What is the most powerful birthstone?

Curious minds often ask, what is the most powerful birthstone? It is an interesting question. According to the birthstone beliefs, a gemstone is the most potent when it is that person’s birthstone. In other words, it is thought that the most powerful birthstone is the one that belongs to your birth month or zodiac sign.

Having stated the above, there are some birthstones that do stand out from the pack, the ones that were believed to be most potent. Here is our list of the 5 most powerful birthstones in no particular order. And remember, this is just our opinion.

5. Jacinth
19th century astrologist Kozminski writes about red-orange variety of zircon called jacinth. He said that ancient authors claimed that jacinth was so powerful that those who wore them could go unharmed though infected and dangerous places.

4. Agate
Birthstone agate was the favorite gem to be used in amulets in the old times. . It was considered to have very strong magical properties against evil eye and other forms of witchcraft.

Diamond - one of the most powerful birthstones

Diamond - one of the most powerful birthstones

3. Diamond
14th century mystic Rabbi Benoni claimed that diamond was such a powerful talisman that it attracted planetary influences and virtually made the wearer invincible. He also said diamonds aided people in reaching a state of spiritual ecstasy.

2. Bloodstone
Bloodstone is a legendary birthstone, and not only because of an interesting version of its origins. Gnostics, the followers of the 1st century AD spiritual and philosophical movement, thought this crystal could prolong life and make the gem wearer courageous and wealthy. In ancient times very few households were so poor that they could not afford having a bloodstone gem in their possession in order to protect their family. What else can you wish for in order to accept a gem as a powerful birthstone?

1. Moldavite
It is arguably the most hyped birthstone of modern times. The gem itself formed by melted sand when meteorite hit the ground in central Europe a long time ago. Any places where meteorites fell, parts of those meteorites as well as materials formed by meteorites were always revered to. It was believed those possesses the wisdom of the cosmos making them powerful birthstones. And TikTok made moldavite very famous.

I hope you enjoyed our rendition of the most powerful birthstones. We have a lot of interesting articles, and we often post new material on our site. Thank you for visiting and happy reading!

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