Histories and legends
Approximately 4000 years old before Christ, in Asia Minor (more precisely in Turkey today) was used blue chalcedony. This stone is is mainly found near hot springs, sedimentary zones or areas with a strong seismic activity. It was named because of its origins in the ancient city Chalcedon (present-day Kadiköy in the Turkey).
The term chalcedony designates all quartz species microcrystalline and cryptocrystalline (assembly of very small crystals). It refers to also to gemstones and to a family of minerals. Blue chalcedony has a color that ranges from white to gray to blue. It has various synonyms such as chalcedony, chalcedonite or merlinite.
4000 BC, the Babylonians used chalcedony in the manufacture of of their seals, in the manufacture of their tools and weapons. In fact, this stone proved to be particularly tough, and a sharp, very sharp.
Later, the Assyrians made cylinder seals with chalcedony. These are small scrolls with signs and symbols carved in to emboss patterns on wax. The blue stone would not bond with the wax and allowed for relatively fine marking and precise.
At the time of the Ancient Rome, the Romans accorded stone empowering public speaking smoothly and convincingly. Indeed, it that the great orator and statesman Cicero wore a blue chalcedony in pendant to each of his interventions in public. The Romans also used this beautiful blue stone to make offerings to their gods, jewelry to their wives (especially brooches or rings).
At Egypt the ancient Egyptians used to make a lot of of blue chalcedony beetles. Indeed, the commemorative scarab is a piece of jewelry made by for a pharaoh, on which is engraved a text relating to a significant event in the reign. They also manufactured jewelry and other objects as offerings. They placed these objects on the bodies of the deceased to help them pass the Judgment of the soul.
Blue chalcedony is quoted and described many times in the divine scriptures. Its traces can be found in the Bible, Torah and Koran. At In the Middle Ages, this blue stone was used as a medicinal stone that provided calming people with a short temper and over-sensitivity. Indeed, at At that time, anger was already considered as a disorder of the behavior.
Then, in the course of the centuries, blue chalcedony was used for a variety of purposes. especially at the time of the Renaissance. This stone has been identified as in black, red and white. green.
Nowadays, the In jewelry making, the term chalcedony certain stones of a single color, translucent, bluish or gray. It is used in the creation of magnificent jewelry (especially rings, bracelets or pendants). She also has numerous virtues in lithotherapy.
Les deposits
The main deposits are to be found in Namibia, Malawi Brazil, etc.
Les benefits of blue calcite in lithotherapy
His psychological benefits
Blue chalcedony is a calming stone. It represents softness, confers calm and serenity. We the power to overcome grief and loss. sadness. It channels people in a state of overworked, aggressive and unstable emotionally.
This stone improves relationships with those around you and is a way of opening up to others. And so it is, it makes it easier to understand and listening to others. It encourages generosity and benevolence.
It has the power to banish negative feelings and thoughts while leaving room for affection, tolerance and friendliness. It opens its bearer to happiness and love. The chalcedony is the symbol of love maternal.
So it is recommended for anxious, nervous people and insecure. It reinforces self-confidence, memory and fight stress and shyness. It reduces anxiety and even trac.
This stone is perfect for shy people because it strengthens their ability to express themselves. It allows you to make public speeches and provide quality eloquence. This stone ideal for all professions in in which speaking out is fundamental. She even helps convince her interlocutor.
His physical benefits
Blue chalcedony promotes the proper functioning of the throat and root chakra.
This stone protects against external pollutants.
It facilitates the circulation of body fluids. In young people mothers, it stimulates milk production maternal.
The blue chalcedony and astrological signs associates
Blue chalcedony is beneficial for all natives of the zodiac, but it is even more powerful on signs following:
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Sagittarius symbol of spiritual evolution, and religion. This sign represents distant travels and optimism. He is jovial, adventurous, enthusiastic and lucky. He knows how to manipulate words and seduce a lot with words. Wearing a blue chalcedony strengthens its ability to communicate. He hates routine and has always need to have projects, which he lets most of them without seeing them through. This sign is warm, often joyful. On the other hand, he can be very hypocritical and untrustworthy. faith. In love, he is very idealistic and seductive. and loves to seduce. He multiplies his conquests although he's always on the lookout for a soul mate. He values his freedom and if he marries, it's more out of interest ;
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Capricorn a symbol of ambition, a symbol of of social elevation, deprivation and loneliness. This sign is very greedy, very patient and persevering. He has a sense of duty and organization. He suffers hypersensitivity and a lack of confidence in him. Wearing a chalcedony blue gives him confidence and allows him to to communicate. This sign shows its age before age, it is too reasonable and too serious. He doesn't shy away from hard work and eventually, through sheer stubbornness, succeeded socially. In love, he loves solitude and doesn't is not looking for true love. When he reached a certain level of maturity, he began to think about get married and start a family;
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Cancer symbol of family, origins and the of the past. This sign is very shy and lives a lot with nostalgia. He is a restless nature. Wearing a chalcedony blue gives him greater confidence and facilitates communication with others. Sometimes he protects himself from those around him by forging a carapace, it can even show itself aggressive. He can sometimes be very unpleasant. He needs to evolve in his and feel safe. He is loyal and serious. In love, he is very sentimental and will soon be looking to get married. He loves children and will do everything to protect them.
The chakras connected to blue chalcedony
The wearing of a blue chalcedony acts on the throat chakra. It facilitates quality communication. It allows people who are too shy to express themselves clearly in public and to have a quality eloquence. It sometimes helps to language acquisition in the very young children.
Maintenance, purifying and recharging chalcedony bleue
When purchasing of a blue chalcedony, it is essential that the purify and recharge it. Since its extraction, the stone was confronted with a a multitude of energies, whether positive or negative. These operations are to be repeat maintenance at least once a year months or after intensive use.
Dive in to the blue chalcedony in spring water for one or two hours. Dry with a soft cloth.
Put it in the sun for one or two hours, or place it on a amethyst druse or on a quartz cluster for 24 hours.
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