A wide range of shades and colors combines the opal. It can be transparent, colorless, and can be white, black and blue. It is called the stone of hope or deceptive catalyst impermanence. As a talisman it supports both evil and good intentions and talents of their owners. The same person, he may, in one case, for example, to keep from lowland whims and passions, and in the other, conversely, to push the taboo pleasures.
Opals are often referred to as the fire of the desert, they shimmer with a rainbow of colors. There is a great Australian legend about the creation of opal, which says that the rainbow fell to the ground and created opal color ...
Opal was not always in price. His popularity depended on the fashion, and fashion - from superstition. The reason is superstition has an incredible color saturation of the stone. The rich palette of colors it can not only admire, but also intimidating. And when you consider the ability of stone to lose luster, change color when heated or contaminated - you can imagine the mystical ecstasy and horror, covering our ancestors.
Astrologers recommend wearing this talisman for people born under the signs of Libra, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Taurus.
Perhaps, among the precious stones is no such, which would involve so many superstitions and prejudices, as with the opal, iridescent, with an iridescent sheen. In the Middle Ages rings with opals should be protected against the plague, which is why during an epidemic everywhere wore ornaments of opal. As a mascot of opal was to guarantee success in all endeavors. But only on condition that its owner - a gentleman who was able to resist the selfishness and the desire for wealth. And people are fickle, with the fragility of the stone must be careful
He also brings the gift of prophecy, but if the prediction of the future was meant to hurt anyone, Opal lost its wonderful property. He was a stone of hope, and to the east, he was considered a stone of fidelity. With the Renaissance in Europe spread belief that the "rainbow stone" brings misfortune.
Court ceremonial of the Russian Tsars forbidden to appear in court festivities in opal jewelry. It even caused a small diplomatic conflict: in the reign of Catherine II, wife of the French Embassy counselor in St. Petersburg was the ball in a necklace of beautiful iridescent opals. Suddenly, she was approached by a chamberlain and asked her to or removed from the neck decoration is prohibited, or left the hall of the palace. Needlessly confused the lady explained that she has no idea of hostility to the Queen of these stones. Since she did not wish to be removed from the neck ornament, she had to return home. Her husband cruelly wronged marquise was going to send a complaint to his king, but Catherine hush up the matter by sending injured lady necklace from the Ural alexandrite, very fashionable in Russia then.
Deceptive stone, wear it on hand always be. Considered useful during the day to rearrange the ring with this stone with one finger to another. This stone gives the deceptive hope, he closes his eyes in trouble under the nose, the stone of sorrow and loss. Brings happiness only to magicians or those who received it by inheritance.
And ordinary people simply can not wear it unless you were born under the sign of Cancer, but Cancer can calmly hold such power. Opal can only wear those magicians who can beat a side trend. This is the stone of secret strategies and vices.
It is believed that the dreamers and poets, to people with imagination can not wear it because they have a tendency to schizophrenia. People with a blunt and confident wearing of opal, in principle, is not contraindicated, but wear it all the time is impossible.
As mentioned earlier, opal - the stone difficult. Often find that it brings bad luck. Occultists almost in one voice told that opal may be the only people born under the sign of Libra: for them it is ready to fulfill every desire, and all other stone that can only be the source of evil and strife. However, all this does not apply to black opal, which, in contrast, is regarded as one of the most powerful charms that bring luck, regardless of the sign of the zodiac, by which it was born by the owner.
Thus, opal - the stone complex, and for the jeweler and the owner, it is difficult to imagine a person in an uncertain, superstitious, and on the contrary, it is worthy of the master or mistress to decorate their own destiny. Jewelry with opal able to highlight the status and power of such people. People are held in place to cope not only with the opal.
Perhaps, among the precious stones is no such, which would involve so many superstitions and prejudices, as with the opal, iridescent, with an iridescent sheen. In the Middle Ages rings with opals should be protected against the plague, which is why during an epidemic everywhere wore ornaments of opal. As a mascot of opal was to guarantee success in all endeavors. But only on condition that its owner - a gentleman who was able to resist the selfishness and the desire for wealth. And people are fickle, with the fragility of the stone must be careful
