SAPPHIRE

General information

Like rubies, sapphires are varieties of corundum, a mineral that forms hexagonal cylindrical crystals. Red corundum is called ruby, and other colors are called sapphires. Star sapphires have a star-shaped pattern due to inclusions (often needles of rutile quartz) that can only be seen when light strikes them in a certain way. Other types of sapphires include blue sapphires, yellow sapphires, green sapphires, indigo sapphires, purple sapphires, pink sapphires, white sapphires, and black sapphires.

Effect

Sapphire has a powerful effect on the psyche and brain. It has a calming effect, promoting mental health, wisdom, and insight. Sapphire promotes a clear mind and stimulates sober, critical, purposeful, and focused thinking, thus counteracting certain psychological problems such as delusions, hallucinations, and incoherent thinking. Sapphire also protects against psychic attacks and people who try to dominate you mentally. It has a calming effect on the body, thus reducing fever and pain, and relieving stress. Furthermore, sapphire has a positive effect on disorders of the brain and nerves (e.g., epilepsy), eyes, blood, and veins.

Care

Sapphire can be cleansed and charged in any way.

Zodiac

Taurus, Virgo, Libra and Sagittarius

Chakra

Depending on the color. Blue sapphire works on the throat chakra (5th) and the forehead chakra (6th), and pink sapphire works on the heart chakra (4th).