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 Precious
stones and semi-precious gems have been always used to decorate jewelry and
accessories of luxury life. The times when most jewelry with various gems were
used for every day went away, though the more jewelry the person had on
themselves, the wealthier they were deemed. Today most designers and admirers
of jewelry concentrate their attention to compatibility of stones, the way the
minerals affect people, whether positively or negatively.
The study
on stones compatibility is known from ancient times. The ancient craftsmen in India used to
match gems when making jewelry. The point is that every separate semi-precious stone
meant the particular planet of the solar system and, thus, had the same power.
When sitting next to one another, the magic power of stones was expressed as
high as several times which brought the vital values to the owner like health,
success, good luck and peace in family. Moreover, the Indians sacredly honor the
study on human chakras, the centers of spiritual and physical power. The seven
chakras are known and every one has its particular color, which totally make
the entire spectrum. The jewelry made from semi-precious stones, were used
separately or with other gems next to every such energy center. So, Indian
jewelry is highly demanded today when vivid emeralds, bloody rubies and various
shade diamonds are matched.
There are
many rules on how to match stones according to the Zodiac signs, the moon calendar,
the fēngshuǐ study. Nevertheless, this system is based upon the theory of
compatibility of stones and planets, which were affected by studies adopted in
Ancient India.
In the early
16th century the German alchemist and adherent to the occult sciences Agrippa von
Nettesheim made parallel between the semi-precious stones and Zodiac signs,
and, consequently, between the elements and planets. And, thus, the Sun fits
with the stones of golden and red shades, as rubies, amber, color diamond and hyacinth.
All translucent gems as moonstone, pearl, aquamarine, rock crystal, opal,
coral, beryl fit with the Moon, being all white and blue. Mercury
Favors for
all lilac and violet gems as topaz, turquoise, agate, chrysolite, amethysts.
Venus likes all the green stones as sapphire, malachite, emerald, green pearls,
moonstone, amazon-stone. Jupiter shows favor for the blue stones as turquoise, sapphire,
lazurite and blue topaz. The stones of blood red color with some brown
insertions as ruby, bloodstone, jasper, diamond, garnet and carnelian go with
the Mars. Saturn likes black color stones like onyx, sardonyx, agate and
morion. Neptune, certainly, favors for green
and blue shade gems as aquamarine, moonstone, and rock crystal. Uranus goes will
with stones with optic effect of irisation (appearance of the color gamut on
the surface in the bright light, like labradorite) or opalescence when the
stone emits iridescent beams as the flame opal. Pluto likes motley jasper and
dark translucent topaz.
According
to this theory stones of various planets-antagonists cannot be matched in
jewelry.
Sun
dislikes Mars, Saturn, Pluto as well as Mercury hates Moon;
Moon does
not go well with Mars and Pluto;
Mercury
dislikes Mars, Pluto and Moon;
Venus hates
Saturn at the side;
Mars has
nothing to do with Mercury and Uranus;
Jupiter
does not fit Mars, Saturn and Pluto;
Saturn is
not friend to any planet, but Moon and Mercury;
Uranus fits
with Mercury, Venus and Neptune;
Neptune is compatible with the Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter;
Pluto goes
well with Venus and Mars.
When
selecting stones for jewelry, the jewelers consider the color compatibility and
compliance with classes as precious, semi-precious or gems.
Translucent
gems are well matched with some insertion of half-translucent gems as diamonds
and fianite.
White
stones go perfectly with all stones, while black color gems overdo all rich
colors as crimson, brown and violet with bluish shade.
When making
tutti-frutti jewelry or items based on various colors, the jewelers consider
the vivid colors and the color background when the rich and juicy gems go well
by one another, withut any pastel shade stone.
So, the
jewelers apply the traditional approaches of stone compatibility when pearl
look perfect with diamonds, and ruby necklace with some diamonds and sapphires
is the ideal gift to the beloved woman. Most reputed brands as Asprey, Tiffany and
Chopard offer jewelry so fascinating and eye-catching that you can never forget
the brilliance and glimpse if passed by. Though, there are some jewelers who are
not afraid to mix colors in quite expensive jewels. So, Cartier experienced the
period of various stone matching tutti-frutti inspired by the Indian jewelry
art in the early 20th century. The collections offered necklaces, tiaras,
rings and bracelets made from emeralds, motley diamonds, amethysts, aquamarines
and many other color stones of fancy color.
Mikimoto,
the master of pearls, launched the collection Elements of Life where he mixes
the noble pearl with colored sapphires and the golden beads balance with the
orange ones, white go well with blue and the black perfectly tones with pink
gems.
Boucheron,
Bulgari and De Grisogono are also captivated with the color play of gems.
Nevertheless,
when choosing the jewelry from semi-precious stones the vital factor is when
you opt for stones which decorate and go with your image but not overwhelm with
vivid colors and juicy shades.
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