Saturday 29 December 2018

Favorable Effects and Properties of Cats Eye



Introduction About Cats Eye Gemstone


The Cats Eye is a stone that has always been regarded highly in the world of Indian astrology. Ancient Indian images often used the Cat’s Eye or the Chrysoberyl stone for understanding the secret language of the animals. Cats Eye has always been believed to possess mystical powers. This mystical stone was also used for predicting the future. In India, people always believed that the Cat’s Eye can bring a lot of luck to the wearer in case of financial affairs. The cat’s eye can also help a lot in gambling and taking risks.

Properties Of Cats Eye Gemstone


• One of the interesting catseye properties is that it immediately blends with the unique energy of the owner and it also removes all kinds of negative energy.

• Cat’s eye also produces numerous positive health effects for the body and mind in general. For instance, it can fight off liver diseases, cure blood diseases and improve the functioning of the nervous system as well as get rid of signs of depression.

• Professional lithotherapists have to say that while all the minerals that act like “cat’s eye” function in more or less the same way, the intensity of the therapeutic results may get intensified or diminished depending on the specific color and shade of the stone.

• Cat’s eye can effective reduce the signs associated with bronchial asthma. There are also some folk healers who strongly consider cat’s eye to be an excellent tool for curing various diseases and ailments that affect the throat and the respiratory system. In the Orient, it is believed that by fingering the rosary crafted from cat’s eye, one can greatly reduce the signs of nervous tension. 

Effects of Cats Eye Gemstone

For centuries, people have debated about the effects of cats eye stone since it has always been associated with a sense of mysticism and secrecy. Chemically, cat’s eye can be described as a type of Chrysoberyl which is a kind of oxide. BeAl2O4 is the chemical formula for Chrysoberyl cat’s eye. The chemical formula for Chrysoberyl indicates numerous rhombic crystals that have got lamellar and columnar forms. Cat’s eye stone comes in a number of different colors, such as brown-yellow, honey-yellow, dark yellow, beer-yellow, yellow-green, gray-green, yellow-brownish and others. While cat’s eye has been in use for a long time, it only attained its modern popularity during late nineteenth century when British prince Arthur presented a cat’s eye ring to his bride the one and only Princess Louise Margarita on the day of the engagement. 

After this incident, the chrysoberyl or natural cat’s eye stone became majorly fashionable. It also led to a trend among common people wearing the cat’s eye. Even the famous Russian writer Ivan Bunin loved to wear a cat’s eye ring. Numerous magicians claim that cat’s eye can be used to evoke reciprocal love, ensure a lasting friendship as well as prevent adultery. It can also get rid of any kind of negative energies and offer strong protection against all kinds of astral attacks. When worn on a regular basis, the cat’s eye can help him or her to become aware of signs and hidden signals that are not normally visible or apparent.  

Tuesday 13 February 2018

History of Cats eye gemstone



Introduction:


Cat’s eye is the gemstone representing the planet Ketu. Cat’s Eye gemstone is a costly and valuable stone because of its association with the planet Ketu. It is said that wearing cat eye stone gives the blessings of the planet Ketu in native lives.

The Cat’s Eye stone is one of the most unique looking gemstones available and comes in many colors and sizes. If you are looking for ornamental jewelry that is unique, mystical looking and fashionable, look forward for the Cat’s Eye.

Chrysoberyl cat's eye is a gemstone variety of beryllium aluminum oxide. Chrysoberyl cat's eye is one variety of the chrysoberyl gemstone family. Golden Chrysoberyl is more common than a cat's eye, while chromium-rich alexandrite is considered the rarest and most valuable member of the Chrysoberyl group.

Chrysoberyl is considered the 'original' cat's eye gemstone. Unlike most other cat's eyes, Chrysoberyl can exhibit very sharp and distinct eyes under almost any kind of light, which makes it extremely attractive and desirable, especially combined with its superior level of hardness and durability.

History:


The term Chrysoberyl for the gemstone Cat’s eye came from “Beryl” & “Chryso”, two Greek words, which means green and golden.  The most popular varieties of Chrysoberyl are cat’s eye gemstone. The range of colors includes colorless, pink, yellow, green, blue and violet.

Ordinary chrysoberyl is yellowish-green and transparent to translucent. When the mineral exhibits good pale green to yellow color and is transparent, then it is used as a gemstone.

The Chrysoberyl species was first discovered in 1789 by renowned geologist, Abraham Gottlob Werner. Chrysoberyl has been a prized stone for thousands of years in Asia, as it is believed to provide the wearer with protection from the evil eye.

Chrysoberyl is a very important stone for making important life decisions. It brings the wearer a great clarity, keenness of perception, and most importantly, strength. The stone has the ability to give the wearer a certainty in decision making, incomparable to the power of any other gemstone.

Chrysoberyl is also a powerful healing stone on the physical level. Cat’s eye has always been thought to protect from the evil eye, therefore bringing long life to the wearer.

Cat’s eye became popular since the end of the 19th century, when it was given as engagement token by Duke of Connaught. This greatly increased its value as a gemstone.


Cat's Eye gemology:


Family: Chrysoberyl

Hardness: 8.5 on Mohs scale of hardness

Index of refraction: 1.744 - 1.770

Chemical composition: BeAl2O4

Specific gravity: 3.68 - 3.75

Density: 3.70- 7.78

Color: Golden yellow, greenish yellow, green, brownish, red, colorless