Gemstone | Metal Meanings

Agate -deals with change, gentle and comforting, good for shyness and protection.

Amazonite -Assist one in expressing completely and with love on all matters.Strengthens the ability to bring order out of chaos.

Amber -Is a powerful healer, drawing out dis-ease from the body. It absorbs negative energy and enables the body to rebalance and heal itself. It is said to encourange peacefulness and to promote trust.

Amethyst -stone of spirituality and contentment. Brings serenity and peace of mind. Amethyst is said to be an extremely powerful and protective stone. It brings peace of mind and is the symbol of security.

Apatite -stone of clarity. Stimulates thoughts and ideas.

Aquamarine -stone of courage. Promotes intellectual understanding of ourselves and others. Is considered a soothing stone, helping to combat phobias. It is said to ensure calm and tranquility.

Blue Lace Agate -stone of awareness. Facilitates reaching high spiritual places.

Blue Topaz -stone of communication. Brings the body, mind and spirit into union with the universe.

Carnelian -stone of protection. Protects against fear, promotes positive thought and stabilizes all energies.Is considered to be a good balancer, it is said to connect you with you inner self and to give good concentration.

Chalcedony -stone of compassion and good will. Enhances generosity and openness.

Chrysoprase -Provides for an attitude of acceptance and non-judgement and allows one to be the recognition of fellow beings as equals-regardless of their station of life.

Citrine -stone of radiance. Instills an inner glow of love, confidence and happiness.Promotes optimism, generosity and pleasure. Inspires confidence, will power and stability.

Coral -Represents the ability to allow for flow and change in ones life and quiets the emotions.

Diamond -stone of purity. Inspires creativity and brilliance.

Emerald -stone of love and romance. Brings and enhances joy, cleansing and faith.

Garnet -stone of grounding and inner strength. Enhances internal fire. Stands for true friendship. Garnet promotes long lasting love. It prevents depression and brings courage and hope into seemingly hopeless situations. Garnet can stimulate expanded awareness and past-life recall.

Gold -stimulating and uplifting. Strengthens and amplifies energy in the body.

Iolite -stone of inner knowledge. Promotes spiritual transformation and encourages one to enjoy each moment.

Jade -stone of dreams. Manifests one’s potential and devotion to life’s purpose.

Jasper -stone of interconnectedness. Reminds us that we are not alone. Encourages joyous outreach to others.

Kyanite -stone of meditation. Aligns all chakras and calms the mind.

Labradorite -stone of intuition. Facilitates the transformation of intuition into intellectual thought.Has been traditionally used in mediation. It is a highly mystical and protective stone, a bringer of light. It is a stone of transformation. It is said to protect and cushion one's aura and provide wisdom and understanding.

Moonstone -stone of fertility. Nurtures wisdom and promotes positive feminine health.As it's name suggests is strongly connected to the moon and to the intuition. It is a highly prized gift for lovers and is said to arouse tender passion. It encourages lucid dreaming especially at the time of the full moon.

Onyx -stone of endurance. Guides positive decision making in challenging times.

Opal - Is said to enhance cosmic consciousness and induce mystical and psychic visions. Opal is absorbent, reflective, and can pick up thoughts or feelings, amplify them and return them to their source. It is associated with passion, love eroticism and desire.

Pearl -stone of sincerity. Instills faith, charity and innocence.

Peridot -stone of relationships. Brings openness and acceptance in pursuits of love and all relationships.

Quartz -stone of power. Harmonizes and aligns consciousness and emotions.

Rose Quartz -stone of unconditional love. Opens the heart center to all forms of love and acceptance.

Ruby -stone of passion. Brings spiritual health, wealth and wisdom.

Unakite -Helps to clear emotional and physical blockages, provides gentle release for things that inhibits one's growth.

Sapphire -stone of prosperity. Fulfills dreams and desires.

Silver -cooling and nurturing. Cleanses the body and balances emotions.

Smokey Topaz -stone of positive energy. Creates openness, healing and receptivity.

Spinel -is thought to mean "little thorn", derived from the Latin word "Spinella". Spinel gems are to increase physical vitality and help balance emotions and open the heart. Spinel is used to combat depression.

Tanzanite -stone of insight. Relieves stress. Restores calm, will and vision.

Tourmaline -stone of inspiration. Clears, maintains and stimulates energy of all chakras. Evokes self-confidence.

Turquoise -stone of healing. Uplifts, heals and cleanses the spiritual energy center and the physical body. Is one of the oldest stones known. If given a Turquoise by a loving friend that stone will protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune.

Celtic Knot Symbolism

(Celtic Art)

The meaninng of a Celtic symbol can vary greatly. It can change depending on the tribe, the time period, and the favorite gods and goddesses of the region. In this modern era of Celtic appreciation many designs have been assigned various meanings. A symbol is born when a group of people agree that an artistic motif will carry a certain meaning. This can also vary from region and culture, from one time period to another. One symbol design and carrying more than one meaning. The best example is the Swastika. Before being used by the Nazi party in the Germany of the 30's and 40's, the Swastika was reverred as a cross motif in the Celtic world, a sacred symbol for the Hindus meaning 'let good-prevail' and an American Indian sign representing the sun, the winds or the four directions.

Since the ancient Celts did not leave us a written record of the meanings they ascribed to different designs, most study is based on prehistoric artifacts suah as the symbol stones of Scotland during the Pictish period, the petrographs (rock paintings) found in the La Tene caves, burial sites such as Sutton Hoo, just to name a few.

The Celts tried to create their designs using a connected line (or several lines that are unbroken). This represented CONTINUITY of the universe. Then they tried to cross (interlace or knotwork) the line many times in the belief that this would increase PROTECTION against evil.

The following interpretations are based on such research:

TRIQUETRA and Triquetra with Circle

- The Trinity Knot has been found in various Celtic illuminated manuscripts Called the Triquetra, which means "three-cornered" in Latin. To early Christians, it symbolized both the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son and God The Holy Spirit). Also it could represent fish ("pisces") - shown as three fishes. In the first centuries of Christianity when believers were persecuted,the fish was a valuable symbol. When two believers who did not know each other met, one would draw half the fish in the sand. If the other person completed the another half of the fish they knew they were safe to talk of their beliefs

The Circle represents unending love, as in God's or Jesus' unending love for man and woman.

The Celtic Cross or Ring Cross

Bridging the earthly and spiritual worlds is represented by the vertical axis (spiritual world) and horizontal axis (earthly world). The Circle defines God's love as unending, with no beginning or ending.

The Double Spiral

can represent the equinoxes, when day and night are of equal length. Also it is a sign of balance.

The Circle

is a fairly universal symbol among world religions, though meaning may be different. It is a natural shape to represent the sun, the moon, many fruits, the bird's nest, the door through which we all were born, and the human eye. Since it has no beginning or end, it easily represents God's love; the Alpha and Omega; birth, death and rebirth.

Fairy Folklore / Fairy Symbolism

A fairy is a small, supernatural creature that dwells in a magical place. In folklore fairies are usually in human form but they are known to disguise themselves well when needed. There are a wide variety of earth spirits, from the elves and gnomes of the deep forest - to the pixies and fairies of flower gardens and meadow lands. Undines, nymphs and sprites are water creatures and sylphs are air spirits.

Belief in fairies is universal among almost all cultures. Scholars attribute fairies to the sirens of Homer, the nymphs of the Iliad, celestial singers in Sanscrit poetry, spirits of the Pacific Islands, and Hathor of ancient Egypt. In more recent folk culture, you will find leprechauns - wee folk of Ireland, the brownies of Britain and the kobold from the faerie realm of Germany.

Fairies live in their own enchanted realm -- The pathway to Faeryland is the 7-pointed Fairy Star --but they also have been sighted among the flowers, woodlands, hills and streams - sometimes riding on their fairy steeds or flitting from flower to flower. When fairies gather together to sing and dance, you might find a fairy ring of toadstools / mushrooms after they have left.

Thomas Croker (1789-1854) in his collection of Irish Fairy Tales, described fairies as being "a few inches high, airy and almost transparent in body; so delicate in their form that a dew drop, when they chance to dance on it, trembles, indeed, but never breaks." Shakespeare wrote of Oberon, a fairy King in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and told of the fairy Queen Mab in "Romeo and Juliet." An English folk song, Tamlin, tells of a young knight bewitched by a Fairy Queen.

In folklore, fairies are mainly felt to be charitable to humans. They are known however to be playful and love to play tricks on mere mortals. They must be spoken well of and treated with respect, or you may rouse their anger. Folklore speaks of leaving small trinkets as gifts to fairies, such as small beads and dainty deserts, to gain their favor.

"Believe in Magic"