The Mysterious Moonstone…For Cancerians Only
Cult Victorian novel about a stolen Moonstone with magical properties & the ROOM looks Cancerian, non?
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!
Antique Sapphire and Moonstone Pendant from Tiffany’s – price on application, lol.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
I love The Moonstone, such a great book. The Woman in White is good too.
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…
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.
Try this page, Mystic, images of all different stones. http://www.bestcrystals.com/crystals2.html
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)
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.
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.