Birthstone and Zodiac Facts
Opal gemstones, along with Tourmaline, are the birthstone of October and opals are also associated with Libras. Besides its extra ordinary beauty, opal gems will make the wearer loving and affectionate in both personal and family life and will ensure the wearer good opportunities and magnetize others. This gemstone is a must for those born in October.
This gemstone is also supposed to enhance the positive characteristics of those born under the zodiac sign of Cancer. Additionally, Black opal is recommended to those born under the zodiac sign of Scorpio. Boulder
Some people think that opals are unlucky for anyone to wear if not born in the month of October. This silly superstition came from a novel in the 1800s, by Sir Walter Scott, called “Anne of Geierstein.” This is ironic because opal gemstones have been considered the luckiest and magical of all the gemstones, due to its display of all colors, throughout history.
Opals were once considered as the symbol for fidelity, love, assurance, religious devotion, having the power to preserve the life and color of blond hair, and the cure for eye diseases.
The ancient Greeks believed opal gems gave their owners the gift of prophecy and guarded them from disease. Europeans have long considered the gem a symbol of hope, purity, and truth. In Asia, considered the stone as the "anchor of hope". This gemstone was also believed to make its wearer invisible, hence opals was the talisman for spies and thieves.
People believed that opals have healing powers that have been reported to solve depressions and to help the wear find true and real love. Opal gemstones were sometimes ground and ingested to ward off nightmares and for its healing properties.
During Ancient Times, Black opals are considered an extremely lucky stone and are worn near the heart on necklaces made of gold to protect one from the "evil eye" and protect travelers to far way lands, addition to its healing properties to increase mental capacities and creative imagination.
In gemstone therapy, opals are usually regarded as gems which people choose when they are dealing with a particular aspect of their personality.
Fire Opals are good at helping to make feeling flow and resolve blockages. Experts say that Fire Opals install courage, stamina, willpower, and energy to the wearer. They disperse outdated ways of thinking to make room for new ways of thinking. Also, the warm, fiery color has a positive effect on the mind and conveys a profound sensation of warmth, peace, and harmony. Even if people who do not believe in the energies and the energies emanating from gemstones, they will get a feeling of warmth and well being when they look at a fire opal.
