Keywords:
Joy and wisdom, release of sorrow
Affirmation:
Embrace with joy the totality of life
Birthstone:
Alexandrite along with pearls and moonstones are birthstones for the month of June.
Zodiac Sign:
Alexandrite is the zodiac gemstone for Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Wedding anniversary:
Alexandrite is the anniversary gemstone for the 45th and 55th year of marriage.
Alexandrite was discovered in the Ural Mountains in Russia in 1830, on the birthday of Czar Alexander II and was named after him. In addition to Russia, Alexandrite has been found in Sri Lanka, South Africa, Burma, Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and the United States. The largest cut gem weighing sixty-six carats is in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.
Alexandrite is one of the world’s rarest gemstones and the finest specimens are more costly than diamonds. The magic of Alexandrite is its property of colour change. It is light red or red purple in incandescent light artificial light and green or blue-green in daylight.
Alexandrite is thought to carry a joyful vibration and to be a powerful agent of inner transformation and spiritual evolvement. It embodies both heart energy (green) and the higher mind energy (purple). Its property of changing colour in different lights symbolizes the idea of inner adaptability in which one is able to respond from the mind, the heart, or both together, in whatever way is most appropriate.
Using Alexandrite in meditation, in stone layouts, or in jewellery can stimulate a harmonic opening of the heart chakra, third eye and crown chakras, in which the three operate as an integrated whole. It is a powerful stone for stimulated the intuitive and psychic senses while at the same time opening the heart to Divine Love.
Alexandrite helps fighting low self-esteem, improves central nervous system disorders and relieves spleen & pancreas problems. It is a stone of good omen. Alexandrite can assist one in centering the self, reinforcing self-esteem, and increases ones ability to experience joy.