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Carnelian is a reddish variety of translucent to opaque
quartz. Carnelian is usually ranges from bright orange to
reddish orange. Carnelian is placed in the sun to change brown
tints to red. Known thousands of years
before the birth of Christ; carnelian has been used extensively in
jewelry ever since, particularly for signet rings, seals, cameos and
scarabs because of its hardness and rich orange-red color.
Engraved with Arabic characters, it protected the wearer from the
tricks of the envious. Throughout the East envy is feared, for
it is believed that it will cause the envied to lose his
possessions. It was the favorite stone of the prophet Mohammed
and verses from the Koran have been found engraved on this stone.
The variety of chalcedony with colors between red, brownish red, and
orange red was said to have the power to drive away evil and bring
good luck. Carnelian was supposedly the right stone for those with
weak or timid voices, because it could give them courage to speak
boldly and well.
Carnelian is linked with
emotional warmth, sociability, creativity, individuality, memory,
appreciation of nature, harmony, courage, happiness, self- esteem,
rebirth, reincarnation and past life recall. This stone calms
our fears about death and rebirth, bringing serenity and acceptance
of the great cycle of life.
Carnelian of
a dark or brown shade is called Sard. Sard was thought to provide
protection against incantations and sorcery, and was believed to
sharpen the wits, rendering the wearer fearless, victorious in his
endeavors, and happy. |
