True Birthstones For Aries And Full Moon In Libra
With Sun, Mercury and Venus still in Aries for a couple of days I like to introduce you to one of the true birthstones of Aries which is Garnet. Each month I will give you one of the birthstones for the Sun in the sign of the month. Please be aware that each sign has several "birthstones" and over time I will talk about many of them.
True Birthstones
Sometimes I hear from people who believe they only have one birthstone (as the jewelry industry is telling you) and when they don't feel an attraction to that particular stone they feel that something doesn't work for them. If you have followed my blog for a while you will know that each stone is composed of a very specific individual "signature" which makes up its personality as discussed further down in this article. That is the reason for your very personal resonance, your likes or dislikes of gemstones. So even if you don't like your supposed birthstone you might love one of the others I am giving you.
Your Personal Gemstone Profile for Your Power Gems
If you really want to know your true birthstones you need to have your personal Gemstone Profile done based on your whole chart so you will know which gemstone is the best for your particular Sun position in its house and aspect connection with other planets. The truth is you have at least 12 main healing gems based on your 10 planets in their signs and aspects plus your Moon Node and Chiron position.
The highlights of this week are:
•   The Full Moon in Libra on Monday
•   Venus moving into Taurus in conjunction with Uranus on March 3-4
The Full Moon in Libra
The Full Moon is concluding one cycle of emotional changes and needs throughout the month. Mother Moon is symbolizing our fluid, always changing inner tapestry of feelings and moods which are sometimes even hard to understand ourselves. With the Full Moon there is some kind of completion in the expansion of emotions. We often feel more restless, have a harder time to sleep through the night and are easier agitated then usual. Pay attention to where the Full Moon falls for you in your chart and be more aware of the theme of that house and maybe the planets in that sign which might get activated.
The Full Moon in the feminine sign of Libra most likely expects to be placated and pleasured by your significant one or others in general. As we all know waiting for that might be the ticket for disappointment. Make a point to take charge to do something with a loved one that pleasures you, express your needs and communicate.
Venus Moving into Taurus in Conjunction with Uranus
Another feminine Goddess wants attention from you this week with Venus in her home sign Taurus. Here the Goddess of love, harmony, wealth and beauty likes to get comfortable, she loves to get pampered with a massage or facial or exquisite love making. Honoring the temple of her body is important to Venus and this is a wonderful time for you to do so. In tandem with Uranus you are due for some excitement and change of your routine.
Take some time with your girl friends, go out have a sauna together, relax and just take the time to hang out. What a concept in the busy times we are living in…
We Live in a Beautiful Vibrational Universe
It is now universally accepted and confirmed by science that we live in a universe made of energy vibrating at different frequencies. Every bit of seemingly solid matter is just a swirling microcosmic world of vibrating, energized particles creating form as we know it.
There is great beauty in the natural form our world takes. Nature can be breathtaking in a sunset over the ocean, a mountain landscape, a flower, or a crystal gemstone. Wherever we perceive balance and harmony we experience beauty.
Beauty is deeply fulfilling for humans. Being in nature, looking at a flower, tuning into a gemstone can realign our own energy pattern to a more balanced flow. I believe that a gemstone that attracts your eye with its beauty will always be beneficial for you.
The Signature and Metaphysical Properties of Crystal and Gemstones
In all cultures throughout history gemstones and crystals have had a special place. They have been used for empowerment and for focusing energy in rituals, sacred objects, and jewelry.
The perfectly aligned crystal structure of gemstones and crystals gives them their energy and metaphysical properties: they interact with our own energy field and have a balancing and healing impact on our mind, body, and soul. Each gemstone has a personal "signature"—specific metaphysical qualities, different for each stone, that arise from the stone's chemical composition, color, hardness, crystal structure, and so on. And all this different elements are correlating with different astrological principles and star signs.
Astrology, the ancient science of the universal laws, allows us to understand the creative forces at work in our lives and use them to our advantage. Gemstones occupy an important place in astrology. By considering the individual signature of gemstones, we can select the right gems for very specific purposes, according to their astrological representation.
Astrology and True Birthstones
Astrological principles manifest at all levels of creation, from the largest bodies in the cosmos to the tiniest particles of atoms—all are part of the same network of universal energy. Based on the hermetic principle "As above, so below," those universal principles allow us to read the analogue relations among the planets and extrapolate those principles to things here on Earth, to events in our lives, as well as to our natural environment. The universal principles that govern the planets are also seen on the much smaller level of gemstones, crystals, and metals.
Most of us know the gemstone corresponding to when we were born based on the list created by jewelers. This is a simplified commercial list, not created by astrologers, and therefore most of the stones on this list are not the true astrological birthstones.
Each gemstone represents specific planetary principles and has its own personality. In my book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery I teach you how to find your true birthstones based on your horoscope. In this article I will give the example of one of the true astrological birthstones for Aries, Garnet.
Garnet: A Many-Hued Stone
The Garnets are a many-hued family, with different names for each color. The color range includes red, red with a violet tint, reddish brown, orange brown, yellow, and green.
The varieties include Pyrope (reddish brown), Almandine (violet), Spessartite (orange to reddish brown), Grossular (green, yellow, or copper brown), Demantoid (green to emerald green), and Tsavorite (similar to emerald green). All of the colors are strongly reflective.
With a relatively high Mohs' hardness of 7 to 7 ½, Garnet makes a nice hard stone for rings and other jewelry. It is found around the world, including in the United States, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Zambia, Tanzania, Afghanistan, India, Brazil, Austria, Germany, and Sweden.
Due to its diverse origins Garnet is a very "open-minded" family. It reminds us to welcome and celebrate the diversity of all people and their different ways of self-expression.
Garnet is associated with Mars, Venus, and Mercury and has the qualities of those planets. The Garnet group is very down to earth and practically minded and thus can assist us in our worldly endeavors and in manifesting our dreams and visions.
The Violet Garnet: Almandine
Almandine is a red garnet with a slight violet tint. The form of its crystallization gives it a kind of round crystal-ball appearance. If you can find one it is a nice stone to have in your pocket to play with in order to have the stone's energy within your aura without needing it to be set into jewelry.
Almandine is a warrior of the heart, longing to express his true being as he walks the path of love. Being connected with Venus and Mars, Almandine supports our growth in relationships and friendships.
This warrior is connected with the higher truth of the crown chakra: it helps to balance the Inner Man and the Inner Woman in us, helps us to rise up out of the limitations of the ego to a greater understanding of love as a state of consciousness. It might support us by asking the question, "What can I bring to this relationship?" rather than "What do I get out of it?"
In the Almandine, Mars and Venus—the lover and the beloved—are united and recreated on the earthly plane for the pure pleasure of experiencing each other. Almandine encourages us to partake of the enjoyment of love and relationships and to become more conscious of our role in their creation. It gives us deeper insight into the dynamics of relationships as they are projected onto the earthly playground of the cosmos.
I hope I've given you a new sense of the very special properties of gemstones. I encourage you to identify your true birthstones and to find creative ways to incorporate them into your life to support your goals and desires.
I wish you an enchanted journey enjoying all the help and tools you can find for your support. If you enjoyed this article and my perspective on things, you can sign up for my free weekly newsletter on my Astrological Signs Weather Report & Healing Gems Blog where I discuss the actual universal astrological forces and the special powers of gemstones and inspire you to use them wisely for a more successful and joyful life.
Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.
Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author
1135 Makawao Ave. Suite 310
Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 96768
Phone: 808.878.8182
True Birthstones
Sometimes I hear from people who believe they only have one birthstone (as the jewelry industry is telling you) and when they don't feel an attraction to that particular stone they feel that something doesn't work for them. If you have followed my blog for a while you will know that each stone is composed of a very specific individual "signature" which makes up its personality as discussed further down in this article. That is the reason for your very personal resonance, your likes or dislikes of gemstones. So even if you don't like your supposed birthstone you might love one of the others I am giving you.
Your Personal Gemstone Profile for Your Power Gems
If you really want to know your true birthstones you need to have your personal Gemstone Profile done based on your whole chart so you will know which gemstone is the best for your particular Sun position in its house and aspect connection with other planets. The truth is you have at least 12 main healing gems based on your 10 planets in their signs and aspects plus your Moon Node and Chiron position.
The highlights of this week are:
•   The Full Moon in Libra on Monday
•   Venus moving into Taurus in conjunction with Uranus on March 3-4
The Full Moon in Libra
The Full Moon is concluding one cycle of emotional changes and needs throughout the month. Mother Moon is symbolizing our fluid, always changing inner tapestry of feelings and moods which are sometimes even hard to understand ourselves. With the Full Moon there is some kind of completion in the expansion of emotions. We often feel more restless, have a harder time to sleep through the night and are easier agitated then usual. Pay attention to where the Full Moon falls for you in your chart and be more aware of the theme of that house and maybe the planets in that sign which might get activated.
The Full Moon in the feminine sign of Libra most likely expects to be placated and pleasured by your significant one or others in general. As we all know waiting for that might be the ticket for disappointment. Make a point to take charge to do something with a loved one that pleasures you, express your needs and communicate.
Venus Moving into Taurus in Conjunction with Uranus
Another feminine Goddess wants attention from you this week with Venus in her home sign Taurus. Here the Goddess of love, harmony, wealth and beauty likes to get comfortable, she loves to get pampered with a massage or facial or exquisite love making. Honoring the temple of her body is important to Venus and this is a wonderful time for you to do so. In tandem with Uranus you are due for some excitement and change of your routine.
Take some time with your girl friends, go out have a sauna together, relax and just take the time to hang out. What a concept in the busy times we are living in…
We Live in a Beautiful Vibrational Universe
It is now universally accepted and confirmed by science that we live in a universe made of energy vibrating at different frequencies. Every bit of seemingly solid matter is just a swirling microcosmic world of vibrating, energized particles creating form as we know it.
There is great beauty in the natural form our world takes. Nature can be breathtaking in a sunset over the ocean, a mountain landscape, a flower, or a crystal gemstone. Wherever we perceive balance and harmony we experience beauty.
Beauty is deeply fulfilling for humans. Being in nature, looking at a flower, tuning into a gemstone can realign our own energy pattern to a more balanced flow. I believe that a gemstone that attracts your eye with its beauty will always be beneficial for you.
The Signature and Metaphysical Properties of Crystal and Gemstones
In all cultures throughout history gemstones and crystals have had a special place. They have been used for empowerment and for focusing energy in rituals, sacred objects, and jewelry.
The perfectly aligned crystal structure of gemstones and crystals gives them their energy and metaphysical properties: they interact with our own energy field and have a balancing and healing impact on our mind, body, and soul. Each gemstone has a personal "signature"—specific metaphysical qualities, different for each stone, that arise from the stone's chemical composition, color, hardness, crystal structure, and so on. And all this different elements are correlating with different astrological principles and star signs.
Astrology, the ancient science of the universal laws, allows us to understand the creative forces at work in our lives and use them to our advantage. Gemstones occupy an important place in astrology. By considering the individual signature of gemstones, we can select the right gems for very specific purposes, according to their astrological representation.
Astrology and True Birthstones
Astrological principles manifest at all levels of creation, from the largest bodies in the cosmos to the tiniest particles of atoms—all are part of the same network of universal energy. Based on the hermetic principle "As above, so below," those universal principles allow us to read the analogue relations among the planets and extrapolate those principles to things here on Earth, to events in our lives, as well as to our natural environment. The universal principles that govern the planets are also seen on the much smaller level of gemstones, crystals, and metals.
Most of us know the gemstone corresponding to when we were born based on the list created by jewelers. This is a simplified commercial list, not created by astrologers, and therefore most of the stones on this list are not the true astrological birthstones.
Each gemstone represents specific planetary principles and has its own personality. In my book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery I teach you how to find your true birthstones based on your horoscope. In this article I will give the example of one of the true astrological birthstones for Aries, Garnet.
Garnet: A Many-Hued Stone
The Garnets are a many-hued family, with different names for each color. The color range includes red, red with a violet tint, reddish brown, orange brown, yellow, and green.
The varieties include Pyrope (reddish brown), Almandine (violet), Spessartite (orange to reddish brown), Grossular (green, yellow, or copper brown), Demantoid (green to emerald green), and Tsavorite (similar to emerald green). All of the colors are strongly reflective.
With a relatively high Mohs' hardness of 7 to 7 ½, Garnet makes a nice hard stone for rings and other jewelry. It is found around the world, including in the United States, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Zambia, Tanzania, Afghanistan, India, Brazil, Austria, Germany, and Sweden.
Due to its diverse origins Garnet is a very "open-minded" family. It reminds us to welcome and celebrate the diversity of all people and their different ways of self-expression.
Garnet is associated with Mars, Venus, and Mercury and has the qualities of those planets. The Garnet group is very down to earth and practically minded and thus can assist us in our worldly endeavors and in manifesting our dreams and visions.
The Violet Garnet: Almandine
Almandine is a red garnet with a slight violet tint. The form of its crystallization gives it a kind of round crystal-ball appearance. If you can find one it is a nice stone to have in your pocket to play with in order to have the stone's energy within your aura without needing it to be set into jewelry.
Almandine is a warrior of the heart, longing to express his true being as he walks the path of love. Being connected with Venus and Mars, Almandine supports our growth in relationships and friendships.
This warrior is connected with the higher truth of the crown chakra: it helps to balance the Inner Man and the Inner Woman in us, helps us to rise up out of the limitations of the ego to a greater understanding of love as a state of consciousness. It might support us by asking the question, "What can I bring to this relationship?" rather than "What do I get out of it?"
In the Almandine, Mars and Venus—the lover and the beloved—are united and recreated on the earthly plane for the pure pleasure of experiencing each other. Almandine encourages us to partake of the enjoyment of love and relationships and to become more conscious of our role in their creation. It gives us deeper insight into the dynamics of relationships as they are projected onto the earthly playground of the cosmos.
I hope I've given you a new sense of the very special properties of gemstones. I encourage you to identify your true birthstones and to find creative ways to incorporate them into your life to support your goals and desires.
I wish you an enchanted journey enjoying all the help and tools you can find for your support. If you enjoyed this article and my perspective on things, you can sign up for my free weekly newsletter on my Astrological Signs Weather Report & Healing Gems Blog where I discuss the actual universal astrological forces and the special powers of gemstones and inspire you to use them wisely for a more successful and joyful life.
Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.
Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author
1135 Makawao Ave. Suite 310
Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 96768
Phone: 808.878.8182
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