| If you're still young enough to remember your | | | | sirens and washed onto shore. Early sailors wore |
| birthday, you probably also remember the special | | | | aquamarine talismans, engraved with the likeness |
| birthstone assigned to it. But at your age, we bet | | | | of Neptune, as protection against dangers at sea. |
| you don't really know the SIGNIFICANCE of your | | | | The association with water led to the belief that |
| birthstone and what power the ancients felt would | | | | the Aquamarine was particularly powerful when |
| be bestowed about you by wearing it. | | | | immersed. Water in which this gemstone had |
| March Birthstone: Aquamarine Birthstone | | | | been submerged was used in ancient times to |
| Properties: Bestows courage, insight, and victory | | | | heal a variety of illnesses of the heart, liver, |
| Alternative Birthstone: Bloodstone | | | | stomach, mouth and throat. Aquamarines were |
| Aquamarine is the traditional birthstones for March. | | | | also used to reverse poisoning and to aid in |
| It is also the accepted anniversary gem for the | | | | fortune telling. |
| 19th year of marriage. Aquamarine is mined | | | | Heal Me |
| primarily in Brazil, Nigeria and Zambia. | | | | Many believe that aquamarine helps dependence |
| Water Baby | | | | on drugs, is an aid in digestion, and can be used as |
| Created by combining Latin words for water | | | | remedy for swollen glands and to maintain the |
| (aqua) and sea (mare), aquamarine does indeed | | | | health of the jaws and teeth. |
| resemble the bottomless blue of seawater. Like | | | | On the non-physical plain, aquamarine is believed |
| Emerald, aquamarine is a variety of beryl (a | | | | to release anger and negativity replacing them |
| mineral that crystallizes within large rocks on the | | | | with mental peace and clarity, providing emotional |
| earth's crust). | | | | and mental balance. It has been used as an aid in |
| Aquamarine varies in color from blue-green to a | | | | meditation and to assist in self-expression. |
| light sky blue, and for generations, those stones | | | | A Gift of Love |
| containing green are often heat-treated to | | | | To dream of aquamarine signifies the making of |
| remove this less desirable color. Surprisingly, unlike | | | | new friends. To wear aquamarine brings love and |
| other coveted gemstones, the majority of | | | | affection. To give aquamarine is to offer the gift |
| aquamarines are flawless. As a gift, aquamarine is | | | | of knowledge, foresight and individual inspiration. It |
| unsurpassed in its legendary abilities to preserve | | | | is a universal symbol of youth, fidelity, hope and |
| and enhance mutual love, to ensure truth in | | | | health. |
| relationships and to maintain a good marriage | | | | Ideal for carving into cameos and beads, the "blue |
| When In Rome... | | | | sea" stone is said to aid seafarers so it is a |
| Ancient Romans believed the magnificent | | | | wonderful gift for sailors, fishermen, and |
| gemstone was sacred to Neptune, the god of the | | | | everyone who spends time at sea. A a gift of |
| sea. Some legends say that it was gift from | | | | aquamarine symbolizes safety and security, |
| mermaids, while others suggest that Neptune | | | | especially within long standing relationships. |
| retrieved it after it fell from the jewel boxes of | | | | |