In some cultures there is a belief that there are energy centers or chakras located in different areas of the body that regulate the functions of the organs, the psychic and the emotional ones.
Usually it is recognized 7 chakras, located from the lower part of the spine to the crown of the head.
Each one of these chakras is related to a color and there are therapies that use minerals of these colors to achieve its balance.
BLACK
2. Black night.
ETHYMOLOGY: from latin “niger”. VISIBLE SPECTRUM: absorbs all wavelengths of colors. It does not reflect none. TEMPERATURE: cold RGB (RedGreenBlue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (0, 0, 0) RGB (RedGreenBlue) HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: #000000 CLASSIFICATION: superposition of primary colors (red, yellow, blue).
3. Philip II, dressed in black(Sofonisba Anguissola).
NIGHT with its silence and mystery is an endless and unique source of inspiration. The color BLACK also shares this spirit, with its unlimited possibilities.
Wearing black in our clothes shows power, elegance, control of situations, independence, in short, charisma. Charles V and Philip II set the trend in their reigns ‘dressing Spanish style’, by imposing the use of black in the European courts, a sign of distinction and sobriety.
Although black alone is almost unbeatable, when combined with colors, it makes them stand out, constituting a very versatile resource in the composition.
In our homes, the occasional use of black in decorative objects or furniture gives a touch of exclusivity.
💎MINERALS: Quartz, Garnet Melanite, Tourmaline. Visit our shop for more information.
White minerals reflect all wavelengths of the visible spectrum when light strikes them.
Black minerals do not reflect any of the wavelengths of the visible spectrum when light strikes them, but are all absorbed.
Minerals that we perceive as a different color from those that make up the visible spectrum, such as brown minerals, reflect some wavelengths of the visible spectrum and absorb others.
WHITE
2. White snow.
ETHYMOLOGY: from the Germanic “blank”, white, bright. VISIBLE SPECTRUM: Superposition of all wavelengths of colors. Addition of all the colors of the spectrum. TEMPERATURE: cold RGB (RedGreenBlue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (255, 255, 255) RGB (RedGreenBlue) HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: #FFFFFFFF
3. White dove of peace.
We identify WHITE with SNOW. A good snowfall offers us a break in our activity, a time for reflection, meditation, without haste or pressure.
White represents purity, simplicity, candor, innocence. It is the color of peace, represented by the dove of peace since ancient times. The whiteflag also symbolizes the ceasefire.
White flowers are delicate, of sublime beauty. In France, the muguet or lily of the valley is given as a gift to wish good luck to people we love.
Surrounding ourselves with whitecalms us and is therefore a good choice to use in our home, as its luminosity multiplies the space and fills us with optimism.
💎MINERALS: Quartz, Barite, Celestine, Calcite, Aragonite. Visit our shop for more information.
Throughout the centuries minerals have played an important role in painting, as they have been used as pigments to provide color. Some of these minerals have been Azurite (blue color), Malachite (green color), Realgar (red color), Orpiment (yellow color), Cinnabar (red color) or Limonite (ochre color).
The search for new tones or their highcost, due to their location or extraction difficulties, opened the way to artificial pigments.
VIOLET
2. Violet lavender field.
ETHYMOLOGY: from latin, “viola”, purple flower. VISIBLE SPECTRUM: 7th place, shortest wavelength. TEMPERATURE: cold CLASSIFICATION: secondary, red and blue mixture RGB (RedGreenBlue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (170, 0, 255) RGB (RedGreenBlue) HEXADECIMALSYSTEMCODE: #AA00FF CHAKRA: head, brain
3. A touch of violet in decoration.
VIOLET is a color very appropriate for contemplation, prayer or meditation. It connects us with the spiritual world, with the mysterious. It is an ideal color for changingtimes in our lives.
In the ambit of flowers, violets are related to calm, to purity, to the beauty of the simple. The image of endless lavenderfields inspires us and makes us want to be there, surrounded by them.
Luxury, power and exclusivity are also associated with violet. In ancient times, dyes in this color were difficult to obtain and therefore it was reserved for the wealthiestclasses and the highest echelons of society.
At home, violet will provide tranquility and protection to the places that need it. Decorativeobjects in this color will give a touch of sophistication.
💎MINERALS: Amethyst, Aragonite, Fluorite. Visit our shop for more information.
Some minerals have the property of reflecting the colors of the rainbow, while the angle of observation or the angle of incidence of the light is varied. This property is known as iridescence or goniochromism.
Labradorite presents iridescence which, in its particular case, is called labradorescence. When we move it, we can observe, among other colors, blue, violet, yellow, orange or green.
BLUE
2. Bluesky and sea.
ETHYMOLOGY: from classical Arabic, “lazaward”. TONES: navy, light blue, electric, cobalt, Klein, turquoise, indigo, Prussian. VISIBLE SPECTRUM: 5th place (CYAN) and 6th place (INDIGO) TEMPERATURE: cold CLASSIFICATION: primary, pure color RGB (Red-Green-Blue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (0, 0, 255) RGBHEXADECIMALSYSTEMCODE (RedGreenBlue): #0000FF CHAKRA: 5th (CYAN), at the base of the skull, throat, and 6th (INDIGO), third eye
3. Blue related to healthcare.
BLUE is the color of the SKY and the SEA
and both transmit peace, serenity and stability. Looking at the sky in the morning on a day we plan to go on an excursion and finding it blue, gives us the assurance that the day will be perfect. Blue is used to give an image of confidence.
On the other hand, the blue of the sky and the sea also suggests freedom and stimulates imagination, creativity and sensitivity.
Blue is linked to practicality, order, cleanliness and healing. We recall that blue is one of the colors used in their uniforms by the health and security forces. For this reason it is also related to seriousness.
In spaces of our home such as the bedroom or study it is interesting to include blue, as it helps to create quiet environments, conducive to sleep or study. It is a refreshing color to consider also in the bathroom.
💎MINERALS: Kyanite, Azurite, Chalcanthite, Apatite, Sapphire, Lapis lazuli, Aquamarine, Fluorite, Agate, Barite, Labradorite. Visit our shop for more information.
It is possible to find minerals of all colors. There are minerals that we always associate with a single color, such as Sulfur (yellow) or Malachite (green), and others that we find in very different colors, such as Fluorite (green, blue, violet, yellow…).
Minerals that always have the same color are called idiochromatic. Allochromatics are those found in nature in different colors.
GREEN
2. Green Nature.
ETHYMOLOGY: from Latin, “viridis”, vigorous, lively, young. TONES: apple, bottle, forest, emerald, olive, pistachio. VISIBLE SPECTRUM: 4th place. TEMPERATURE: cold CLASSIFICATION: secondary, yellow and blue mixture RGB (Red-Green-Blue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (0, 255, 0) RGBHEXADECIMALSYSTEMCODE (RedGreenBlue): #00FF00 CHAKRA: heart, between shoulder blades
3. Green in decoration.
There is nothing more relaxing than a walk in NATURE. It calms us, balances us and renews us. We return revitalized, rejuvenated, hopeful. GREEN connects us with nature and helps us to recover our lost harmony.
Green is in fashion and is associated with the care of the environment, with vegetables, with freshness, with healthy. For this reason, green is included in logos, corporativecolors or symbols.
Finding the green cross of a pharmacy in a moment of hurry relieves us. Green is related to the control of situations, with the absence of risk and is used in evacuationsigns.
In gastronomy, vegetables also have a stellar place in the Mediterranean diet, which is associated with a healthy and longlife.
More and more we find green in the form of plants and vegetation in shop windows, on terraces, in offices or in public buildings, providing a breath of fresh air. Including green in our home in some wall, in objects or in some detail will also bring us serenity and will increase the sensationof spaciousness.
💎MINERALS: Emerald, Fluorite, Malachite, Jade, Olivine, Tourmaline, Amazonite, Quartz. Visit our shop for more information.
1. Green Fluorite from Madagascar illuminated with ultraviolet light.
Some minerals illuminated with ultraviolet light, which is invisible to the human eye, change their originalcolor. They emit visible light with a wavelengthlonger than that of the incident light. This is the phenomenon of fluorescence and minerals that possess this property are called fluorescent. If the effect lasts over time when the illumination ceases, the minerals are phosphorescent.
Green fluorite from Madagascar looks blue under the effect of ultraviolet light.
YELLOW
2. YellowSun.
ETHYMOLOGY: from Latin “Amarellus”, which in turn derives from “Amarus”, bitter. TONES: lemon, canary, mustard VISIBLE SPECTRUM. 3rd place. TEMPERATURE: warm CLASSIFICATION: primary, pure color RGB (RedGreenBlue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (255, 255, 0) RGB HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM CODE (RedGreenBlue): #FFFF00 CHAKRA: center back
3. Decoration with yellowtouches.
YELLOW is the color of the SUN, which brings clarity, truth, energy and life. It is related to rationalthinking, organization and ease of decisionmaking.
It is identified with wisdom, intelligence, open-mindedness, openness to newprojects, to the modern, to the new.
Although traditionally for actors the yellow color in clothing does not bring good luck, it is a color that favors communication, expression and optimism. Wearing a yellowgarment or a hintof gold always brightensup any look.
A touch of yellow in the rooms brings light and joy. The use of gold in decoration is, since ancient times, synonymous with luxury, elegance and sophistication.
💎MINERALS: Pyrite, Sulfur, Quartz, Tiger’s Eye, Barite, Calcite. Visit our store for more information.
1. Colors of the visible spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet).
The colors that the human eye is able to perceive range from red to violet.
Each of the colors that make up the visible spectrum has a wavelength associated with it, with red being the longest and violet the shortest.
Ultraviolet light (wavelength shorter than the one associated with violet) and infrared light (wavelength longer than the one associated with red) are invisible.
ORANGE
2. Orange tree.
ETHYMOLOGY: it comes from the hispanic arabic “naranga”, with origin in sanskrit, and refers to the fruit of the orange tree. VISIBLE SPECTRUM: 2nd place. TEMPERATURE: warm CLASSIFICATION: secondary, mix of yellow and red RGB (RedGreenBlue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (255, 165, 0) RGB (RedGreenBlue) HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: #FFA500 CHAKRA: lower back
3. Orange lobsters.
This color is linked with happyness and enthusiasm and symbolizes success in relationships. ORANGE is the color of friendship, joy and fun. It promotes sociability and goodvibes.
Companies often include orange in their logos to show closeness and friendliness. OrangeEconomy is the term coined in recent years for the industry related to creativity and inspiration, both of which are related to this color.
Orange is propitious to enliven spaces of relationship between people such as the living room, playroom, kitchen or dining room. In the latter, orange also works as an appetitestimulator. It is a color shared by many of the most appetizing and juicy fruits such as peaches, apricots, mangoes, papayas, persimmons, oranges, tangerines. Seafood, with its appealing orange color, is always the prelude to a good celebration.
💎MINERALES: Calcite, Carnelian, Quartz, Jasper, Topaz, Amber. Visit our store for more information.
1. Light passing through a transparent prism is decomposed into the 7 colors of the rainbow.
The color of minerals is one of their great attractions. When light, which is composed of the 7colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet), falls upon them, the part of it that is reflected produces the color we can appreciate. The rest is absorbed by their surface.
Transparent and translucent minerals allow light to pass through them.
RED
2. Red Heart.
ETHYMOLOGY: from latin “russus”, red. TONES: vermilion, crimson, scarlet, claret, garnet, cherry, carmine VISIBLE SPECTRUM: 1st place, longest wavelength. TEMPERATURE: warm CLASSIFICATION: primary, pure color RGB (RedGreenBlue) DECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: (255, 0, 0) RGB (RedGreenBlue) HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM CODE: #FF0000 CHAKRA: base of the column
3. Red Roses.
If we want to catch the attention, we only have to dress in RED or wear accessories in this color. It is the color of success, energy, vitality and leadership. Many brands use it as a corporative color.
We identify it with risk, danger and the forbidden. Warning signs have this color. It is also related to courage. It is the color of blood and HEART. Of vibrant, passionate and decisive moments.
Red is a warm and cheerful color, which we choose when we want to lift our spirits and take action. We associate it with love, with seduction, with glamour. A bouquet of red roses carries a clear message, without the need for a card.
Red touches in the rooms give warmth and stimulatethe senses.
💎 MINERALS: Hematite, Carnelian, Realgar, Garnet, Ruby, Coral. Visit our shop for more information.
– You should have seen him wide-eyed flipping his Fluorite octahedron. I already have in mind to continue with a small Quartz, some Aragonite, a Tourmaline… I think an exciting adventure awaits him…
Fluorite
Quartz
Aragonite
Tourmaline
– I remember the excitement that made me find my first Pyrite buried in my uncle’s field, how they took advantage of my innocence! It was magical to see those perfect cubes, that luster… It always seemed to me something from another world. Prisms, discs… Lately I’ve been taking out some minerals that had been stored for decades (and wrapped up as if there were no tomorrow) and I’m placing them on the table, on my desk, on some step of the stairs, next to the cactus…, in short, I’m changing them… and I think that being surrounded by such bright colors suits me well.
Pyrite
Emerald
Calcite
Agate
– Yes, that is said. I have put the Fluorite you gifted me on the table where I now telework and I find very relaxing for my eyes to remain from time to time looking at those endless groups of cubes, that vibrrrant green… It is good to put a bit of nature in our lives.
Fluorite
Fluorite
Fluorite
Fluorite
– That’s right… Tomorrow tell him to come my home and I’ll give him a surprise… it has a violet color that takes away the sense.
– See if you can prepare another one for me… olive colored, if possible. Ciao!
Amethyst
Amethyst
Olivine
Olivine
– Always the same…see you tomorrow! ………(I will look for something at the MINERALITUM online shop).
THE POWER OF MINERALS. CURATIVE AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES.
Aries
MAGNETAT or MAGNETES or AIMANT (MAGNET) (1st degree of the sign of Aries)
1. Magnetite.
Description: Black, a little bit towards red. The best ones are the ones that look blue. It is located in many places. It pulls the iron with great force, marvelling that, being that the iron defeats all other metals by the force it has, this stone defeats it and makes it come to itself obediently. To lose its power, it must be placed in garlic or onion water for 3 days and 3 nights. To regain it, it must be put in goat’s blood for another 3 days and 3 nights, shedding the blood every day. Healing/medicinal properties: Carried by weak hearted men, it gives strength, and if they are strong, it strengthens them. If the ground stone mixed with oil is given to a man poisoned with iron filings or another poisons mixed with iron or wounded with poisoned iron, it will come out from underneath and heal. It will also heal the poisoned sore if it is placed over it.
★ The stone seems to correspond to Magnetite, which belongs to the Oxide Class, and its Chemical Formula is FeFe2O4.
GAGATIZ or GAGATES (JET) (3rd degree of the sign of Aries)
Description: Turbid clay color, it is opaque. Healing / medicinal properties: If it is polished and given to drink what is detached to a man whose body smells badly for reason of sweat, it eliminates it and makes that it smells well. If a man who has worms in his intestines called pumpkin seeds is girded on his belly, he makes them die and throw them away.
ALJOFAR(PEARL) (11th degree of the sign of Aries)
2. Pearl.
Description: Very white, opaque, round and polished stone. A very noble and precious stone due to its shape and beauty, which does not need the help of a craftsman. It acquires more value the whiter and bigger it is. It is found in many places and is bred in the shells. Healing/medicinal properties: It helps a lot to the tremors of the heart, to the sad ones and to all illness that comes for melancholy. It cleanses the blood from the heart and clears it, takes away the turbidity from it. For this reason, they are included in the medicines and are given to these patients to feed. In addition, powders are made from them and placed in the eyes since they make vision much clearer, strengthening the nerves, removing the vapours and wiping away the moisture.
ANNORA or LIMESTONE (19th degree of the sign of Aries)
3. Limestone. Pamukkale (Turkey).
Description: The lime is obtained from it. It is in many places and is very used by the man in his works, because it joins very strong some stones with others, it closes the perforated places, preventing that the water goes out, it fixes the pipes, it closes ships… Mixed with Azarnech and smeared on the hair of the animals, it eliminates them in little time; if they are left a lot of time, they damage the leather.When it is burned, the fire is enclosed in it until water is poured over it. Then it shows the heat inside it as the smoke comes out. Healing/medicinal properties: Ground with oil and smeared with it the big and wide sores, they heal quickly and well. It is also a great poison if it is ground together with Azarnech, because if someone is given to drink it will perforate the bladder, it causes sores in their intestines and significantly damages their liver.
★ Limestone is composed mainly of Calcite (CaCO3), which when heated is transformed into Quicklime or Calcium Oxide (CaO) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2). When water (H2O) is added to the Quicklime a large amount of heat is released and the result is slaked or hydrated Lime or Calcium Hydroxide (Ca (OH)2).
😉 In our shop you can find a large selection of Calcites.
YZF or YASPIO (JASPER) (20th degree of the sign of Aries)
Description: The best specimens are green (elongated shape), wine coloured (round), with white and translucent veins (various colours), air coloured and smoke coloured. Most of them are translucent and, those that are not, are splendid.
4. Jasper with veins, from Madagascar.
Curative/medicinal properties:
►GreenJasper has the colour of the stone called Prasma. Hanging from the neck, it helps in throat illnesses, as it ends the pains and heals them soon. Moreover, if you look at it every day in the morning, it strengthens the vision and comforts the spirit of the person who wears it and gives him/her joy.
►White wineJasper (which turns to red-yellow) is known as Cumynon and is beautiful, clear and translucent. It is the most precious of all. The one who carries it heals from the called falling sickness (epilepsy). It is good for the diseases that come from melancholy, straining the heart and making it happy. That is why it is included in the medicines that treat these illnesses. Ground up and given to drink to the one with the sore intestines, it heals much more quickly.
►Jasper with translucent white veins is the noblest of all jaspers. It is called Astarnuz, which means “similar to a star”, since the veins shine like a star. When it is put into the fire and stays longer, the more it increases its light and beauty. The one who carries it strengthens his heart and gives him joy and allows man to do his business with ease. If the one who has a bellyache or a liverache hangs up the stone, he is healed if the disease is new; if it is old, he gets great benefit and does not allow it to advance.
5. Mosque of Cordoba. Columns of Jasper.
►The air coloured Jasper is known as Belyniz. It has no color of its own. It is clear and transparent when there is clarity, and cloudy, when there is turbidity. It removes migraine headaches if it is hung over the part of the head where the pain occurs. If it is hung over the lads, their breeding is better and they are healthier. Also, it makes them not crybaby.
►Smoke coloured Jasper is Known as Gaciuz, which means “smoky”. It is dark and the least valuable of all the jaspers mentioned. The large stones are used to make pillars or thresholds for doors and beds. If you drink its powder in a weight equivalent to 4 drachmas (1 drachma= 3,594 g.), the one who has pain in the colon, heals. If he sticks it or hangs it over his belly, he also gets the same effect, but not as quickly.
★ Jasper is considered a type of Calcedonia, which is a microcrystalline variety of Quartz.
😉 In our shop you can find a great selection of Jaspers and a great variety of Quartzes. Visit us.
ANNOXATIR or AMMONIA SALT (30th degree of the sign of Aries)
Description: The best are the white and clear ones that resemble glass, although there are some that have black or white drops and others that are brown. They are taken out of the mines in small and very hard stones and they are very salty, blocking the tongue when they are put in it. By spraying the house with the brine, the snakes do not approach. Healing/medicinal properties: Used to clean impurities, mixed in alcohol used for the eyes or in powder for the teeth. In animals, the powder is used to pour down the throat of those who have leeches, and kill them and have them thrown out.
★ Ammonia Salt belongs to the Halides Class and its Chemical Formula is NH4Cl.
Tauro
DIAMOND or MEZ (1st degree of the sign of Taurus)
6. Diamond.
Description: The best are those that resemble glass. Some people make counterfeits of these stones with glass, although, if they are put into the fire, they melt, which is not the case with diamond. There are other stones that are yellow, purple or similar to burnished iron. Only the smaller stones carried by the Baribicen River reach us, since it is not possible to reach their source where there are also very large pieces due to the existing danger (snakes and other poisonous beasts).
It breaks all the other stones, piercing or cutting them and none of them can overcome it. But there is a type of Lead called Tin, which does break this stone, being able to turn it into dust.
They’re square and sharp in shape. They are used to make cameos on other stones or to carve them, using very small, thin and sharp pieces of this stone. Healing/medicinal properties: In powder form or by introducing a small piece into the bladder placed on the tip of a thin iron, it breaks the stones formed there and the person heals. It should only be done if the sick seem not to heal.
The stones are toxic, because of their angular shape the beasts scratch on them and transmit poison to them. So when men put them in their mouths for a long time, their teeth fall out. Also, if they are given to drink ground, in weight equivalent to a drachma, along with ground Tin, the man dies.
★ Diamond belongs to the Elements Class and its Chemical Symbol is C. It is constituted by crystallized Carbon in the cubic system. It is the hardest mineral (10 on the Mohs scale).
CORAL (11th degree of the sign of Taurus)
7. Coral.
Description:
It forms in the sea, as a tree, and while it is there it is soft and, when they take it out, in contact with the air, it hardens. It resembles the so-called sea grass. It is found in many places. It is opaque and reddish in colour, the more the better. Healing/medicinal properties: Its property is to constipate. If it is given to drink, ground and dissolved in wine or something, to those who spit blood, it helps a lot. It does the same to those who cannot urinate.Drunk with some liquor, it will undo the abscess that forms in the spleen. ★ Coral is made up of colonies of many small animals, called polyps.
BLACK CORAL (12th degree of the sign of Taurus)
Description: It has the same characteristics as coral, but its smell is stronger and it is drier. Healing/medicinal properties: It has all the virtues of the red coral, and in addition, if it is drunk ground it helps to the sores of the intestines and to the tremor of the heart, entering inside the medicines that are given for the happiness. Burnt and powdered, it helps a lot to wipe the tears from the eyes and is good to put into the alcohols that are applied to the eyes.
AMBER (18th degree of the sign of Taurus)
8. Amber.
Description: Its color is pure yellow, although those that have green drops are the best and of greater virtue. It is a strong stone and hard to break. They are of big or small size, but always round. It is located in mines of clay, in the West. Healing/medicinal properties: The one who carries it with him, does not get drunk by wine he drinks, nor does it feel as bad as the one who does not carry it. The effect is greater if it is carried in the mouth. If it is put in a vat or jar or container with wine, it takes away the power to intoxicate, but it does not take away the taste. It is usually hung from the necks of children so that they do not feel bad about the wine and grow up better and faster drinking it. For this reason, they set them on their glasses and other things they drank from, since the wine tasted good to them and was not bad for them. ★ Amber belongs to Organic Compounds Class. It is a fossilized tree resin.
IRON (24th degree of the sign of Taurus)
Description: : Its color is between black and brown, although it is more black. It lightens easily and more easily becomes cloudy. It is located in mines in many parts of the world and is one of the most well-known stones by man. Heated on fire, it can be shaped in any way. It is used to make weapons of many kinds. There are stones of a soft nature and of a strong nature, and of these there are some that the more they are put in hot water the more they harden and others that soften. There are irons that when they are melted and put into them medicines become so strong that they cut other irons (Alhinde/Andanico) and others that are strong in themselves (Steel) and that cut softer irons than these. Healing/medicinal properties: If you heat it on fire, put it in water or wine and give it to drink to the one who has old diarrhea, it gets a great benefit and heals faster. The same healing effect is obtained by those who have sores in the intestines, abscess in the spleen or weakness in the stomach due to loosening and vomiting. Physicists use the slag and its powdered filings and put them into medicines because it helps many diseases.
★ Iron belongs to the Class called Elements and its Chemical Symbol is Fe (from latin “Ferrum”).
★ Steel is an alloy of Iron and Carbon, the latter being in the range of 0.02% to 2%.
9. Steel railway bridge in the Firth of Forth (Scotland).
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