If instead it was wrapped in a fresh and hand-held bay leaf, it was capable of giving invisibility. In fact, he used to believe that the opal could defeat all eye diseases, strengthening eyesight. Considered the stone of the eyes since the Middle Ages.
It can also protect from Hecate by carving magic letters on it. Some legends have it that, by placing an opal on a pregnant woman’s navel, it is possible to facilitate delivery. Legend has it that Caesar Octavian would have been willing to sell 1/3 of his kingdom for a single opal. The Romans thought that it possessed the powers of every single stone because it contains in itself all the colors. Egyptians and Babylonians especially loved the red opal because they believed it was the bearer of a light capable of healing. The Aztecs believed that the fire opal had the power to destroy and at the same time ensure that new beginnings could take place. Different cultures, on the other hand, believed that the god of the storm was jealous of the rainbow god and thus, he destroyed the rainbow that fell to the ground and became many opals. Greek mythology has it that opals are the tears of Zeus poured after the victory against the Titans. They therefore believe that it is a stone capable of instilling hope. They believed that the opals were sent from the sky during stormy nights and that, precisely in these stones, the power of lightning was enclosed. They also believe that it is a giant opal that governs the stars, the gold and the love that dwells in people’s hearts. Symbolism and MeaningĪccording to the Australian aborigines, when the Creator God came to earth, the contact of his foot on the ground made the stones of all the rainbow colors shine, thus causing the birth of opals. The opal belongs to the mineral class of oxides. This time we find ourselves analyzing an amorphous crystal system, just like amber. There is the blue opal, the white one, the black one and of course the beautiful red opal. There are many variants of opals, of different colors. These inclusions then generate iridescence. It appears to be produced by drying silica hydrogels.ĭuring the process, small silicon dioxide spheres are created and gas and water are trapped between them. The opal is in fact formed thanks to the secondary lithogenic process. Its iridescent color strikes anyone who looks at it! This beautiful effect is given by the particular process of birth of the stone itself.
Today, however, I want to talk about this stone appreciated both in crystal therapy and in jewelry in depth. The opal is a stone found in nature in many forms, the most common being the white opal and the fire opal.