy from a person, improving his health. And when the negative energy ends, the stone begins to absorb the positive, worsening the human condition. Only Arthur, Irina, Elena, Lyubov, Oksana or Xenia can wear this stone longer than others. They definitely will not hurt him.