Garnet

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When given as a gift, the garnet is said to grant loyalty and affection. If wearing a garnet though, beware if the stone loses its luster, this is a sign of approaching danger or disaster. A stolen garnet is said to bring bad luck to the thief until it is returned to the rightful owner.

Noah’s Ark and the light of Garnet
Even Noah, it is reported, used a lantern from Garnet in order to safely steer his Ark through the darkness of the night. Garnets are found in jewelry from ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman eras. Many courageous discoverers and travelers wore Garnets for protection, as they were considered popular talismans and protective stones, because it was believed in those days that Garnets illuminate the night and prevent their wearer from any sort of evil. Today science explained to us that the proverbial luminosity of Garnet is caused by its high refraction of light, but the magic of the original lore is much more interesting!

More information on Garnet is yet to be discovered....

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Garnets are a related group of minerals. Members of this group include: almandine (dark red to violet red); spessartite/spessartine (orange to reddish-brown); Pyrope (blood red); Grossular (white, yellow, yellow-green, brownish-red, orange or black); andradite (colorless to black). The most prized garnet is an emerald green variety called Demantoid and is a member of the andradite group.

The name "garnet" comes from the Latin granatus, a grain possibly in reference to malum garanatum (pomegranate) a plant with red seeds similar in shape, size and color to some garnet crystals

There is a common misconception that all garnets are a red gem, they do, in fact, come in a wide variety of colors including purple, red, orange, yellow, green, brown, black, or colorless. 

The lack of a blue garnet was remedied in 1998 following the discovery of color-change blue to red/pink material in Bekily, Madagascar. These stones are very rare. Color-change garnets are by far the rarest garnets (except Uvarovite, which does not come in cuttable sizes). In daylight, their color can be shades of green, beige, brown, gray and rarely blue, to a reddish or purplish/pink color in incandescent light. By composition, these garnets are a mix of Spessartine and Pyrope, as are Malaya garnets.  More information on different types of garnets .

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It is an excellent stone for manifestation, and can assist mystically with building one's self-confidence as well as success in one's chosen profession.  The Garnet is commonly known as the stone for a successful business. If your business is not as good as it should be, just put three or more garnets on your desk, and improvement should be forthcoming.

A garnet gemstone under a pillow is said to prevent bad dreams, as well, wearing the gemstone in jewelry is told to help generate popularity amongst peers, and help alleviate depression; it will also bring constancy to friendships. 

Garnet is also a protective energy stone which is especially effective for protection from evil. It is also often used for gentle spiritual healing. Lore tells that garnet can heal the blood, heart and lungs.

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More Healing Information

The Garnet is associated with the thyroid and spleen. Both organs may benefit with cleansing and purify with the garnet, when the gemstone is held over the organ.

A garnet held in the hand or placed atop the head whilst searching or meditating on past lives can be quite useful in bringing about what is being searched for, or meditated upon.  Beneficial information for the searcher may be released. Although the information may be painful, it will be what the searcher needs, the garnet is a stone of truth and purity as well as a symbol of love an compassion, simply trust that the information will be released as it is needed for awareness and healing of spirituality. 

Please check our additional garnet information for specific garnet properties.

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It is told that garnet holds not only the power to protect it's wearer from negative energies, but to send those negative energies back to where they originated from.  If you are suffering from malicious gossip and lies, wearing a garnet will send the negative vibrations directly back to those perpetrating them.  Whenever you hear or feel negative remarks, place the garnet between the trouble makers and yourself; the rebound will most assuredly go unnoticed until they suffer from the results. 

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Traditional Birthstone for the Month of January.

Stone of Scorpio, Capricorn and Aries,  garnet symbolizes constructiveness. Mystics believe it brightens dark souls and brings hope to people. This is to be said of all types of garnet gemstones.

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Garnet is a stone that can connect with the kundalini energy of transformation. The garnet can regenerate and transmute; at the same time it can lift depression and help keep thoughts on a higher level.

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