Amethyst

🔮 Symbolic meaning

• Stone of spirituality, wisdom and protection.
• Symbol of transmutation: transforms negative energy into positive.
• Represents mental clarity, inner peace and deep vision.

🩺 Healing and therapeutic properties

• Relieves stress, anxiety, insomnia and states of mental agitation.
• Promotes relaxation, useful for meditation and deep sleep.
• Supports in overcoming addictions, harmful habits and obsessive thoughts.

✨ Energy and vibrations

• Emanates high, subtle and protective energy, capable of purifying environments and people.
• It stimulates the upper chakras, particularly the third eye and the crown.
• Helps center inner energy, promoting balance between rationality and intuition.

🌍 Cultural and religious traditions

• Used by the Greeks to protect against drunkenness (from amethystos, “not intoxicated”).
• In medieval Christian Europe it symbolized chastity, faith and divine wisdom.
• In India and Tibet it is considered a sacred stone for meditation and connection with the divine.

♓ Astrological symbolism

• Related to the signs of Pisces, Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius.
• Links the qualities of introspection, intuition, gentleness and emotional detachment.
• Promotes spiritual elevation in those born under water and air signs.

⛰️ Geographical origin

• Main deposits: Brazil, Uruguay, Madagascar, Zambia, Russia.
• Also present in Italy (Val d'Aosta, Trentino, Sardinia), but in smaller quantities.

📜 Historical use

• Used by the ancient Egyptians for amulets and protective seals.
• In Greece and Rome, it was carved into cups to ward off the effects of alcohol.
• In the early Middle Ages it adorned crowns, bishop's rings and sacred chalices.
• It has always been valued as a ritual and ornamental stone.