Almandine

Element of Fire

Almandine - a purple pomegranate. For Dev, he makes them more harmonious environment. It is very good for adolescents, especially girls. They are good to wear a necklace of almandine - it will help to make a choice where to go to learn. This stone can be worn all, it is associated with travel, etc. uteshestviyami, fearlessness and bravery. Good it is for Sagittarius. Also, it has long been considered a stone of entertainment, balls, masquerades. This stone can make a lifetime of human solid holiday, if he has a strong and good sun, Neptune, Venus. He can create in your life of ease element or lightness. It can contribute to credulity, infantilism, carelessness. This would be the case if your horoscope is strongly expressed in the sign of Gemini and Pisces. Especially good to wear Capricorns who receive from him optimistic, it is contraindicated in Taurus. Rakov he deduces from the internal deadlock. For the Scorpions, he is indifferent, although, perhaps, is the only sign that people can use it to magic.

The rest - his magic power will not see, do not feel for this lightweight bait. Particularly easy to use it to harmonize environmental actual momentary situation. Contraindications he Pisces and Gemini. Almandine - red-violet variety of pomegranate. This is the hardest and one of the most common species of garnets. Greater hardness of almandine differ only like their color rubies. Rarely found almost black almandine.

The name of the mineral is a corruption of the word "Alabanda" - as in Asia Minor known as the city where the long Granite these stones. According to another version, Alabanda was only a transit point of ancient trade routes. In any case, it is clear why almandines often in the old days was called "alabandinovymi rubies." Pliny the Elder in his writings called almandine "alabandskoy garnet." In Russia, along with almandine garnets named "Bechet" and "garnet". European jewelers often called almandine garnets and emeralds; in German these stones were known as "karfukelshteyn". In place of its production and processing almandines not so long ago were known as "Ceylon", "American" or "Siberian" grenades.
As a gem almandine known for a long time; transparent beautiful color patterns applied and used for inserts in jewelry. The industry is used as the abrasive material. In ancient times, often no different from other red stones; Gr. and ntraks and armor. karbunkulus covered grenades (almandine and pyrope), rubies, spinels. All of them attributed to the exciting properties of healing in wounds, inflammations, outbursts of anger, and so on. D. Litoterapists argue that almandine has projective energy Yang. It is believed that almandines of Makzaban deposits have pronounced therapeutic properties. More Crusaders wore rings with almandine, to protect themselves from disease and wounds. It is no coincidence that the stones have long been attributed to the ability to deliver the pain. In Russia, they believed that the stones of this kind help to pregnant women during childbirth. In medical reference of the XVI century. It said that almandine-stone "heart obveselit, dissimilar drives away thoughts, mind and multiplies the honor."
The Indian "Ayurveda" is said that this stone is beneficial for violations of "watts" and "kapha" (ie, metabolic disorders). It helps to heal wounds, gives energy to the heart and lungs, supporting the immune system. Yogis say that soft vibration almandine focused on mental and physical body. Stone has beneficial effects on emotional state, stabilizes heart function, helps with inflammation. It promotes the regeneration of organs and tissues, stimulates blood circulation and increases the potency.
Litoterapists believe almandines promote wound healing. These stones also have a positive effect on the metabolism and increases the potency .In place with pyrope almandine are the "stones of fire." Many people worship almandine and attributed magical properties to it - the ability to ward off sadness and bring joy, to heal the heart and brain, excite the passion and at the same time to temper the anger. Indian yogis believe almandine stone having strong energy. It has beneficial effects on human emotions.
Going on a trip, you can get away, if you take a amulet almandine. Men such amulet protects from injuries to women ensures successful and easy birth, gives vitality and energy. Eastern peoples believed almandine healing stone. In Europe, the stone is a symbol of fidelity, constancy, loyalty and strength.

Color almandine can be cherry, crimson, purple or even brown-red. The intensity of the color depends on the amount of iron compounds. Jewels are considered a transparent almandine. Deposits almandines exist in India, Mongolia, Madagascar, Finland and Karelia.