Aquamarine
General information
Aquamarine can be colorless, blue, greenish to green, and yellowish in color. The stone is transparent to translucent with a glassy luster and belongs to the beryl group.
Effect
Aquamarine has a strong calming effect, both mentally and physically. It makes you sincere, honest, tolerant, carefree, relaxed, and cheerful. It helps you get into the flow and live in the moment. It promotes communication and knowledge transfer and helps with the effective articulation of ideas and concepts, thus supporting public speaking or teaching. It is a good stone to wear when matters need to be completed, as it makes you dynamic, persistent, goal-oriented, and successful. It provides a clear mind when you are confused, sharpens perception, and promotes self-expression. Aquamarine is very suitable to carry with you during meditation. It promotes spiritual growth, mediumship, intuition, and clairvoyance. Physically, the stone has a cooling effect, balances the hormonal system, and stimulates growth. It has a positive effect on the throat, glands, thyroid, pituitary gland, eyes, teeth, and jaw. Aquamarine can provide relief for coughs and bronchitis, skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, and sinusitis. Finally, it can restore fluid balance, reduce stress-related intestinal complaints, and calm excessive immune system reactions, such as allergies (particularly hay fever) and autoimmune diseases.
Care
Aquamarine can discolour under the influence of (bright) sunlight.
Application
Aquamarine can be worn on or near the body, preferably on the skin.
For eye conditions, the stone can be placed directly on the eyes. Aquamarine can be made into an elixir.
Zodiac
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius & Pisces
Chakra
Throat chakra (5th)
Origin
Aquamarine is found in Brazil, Pakistan, Madagascar and Zimbabwe, among other places.