RUBY, order Emerald, sapphire, Lapis lazuli natural gemstone bracelet. Boho style organic jewelry, texture, deep red & indigo, Southwestern

RUBY, Emerald, sapphire, Lapis lazuli natural gemstone bracelet. Deep red, bright indigo blue & green. Sterling silver findings and toggle clasp. Bracelet strand length approx. 8.5". I can adjust the size for you, just ask.
Natural gemstones, Organic jewelry, boho style ,texture, indigo, Southwestern, birthstone

Lapis Lazuli is one of the world's oldest gems, dating back to 7000 BC within what is modern day Afghanistan. Ancient Persians derived the name of this stone from the word “lazhuward”, meaning blue and ancient Greeks and Romans referred to it as “sapphirus”. It is even mentioned several times in the Hebrew Scriptures of the Bible. The Egyptians were known order to respect Lapis as a powerful gem and used it in monthly cultural ceremonies and sacrifices. Egyptian women also used crushed and powdered Lapis as eye shadow. Catherine the Great decorated an entire room in her palace with Lapis Lazuli. Lapis covered the walls, the fireplace and doors and even the mirror frames were made of Lapis. Many early painters used powdered and purified Lapis as paint because it produced such a brilliant and romantic color. It was used in scarabs, beads pendants and other jewelry since 3100 BC and the Sarcophagus of King Tutankhamen was gold and inlaid with Lapis. The royal Sumerian tombs of Ur, located in lower Iraq, were found to contain thousands of exquisitely carved Lapis animal statuettes, dishes and beads. These amazing artifacts undoubtedly came from material mined in northern Afghanistan. It was believed that since it was blue, like the sky, it would aid in directing the departed to heaven in the afterlife. Therapeutically, Lapis Lazuli has been used to cure migraines, fever, respiratory problems, insomnia and depression. It is believed to protect the bones and thyroid, and has always been considered a powerful protection from evil, both physically and mentally. Buddhist teaching recommends Lapis for inner peace and freedom from negative thinking. It is thought to aid in “connecting with the gods” and “invoking divine inspiration”. It is also said to enhance memory, to promote gentleness, to provide courage to the wearer and to be a powerful aphrodisiac.

Rubies are the Birthstone for July, Lucky stone for Leo, & Anniversary gemstone for the 40th wedding anniversary
Myths and Therapeutic Properties:
Ruby helps heal and open the heart. It illuminates the emotional level of life and reveals the divine love at the core of every molecule in creation. Ruby and the red ray it carries restore emotional fluidity by relaxing undesirable patterns and dissolving congestion in the emotional body. Ruby teaches you to become a vehicle through which divine love and joy can enter your life and touch those around you.

The sapphire is the traditional gift for a 65th Wedding anniversary and birthstone for September. While its rareness, color, and hardness is what makes sapphire so valuable as a gemstone, for alternative healers and others who study and collect crystals, the appeal of sapphire lies in its energy and healing properties. Blue sapphire is regarded as a stone of mental focus and order, inner vision and psychic awareness.

Emerald is regarded as the traditional birthstone for May, as well as the traditional gemstone for the astrological signs of Taurus, Gemini and sometimes Cancer.