Amethyst crystal cluster Top quality - 0.400 kg #124

• In Greek mythology there is a legend about amethyst which tells how Dionysus, the god of wine, grew angry with mankind because he felt he was not receiving enough respect.
• He decided to have the first person who crossed his path torn apart by a tiger.
• His victim was to be a beautiful girl named Amethyst, who was on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Artemis.
• The goddess Artemis turned the girl into a stone statue to protect her from the tigers' claws.
• At the sight of the girl's beautiful statue, Dionysus wept in remorse for his deed, and his tears were the color of wine. The tears stained the statue, and so the beautiful gemstone amethyst came into being.
• The largest amethyst discovered to date is 3 meters long, 1,8 meters wide and 2,2 meters high. It weighs 13 tons and is on display at the natural history museum "Shandong Tianyu" in China.

Properties and meaning

• Amethyst is the most popular variety of quartz. The ancient Greeks believed it had power over intoxication. Even its name comes from the Greek word amethystos, meaning not intoxicated.
• Did you know that Aristotle recommended wearing amethyst as a sure remedy against drunkenness?
• In those days it was therefore often worn as an amulet. Later it was considered a stone of honesty and modesty.
• In the Middle Ages it was particularly popular among church dignitaries. For Christians it is a symbol of inner purity, modesty, humility and self-sacrifice.
• Amethyst is above all a stone of spiritual purity and meditation.
• It is said to connect the soul with the spiritual world. Its radiance is said to be harmonious and to bring mind and feeling into balance.
• It is a symbol of transformation. It is said to reveal secrets to us that we would not understand through reason alone.
• helps us realize our visions and brings light into our dreams.
• In the presence of amethyst, we can easily imagine our future, see connections with the past and understand cause and effect.
• It is a stone of inspiration. It enriches our meditation. It is said to awaken in us love, selflessness, devotion and the desire to help others.
• It turns us away from the material world and points to higher values. It keeps us alert and focused.
• It is said to help us process all experiences and perceptions. It encourages our creativity and brings new ideas and solutions to problems.
• Amethyst is a stone of purification. Its energy is said to help us let go of old habits, ideas and even emotions with ease and replace them with better ones.
• Amethyst is said to transform our anger, rage, fear and all negative expressions into kindness and loving wisdom and compassion.
• It is said to strengthen our love for our fellow human beings and thus brings more love into our relationships.
• It is said to bring stability and fidelity to the relationship between man and woman and to harmonize their love life.

Summary of the properties of amethyst

• gives us trust in life
• amethyst calms and dissolves fear, worries and anger
• brings fidelity to the relationship between man and woman and makes their love life harmonious
• clarifies vision, dreams and the future
• us humility and compassion
• with intuition and meditation
• find a higher meaning in life
• realize our visions
• brings creative ideas
  in us love, selflessness, devotion and the desire to help
  get rid of unpleasant addictions
  transforms negative emotions and behavior into goodness, wisdom and love

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• Larger amethyst geodes, together with rock crystal and rose quartz, are also used to cleanse living spaces.

Summary of the healing effects of amethyst

• used for illnesses caused by fear, stress, tension or unprocessed experiences
• for migraine and headaches
• helps relieve insomnia
• placed under the pillow, it brings pleasant and vivid dreams
• used to treat phobias, neuroses, hallucinations and hysteria
• washing with amethyst water helps sensitive skin
• has a cleansing influence on the blood vessels
• for treating blood disorders and venereal diseases
• for low blood pressure
• heals blood disorders
• for diabetes
• amethyst water supports pancreatic function and metabolism
• cleanses living spaces

Amethyst care

• Cleanse amethyst under running water once a month.
• We charge it in moonlight or on rock crystal.
• We do not recommend recharging amethyst in direct sunlight, as it may fade and lose its color.

Sources: Brazil, Uruguay, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, North Africa, Zambia, Russia, France

Zodiac sign: Pisces , Aries , Sagittarius , Virgo , Scorpio

Mohs hardness: 7