Lavish Lapis Lazuli

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you’ve been having a wonderful winter so far. There are a few gems that you cannot help but feel warmer when you see. This week we’re going to highlight one of these warm gems. The beautiful rich blue of the gem is sure to remind its wearer of a warmer climate. This week we’re discussing the lovely Lapis Lazuli. This ancient gem has quite an amazing history and has remained a prominent gem throughout its long past.

Ancient Egyptians used Lapis Lazuli during their burial practices and would place it with their dead in order to offer protection. They would also use this stone as a symbol of truth. A number of ancient societies valued Lapis Lazuli higher than gold. Some ancient people believed that sleeping with this gem would forecast faithful love.

Like many gems with long history, Lapis Lazuli was often used to honor ancient gods. For example, it was used to honor Athena, Greek goddess of war and wisdom; as well as, Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage and the queen of all gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus. This stone was used to honor the Roman goddess of Love, Venus or Aphrodite.

Interestingly, Lapis Lazuli was used to honor an ancient Sumerian goddess of the underworld, Inanna, who would travel to the underworld carrying her Lapis Lazuli rods. It was also used to honor Nuit, the Egyptian goddess of heaven and sky, the protector and mother of life on Earth. Lapis Lazuli also honors Dana, or Danu, the Celtic river goddess.

This gem is used to help expand awareness, take control of your life and will encourage self-awareness. This gem can also build your courage, confidence and help you to overcome shyness. Lapis Lazuli can also be used to decrease irritability.

Additionally, it can alleviate depression, enhance serenity and even protect the wearer from physical danger. This amazing stone can help to alleviate things such as sinus problems, cancer, headaches, speech problems, pain relief, insomnia and tuberculosis.

It energizes the third eye and throat chakra and can help you to understand your dreams. Meditating with Lapis Lazuli can assist you in understand to understand things more clearly. This gem is used to bring information from dreams into your conscious life to reveal wisdom. It’s known for enhancing love within relationships.

The name for this gem originates from the Latin word “lapis” for stone and “lazuli” comes from a mixture of Persian and Arabic would for blue. The French, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Hungarian word for blue are believed to come from the name and color of Lapis Lazuli. This gem is located around the world in countries such as Chile, Russia, America, and Afghanistan.

Are you looking for an amazing gem, like Lapis Lazuli, with an equally amazing history? If so, Gem Steady has you covered! Do you have any experience with Lapis Lazuli or know another gem with a great story to tell? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or tweet us!

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Unbelievable Uvarovite Garnet

Another happy Tuesday from a snowy Ohio River Valley! I hope everyone had an amazing, relaxing weekend. I’m very excited to discuss this weekend’s exceptional gem. Some quick background information on me, January is always an awesome month in my house because three of my family member’s birthdays fall within the first month of the year. This week’s gem is dedicated to all of the amazing gem-loving people who also have a January birthday! That’s right this week, we’re talking about the January birthstone Uvarovite Garnet.

This beautiful emerald green gem is a rare but not forgotten version of the January birthstone. Germain Henri Hess first discovered Uvarovite Garnet around 1830; he then named it after a Russian statesman and mineral collector, Count Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov. It is one of the most rare Garnet stones, and can be found across the globe in countries such as Spain, Russia, Canada and South Africa.

In ancient Greek mythology, Garnet was believed to be able to heal emotional rifts between people. Additionally, it was used to honor Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring who represented the Earth coming alive again with beginning of spring. It was also used to honor Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war and the most powerful goddess of Lower Egypt who was depicted with the head of a lion and the body of a woman.

Uvarovite Garnet is often called the stone of abundance because it can create an abundance of love, acceptance and peace. Moreover, this gem can help its wearer through periods of solitude without experiencing loneliness. This wonder gem can even help boost your self-confidence and fill your heart with a feeling that you have everything you need. It can also assist you in expressing yourself in a new positive way. This stone is associated with the heart chakra and can promote both wealth and prosperity.

But this gem’s help does not end with emotional and spiritual influences. It can help you with physical aliments by easing the symptoms of arthritis, wounds and scars. For all of its wonderful characteristics, Uvarovite Garnet has been used around the world for centuries as a protective gem, as well as a stone to promote enlightenment. It was even used as a protective talisman during the Crusades.

If you follow Gem Steady’s amazing Instagram account, you’ve already had a peek at the great Uvarovite Garnet stones that have been available. To be sure that you don’t miss out on an opportunity to get first dibs on future beauties, follow all of our social media sites. And next time you see something you love on one of our sites be sure to let us know!

Are you looking for a beautiful piece to celebrate a January birthday, or simply want to rock this amazing stone? If so, Gem Steady has you covered! Do you have any experience with Uvarovite Garnet or another birthstone? We would love to hear about it, leave us a comment below or Tweet us!

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Remarkable Rose Quartz

Happy Tuesday fellow gem enthusiasts! This week’s blog focuses on one of the most love inspiring gems out there. This gem is believed to be able to preserve beauty for itself as well as its owner. It can even help you reach an inner piece and open your heart to love. This week we’ll be discussing the extraordinary Rose Quartz! A member of the quartz family, it’s comes as no surprise that this gem is full of amazing positive energy, in addition to an equally incredible history. Additionally, this stone has a long list of properties that will improve your overall life. Rose Quartz is commonly used in Feng Shui, meditation, and can help heal a number of ailments.

Rose Quartz definitely has one of the most interesting histories in the world and could easily have an entire book dedicated to telling its unique story. There is one legend that states Rose Quartz was actually created when one of the ancient goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite’s lovers was attacked by god of war Ares. When Aphrodite attempted to save him she was caught on a bush and their blood stained the white Quartz pink. Additionally, this gem was used to honor Aphrodite who was one of the twelve Olympian gods of ancient Greece. Rose Quartz was also used to honor Astarte, the Phoenician goddess of love and war; as well as Etruscan love goddess Turan.

In another corner of the world, Rose Quartz facial masks have appeared in ancient Egyptian tombs. Both the Romans and Egyptians thought Rose Quartz would maintain and create a beautiful completion, even preventing wrinkles. A practice that is still believed by some, so next time you have Rose Quartz try washing your skin with it and you could watch your skin rejuvenate and wrinkles fade. The gem is one of the major stones used for craving in China. It has been used as an agent in detoxification and has even been believe to be an antidote to poison.

Today this stunning gem is often used for meditation because it can help you reach the frequency of compassion, assist you in letting go of negative emotions, and help you embrace more light into your life. Rose Quartz is mostly commonly used by women for meditation and can help in understanding relationships. Rose Quartz is known for its ability to open the heart to both receiving and giving love.

In feng shui, Rose Quartz is known for its fire energy, which is the energy of enthusiasm, warmth, brightness, and activity.  But one of the best ways to take advantage of this gem’s properties is by wearing it. You can feel the healing energy when you wear a piece of Rose Quartz jewelry while it releases the negative emotions and gives you a greater sense of self-worth. Most Rose Quartz stones come from America, China and Brazil.

This great gem is also used as a sleep crystal that can promote amazing dreams and even prevent nightmares. Rose Quartz is also thought to help children who are afraid of the dark. It is often used for physical healing to help with burns or scars. Rose Quartz is also used to assist in the heart and circulatory system, relieve tension and stress and stabilize heart rhythm. For all of the simply amazing aspects of Rose Quarts it’s no wonder that it’s known as the love stone.

Are you looking for a Rose Quartz piece that will give you a sense of inner peace and fill you with positive energy every time you wear it? Gem Steady has you covered! Do you have any personal experience with Rose Quartz or know another use for it? We would love to hear about it!

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Lovely Lodolite

Happy belated New Years from an unusually cold Ohio River Valley! For the first blog post of the New Year I’d like to cover a unique gem found on Earth. So feel free to grab a mug of your favorite cold weather drink and warm up while we discuss one of the most calming gems on Earth. In the middle of winter there’s something so refreshing about a gem like Lodolite, which, to me, seems to be strongly connected with spring. The clarity combined with the scenic view inside each stone is reminiscent of walking through a park in the first few weeks of spring.

  Lodolite is different from many other gems because no two Lodolite stones are the same. Each Lodolite is distinctly its own. Lodolite is known by numerous names including garden quartz, landscape quartz and scenic quartz. It is easy to see why each of the different names has the same inspiration. Looking in through the clear Lodolite is very similar to viewing a garden, landscape or a scenic view.

  But, don’t let Lodolite’s gorgeous appearance distract you too much. There’s so much more to this gem. One of the most amazing things about this gem is Lodolite’s ability to promote healing energies, which can help cure virtually any ailment. As if promoting healing wasn’t enough, Lodolite can help you connect with a past life and can increase ESP by heightening your spiritual energies. Lodolite is often used in meditation practices and can even promote loving energies. This wonder gem will also help you become more aware of your own emotions.

  Additionally, Lodolite is associated with the crown chakra, which is featured in Hinduism and Buddhism through yoga.  And Lodolite is often used in meditation practices because it can promote spirit guides. Lodolite can also help you let go of bad memories that cause stress. It is very obvious that Lodolite is simply an amazing gem that can help you in a huge variety of ways.

Are you looking for a gem like Lodolite that’s just as unique as you are? Look no further than Gem Steady! Have you had an experience with Lodolite’s positive energy? We would love to hear about it!

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