GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 19-JET
HOMEOPATHIC JET Jet belongs to the group Lignite and is fossilized charcoal. It is usually quite soft, measuring between 2 and 2.5 on the Mohs scale. It is usually intensely black in color and achieves a brilliant luster when polished. Two different forms of Jet can be found, both soft and hard. Soft Jet occurs […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 18 BLACK OPAL
HOMEOPATHIC BLACK OPAL The Source: Australian black opals are the most valuable and widely known type of opal. Black opal is characterised by a dark body tone which can range from dark grey to jet black. However this refers only to the general body tone of the stone, and is not related to the rainbow […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 17-DIAMOND
THE POWER OF DIAMONDS IN HOMEOPATHY The source: Diamonds are the most valuable and precious gemstones. They are the ones that tick all the boxes when it comes to precious stones: rare, hard and light reflecting. Diamonds are the hardest stones: only a diamond can cut another diamond. They are also quite rare, especially the […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 16-SAPPHIRE
HOMEOPATHIC SAPPHIRE The Source: This stone is much harder than quartz and amethyst and that’s one of the reasons why it much more sought after and expensive. Its hardness is an important characteristic that helps understand this remedy. The name is Greek and it simply means “blue”. Like all gemstones, there are the themes of […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 15-HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL SALT
HOMEOPATHIC HIMALAYAN CRYSTAL SALT Salt is essential for life — you cannot live without it. Table salt has a bad rep, because of the link between too much salt in the diet and high blood pressure. However, eliminating salt altogether is not good either and is linked to thyroid dysfunction. Homeopathic Natrum Muriaticum is the […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 14-MOLDAVITE
DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF HOMEOPATHIC MOLDAVITE Moldavite is a tektite, which is a glass that forms from the force and heat of a meteorite hitting the Earth. Moldavite is a distinctive green colored tektite that formed around a crater in the Czech Republic almost 15 million years ago. It has a wrinkly or fern-like pattern […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 13-RUBY
The Source: Ruby is a corundum made up with aluminium oxide that can vary in colour from pink to deep red. Because of its colour this stone has always been associated with the sun and blood related health issues. Sanskrit has many different words for ruby and it is a very important healing stone in […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 11-JADE
HOMEOPATHIC GREEN JADE The homeopathic remedy is made from green jade, which is particularly valued, as quite rare. The name “jade” is a more recent one, derived from the old Spanish hijada, which means “side, flank” of the human body. In ancient times, the name was nephrite , from the Greek name for kidney. The […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 10-CLEAR QUARTZ
CLEAR QUARTZ REMEDY IN HOMEOPATHY The Source: Rock quartz is composed of pure silicon dioxide, just like Silica. The Ancient Greek called it Krystallos, which means “ice”, because it was believed that the Gods had made it by permanently freezing water and that is where our word “crystal” comes from. Rock quartz has well known […]
GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 9 PEARL
PEARL REMEDY IN HOMEOPATHY The Source: Technically, pearls are not minerals and are not found under ground. On the other hand, they are made out of calcium carbonate, which is a mineral, but produced by an animal, usually an oyster. So how does that happen? We all know that it is when the oyster feels […]