Natural Ruby & Sapphire
25.4mm, 16-19g
The Ruby gemstone is one of the four main precious gemstones. It is a red stone that rates 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. The Ruby crystal is a variety of corundum (aluminium oxide) and this is what gives the stone its red coloring. It is part of the hexagonal crystal system and is an expensive precious stone with a higher price for the quality of cut and carat. The Ruby is a popular gift for the 40th wedding anniversaries. The meaning of Ruby is protection and fortune. It is a Root Chakra and lower chakra stone.
Has there ever been a stone so connected to the lore of power, love, and opulence? There is something about Ruby that seems to smite the soul. Perhaps it’s the glowing hue of the blood-red color, or maybe it's the way it arouses our chi or the fact that we have seen this red stone adorning those who occupy seats of nobility.
Of all the precious stones, Ruby has rare energy. In history it has been known to symbolize the sun, it has been called the inextinguishable flame, and Kublai Khan was said to have offered up an entire city in exchange for a ruby. A Burmese legend also believed that putting this stone beneath the skin could make you immortal. There’s no doubt, this stone has power.
Ruby takes its name from the Latin word for ‘Ruber’ which means red. No doubt a nod to the deep coloring of this rich gem. Ruby is one of the four ‘precious gemstones’ taking its place alongside diamond, sapphire, and emerald too. It is mined in India, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Madagascar - along with other places across the world.
Natural Rubies will be imperfect and will have inclusions beneath the surface. These rutile needles lend a silken look to the interior of the stone and help us to separate true Rubies from the synthetic kind. Just like other red crystals, the Ruby blooms with energy, life, and love. It’s a heady aphrodisiac stone but also a gem that helps you to stay rooted and ready.
Ruby is bright with benefits and is a protective and intense stone. For those who want to turn up the volume on their life force, Ruby is all about raising the stakes and boosting energy levels. For the wearer who chooses the deepened hues of the Ruby, any sluggish or despondent feelings can burn up like wood in the fire. The Ruby is a rare creature. It’s got strong aphrodisiac qualities that go beyond simple ideas of touch and desire. It’s a heady concoction of color, strength, confidence, and vitality. For those wanting a powerful gemstone that lights up their world, the Ruby is your rarity.
Physical Healing Properties: Ruby is a stone of good fortune and this means fortune of the body, mind, and soul. When it comes to physical healing, this gem can strengthen the heart, muscles, and ventricles. As the vibrant deep red hues suggest, it’s a bloodstone which means it can encourage everything from circulation to menstrual pain. It can also help with issues around sexuality, fertility, and everything to do with reproductive issues. Ruby can also help the body detox, along with helping treat the kidneys, lymph, and adrenal glands.
Mental & Emotional Healing Properties: Ruby may ooze opulence but beneath all the glitz and glamor, it is firmly connected to themes of love. The Ruby is a gem that encourages us to overcome old wounds and scuffs and grazes of the heart. It’s a perfect gem for those who are of a sensitive nature as it helps sustain, protect, and balance sensitivities. Ruby wants us to feel love in every way possible which means it will do all that it can to stir us up with a dash of confidence. For those who are quick to critique their own nature or who hold a distorted truth about their place in the world, Ruby swoops in with its fierce protective powers and radiant bright energy and releases us from these destructive thought patterns.
The Ruby gemstone also helps you to rebuild trust, particularly when it comes to love and loss. If an old wound or story from the past seems to be holding you back when it comes to learning to love again, let the Ruby gem be your guide. This stone has huge healing vibrations and can dislodge symbolic lumps in the throat, the heart, and any space that may be interrupting your flow. It’s also a gem that is linked to luck and good fortune (there’s a reason why the Ruby is so closely associated with wealth and status. For those who want to grow their empire, Ruby can help you to play your cards right. It’s a leadership stone meaning that it could just encourage you out of your safety zone and into a place of seeking more. Yet, the Ruby stone isn’t about risky business so for those who are making financial decisions, this gem can guide your hand without putting your finances on the line.
Metaphysical Healing Properties: Spiritually, Ruby is a shot of burning bright light in the darkness. For those who feel like the world has turned cold and they can’t engage, this gem will fire up your chi and get your inner engine going again. Ruby is an awesome stone for the Root Chakra - it gets you grounded, safe, and stable so that you don’t feel shaken by the winds of change. It helps our Sacral and Solar Plexus Chakras too. These lower chakras aren't just about stability and safety. They are also where our passion and creativity sit. By engaging a flow of energy that links the Root to the creative center, you can walk through this world feeling more connected to your authentic self.
Ruby also helps the Heart Chakra. It’s often used as a symbol for those who have been married 40 years, this means it goes beyond the confines of romantic love and dives deeper into issues of compassion, protection, and perseverance. With its velvet red fire and its chi rousing powers, Ruby is a stone that very much encourages you to light up your inner light in every which way possible. More love, more confidence, more power, and more pleasure. (©TinyRituals)
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Sapphire is a deep blue stone that is a variety of corundum. It consists of aluminium oxide with traces of iron, magnesium, chromium and titanium. Sapphire is part of the hexagonal crystal system and scores a 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. It is a precious gemstone that is highly sought after. The meaning of Sapphire is joy and wisdom, it is also associated with truth and loyalty. For centuries they have been used as amulets for truth, symbols of wisdom, and as a protective force to ward off illness and bad vibes.
Sapphire’s are celestial stones. They entice with their sparkling color, their mysterious powers, and their regal history. We delve into the drama and delight of these wise and ancient beloved gemstones.
Taking its name from the Greek word Sappheiros and the Latin Sapphirus - both translating to Blue Stone, the Sapphire is loved for its rich and heady deep blue hues. But it’s only been since the Middle Ages that we call the Sapphire stone by that name, before that - Sapphire was the name gifted to Lapis Lazuli.
When we say the name Sapphire, no doubt today, it conjures images of that velvet midnight blue stone that sparkles with all the promise of love, wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Like a star set against the midnight sky, the Sapphire gemstone has long been connected to nobility, majesty, and serves as a symbol for the heavens above. The Greeks used the Sapphire stone to garner favor with the God Apollo and it was often worn when visiting The Oracle. It was also a stone connected to Abraham and was believed to be one of the gems that adorned the breastplate of the High Priest. Persian rulers also believed that the sky was painted pure blue by the reflection that bounced off the Sapphire stone. Even in our modern day era, the gem continued to shine above all others and a Sapphire engagement ring was even gifted to Lady Diana. Kings and queens adored this gem because it was said to be a talisman of cornflower blue that kept them safe and surrounded by the light of wisdom. Today, the Sapphire stone is considered to be the birthstone of September and is traditionally given as a 45th wedding anniversary gift as it represents the wisdom and joy that a couple have achieved through the power of perfect longevity.
The Sapphire stone is related to the Ruby in terms of their elemental makeup, but the presence of iron in Sapphire is what lends it that rich blue coloring. It’s one of the four true precious gems and takes its place alongside diamond, emerald, and ruby too.
From Antiquity to the Middle Ages and all the way to modern day, the Sapphire has been bringing us endless healing benefits. This beautiful blue gem is soaked in spirituality. Celebrated for its wisdom, its wonder, and in helping the mind to stay calm and focused, it’s a great gem to have close by for those who want to welcome truth, clarity, consciousness, and deeper courage into their world. While in ancient times, Sapphire may have been used to protect against poison and disease, the same is still applicable in our modern world - protecting us against poisonous or toxic energies and negative vibes that can weigh heavy on our hearts and souls and pull us from our spiritual paths.
Physical healing: The sweet and wise energy of the Sapphire stone can help in healing across all avenues of the body. Thanks to its calming energy it is believed to promote peace and pristine rest, helping to slow down the mind and serving as a natural relief for those who struggle with insomnia. The gentle blue energy of Sapphire can also help with ailments like migraines and headaches, eye-sight problems, inner ear issues, vertigo and balance related health problems, along with cooling fevers. Those who suffer with thyroid issues may also find Blue Sapphire to be a beautiful treat in helping them heal as it brings the whole body back into balance. The Sapphire stone is also an awesome elixir and can help to cut out toxicity encouraging the body to detox and stay bright. It's a good stone to have close during the changing of the seasons as it can prepare the body physically to deal with these changes.
Sapphire also helps to balance the emotions which means that it can help reduce the physical symptoms that tend to be associated with stress and anxiety too. After some time of keeping Sapphire close by in your life, you may find that sleep comes easier, your fight-flight response is calmed, and that you are less susceptible to disease or illness.
Emotional Healing Properties: There’s huge emotional healing to be found stashed beneath the surface of the sparkling Sapphire stone. While the gem works on a physical level to bring the body into balance and wisdom, this also works on an emotional level too. Sapphire is all about cultivating joy and releasing us from the prisons of our own making. For those who often find themselves trapped or locked into negative thought patterns, the Sapphire stone will help you to find some form of release. It's a stone that simply lightens the mood, settles you back into the belief that your own mind can serve as a guide, and prevents us from feeling untethered or lost. It’s a great stone for channeling energies and encouraging a deeper understanding of oneself. Because the Sapphire is intrinsically linked to wisdom, it is all about promoting those inner connections and living in the light of your truth.
While there’s a soft and nurturing energy that is ever present in the Sapphire stone there is also big power to be found too. There’s a reason this gem was so connected to royalty and those who sat in seats of knowledge and power. It’s a stone that promotes clear and positive thinking, commitment, fidelity, and following the thread of your own dreams.
Metaphysical Healing Properties: Like other beautiful blue gemstones, the Sapphire stone is connected to the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra too. The Throat Chakra is essential in learning how to communicate our truth and inner selves to the outside world. When our Throat Chakra is blocked, we may struggle with issues of boundaries, being heard, and decisive action. When this space is open and flowing, we aren’t afraid to use our words and we can communicate our emotions, beliefs, and beautiful truths with the world. The deeper the hue of blue, the more powerful the truth is. Whereas paler blues and indigo hues help us to be flexible and relaxed with how we use our voice.
The Third Eye Chakra is the gateway to our inner wisdom. This is where our inner sight sits and how we tap into our own intuition to make heartfelt wise choices that align with our spirit and our core belief system. Having a clear line between the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra is an important bridge for those who want to connect to their truth and wisdom, to use their intuitive knowledge as the foundation for their communication, and who want to take responsibility for their own thoughts and feelings rather than feeling helpless and at the mercy of the world.
Being linked to shades of divinity and connected to the heavens, the Sapphire also helps us to stand on our spiritual path without losing our way. It is a stone that brings consciousness into focus and can even help with past life exploration and dream recall too. You can also use Sapphire for astral travel and connection with the angelic realms too. There’s big spiritual energy in the sparkle of the Sapphire. (©TinyRituals)
25.4mm, 16-19g
The Ruby gemstone is one of the four main precious gemstones. It is a red stone that rates 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. The Ruby crystal is a variety of corundum (aluminium oxide) and this is what gives the stone its red coloring. It is part of the hexagonal crystal system and is an expensive precious stone with a higher price for the quality of cut and carat. The Ruby is a popular gift for the 40th wedding anniversaries. The meaning of Ruby is protection and fortune. It is a Root Chakra and lower chakra stone.
Has there ever been a stone so connected to the lore of power, love, and opulence? There is something about Ruby that seems to smite the soul. Perhaps it’s the glowing hue of the blood-red color, or maybe it's the way it arouses our chi or the fact that we have seen this red stone adorning those who occupy seats of nobility.
Of all the precious stones, Ruby has rare energy. In history it has been known to symbolize the sun, it has been called the inextinguishable flame, and Kublai Khan was said to have offered up an entire city in exchange for a ruby. A Burmese legend also believed that putting this stone beneath the skin could make you immortal. There’s no doubt, this stone has power.
Ruby takes its name from the Latin word for ‘Ruber’ which means red. No doubt a nod to the deep coloring of this rich gem. Ruby is one of the four ‘precious gemstones’ taking its place alongside diamond, sapphire, and emerald too. It is mined in India, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Madagascar - along with other places across the world.
Natural Rubies will be imperfect and will have inclusions beneath the surface. These rutile needles lend a silken look to the interior of the stone and help us to separate true Rubies from the synthetic kind. Just like other red crystals, the Ruby blooms with energy, life, and love. It’s a heady aphrodisiac stone but also a gem that helps you to stay rooted and ready.
Ruby is bright with benefits and is a protective and intense stone. For those who want to turn up the volume on their life force, Ruby is all about raising the stakes and boosting energy levels. For the wearer who chooses the deepened hues of the Ruby, any sluggish or despondent feelings can burn up like wood in the fire. The Ruby is a rare creature. It’s got strong aphrodisiac qualities that go beyond simple ideas of touch and desire. It’s a heady concoction of color, strength, confidence, and vitality. For those wanting a powerful gemstone that lights up their world, the Ruby is your rarity.
Physical Healing Properties: Ruby is a stone of good fortune and this means fortune of the body, mind, and soul. When it comes to physical healing, this gem can strengthen the heart, muscles, and ventricles. As the vibrant deep red hues suggest, it’s a bloodstone which means it can encourage everything from circulation to menstrual pain. It can also help with issues around sexuality, fertility, and everything to do with reproductive issues. Ruby can also help the body detox, along with helping treat the kidneys, lymph, and adrenal glands.
Mental & Emotional Healing Properties: Ruby may ooze opulence but beneath all the glitz and glamor, it is firmly connected to themes of love. The Ruby is a gem that encourages us to overcome old wounds and scuffs and grazes of the heart. It’s a perfect gem for those who are of a sensitive nature as it helps sustain, protect, and balance sensitivities. Ruby wants us to feel love in every way possible which means it will do all that it can to stir us up with a dash of confidence. For those who are quick to critique their own nature or who hold a distorted truth about their place in the world, Ruby swoops in with its fierce protective powers and radiant bright energy and releases us from these destructive thought patterns.
The Ruby gemstone also helps you to rebuild trust, particularly when it comes to love and loss. If an old wound or story from the past seems to be holding you back when it comes to learning to love again, let the Ruby gem be your guide. This stone has huge healing vibrations and can dislodge symbolic lumps in the throat, the heart, and any space that may be interrupting your flow. It’s also a gem that is linked to luck and good fortune (there’s a reason why the Ruby is so closely associated with wealth and status. For those who want to grow their empire, Ruby can help you to play your cards right. It’s a leadership stone meaning that it could just encourage you out of your safety zone and into a place of seeking more. Yet, the Ruby stone isn’t about risky business so for those who are making financial decisions, this gem can guide your hand without putting your finances on the line.
Metaphysical Healing Properties: Spiritually, Ruby is a shot of burning bright light in the darkness. For those who feel like the world has turned cold and they can’t engage, this gem will fire up your chi and get your inner engine going again. Ruby is an awesome stone for the Root Chakra - it gets you grounded, safe, and stable so that you don’t feel shaken by the winds of change. It helps our Sacral and Solar Plexus Chakras too. These lower chakras aren't just about stability and safety. They are also where our passion and creativity sit. By engaging a flow of energy that links the Root to the creative center, you can walk through this world feeling more connected to your authentic self.
Ruby also helps the Heart Chakra. It’s often used as a symbol for those who have been married 40 years, this means it goes beyond the confines of romantic love and dives deeper into issues of compassion, protection, and perseverance. With its velvet red fire and its chi rousing powers, Ruby is a stone that very much encourages you to light up your inner light in every which way possible. More love, more confidence, more power, and more pleasure. (©TinyRituals)
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Sapphire is a deep blue stone that is a variety of corundum. It consists of aluminium oxide with traces of iron, magnesium, chromium and titanium. Sapphire is part of the hexagonal crystal system and scores a 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. It is a precious gemstone that is highly sought after. The meaning of Sapphire is joy and wisdom, it is also associated with truth and loyalty. For centuries they have been used as amulets for truth, symbols of wisdom, and as a protective force to ward off illness and bad vibes.
Sapphire’s are celestial stones. They entice with their sparkling color, their mysterious powers, and their regal history. We delve into the drama and delight of these wise and ancient beloved gemstones.
Taking its name from the Greek word Sappheiros and the Latin Sapphirus - both translating to Blue Stone, the Sapphire is loved for its rich and heady deep blue hues. But it’s only been since the Middle Ages that we call the Sapphire stone by that name, before that - Sapphire was the name gifted to Lapis Lazuli.
When we say the name Sapphire, no doubt today, it conjures images of that velvet midnight blue stone that sparkles with all the promise of love, wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Like a star set against the midnight sky, the Sapphire gemstone has long been connected to nobility, majesty, and serves as a symbol for the heavens above. The Greeks used the Sapphire stone to garner favor with the God Apollo and it was often worn when visiting The Oracle. It was also a stone connected to Abraham and was believed to be one of the gems that adorned the breastplate of the High Priest. Persian rulers also believed that the sky was painted pure blue by the reflection that bounced off the Sapphire stone. Even in our modern day era, the gem continued to shine above all others and a Sapphire engagement ring was even gifted to Lady Diana. Kings and queens adored this gem because it was said to be a talisman of cornflower blue that kept them safe and surrounded by the light of wisdom. Today, the Sapphire stone is considered to be the birthstone of September and is traditionally given as a 45th wedding anniversary gift as it represents the wisdom and joy that a couple have achieved through the power of perfect longevity.
The Sapphire stone is related to the Ruby in terms of their elemental makeup, but the presence of iron in Sapphire is what lends it that rich blue coloring. It’s one of the four true precious gems and takes its place alongside diamond, emerald, and ruby too.
From Antiquity to the Middle Ages and all the way to modern day, the Sapphire has been bringing us endless healing benefits. This beautiful blue gem is soaked in spirituality. Celebrated for its wisdom, its wonder, and in helping the mind to stay calm and focused, it’s a great gem to have close by for those who want to welcome truth, clarity, consciousness, and deeper courage into their world. While in ancient times, Sapphire may have been used to protect against poison and disease, the same is still applicable in our modern world - protecting us against poisonous or toxic energies and negative vibes that can weigh heavy on our hearts and souls and pull us from our spiritual paths.
Physical healing: The sweet and wise energy of the Sapphire stone can help in healing across all avenues of the body. Thanks to its calming energy it is believed to promote peace and pristine rest, helping to slow down the mind and serving as a natural relief for those who struggle with insomnia. The gentle blue energy of Sapphire can also help with ailments like migraines and headaches, eye-sight problems, inner ear issues, vertigo and balance related health problems, along with cooling fevers. Those who suffer with thyroid issues may also find Blue Sapphire to be a beautiful treat in helping them heal as it brings the whole body back into balance. The Sapphire stone is also an awesome elixir and can help to cut out toxicity encouraging the body to detox and stay bright. It's a good stone to have close during the changing of the seasons as it can prepare the body physically to deal with these changes.
Sapphire also helps to balance the emotions which means that it can help reduce the physical symptoms that tend to be associated with stress and anxiety too. After some time of keeping Sapphire close by in your life, you may find that sleep comes easier, your fight-flight response is calmed, and that you are less susceptible to disease or illness.
Emotional Healing Properties: There’s huge emotional healing to be found stashed beneath the surface of the sparkling Sapphire stone. While the gem works on a physical level to bring the body into balance and wisdom, this also works on an emotional level too. Sapphire is all about cultivating joy and releasing us from the prisons of our own making. For those who often find themselves trapped or locked into negative thought patterns, the Sapphire stone will help you to find some form of release. It's a stone that simply lightens the mood, settles you back into the belief that your own mind can serve as a guide, and prevents us from feeling untethered or lost. It’s a great stone for channeling energies and encouraging a deeper understanding of oneself. Because the Sapphire is intrinsically linked to wisdom, it is all about promoting those inner connections and living in the light of your truth.
While there’s a soft and nurturing energy that is ever present in the Sapphire stone there is also big power to be found too. There’s a reason this gem was so connected to royalty and those who sat in seats of knowledge and power. It’s a stone that promotes clear and positive thinking, commitment, fidelity, and following the thread of your own dreams.
Metaphysical Healing Properties: Like other beautiful blue gemstones, the Sapphire stone is connected to the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra too. The Throat Chakra is essential in learning how to communicate our truth and inner selves to the outside world. When our Throat Chakra is blocked, we may struggle with issues of boundaries, being heard, and decisive action. When this space is open and flowing, we aren’t afraid to use our words and we can communicate our emotions, beliefs, and beautiful truths with the world. The deeper the hue of blue, the more powerful the truth is. Whereas paler blues and indigo hues help us to be flexible and relaxed with how we use our voice.
The Third Eye Chakra is the gateway to our inner wisdom. This is where our inner sight sits and how we tap into our own intuition to make heartfelt wise choices that align with our spirit and our core belief system. Having a clear line between the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra is an important bridge for those who want to connect to their truth and wisdom, to use their intuitive knowledge as the foundation for their communication, and who want to take responsibility for their own thoughts and feelings rather than feeling helpless and at the mercy of the world.
Being linked to shades of divinity and connected to the heavens, the Sapphire also helps us to stand on our spiritual path without losing our way. It is a stone that brings consciousness into focus and can even help with past life exploration and dream recall too. You can also use Sapphire for astral travel and connection with the angelic realms too. There’s big spiritual energy in the sparkle of the Sapphire. (©TinyRituals)
25.4mm, 16-19g
The Ruby gemstone is one of the four main precious gemstones. It is a red stone that rates 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. The Ruby crystal is a variety of corundum (aluminium oxide) and this is what gives the stone its red coloring. It is part of the hexagonal crystal system and is an expensive precious stone with a higher price for the quality of cut and carat. The Ruby is a popular gift for the 40th wedding anniversaries. The meaning of Ruby is protection and fortune. It is a Root Chakra and lower chakra stone.
Has there ever been a stone so connected to the lore of power, love, and opulence? There is something about Ruby that seems to smite the soul. Perhaps it’s the glowing hue of the blood-red color, or maybe it's the way it arouses our chi or the fact that we have seen this red stone adorning those who occupy seats of nobility.
Of all the precious stones, Ruby has rare energy. In history it has been known to symbolize the sun, it has been called the inextinguishable flame, and Kublai Khan was said to have offered up an entire city in exchange for a ruby. A Burmese legend also believed that putting this stone beneath the skin could make you immortal. There’s no doubt, this stone has power.
Ruby takes its name from the Latin word for ‘Ruber’ which means red. No doubt a nod to the deep coloring of this rich gem. Ruby is one of the four ‘precious gemstones’ taking its place alongside diamond, sapphire, and emerald too. It is mined in India, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Madagascar - along with other places across the world.
Natural Rubies will be imperfect and will have inclusions beneath the surface. These rutile needles lend a silken look to the interior of the stone and help us to separate true Rubies from the synthetic kind. Just like other red crystals, the Ruby blooms with energy, life, and love. It’s a heady aphrodisiac stone but also a gem that helps you to stay rooted and ready.
Ruby is bright with benefits and is a protective and intense stone. For those who want to turn up the volume on their life force, Ruby is all about raising the stakes and boosting energy levels. For the wearer who chooses the deepened hues of the Ruby, any sluggish or despondent feelings can burn up like wood in the fire. The Ruby is a rare creature. It’s got strong aphrodisiac qualities that go beyond simple ideas of touch and desire. It’s a heady concoction of color, strength, confidence, and vitality. For those wanting a powerful gemstone that lights up their world, the Ruby is your rarity.
Physical Healing Properties: Ruby is a stone of good fortune and this means fortune of the body, mind, and soul. When it comes to physical healing, this gem can strengthen the heart, muscles, and ventricles. As the vibrant deep red hues suggest, it’s a bloodstone which means it can encourage everything from circulation to menstrual pain. It can also help with issues around sexuality, fertility, and everything to do with reproductive issues. Ruby can also help the body detox, along with helping treat the kidneys, lymph, and adrenal glands.
Mental & Emotional Healing Properties: Ruby may ooze opulence but beneath all the glitz and glamor, it is firmly connected to themes of love. The Ruby is a gem that encourages us to overcome old wounds and scuffs and grazes of the heart. It’s a perfect gem for those who are of a sensitive nature as it helps sustain, protect, and balance sensitivities. Ruby wants us to feel love in every way possible which means it will do all that it can to stir us up with a dash of confidence. For those who are quick to critique their own nature or who hold a distorted truth about their place in the world, Ruby swoops in with its fierce protective powers and radiant bright energy and releases us from these destructive thought patterns.
The Ruby gemstone also helps you to rebuild trust, particularly when it comes to love and loss. If an old wound or story from the past seems to be holding you back when it comes to learning to love again, let the Ruby gem be your guide. This stone has huge healing vibrations and can dislodge symbolic lumps in the throat, the heart, and any space that may be interrupting your flow. It’s also a gem that is linked to luck and good fortune (there’s a reason why the Ruby is so closely associated with wealth and status. For those who want to grow their empire, Ruby can help you to play your cards right. It’s a leadership stone meaning that it could just encourage you out of your safety zone and into a place of seeking more. Yet, the Ruby stone isn’t about risky business so for those who are making financial decisions, this gem can guide your hand without putting your finances on the line.
Metaphysical Healing Properties: Spiritually, Ruby is a shot of burning bright light in the darkness. For those who feel like the world has turned cold and they can’t engage, this gem will fire up your chi and get your inner engine going again. Ruby is an awesome stone for the Root Chakra - it gets you grounded, safe, and stable so that you don’t feel shaken by the winds of change. It helps our Sacral and Solar Plexus Chakras too. These lower chakras aren't just about stability and safety. They are also where our passion and creativity sit. By engaging a flow of energy that links the Root to the creative center, you can walk through this world feeling more connected to your authentic self.
Ruby also helps the Heart Chakra. It’s often used as a symbol for those who have been married 40 years, this means it goes beyond the confines of romantic love and dives deeper into issues of compassion, protection, and perseverance. With its velvet red fire and its chi rousing powers, Ruby is a stone that very much encourages you to light up your inner light in every which way possible. More love, more confidence, more power, and more pleasure. (©TinyRituals)
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Sapphire is a deep blue stone that is a variety of corundum. It consists of aluminium oxide with traces of iron, magnesium, chromium and titanium. Sapphire is part of the hexagonal crystal system and scores a 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. It is a precious gemstone that is highly sought after. The meaning of Sapphire is joy and wisdom, it is also associated with truth and loyalty. For centuries they have been used as amulets for truth, symbols of wisdom, and as a protective force to ward off illness and bad vibes.
Sapphire’s are celestial stones. They entice with their sparkling color, their mysterious powers, and their regal history. We delve into the drama and delight of these wise and ancient beloved gemstones.
Taking its name from the Greek word Sappheiros and the Latin Sapphirus - both translating to Blue Stone, the Sapphire is loved for its rich and heady deep blue hues. But it’s only been since the Middle Ages that we call the Sapphire stone by that name, before that - Sapphire was the name gifted to Lapis Lazuli.
When we say the name Sapphire, no doubt today, it conjures images of that velvet midnight blue stone that sparkles with all the promise of love, wealth, wisdom, and wonder. Like a star set against the midnight sky, the Sapphire gemstone has long been connected to nobility, majesty, and serves as a symbol for the heavens above. The Greeks used the Sapphire stone to garner favor with the God Apollo and it was often worn when visiting The Oracle. It was also a stone connected to Abraham and was believed to be one of the gems that adorned the breastplate of the High Priest. Persian rulers also believed that the sky was painted pure blue by the reflection that bounced off the Sapphire stone. Even in our modern day era, the gem continued to shine above all others and a Sapphire engagement ring was even gifted to Lady Diana. Kings and queens adored this gem because it was said to be a talisman of cornflower blue that kept them safe and surrounded by the light of wisdom. Today, the Sapphire stone is considered to be the birthstone of September and is traditionally given as a 45th wedding anniversary gift as it represents the wisdom and joy that a couple have achieved through the power of perfect longevity.
The Sapphire stone is related to the Ruby in terms of their elemental makeup, but the presence of iron in Sapphire is what lends it that rich blue coloring. It’s one of the four true precious gems and takes its place alongside diamond, emerald, and ruby too.
From Antiquity to the Middle Ages and all the way to modern day, the Sapphire has been bringing us endless healing benefits. This beautiful blue gem is soaked in spirituality. Celebrated for its wisdom, its wonder, and in helping the mind to stay calm and focused, it’s a great gem to have close by for those who want to welcome truth, clarity, consciousness, and deeper courage into their world. While in ancient times, Sapphire may have been used to protect against poison and disease, the same is still applicable in our modern world - protecting us against poisonous or toxic energies and negative vibes that can weigh heavy on our hearts and souls and pull us from our spiritual paths.
Physical healing: The sweet and wise energy of the Sapphire stone can help in healing across all avenues of the body. Thanks to its calming energy it is believed to promote peace and pristine rest, helping to slow down the mind and serving as a natural relief for those who struggle with insomnia. The gentle blue energy of Sapphire can also help with ailments like migraines and headaches, eye-sight problems, inner ear issues, vertigo and balance related health problems, along with cooling fevers. Those who suffer with thyroid issues may also find Blue Sapphire to be a beautiful treat in helping them heal as it brings the whole body back into balance. The Sapphire stone is also an awesome elixir and can help to cut out toxicity encouraging the body to detox and stay bright. It's a good stone to have close during the changing of the seasons as it can prepare the body physically to deal with these changes.
Sapphire also helps to balance the emotions which means that it can help reduce the physical symptoms that tend to be associated with stress and anxiety too. After some time of keeping Sapphire close by in your life, you may find that sleep comes easier, your fight-flight response is calmed, and that you are less susceptible to disease or illness.
Emotional Healing Properties: There’s huge emotional healing to be found stashed beneath the surface of the sparkling Sapphire stone. While the gem works on a physical level to bring the body into balance and wisdom, this also works on an emotional level too. Sapphire is all about cultivating joy and releasing us from the prisons of our own making. For those who often find themselves trapped or locked into negative thought patterns, the Sapphire stone will help you to find some form of release. It's a stone that simply lightens the mood, settles you back into the belief that your own mind can serve as a guide, and prevents us from feeling untethered or lost. It’s a great stone for channeling energies and encouraging a deeper understanding of oneself. Because the Sapphire is intrinsically linked to wisdom, it is all about promoting those inner connections and living in the light of your truth.
While there’s a soft and nurturing energy that is ever present in the Sapphire stone there is also big power to be found too. There’s a reason this gem was so connected to royalty and those who sat in seats of knowledge and power. It’s a stone that promotes clear and positive thinking, commitment, fidelity, and following the thread of your own dreams.
Metaphysical Healing Properties: Like other beautiful blue gemstones, the Sapphire stone is connected to the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra too. The Throat Chakra is essential in learning how to communicate our truth and inner selves to the outside world. When our Throat Chakra is blocked, we may struggle with issues of boundaries, being heard, and decisive action. When this space is open and flowing, we aren’t afraid to use our words and we can communicate our emotions, beliefs, and beautiful truths with the world. The deeper the hue of blue, the more powerful the truth is. Whereas paler blues and indigo hues help us to be flexible and relaxed with how we use our voice.
The Third Eye Chakra is the gateway to our inner wisdom. This is where our inner sight sits and how we tap into our own intuition to make heartfelt wise choices that align with our spirit and our core belief system. Having a clear line between the Throat Chakra and the Third Eye Chakra is an important bridge for those who want to connect to their truth and wisdom, to use their intuitive knowledge as the foundation for their communication, and who want to take responsibility for their own thoughts and feelings rather than feeling helpless and at the mercy of the world.
Being linked to shades of divinity and connected to the heavens, the Sapphire also helps us to stand on our spiritual path without losing our way. It is a stone that brings consciousness into focus and can even help with past life exploration and dream recall too. You can also use Sapphire for astral travel and connection with the angelic realms too. There’s big spiritual energy in the sparkle of the Sapphire. (©TinyRituals)