Healing stones. Hyacinth - a powerful amulet and a magic crystal

Since ancient times, people have been worshiped and endowed with magic and healing properties of stones. Hyacinth also refers to minerals, which at all times have been popular with both the poor and royalty. It is a transparent crystal of red or yellowish brown color. Although hyacinth has never been included in the list of the rarest and most precious precious minerals, but it is in the list of stones of the high priest's breastplate from the Old Testament, was revered by people around the world.

In the Middle Ages, healers prepared an ointment, which includes a crystal, with such a medicine was treated by Pope Clement VII. The poor girls wore "bichet" threads - low-quality stones. Hyacinth also recovered in gold, it was put on a par with diamonds and emeralds. Especially popular crystals used in the Renaissance. Some craftsmen burned stones, making them colorless, and then sold as diamonds.

In the Middle Ages hyacinth was considered a symbol of permanence, wisdom. People believed that the stone prevents a thunderstorm, protects against pestilence, plague and other contagious diseases. He was also worn as a talisman, bringing happiness and luck, pleasing the soul, establishing good relations with others. A generous welcome and a hospitable shelter are provided to those who wear such stones. Hyacinth significantly improves the mental abilities of its owner, awakens hidden talents in it. For this reason, for a long time it was considered a mineral of scientists, it promotes the desire for new discoveries, the study of sciences.

The precious stone hyacinth in some countries is considered unhappy: if a young woman wears it, then soon it can lose a loved one. At the same time, the crystal is recommended for people who have fallen into a depressed state and who have experienced any negative shocks. Mineral improves memory, improves intelligence, helps to calm down, heals insomnia and brings good dreams. Stone protects the owner from negative influence from the outside, evil spirits, hallucinations, helps to reveal deceptions.

It is believed that these stones are patronized by the merchants. Hyacinth is associated with Mercury's merchant planet, so it brings good luck in trading, gives strength and self-confidence. Also, the mineral favorably treats artists, brings success in creativity. Crystal is able to restore the friendly relations of its owner with people with whom he was in a quarrel. In the Middle Ages, the mineral was called the adornment of courtesans, as it delayed the growth of hair on the body, prevented unwanted pregnancies and contributed to miscarriages, if the woman wanted that.

Some peoples believed that it helps from blindness and restores poor vision to the stone hyacinth. Photos of jewelry attract to yourself and today, looking at these beautiful crystals, it is impossible to say that they are not precious. Many peoples give the hyacinth magical properties, even there are legends according to which the stone was found in the womb of a sea serpent or on the continent of Lemuria, which had died before Atlantis.