Sapphire

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It's rare beauty and enduring strength made sapphire quite popular as a talisman among royalty.   A medieval historian wrote that kings wore the crystal to protect them from harm, and to prevent jealousy among their court.  A sapphire worn to the signing of a treaty was believed would ensure a true reconciliation and prevent further bloodshed.  Lore also tells that a venomous snake left in a vessel with a sapphire would certainly die, as the gemstone provided protection from poison.

There is an ancient Persian myth which tells of a giant blue sapphire that Mother Earth rests upon, and that the sky is the reflection of this titan blue crystal. As you can see, sapphire, like its twin corundum, ruby, has etched a place in history, atop the crowns of kings and glorified in legend.

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All gem quality corundum that is not red (ruby) is called sapphire, although the name is commonly associated with the color blue.

There are but trace amounts of minerals which separate this crystal into different gemstones. Corundum is an aluminum oxide crystal that became included with a variety of minerals to produce a rainbow of colors. Chromium will turn the crystal red, classifying it as a Ruby. The treasured blues come from Titanium and Iron, Iron alone produces yellows, often times referred to as Oriental Topaz. Titanium and Iron combinations can also result in greens, while all three elements create a purple crystal believe it or not. A rare and popular Padparadscha (lotus-color) Sapphire gets is pinkish orange hues from a mixture of Chromium and Iron. A white Sapphire is perfectly clear with no inclusions what so ever. 

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Sapphires can be used to open yourself up to receive heavenly messages, and aid you in clarifying just what the information you receive means to you.

This gemstone used during meditation can help you find your hidden potential, and sharpen the vision of your life's work, it will help you to clear a mental path so you can begin your journey.

Sapphires can help work with you to achieve your material dreams and desires, as well as sustain your wealth once it is acquired.  The gem will also be of assistance in keeping a balanced perspective, allowing you to better organize your thought processes, ensuring continued success as your material situation evolves.

It will also promote fair play and loyalty amongst partners and employees, as well as bring about correct conclusions to potentially unjust situations, if you are in the right.

The yellow sapphire is a wonderful and gentle too for working through leftover wounds of childhood abuse. It provides a protective golden shield during the healing process and allows for safe expression of the words needed to release the pain.

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More Healing Information

In the far East, it was used as protection against the plague. On a psychological level, it gives the patient focus and instills the intent to get well, which in turn assists  healing in all levels of the body. 

The gem may also aid in strengthening the walls of your blood vessels and stop nose bleeds. The green and blue crystals are especially helpful in healing energies. Green Sapphire possess a strong restorative energy that comes from its connection to Mother Earth.

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The Greeks identified the sapphire with Apollo, and the stone was worn when consulting oracles such as the famous one at Delphi.

If you engage in vision work or channeling, the sapphire will aid you in better understanding what has been revealed to you, as well as in articulating those messages in a way that will be the most beneficial for the receivers. Healers can use a green or yellow Sapphire is a similar way, directing and focusing the incoming energy to achieve the best results for the patient.

Sapphire should be discharged and at the same time recharged in sea salt, if at all possible avoiding exposure to the sunlight. 

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Traditional Birthstone for the Month of September. 

Blue sapphire is linked to Pisces, light-blue to Taurus, yellow to Gemini and star sapphire to Libra 

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White - activates the 7th, Crown Chakra, taps hidden potential and help guides you to your life's work, makes an excellent personal power stone

Blue - wonderful meditation tool, opens the Third Eye and assists in translating the meaning of messages received, also helps the 5th, Throat Chakra communicate the information to others

Lotus (Padparadscha) - opens up the 3rd, Solar Plexus Chakra, aids healers, associated with Grandfather Sun

Yellow - another good healer's crystal, also beneficial for healing childhood trauma, or assisting children through difficult illnesses, works well in abundance medicine.

Green - these crystals have strong restorative energies, will activate and balance the 4th, Heart Chakra, also good for prosperity energies

Purple - if you channel or work with the divination arts, a purple Sapphire crystal can help clear a path so that you receive your messages with greater clarity, raises your spiritual awareness and stimulates the Kundalini through meditation.