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The history of how secular months came to be represented by birthstones is told in the page on [[The Tiffany Birthstone Poem]]. | The history of how secular months came to be represented by birthstones is told in the page on [[The Tiffany Birthstone Poem]]. | ||
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The relationship of magical gemstones, minerals, crystals, and semi-precious stones to the months of the year actually has its roots in Astrology as it was the custom from classical times onward to associate both metals and gems with the seven sacred planets, and thus with the zodiacal signs thy ruled.
In modern times, zodiacal or seasonal religious calendars have been replaced by secular calendars, and by the 19th century CE, the minerals were discarded and the gemstones were assigned to various months. Some of these designations allied a month with a partial zodiac sign, and thus with its gemstone, but some of the stated stones were placed in their secular months by arbitrary taste.
The history of how secular months came to be represented by birthstones is told in the page on The Tiffany Birthstone Poem.
Pages in category "Birthstones"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.