Magical Mermaid: YOUR July birthstone is the coveted Ruby, and it is a stone fit for royalty!

It derives its name from the Latin ‘rubinus’, meaning red and that stunning crimson colour is the reason it is highly associated with love and fiery passion.

Rubies can be traced back to as early as 2500 BC, and have been called THE MOST precious of the 12 stones created by God, as well as being one of the most sought-after gems of European royalty!

Many medieval Europeans also wore Rubies to guarantee health, wealth, wisdom and success in love, and the Ancient Burmese prized the Ruby as the stone of soldiers as they believed it bestowed invulnerability.

Rubies are powerful tools for stimulating the Root Chakra and are said to energise and activate your physical, mental and emotional body!!! This flaming red stunner is also believed to be good for inviting romantic love to manifest in your life, as well as to heighten self-love.

July Mermaid: YOUR birthstone has been held in high esteem by several cultures throughout the decades! Because Onyx is a stone of inner strength and is said to enhance your endurance and persistence to enable you to carry difficult and dreary tasks through to completion!

Your stunning stone is also said to help increase your ability to maintain mental focus, thus allowing you to learn challenging new material and use all you have mastered.

The Romans also engraved the image of the God of war on an Onyx, as they believed that it would give them courage on the battlefield, and people from the Middle East believed the Onyx could dispel any conflicting or negative emotions.

Your birthstone has also played a vital role in Indian and Persian cultures, due its dark hue. The Onyx was credited with the ability to absorb ALL negativity and was also used to guard against evil.

Today, this stunning stone is strongly attached to the Root, Solar Plexus and Third Eye Chakras, believed to aid in recovering strength and vitality after illness, exert a calming influence, engender confidence and power, encourage persistence, as well as enhance mental ability.

That’s incredible, how lucky you are!