Birthstone: July // Ruby

An iconic beauty, ruby is the birthstone for those born in July. As one of only four precious gemstones (including emeralds, sapphires and diamonds), this brilliant, rich red gemstone has been adored for millennia.

With its dense hexagonally structured mineral composition, rating a 9 out of 10 on the Mohs hardness scale, this corundum varietal is one of the hardest gemstones on earth. In fact, they’re often geologically affiliated with continental collisions which may have occurred over 50 million years ago.

Throughout the centuries, this stone of nobility has adorned crowns and scepters, but also ornate weapons and the breast plates of high priests. It is thought to be a powerful protector, and a stone of courage, loyalty, and honor. Legend has it that the Chinese Emperor Kublai Khan offered the King of Ceylon an entire city in exchange for a single remarkable ruby.

The name comes from the Latin word for “red” (rubeus), and many top quality “blood red” rubies come from Burma (Myanmar), however they can be found in various parts of Asia and East Africa. American rubies are mined in North Carolina, Arizona, Arkansas, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho.

Energetically, rubies are associated with the Root Chakra, located at the base of the spine and related to the foundation of physical and spiritual energy, kinesthetic feeling and movement, and primal needs such as survival and security. It has a grounding affect while also actively stimulating harmonious life force energy. Rubies initiate the physical or sensual pleasures of life, promoting motivation and passion, and helping to transmute anger, fear, and negativity. They have been thought to amplify vital energy and stimulate circulation, and have even been called an aphrodisiac, allowing one to access and experience love in all forms.

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