Blue Topaz

Stories and legends

Topaz is a fine stone used today in the creation of jewelry, but also in lithotherapy because of the its many benefits.

The etymology of the name topaz leaves some doubt. It seems that the name topaz comes from the Greek "topos" and "azos". meaning "desert country". Topazos is the name given to a desert island in the Red Sea now called Zabargad.

Another explanation evokes an Indian city named "Topaza". The name topaz is said to derive from the Sanskrit name "tapaz". meaning "fire". This city was renowned for its magnificent yellow and red shiny.

Over the course of civilizations, the topaz has survived through the ages and various legends have been attributed to it. She is cited by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.) and appears in the Bible as being one of the famous stones adorning the front panel Aaron's.

In Asia Minor, during the 7th century BC, it is said that the king of Lydia, named Gyges, has found a magic ring in the flanks of a bronze horse. From a the side of this signet ring, we discover a sun carved on a topaz and on the other side, an image of the moon carved out of a emerald. On this fabulous ring, the words were engraved, which, when spoken out loud to make them invisible. This ring was never found.

It doesn't take long for the topaz protective properties and magical powers. During Antiquity, it was nicknamed the Golden Stone because it facilitated the mining of gold.

The Egyptians used this fabulous stone as talismans. The story goes that Cleopatra gave a magnificent topaz to her lover Marc-Antoine. He was found a magic intaglio from Alexandria, currently in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris. This intaglio represents the god Helios leading the sun chariot. On the reverse discover characters indecipherable.

Romans and Greeks used it as a stone of protection making her stronger and believing she had the power to make invisible. The Hebrews attributed power and invincibility.

In the Middle Ages, topaz was used in the cure of the view. We dipped her in a glass of wine for several days, followed by the application of compresses soaked with this elixir on the eyes. In 1348, topaz is said to have been used to save the during the great plague epidemic. black. A topaz was mounted as a jewel and worn by Pope Clement VI.

Indian physicians topaz to strengthen the heart and the lungs. regenerate blood circulation. As for they would hang a topaz in their hands. to give them strength and good health health.

Nowadays, we can say of topaz that it belongs to the silicate family and the silicate subclass. mesosilicates. Blue topaz has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs scale, which represents a high hardness. In comparison, diamond has a hardness of 10, the highest on this even scale.

Topaz has a unique orthorhombic crystalline with a color changing according to its aluminium or phosphate content. other elements, such as iron and cobalt or chrome. In fact, the color of the stone varies in transparency and translucency with tones ranging from yellow to green, pink or red. blue. Blue topaz can be light blue (Sky Blue), grey blue (London Blue) or bright blue (Swiss Blue).

The main deposits are are located in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Peru Namibia, etc.

The benefits of topaz blue in lithotherapy

Benefits for your health psychic

Blue topaz is a gemstone communication and speech. She provides a clear, calm speech. The message goes well. It opens the door to others and genuine interest in them. She can be the source of lasting friendships. It promotes openness and honesty. The empathy and respect for others. compassion.

This stone is recommended for for angry people suffering from jealousy and resentment. It promotes control emotions and channeling them. It brings a certain inner wisdom. In fact, she opens up new perspectives and consolidates relationships with others. It encourages us to be honest and faithful. It facilitates forgiveness and peace.

Topaz is strongly recommended for artists and intellectuals. It develops artistic creation and development of the intellect. It helps to to keep a certain flexibility of mind and to to get rid of mental rigidities, ideas preconceptions. It engenders optimism and enables decision-making. It lifts fears and doubts. It is a stone that provides a beautiful intuition.

This fabulous stone restores self-confidence and self-assurance. It's a an excellent shield against emotions and negative feelings such as anxiety, anxiety and fears unconscious.

Benefits for your health physical

Topaz is a stone anti-stress that helps fight against on the body. It helps dispel feelings of sadness intense.

This is a stone from vitality that makes the wearer want to physical activity and to live with a balanced diet. The wearer resumes a healthy lifestyle that help him feel better about his body.

Blue topaz enables good fluid circulation

Blue topaz and signs astrological

Blue topaz is a excellent stone for lithotherapy, as it acts on all the natives of the zodiac. Nevertheless, it has affinities with certain astrological signs. This is the case for the following zodiac signs :

Gemeaux : symbol communication, movement and exchanges. This sign represents curiosity, intelligence and the mind. Wearing a blue topaz amplifies his gift for communication and speech. This sign has often a clear, calm speech. Always good-humored, jovial and fun-loving. His company is much appreciated. A great curiosity, he multiplies his talents without to the end of his projects. He tends to behave like an eternal student. Looking to the future, he likes to go from forward and keep abreast of the latest technological advances. He hates routine and enjoys being surrounded by friends. However, beneath its superficial and carefree, it hides strong emotions like anguish and anxiety. Fortunately, he has an optimistic nature and overcomes his bad energies. In love, it seduces, it charm and a great sense of humor. His company is pleasant and he multiplies conquests. However, he is looking for true love and wants to start a family ;
Sagittarius : symbol philosophy, higher education and religion. This sign represents the foreigner, adventure and esotericism. Wearing a blue topaz brings a certain wisdom of his inner self. It opens up new perspectives and consolidates its relationships with others. This sign is jovial, enthusiastic and lucky. It loves to discover new places and set off on long journeys. Professionally, he has to have a certain freedom, because he can't will not be able to work in a job that locks him in an office. He hates routine and can for a project he'll be abandoning some time later. He has great difficulty keep your commitments. Be careful not to encroach on his freedom, as he will be able to make violence and aggression. He federates naturally and can make an excellent leader. He sometimes tends to show off hypocritical, especially on a professional level. He even to the point of lying. It has a warm and friendly. In love, he idealizes the other, is seductive and conquering. He rather unbridled sexual behaviour, while at the same time dreaming of true love. He multiplies relationships and yet he longs for true love, sincere and lasting ;
Capricorn : symbol of ambition, maturity and perseverance. This sign represents the ascent solitude and patience. The port of a blue topaz helps him control his and channel them. She brings him a certain inner wisdom. This sign knows what he wants out of life and what he wants out of life. will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He prefers to forego leisure and devote himself to work. He is organized, able to method and integrity. It gives impression of coldness, he has very few friends and is rather psychorigid. He doesn't reveal himself and doesn't trust easily. He is often serious and overly reasonable. He needs its moments of solitude. With the years, he achieved social success and professional. This makes it more accessible. This sign is reliable and tenacious. You can count on him. In love, he doesn't let himself go. wary of passion. He prefers to a great story rather than of rejection. He doesn't trust himself and is sorely lacking in confidence. With the years, he acquired maturity and eventually trust. He will do everything to ensure that his relationship hard.

Blue topaz and chakras

Blue topaz helps to the balance of the throat. It is located at throat, vocal cords and bronchi. Visit balanced, harmonized throat chakra enables to be an excellent public speaker. The speech is clear and concise, the voice is melodious and the message comes across well. The person can also develop artistic gifts in singing. She has great wisdom and likes meditate.

The throat chakra unbalanced, under-utilized assets stuttering, stammering. The person has a confused and disjointed speech. She gets confused in her explanations. She demonstrates a lot of shyness, a great lack confidence. She lacks sincerity and spouts lies repeated.

The throat chakra unbalanced, overactive, makes the person arrogant, proud and lacking in any kind of ability to listen to others. She speaks without a stream of words incomprehensible. She often contradicts herself, but always wants to be right. The person suffers from monomaniacal behaviour and hypochondriacs.

Maintenance, purification and topaz recharging blue

Since extraction to your home, your blue topaz will not can neither be purified nor recharged using elements of nature such as the sun, the sea and the land and water. Handled many times, she came into contact with all kinds of influences. It may even have lost its efficiency.

It is also essential to purify and recharge as soon as it arrives in your home. Visit at least the following operations must be repeated once a month or after a lithotherapy.

Plunge your stone into spring water for about 2 hours. Dry gently with a towel. soft cloth and remove any remaining impurities. For a lighter purification, opt for the fumigation with white sage or in a bowl Tibetan.

Recharge your stone with morning sunlight for 2 hours. You you can also place it in a geode or on a quartz cluster for 24 hours. hours.

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