|
Amber
Hardened resin of pine trees formed in the Eocene period 50 million years ago. Translucent to opaque yellow, golden or orange material, usually warm to the touch, much lighter than one would expect of a gemstone. It's sometimes called "electrum" as Amber produces static electricity when rubbed. Gets its name from the Greek "Ambrosia". Found all over the world, including Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Borneo, but the most valued Amber usually comes from the Baltic region. Has pyroelectric properties (i.e. rub it and produces electricity). Hardness: 4 on the Moh's Hardness
- Valued for energy balancing, mental, and emotional strength.
- Protective. Brings clarity to decision making. It brings the energies of patience, protection, psychic shielding, romantic love, purification, balance, healing and calmness to those who wear or carry it. Amber is associated with the solar plexus chakra and sometimes the sacral chakra. Physically it is beneficial for purifying the body, bone problems, heart problems, circulation, ears, intestinal/digestive disorders, kidney, bladder, lungs, and general healing purposes. thyroid, inner ear & neuro-tissue strengthener.
- Most commonly said to help with sore throats, swollen glands, and fevers likely because of its ability to hold heat. Kidneys, bladder.
- Vibrates to the #3, Creativity and Joy.
- Wear amber to attract warm, loyal, and generous people into your life.
- Activates altruistic nature, realization of spiritual intellect. Lends logic or wit to difficult situations. Knock on wood 3 X to call in the wood spirits.
- Amber is not only valued for its beauty and rarity, but also for its medical properties. A long time ago people noticed that carrying amber helps to cure certain diseases. Today scientists have proved the medical abilities of amber. As a consequence of staying in seawater for millions years, amber has a lot of iodium. In other words, carrying amber is similar to being at seaside.
- Amber is also a connector. It Polarizes and harmonizes past, present, and future, yin-yang, etc. It clears emotions, and is a blood purifier and works with the warm solar energies. Absorbs negative energy, helps to ground you to the earth plane, protection for the sensitive person. Health aids are purification, releasing fluids for the body; digestive tract.
- Calm nerves, enliven disposition; opens crown chakra; activation of unconditional love; balance electro-magnetics of physical body; cleanses environment in which it rests.
Mystical Properties:
- Its beautiful warm color, and the ease with which it can be worked has made it popular since the Stone Ages.
- To the Norse, Amber was the golden tears of the Goddess Freya that fell into the sea and solidified.
- Others believe Amber to be the tears of Heliads grieving for her dead brother Phaethon, who had fallen into the River Eridanos. The sun is said to have hardened the tears into Amber.
- Polish legends ascribe Amber to human tears from the forty-days rain.
- A Kashubian legend says Amber was created from very loud lightning storms.
- Homer mentions Amber in his writings, attributing great desirability and value to the golden gems.
- To the ancient Greeks, Amber came from the apples of immortality (hence the name, Amber from the Greek "ambrotos", meaning "ambrosia"). From this legend, amber was believed to instill protection to its wearer and increase longevity. The Romans picked up on this, believing Amber a first rate protector, so much so, the Roman Gladiators adorned their shields and weapons with it.
- Dreaming of amber is said to indicate an upcoming voyage.
Associated Essential Oils: Frankincense and Roman chamomile
Recommended Blends: Walk Softly, Anasazi, Cathedral in the Desert, Navajo Mountain
Back to List of Gems
|
|
 |
