Celtic Birthstones

August - Peridot

If you are haunted by vague terrors in the night—those meandering demons, night hags and phantoms that wander bedside between the arsenic hours of two and four, when sleep is...

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July - Ruby

Offer a large ruby to the Hindu deity Krisna, the eternal child, and you will be reincarnated as an emperor. Offer a smaller ruby, and in the next life you'll be merely...

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May: Emerald

Emeralds have a powerful effect on human beings. According the myth and lore, emeralds bring vitality, fertility and clarity of vision into matters of love, and also business. 

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April - Diamond

The diamond—a pure, essential form of carbon set in a ring and held by a man on his knees—represents commitment, fidelity and the beauty of matrimony. But the diamond has...

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November - Topaz

Topaz was one of the original gems on the Breastplate of the Second Temple, inscribed with the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name "topaz" comes...

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June - Pearl

The Pearl is a miraculous symbol of the healing process. The oyster, living in pure waters, transforms what is not part of itself, that small alien grain of sand, into...

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