Saint Edward’s Crown, which is the official coronation crown of the English Royal Court, features a large aquamarine. In the Middle Ages, soothsayers would use aquamarines – also referred to as “the magic mirror” – to tell the future. Due to the aquamarine’s bluish tint it was often used to depict the gods of the sea. Jewelry design in Roman times included matching the color of the gems used to the intended topic.
Some believed aquamarines could enhanced articulacy, as well as soothe eye and throat aches. Its color made it the symbol of youth and happiness and it was also used as an amulet against accidents.Īquamarines were also known as “the stones of eternal life,” and were considered lucky for their owner. In the Middle Ages, aquamarine was associated with precognition and was also used in treating eye ailments. Many ancient cultures believed aquamarines symbolized hope and the promise of a better future, as well as heroism and eternal love. The link between the two is derived from aquamarine’s green shade, which resembled the color of olive oil, and which the tribe of Asher produced.Ĭharacteristics and Healing Attributes of Aquamarine In Jewish tradition, the aquamarine stone is believed to be the Tarshish gem, which was one of the Hoshen stones – the gems adorning the ceremonial breastplate worn by the high priest of the ancient Israelites.Īccording to 17th century Rabbi Eliyahu Hacohen’s Midrash, the aquamarine has various healing attributes, including alleviating shortness of breath and developing intelligence.īoth Rashi and 14th century Rabbi Behaye associated aquamarine to the Tribe of Asher, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Known in Hebrew as “Tarshish,” aquamarine is one of the gems included in the priestly breastplate of the high priest of the biblical Israelites.Īquamarine got its name from the Latin “aqua” (water) and “mar” (sea), as the gem’s blue-green color is reminiscent of sea water. "Two Souls: Into the Fire" Art A to Z Blog Challenge - 2018 A to Z Blog Challenge - 2021 A to Z Blog Challenge 2015 A to Z Blog Challenge 2016 A to Z Blog Challenge 2019 A to Z Blog Challenge 2020 Birds Books Cats Challenges DEAR DIARY fan fiction FICTION Flash Fiction Flowers GHOSTS AND ALL WEIRD THINGS Halloween MEMORIES music MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY OctPoWriMo - Poems PAWS AND CLAWS POETRY Short Fiction TREES Uncategorized Writing Writing/Blogs ghostįollow teleportingweena on Follow teleportingweena on WordPress.Aquamarine, March’s birthstone, has a color reminiscent of the ocean and is mined from deep within the earth. Search for: A to Z Blog Challenge 2016 Recent Posts
With a flourish, a shout, a cursive flair I’ll open tomorrow with an arrhythmic swallowįor awhile, for a season, on the calendar year Stripped of my being, right down to the core
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Thank you to the hosts of these three blog challenges, for keeping things fun and interesting 🙂 The words to choose from were… punitive, tepid, calendar, season, sad, arrhythmic, cursive, tomorrow, swallow, aquamarine, affirmation, pulchritude… The 3 pages can be found by clicking each one.įor Color Your World, the prompt color is Aquamarineįor Poets on the Page, we were asked to imagine if you were not yourself, to drop all pretenses, to be your authentic selfįor Mindlovemiserysmenagerie, prompt # 92, is a Wordle, which is to take a list of given words, use 10 of them, to write a poem or story using these words.
#Aquamarine eyes how to#
It did take awhile to figure out how to get all the requirements to work together. Today I’ve combined 3 different blog challenges into one poem.
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