APPENDIX 3. 

 MYSTICAL PROPERTIES OF GEMS. 



Man has endowed gems with talismanic, curative, and supernatural 

 powers. Certain gems preserved him from incubi, vampires, and 

 kindred terrors; others preserved him from the powers of sorcery or 

 conferred the powers of witchcraft; by their aid he controlled the 

 spirits of evil or was protected from their malign influence. \\ ith a 

 suitable gem he could foretell the future, review the past, or conjure 

 up pictures of events taking place at a distance. Protected by their 

 mystic influences he feared neither plague nor poison, while his 

 belief in the marvelous efficacy of their curative powers gave them a 

 place among his most potent remedies. 



The virtues of gems were diverse. Some procured the iavor ot the 

 great ■ others rendered their possessors amiable, wise, strong, and brave ; 

 some protected him from fire, lightning, and tempests; others from 

 danger and disease; some were preferred as talismans and charms; 

 others were used as drugs, either alone or with electuaries and with 

 or without pravers, incantations, or other prescribed formulas^ 



Certain gems brought good or evil through the planetary influence 

 of certain days. All vellow gems were appropriate for Sunday wear 

 through the name giver, the sun. On Monday, the moon day all 

 white stones except the diamond were to be worn. Tuesday, the day 

 of Mars, claimed garnets, rubies, and all red stones. Wednesday 

 demanded blue stones. Thor's day, or Thursday, required amethysts 

 and other stones of a sanguine tint. Friday, the day of Venus, had 

 for its gem the emerald. Saturn's day claimed the diamond. 



A particular stone was potent for good during a particular month, 

 and under the proper astrological control was supposed to have a 

 mystical influence over the twelve parts of the human anatomy. Such 

 a "em was the more potent if the natal day of the wearer corresponded 

 with its particular sign, and when worn as a birth or month stone was 

 supposed to attract at all times propitious influences and avert malign 

 effects. The more important stones, their zodiacal control, and most 

 potent periods of influence are : 



Stone. 



Garnet 



Amethyst 



Bloodstone Aries. 



Zodiacal control. 



Period. 



Aquarius -Tan. 21 to Feb. 21. 



Pisces... ■ Feb. 21 to Mar. 21. 



Mar. 21 to Apr. 20. 



Sapphire.. - Taurus . ^»£l6y21. 



Ajpto Gemini.. - May 21 to June 21. 



Emerald Cancer. . . - .June 21 to J ul> 22. 



rw^irv Leo July 22 to Aug. 2J. 



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Chrysolite. 

 Aquamarine. 



Topaz 



Kul-v 



Libra Sept. 22 to Oct. 23. 



Scorpio - Oct. 23 to Nov. 2 1 . 



Sagittarius Nov. 21 to Dec. 21 . 



Capricorn Dec. 21 to Jan. 21 . 



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