Aug 25, 2016
We are all aware that there are birthstones for each of the signs of the Zodiac but did you know that there can be more than one stone associated with a sign? Here in this article from kamayojewelry.com we find that Virgo can have as many as seven birthstones!!
Virgo people are analytical and organized, and birthstones for Virgo have been identified of old. These Virgo birthstones act as charms or lucky stones, mostly to complement the earthy Virgo nature with emotional and spiritual strength. Do you know the different lucky stones for Virgo? Here is a list.
Carnelian - Stone of Passion
Besides being identified specifically as the Zodiac stone for Virgo, both in Western and Hindu astrology, Carnelian is the traditional birthstone for the month of August in the ancient Hebrew, Italian and Roman calendar, as well as the month of July in the old Arabic calendar. This Virgo birthstone is a translucent red variety of chalcedony. Though the birthstone for Virgo may occur in hues so deep and cloudy as to be nearly opaque, carnelian is always translucent around the edges.
A darker red variety of this Virgo gemstone is called Sard. It’s not always easy to tell carnelian from sard and the names carnelian and sard have become interchangeable. The Virgo stone is believed to fuel passion and desire: something that may be quite helpful to the analytical, less emotional, Virgo.
Jade - Stone of Fortune
Commonly thought to be green stones, jade consists of two chemically unrelated minerals: jadeite and nephrite. Green jadeite is among the most expensive of gemstones, while the green variety of the other stone is thought inferior in quality, though yellow and white nephrite fetch relatively higher prices. The Virgo birthstone of either type of jade symbolizes love and virtue. The Virgo gemstone is also believed to enhance body strength, keeping the often physically active Virgo going, as well as extend longevity.
Jasper - Stone of Balance
Jasper is a birthstone for Virgo that the sign shares with Aries, though the main birthstone for the latter is identified to be jasper’s close cousin, bloodstone, which is a green variety of chalcedony speckled with red jasper. This Virgo stone is an opaque chalcedony occurring in many colors, including green, yellow, white and black. The stone is believed to balance negative and positive energy, helping to stabilize its wearer spiritually, while a specific variety of the Virgo gemstone called poppy jasper is thought to bring joy.
Moss Agate - Stone of Calm
While also assigned to Aquarius, moss agate is another Virgo birthstone. Due to the lack of actual banding, this Virgo gemstone is not strictly an agate, but a variety of white chalcedony with green moss-like inclusions, hence the name moss agate. The Virgo stone is believed to bring calm and focus, and is indeed helpful to Virgo people, whose mutable sign makes them apt to be nervous, and liable to find themselves lost in details.
Blue Sapphire - Stone of Uplifting
Sapphire is the birthstone for August in the Ayurvedic or ancient Indian calendar, as well as the modern birthstone for September in the Western calendar. This gemstone for Virgo is a variety of corundum, the second hardest mineral, which occurs in various colors, including red, with which the mineral is called ruby. Sapphire, the birthstone for Virgo, is specifically identified as the blue sapphire. This Virgo birthstone is believed to fight depression, and bring inner peace and spiritual enlightenment.
Citrine - Stone of Clairity
Citrine is the planetary stone of Mercury, the ruling planet of Virgo, and on that account a lucky stone for Virgo. The extremely rare Virgo birthstone is the transparent yellow variety of quartz. The gemstone is believed to improve personal clarity in the often mentally active Virgo person, and stamps out tendencies for self-destruction.
Zircon - Stone of Prosperity
Zircon is the talismanic stone for Virgo. Talismans are amulets or other pieces of jewelry believed to bestow its wearer magical powers. The Virgo symbol as a talisman is engraved on zircon. This Virgo birthstone is a transparent gemstone closely resembling diamond and occurring in various colors, including blue, red, green, yellow and black. The stone is believed to bring peace of mind and prosperity.
Other Virgo Stones
In Indian astrology, moonstone, a popular Cancer birthstone, is also said to be a Virgo gemstone. Sodalite is held in Vedic astrology as a birthstone for Virgo as well, though the gemstone belongs to Sagittarius at the same time.
There are other gemstones out there that contemporary people would tell you are Virgo gemstones. It’s up to you to decide if these stones are indeed for Virgo. These modern birthstones include green tourmaline, amber, smithsonite, blue topaz, dioptase, stichtite in serpentine, chrysocolla, amazonite, red garnet, magnetite, peridot, Kambaba jasper, rainbow moonstone, sardonyx, dumortierite, stichtite, gaspeite and sugilite.
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