The Mysterious Moonstone…For Cancerians Only

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Cult Victorian novel about a stolen Moonstone with magical properties  & the ROOM looks Cancerian, non?

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Alaskan Folk Music C.D. from 1973

The Moonstone is the Cancerian birthstone i.m.o. Some say it is the Ruby – these things are always so debatable but I am sticking with Moonstone.  One of its other names is Selenite – which comes from the Greek Goddess of the Moon, Selene.  I love that Moonstones are most commonly found in Sri Lanka, the old name for that place is Serendip…from whence we get the word Serendipity.

Like Cancerians, Moonstones shimmer & change with the light, the Moon-phase and their own mysterious inner alchemy. In India, they are revered for inspiring visions at night & they are considered a fertility aid in some parts of Arabia. Generally, they’re credited with aiding strength of intuition, fittingly, as that is also the key talent of our lovely Crab Peeps!

176306894_4d4c422859Antique Sapphire and Moonstone Pendant from Tiffany’s – price on application, lol.

© Mystic Medusa 2010

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  1. Buckle’s avatar

    I think Selenite may be different altogether; it’s flat and ice-looking. I only say because I bought some ages ago. I love things that look like icicles, you see. I could be wrong with the name of course, but I’m almost certain what I bought was labeled ‘Selenite’ and it’s a shale-like transparent material that breaks up if it comes into contact with water.

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    1. unpredictable pisces’s avatar

      i think u right buckle. selenite looks like the inside of a peppermint crisp only white not green! (and less tasty.) meant to be good for psychic space-clearing i think e.g. stuffy rooms.

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  2. Kate’s avatar

    i had a really old car once (early 1960′s) walnut dash, leather seats etc. Its colours – white with a green trim were called “Moonstone’ & ‘Jade’ – so lovely to be driving around in that

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  3. cancerian annie’s avatar

    I agree, I’ve never liked rubies so had a gorgeous moonstone ring made a few years ago – but now it’s too small! It’s next to my bed all the time though, and I’m always amazed when I stare into it. Their lustrous mauve hues give it that depth and magical quality I think.

    There are lots of imitation ones around, jewellers/gemologists find it quite difficult to get real ones, and usually the larger ones are less mystical than smaller ones. They are almost always oval/elliptical too, which enhances the colours in them. It took ages for mine to be found and I chose a smaller stone with a deeper mauve and higher dome – you can see more in it than a flatter stone.

    I want that Tiffany necklace BTW. It’s so me.

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  4. nat’s avatar

    Wow Mystic, thank you! I had never heard of Moonstone eventho’ I am a Cancerian. Thank you for enlightening me. It looks divine.

    I love rubies – but that could be my Scorp rising (love deep colours) or my Aries (love Red) Moon talking. Adore emerald… and sapphire… and amethyst… and garnet (I have a green one from Tanzania)… and peridot… and amber… The only gem I don’t get off on is diamonds, but maybe I’m just not trying hard enough :)

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  5. X’s avatar

    I love The Moonstone, such a great book. The Woman in White is good too.

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  6. Mystic Medusa’s avatar

    Yo i thought similar re Selenite as saw some at local new agie shop the other day BUT it sez so on a Moonstone gem selling site – will try to track bk for link later but busy – AND i love that it referencing Moon Goddess. As you know, i LOVE how the ancient gods and goddesses linger on in ANYTHING…

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  7. Über Virgo’s avatar

    Selenite is a different stone to Moonstone and is quite fragile, as in doesn’t travel well and is easily scuffed, chipped and broken. I broke one. It also dissolves somewhat in water. Just checked and it’s a crystal of Calcium Sulphate, same as gypsum. Very beautiful though with a lot of lustre.

    Moonstone is also shimmery, but a lot harder and is a type of feldspar, potassium, aluminium silicate.

    I love stones.

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    1. Über Virgo’s avatar

      Try this page, Mystic, images of all different stones. http://www.bestcrystals.com/crystals2.html

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  8. matthew-minerva’s avatar

    i bought my mother a moonstone necklace and earings set when she fell pregnate with the twins! it was very fitting i think, as the twins where due on the cusp between gemini/cancer… yet as luck would have it the twin turned out to be gemini (very fitting)

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  9. taurean alchemist’s avatar

    ooooh , I’m drawn to that antique moonstone/sapphire necklace from Tiffany…. my progressed ascendant is Kataka… I think I have some moonstones in my crystal collection.

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  10. little fish’s avatar

    I have a beautiful moonstone George Jensen ring.It was designed in 1812. It is the simplest (3 stones in a row) and most elegant piece I own. I’ve had it for 35 years.There something enchanting about it and so I must really find the right person to pass it on to when the time comes.

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