It's the final month of our year, and we have some awesome birthstones to showcase for those born during December! Unlike last month November, which had one main birthstone across the different systems of birthstones, December has a wide variety of stones! Let's look!
Modern Birthstones: turquoise, topaz*not shown, tanzanite*not shown
Arabic Birthstone: ruby
Ayurvedic: ruby
Hebrew: ruby
Hindu Birthstone: topaz*not shown
Italian Birthstones: ruby
Mystical Birthstone: onyx
Polish: turquoise
Roman: ruby
Russian: turquoise, chrysoprase
Traditional: zircon*not shown, lapis lazuli
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase is a stone of grace and compassion. It is said to help balance energies and bring acceptance in times of unbalance and difficulty.
Lapis lazuli has always been valued for its stunning color, and has been used in jewelry, to display on its own, and also in paint! It has also been prized for its metaphysical properties: bringing truth, protection, revealing inner truth, and bringing mental clarity.
Onyx is well known as a stone of protection, transmuting negative energies to positive ones. A wearer is protected from personal power drain. Onyx is said to help bring physical and emotional strength, especially in times of stress or grief.
These tiny red stones are stones of passion and zest for life! They are believed to help improve motivation, help one accomplish their goals, and encourage self-confidence and spontaneity. Increases laughter and courage, and helps in the removal of negative energies, exhaustion, and lethargy.
Tanzanite
Tanzanite is said to be helpful during spiritual exploration, bringing calm energy and safe passage when exploring higher realms of being.Topaz
Because of its structure, Topaz is said to both produce and direct energy well, both positive and negative energy. This movement of energy may help with healing, forgiveness, recharging and re-motivating. Topaz is said to be a stone of joy and love, and promotes honesty and self-acceptance.
Turquoise is a stone for protection and strength. A stone that is recommended for the psychic immune system, turquoise is said to be good for stabilizing the mood, preventing exhaustion, enhancing communication, and calming the nerves. It may help with panic attacks and depression, and is said to help one's self-acceptance.
Zircon
Zircon is an excellent stone to work with when trying to eliminate stress and anxiety. It is said to have a calming energy, when draws one back to the Earth.
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