Hypnotizing Birthstones for Each Season

March 21st ~ June 20th

Emeralds obviously have been enchanting human beings for thousands of years. They were sold in the markets of Babylon in 4000 BC. The Aztecs named emerald the stone of sacred Quetzalcoatl. They called it the Stone of Judgement. Aristotle wrote that emerald held power to give one presence during businesses speeches and provide victory in trial. He also links the gem to improved vision.

The Roman elder and historian, Pliny, wrote that emerald comforts the eyes from weariness and lassitude. Of all the stones, "this is the only one that feeds the sight without satiating it."

June 21st ~ September 22nd

In the east, it is common to find a statue of a Buddha adorned with a ruby on it's forehead. It represents in this case reincarnation; but it also symbolizes the omniscient "third eye," the eye of intuition and knowing which penetrates the thought and feelings of others.

One of the gemstones of Aaron's breastplate, the source of the original twelve birthstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel, could possibly have been a ruby, known as the stone of Judah, which is the source of Israel's loyalty.

September 23rd ~ December 20th

An old Vedic story describes the demon god, Vela, ripped apart by demigods. Vela's body tumbled down to the earth. When he hit his skin shattered into yellow sapphires that scattered like mystic seeds throughout the Himalayas.

Vela's eyes became shards of divine energy, the seeds of blue sapphires. These tumbled to Sri Lanka and other areas of Southeast Asia - areas even today where sapphires are mined.

December 21st ~ March 20th

The Greek term for diamond is adamas, which means, "invincible" or "extreme hardness." The Hebrew word, yaholom among some translators also means diamond. Yaholom is one of the gems on the breast place of the high priest Aaron, which is the original source of birthstones. However, it is unlikely that a diamond, given its hardness, was on the breast plate because the gemstones were inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.

According to Talmudic texts and a medieval Europe juror, a diamond's sparking brilliance increases with innocence and dims with guilt. After the honeymoon, you may ask your diamond if your husband is the cheating type.