Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz, its chemical formula is SiO2.
In the 20th century, the color of amethyst was attributed to the presence of manganese. However, since it is capable of being greatly altered and even discharged by heat, the color was believed by some authorities to be from an organic source. Ferric thiocyanate was suggested, and sulfur was said to have been detected in the mineral.
According a Chinese website: http://blog.yam.com/rock_crystal_talk/article/6385681
Amethyst is believed to be the only purple, transparent jewelry rock. It exhibits an out-of-this -world elegance and magnetism/attraction. Its purple energy combines the enthusiastic red and cool blue, making it a germ with characteristic of feeling physical and increasing knowledge. The purple energy of Amethyst especially relates to the 6th chakra of crown and brow, or what Chinese called “the third eye? The “purple crystal? as its Chinese name indicated, helps memory, energizes creativity, and improves rational/logical minds. In its jewelry form, the crystal encourages its wearers to spend a lot of their daily lives in learning, thinking, and creating.
The 6th Chakra, the third eye, is a chakra that “understands reality, truth, and fundamental facts of matters? Revitalizing the third eye, people can obtain high levels of thinking, rationalizing, judging, changing fate, and smoothly modifying their own behavior.
Affected body part or organ: brain, pineal gland, eyes, ears, nose.
Corresponding crystal series: purple and lavender blue
Improvement:Stronger learning power, understanding better, smarter, increased spiritual energy.
Another Chinese website, http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1405103000862,
confirms that purple crystal corresponds to the 6th chakra. It helps clam your mind and spirits. The stone can improve insomnia or increase the quality of your sleep. For those who are in schools and have to study a lot, this stone can help study and learn. It also purifies spiritual growth.
Purple crystal contains manganese or ferric thiocyanate that is believed to be responsible for its purple color. After being heated up, its color turns light and looks yellow. It is sometimes used to make citrine, a yellow crystal. Gentle and romantic purple light can develop wisdom, raise self confidence, increase EQ (Emotional Quotient), and calm emotions. They say it can improve memory and help focus. It helps prepare writing exams, assists in stabilizing relationship, and speeds up opening the 6th charkra for people interested in Zan Meditation.
Amethyst is a high energy germstone which has a hardness of 7~. It develops wisdom, increases powder of memory, promotes creativity, helps bring about aura of calm and peaceful mind, elevates and purifies one’s energy levels, and increases compassion and tolerance. It improves relationship, eliminates arrogance, augments elegance and grace. It helps romance, calms turmoil’s of volatile relationship. Putting it into wine glass can reduce wine smells, making it tastier without getting drunk. For seniors and people who tire easily who have insomnia issues wearing amethyst can improve insomnia and also help hang-over. (Please note that the energetic young’s may make their insomnia issues worse and get more energetic by wearing it.)
Amethyst is one of the most elegant and beautiful gemstone. It is also called “wind water stone?in China. Japanese call it “energetic stone? There are certain shapes of amethyst which grows inward and forms like a cave. Outward growth is rare.
According to Wikipedia, amethyst is the birthstone associated with February. It is also associated with the astrological signs of Pisces, Aries (especially the violet and purple variety), Aquarius, and Sagittarius. It is a symbol of heavenly understanding, and of the pioneer in thought and action on the philosophical, religious, spiritual, and material planes. Ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church traditionally wear rings set with a large amethyst as part of their office.
The Greek word "amethystos" basically can be translated as "not drunken." Amethyst was considered to be a strong antidote against drunkenness, which is why wine goblets were often carved from it. Supposedly, when a drunken Dionysus was pursuing a maiden called Amethystos, who refused his affections, she prayed to the gods to remain chaste. The goddess Artemis granted the prayer, transforming her into a white stone; humbled by Amethystos' desire to remain chaste, Dionysus poured wine over the stone she had become as an offering, dying the crystals purple.
Variants of the story include that Dionysus, the god of intoxication, had been insulted by a mortal and swore revenge on the next mortal who crossed his path, creating fierce tigers to carry out his wish; the mortal turned out to be a beautiful young woman, Amethystos, who was on her way to pay tribute to Artemis. Her life is spared by Artemis, who transforms the maiden into a statue of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws. Dionysus wept tears of wine in remorse for his action at the sight of the beautiful statue. The god's tears stained the quartz purple. Another variation involves the goddess Rhea presenting Dionysus with the amethyst stone to preserve the winedrinker's sanity. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst)
Amethyst is considered to be a social gemstone. Here the word “social?does not mean “popular?among people but an inner attraction of angel-like encounters. Carrying it often induces wit and intuition, and heightens the 6th sense of the wearer.
