October Birthstone – Opal
The name Opal derives from the Greek Opallos, meaning “to see a change (of color).”
Opals range in color from milky white to black with flashes of yellow, orange, green, red, and blue. An opal’s beauty is the product of contrast between its color play and its background.
Opal is a formation of non-crystalline silica gel that seeped into crevices in the sedimentary strata. Through time and nature’s heating and molding processes, the gel hardened into the form of opals. The opal is composed of particles closely packed in spherical arrangements. When packed together in a regular pattern, a three-dimensional array of spaces are created that give opal its radiance. – American Gem Society
For those born in October, the colorful Opal perfectly captures the imaginative spirit of these charming individuals. October babies are known to be lovers of beauty, peace and harmony, making the gemstone Opal a superb gemstone to exemplify the personalities of those born in October.
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT OPAL?
Opal Crystal Meaning: Cosmic Consciousness, Visioning, Absorbent/Reflective
Opal in general helps to strengthen memory, and instills faithfulness and loyalty with respect to love, personal affiliations and business relationships.
Opal is known as the stone of happy dreams and changes; the happy dreams arising from the understanding of personal higher potentials coupled with the glad acceptance of ones inherent perfection. The happy changes emanate from those events and situations, which allow ones aspirations to surface.
Opal wakens both the psychic and the mystical qualities, helping one to understand the powers of intuition and mysticism and to utilize them to enhance personal understanding in the realms of the sacred aspects of being
Opal healing properties:
- Treats disorders associated with eyes
- Used in treatments to clarify eyesight
- Balance’s body’s water content
- Alleviates dehydration in the body
- Regulate insulin production
- Stimulates memory
Some of Our Opal Stones Online – (view)
