Ruby
Presentation :
Names) :
- Ruby (variety of corundum).
Etymology:
- Ruby: From Latin Rubeus = red (Wallerius, 1747).
Group, Family:
- Hematite Group, Corundum Family.
Color :
- Red, red-magenta, sometimes in shades of purple to pink, sometimes asterism, rarely shimmering, sometimes trapiche.
Chandelier:
- Glassy.
Origin :
Asia:
- Sri Lanka (beautiful very red rubies from Ratnapura).
- Afghanistan.
- Cambodia.
- India.
- Nepal.
- Pakistan.
- Thailand (Chanthaburi region, very deep wells).
- Vietnam (zoned coloration).
Africa:
- Kenya.
- Madagascar.
- Malawi.
- Mozambique.
- Tanzania (surprising association: green zoisite with ruby inclusions).
- Zimbabwe.
America:
- Brazil.
- United States (North Carolina, Montana).
- Australia.
Crystal system:
- Trigonal.
Chemical composition:
- Al2O3 | Coloration: Chromium in Cr3+ form in octahedral coordination with sometimes minor participation of Vanadium and Iron in V3+ and Fe3+ form.
Transparency:
- Transparent, Translucent, Opaque.
Density :
- 3.80 - 4.05.
Hardness:
- 9.
Cleavage:
- Null.
Break:
- Uneven, Splintered, (Conchoidal).
Line color:
- White.
Impact resistance:
- Good.
Heat resistance:
- Very good.
Properties, benefits and virtues:
Virtues on the physical level:
- Treats the heart and circulatory system.
- Stimulates the functioning of the kidneys and adrenal glands.
- Treats and soothes fevers.
- Protects against poisoning, infections and contagions.
- Soothes the bronchi and treats problems related to this area.
- Regulates the respiratory system and fights colds.
- Helps lower cholesterol levels.
- Restores energy, tone, and vitality. Not recommended for overly active people.
- Treats fatigue and boosts the body with energy.
- Improves visual acuity.
- Relieves tension and cramps.
- Treats joint problems such as osteoarthritis and arthritis.
- Treats and relieves intestinal disorders and diarrhea.
- Treats and regulates menstrual cycles and soothes painful periods.
- Promotes good embryonic development.
- Treats anemia and bleeding problems.
- Promotes and accelerates wound healing.
- Promotes sexual activity and increases libido, desire and pleasure.
- Protects against seasickness.
Virtues on the psychological, emotional and mental level:
- Strongly not recommended for authoritarian, hypertensive, angry people or those suffering from tachycardia because it would only amplify these character traits.
- Promotes joy of life and enthusiasm.
- Develops self-confidence and perseverance.
- Combats shyness, blockages linked to complexes and acts strongly and beneficially on introverted people.
- Promotes prosperity.
- Promotes clarity of mind, discernment and concentration.
- Regulates hyperactivity.
- Stimulates creativity.
- Increases all passions.
- Protects against jealousy and promotes wisdom.
- Strengthens willpower, courage and fighting spirit.
- Keeps nightmares away and promotes positive dreams.
Virtues on the spiritual level:
- Promotes meditation.
- Promotes the awakening of consciousness.
- Promotes astral travel.
- Promotes and develops clairvoyance and mediumship.
- Promotes connection to the Akashic Records.
- In a way, it promotes grounding by bringing its wearer back down to earth with a little more realism and a little less hovering in the higher spheres.
- Protects from spiritual ego.
Chakra:
- Root Chakra, 1st Ch.
- Master Heart Chakra, 4th Ch.
Cleaning, recharging, reprogramming:
- Clean with clear spring water or filtered water (never add salt to the water. Salt alters the structure of the mineral and damages it). Soak the mineral overnight in an unmarked glass container, then take it out in the morning to rinse it with new spring or filtered water.
- Direct recharging on a crystal or amethyst druse, in a crystal or amethyst geode. You can also place a dozen laser or rock crystals in a circle (like a time dial), points towards the center, and place your minerals in the center to recharge them. Another method is to place your minerals in a singing bowl: Tibetan or crystal bowl, (on a cotton cloth to avoid bowl / mineral vibrations), then ring the bowl to fill your minerals with this sound energy. Last method, place your minerals on a disc (wood or mineral) engraved with the flower of life or the seal of Solomon or any other form of sacred geometry.
- Reprogramming: Reprogramming is not about telling your mineral what to do or not to do, but about putting the mineral in resonance with you to ask it to do what it must do, for you. Reprogramming must be done after each cleansing and must remain simple. Example of reprogramming: "I ask this mineral to bring me all the virtues and benefits on the different levels, for my greater good as well as for the greater good of the people around me."
