The Importance of Color and Its Mystical Symbolism in Gems
Yellow
- Worn by a man denotes secrecy (appropriate for a silent lover); worn
by a woman, it indicates generosity.
White
- Signifies
friendship, integrity, and religion for men; purity, affabiliy, and contemplation
for women.
Red - On a
man, indicates command, nobility, lordship, and vengeance; on a woman,
pride, haughtiness, and obstinacy.
Blue - On a
man, indicates wisdom and high and magnanimous thoughts; on a woman, jealousy
in love, politeness, vigilance.
Green - For
men, signifies joyousness, transitory hope, decline of friendship; for
women, unfounded ambition, childish delight, and change.
Black - For
men, meant gravity, good sense, consistency, and strength; for young women,
fickleness and foolishness, but for married women, constant love and perseverance.
Violet - For
men, sober judgment, industry, and gravity; for women, high thoughts and
spiritual love.
© Jewelry & Gems,
The Buying Guide, Antoinette L. Matlins & A.C. Bonanno 1984
Colored gemstones
have also been associated with the 12 Tribes of
Israel, the 12 Apostles and the signs
of Zodiac.
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