Bloodstone
This stone has been valued for millennia. Ancient warriors carried it into battle for courage and to staunch wounds. Medieval magicians believed it could make the bearer invisible or grant the power to control weather. Its red inclusions—iron oxide within green chalcedony—gave rise to legends linking it with sacrifice, martyrdom, and the blood of the […]
Amethyst
Amethyst is a variety of quartz, ranging through every shade of purple from pale lavender to deep violet. Once considered as rare as emeralds or sapphires, it was prized by civilizations from ancient Egypt to Rome. Soldiers wore amethyst amulets for courage and clear thought, whilst Tibetan monks made prayer beads from its sacred energy. […]