Amethyst

February birthstone poem - the Amethyst "The February born shall find Sincerity and peace of mind, Freedom from passion and from care, If they, the amethyst will wear."

The February birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which the Amethyst is associated - stability, peace, balance, courage, inner strength, sincerity and a calm disposition.  The healing properties are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the withdrawal symptoms of any sort of addiction, headaches, insomnia, arthritis, pain relief, circulatory system issues and general health.  The Amethyst is also referred to as the "sobriety stone" as it was once believed to prevent drunkenness and used to treat alcoholism and other types of additions.

The traditional colors associated with the Amethyst is a pale lilac to violet to red-violet color through to a deep rich purple color.  Its color is symbolic with wealth and power and strongly associated with Royalty as the dyes used for purple materials were extremely expensive to produce.

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