CRISTALLO (Crystal) 2100 PLAN "The Power of
the Crystal"
The use of crystals for healing on many
levels began long before what is called the
New Age. When you hold a crystal or meditate
with them, place them in special areas of
your home, or wear crystal jewelry, you
continue practices which are as old as
humankind. Crystal was widely used in
Egyptian civilization. A hieroglyphic
papyrus from the year 2000 B.C. documents a
medical cure using a crystal, and several
from the year 1500 B.C. have additional
prescriptions. Quartz was traditionally
revered in the Far East, especially in
carved form. In ancient India, astrological
documents written as early as 400 B.C.
contain detailed observations about the
power of various stones to counteract the
negative effects of planetary positions.
SMERALDO (Emerald)
2462 PLAN "The Gem of Eternal Spring"
Treasured for 6,000 years, emeralds were
already much sought-after items in the gem
markets of Babylon. The ancient Egyptians
were mining emeralds long before other gems
as far back as 2000 BC in the desert of
Upper Egypt near the Red Sea. They buried
the mummies of their notables with an
emerald attached around the necks. It was
carved with the hieroglyphic symbol for
verdant foliage as the gem symbolized
eternal youth and rebirth by virtue of its
luxuriant spring-like greens. Cleopatra
valued her lustrous emeralds so greatly that
the ancient mines in Egypt are now called
Cleopatra's Mines. In India, moguls
inscribed sacred texts on emeralds and wore
them as talismans. The ancient Romans
dedicated the emerald to Venus, the Goddess
of Love and Beauty, and Emperor Nero
reportedly wore emerald sunglasses to watch
the gladiators fight in the Coliseum.
Symbolically, it's the gem of eternal
spring.
ZAFFIRO (Sapphire) 2535 PLAN "The Gem of
Heavens"
The name Sapphire derives from the Latin
sapphirus, which in turn came from the Greek
sappherios, both words meaning "blue."
Whereas sapphires come in the full palette
of colors, it is blue sapphires that have
exercised people's imagination throughout
history. The ancient Persians believed that
the earth perched atop a giant sapphire and
the sky mirrored the gem's radiant azure.
Other peoples saw the blue sapphire as the
Gem of Heavens. In gem lore, blue sapphires
denoted honesty and fidelity. Lovers have
long cherished them, especially sapphires of
the royal blue variety. Sapphires have also
symbolized truth. Jewish tradition holds
that Moses received the Ten Commandments on
tablets of beautiful blue sapphire.
RUBINO (Ruby) 2835
PLAN "Beyond Material Value"
Medieval alchemists in Europe deemed rubies
to be of immense value, believing them to
possess unsurpassed magical powers to
increase wealth. Rubies were also important
talismans: stones of Mars, they bestowed
invincibility and curative powers on their
bearers. They also conferred wisdom. "The
price of wisdom is above rubies," explains
Job in the Bible. And of course, lovers have
always esteemed them beyond mere material
value.
