Birthstones

 Birthstone Chart -- StarStones -- Birthstone Jewelry

Birthstone Background:

So if you're born in April then your Birthstone is the Diamond and you will get the most benefit from diamonds by wearing them in April.

Of course, people might argue that wearing diamonds at anytime is a good thing!

Since each birthstone has heightened powers during its month then some people buy a set of all twelve and rotate them for each month. So where do you get a nice set of birthstones? Or even individual stones? (The Crystal Ball online store is run by some very nice people who know a great deal about stones and their mystical properties. They do some beautiful work with their birthstones. )

The Modern Birthstone List contains the official birthstone list from the American National Association of Jewelers, Jewelers of America. These gemstones were officially adopted in 1912. In the US, this is the accepted list.

The Traditional Birthstone list contains older birthstones and is sometimes combined with the modern birthstone list. These stones reflect societal birthstone traditions, heralding back to the 15th century. (Many jewelers have differing lists of traditional birthstones, but the birthstone colors will be very close from list to list.)

The Mystical Birthstone list is of Tibetan origin from over a thousand years ago.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone list is from Ayurvedic Indian Medicine - a type of medicine used for over a thousand years.

Stones listed in the "other" column were correlated by Dave Thompson and others participating on the usenet newsgroup rec.crafts.jewelry as alternative birthstones for each month. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones by George Frederick Kunz has a wonderful list of birthstones from different cultures.

Many people decide to go with jewelry that combines several birth stones into one item, a birthstone bracelet, for example. Others prefer single stones. The birthstone chart, below, will take you to either an article or a merchant site where you can get more information on that particular birth stone.

 

Check out Ebay.com's birthstones in our birthstone store.

Also see Gemstone Therapy for more detailed information
on the mystical properties of certain stones.

Star Sign Stones

The Star Sign stone chart below offers another slant on birthstones/planetary relationships. Instead of being linked to the various months, these stones are linked to the stars. These are not stones with stars in them, such as the star sapphire, but stones that are linked to the stars.

Clicking on each star stone link provides specific gemstone pictures/products, care instructions, mystical properties, and lots more.

As with everything else Amazon.com has a huge assortment of birthstone jewelry. All types of gems, all styles of jewelry and settings (earring, watches, rings, bands, dangles, necklaces, etc.)