Because garnet is less commonly recognized as a family of gems as opposed to a single stone, much of the modern symbolism surrounding it pertain in large to the red versions of garnet. The garnet family of semiprecious stones encompasses a variety of colors with the exception of blue. The name garnet comes from the Latin word for seed or grain: "granatus." Such a name was given to the red garnet for it's close resemblance of a pomegranate seed. The pomegranate is occasionally referenced in Greek Myth as a gift of love that is continually inviting garnet is still associate with and symbolic of the seeds of a pomegranate. Garnet also remains a symbolic gift of love for the eighteenth anniversary of marriage. It is also a gift for two-year anniversaries. Garnet's emotional and mental healing associated with purification, regeneration and warmth also carry over to it's qualities of physical healing. As a healer and protector from toxins, garnet is recognized as a remedy in the body's fight against food poisoning and blood toxicity. It is also known for aiding in treatments against infection of the kidney, lung and facial (irritations, inflammation and blemishes) and area. The garnet family is also an aid to therapy for disorders of the heart (including low blood pressure), bones and spine, blood, pulmonary and even sleeping disorders. It has even been noted to provide gallstone relief and also work down to a cellular level. Because of it's warming energies, it is also used therapeutically for frostbite, aching muscles, arthritis and other discomforts relating to the joints. In early history, recordings of garnet use to treat jaundice and yellow fever were made. Today, garnet is still used by healers to treat fever and even balance antibodies and hormones. It has been found by healers that garnet both induces imagination and creativity but it also assists dreams to reveal past life experience. Garnet is said also to attract love and strengthen bonds. It's protective qualities allow for the unanswered to be revealed in dreaming. Along with physically helping circulation, garnet also helps an individual circulate through their dreams and find or encounter their deepest concerns. Garnet is another stone that provides protection from nightmares but even more specifically, it protects the individual from being attacked, wounded, mugged or murdered in their dreams. It also helps to confront and dealing with that which ultimately needs to be addressed. The energetic vibrations from the earth are stored within the garnet and provide a shield of positive energy that repels negative energy. Garnet is said to also help an individual to take knowledge gained in dreams and apply it to life in a balanced and creative way.Now you can own a masterpiece of Russian artistic jewelry that is truly unique and beautiful.The braclet length is 7.3 inches,the beads-19.1/2
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