The Curious Lore of Precious Stones: Being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination. Crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetaryKunz, George Frederick
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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones: Being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination. Crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary
Kunz, George Frederick
Gems; Gems -- Folklore
CETUS. Figure of a large fish with curved tail and capacious gullet.
Sign: Taurus. Nature: Saturn. Renders the wearer fortunate on the sea
and makes him prudent and agreeable. It also restores lost articles.
ORION. With or without armor, man holding a sword or a scythe in his
hand. Sign: Gemini. Nature: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. Gives the
wearer victory over his enemies.
NAVIS. A ship with prow curved back and spread sails; sometimes with
and sometimes without oars. Sign: Leo. Nature: Saturn and Jupiter.
Renders the wearer fortunate in his undertakings; he runs no risk on
sea or water, neither can he be injured by water.
CANIS MAJOR. Figure of a dog for coursing hares, with a curved tail.
Sign: Cancer. Nature: Venus. Cures lunacy, insanity, and demoniacal
possession.
LEPUS. Figure of a hare with ears pricked up and the feet represented
as though in swift motion. Sign: Gemini. Nature: Saturn and Mercury.
Cures frenzy and protects from the wiles of demons. The wearer cannot
be hurt by a malignant spirit.
CENTAUR. Half-figure of a bull, bearing a man on whose left shoulder
rests a lance, from which depends a hare. In his right hand the man
holds a small, supine animal with a vessel attached to it. Sign:
Libra. Nature: Jupiter and Mars. Gives constancy and perpetual health.
CANIS MINOR. Figure of a dog, sitting. Sign: Cancer. Nature: Jupiter.
Guards from dropsy, pestilence, and the bites of dogs.
SACRARIUS TURUBULUS (ARA). An altar with burning incense. Sign:
Sagittarius. Nature: Venus and Mercury. Gives the wearer power to
recognize spirits, to converse with them, and to command them; also
confers chastity.
HYDRA. A serpent, having an urn at its head and a raven at its tail.
Sign: Cancer. Nature: Saturn and Venus. Gives riches and all good
gifts to the wearer and makes him cautious and prudent.
CORONA AUSTRALIS. An imperial crown. Sign: Libra. Nature: Saturn and
Mars. Augments wealth and makes the wearer gay and happy.
AURIGA. A man in a chariot, bearing a goat on his left shoulder. Sign:
Gemini. Nature: Mercury. Makes the wearer successful in hunting.
VEXILLUM. A flag flying from the extremity of a lance. Sign: Scorpion.
Gives skill in war and confers victory in the field.
FIGURES OF THE PLANETS
SATURN. An old man holding a curved scythe in his hand and with
a not very heavy beard. Engraved on a stone of the
nature of Saturn, it renders the wearer powerful and
augments his power continually.
JUPITER. A seated figure, sometimes in a chariot, holding a staff
in one hand and a spear in the other. It renders the wearer
fortunate, especially if engraved on a Kabratis stone,
and he easily gains what he wishes, especially from
priests. He will be raised to honors and dignities.
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