| Since the beginning of recorded history,
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| | proliferated over the ages. A person in
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| precious stones and gems have been held
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| | possession of a ruby may have an
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| in great regard. Ancient peoples have
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| | experience that cannot be explained
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| been putting jewels on monuments,
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| | through reason and logic. In the absence
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| jewelry, caskets, and many other places.
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| | of a logical explanation, the person may
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| Today, as in ancient times, people have
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| | very well be apt to assign some power to
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| been putting more than just monetary
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| | the stone.
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| value on gemstones.
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| | If the supernatural powers of certain
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| The magi, the wise men, the seers, and
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| | gems or anything for that matter cannot
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| the astrologers of the ages have found
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| | be fathomed by people, than how is it
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| importance in gemstones besides personal
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| | that people can believe in the
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| adornment. It was thought that all the
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| | supernatural power of a god.
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| evil in the world could be kept at bay by
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| | Paracelsus was a bright and talented
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| wearing certain gemstones.
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| | thinker during the sixteenth century AD.
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| In medieval times, the influence of gems
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| | Paracelsus was thought to possess
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| and stones continued. It was not until
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| | extraordinary mental powers and believed
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| the Renaissance period that an effort was
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| | he had mystic powers over supernatural
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| made to find reason for these traditional
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| | agencies.
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| beliefs. In earlier times, there was
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| | He was the owner of a talismanic jewel,
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| little doubt that beliefs existed, and
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| | which Paracelsus claimed was the dwelling
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| were taken granted. It was not until
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| | of a spirit named Azoth. Old portraits of
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| later that people attempted find
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| | the philosopher have been found with him
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| plausible explanations as to how these
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| | wearing the jewel. Few people thought
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| gems were given their strange and mystic
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| | that Paracelsus believed that his jewel
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| powers, and how they affected the health,
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| | was home to a spirit, but rather that he
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| character, or fortunes of the gems owner.
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| | sported the paraphernalia in order to
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| When the existence of a miracle is noted,
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| | gain influence over nonbelievers.
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| there will always be a tendency for
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| | It was once thought that long
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| people to regard every strange and
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| | concentration of vision on an object
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| mystifying happening as a miracle. A
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| | tended to produce a partial paralysis of
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| miracle is often described as something
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| | certain functions of the brain. The
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| that happens outside of, or in spite of
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| | effect was noted in a bird gazing into
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| the laws of nature. The combination of
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| | the eyes of a hungry serpent, or the
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| visual impression and imagination are
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| | obedience of a lion when made to look
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| powerful forces. An adult entering a
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| | into the eyes of an intent trainer.
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| dimly lit room may see pile of laundry
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| | Staring without interruption on a glass
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| not think much of it. A young child
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| | ball, opal or moonstone was thought to
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| entering the same room may imagine that
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| | cause the gazer to become partially
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| the indistinct outline is that of a
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| | hypnotized or even fall into a profound
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| monster.
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| | sleep. Whether these phenomenons are the
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| Miracles are often investigated, and
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| | imaginative workings of the brain, semi
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| there is usually a way to explain the
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| | trance, or hypnotism, it is believed to
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| event scientifically. Even with the
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| | give insight to the future.
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| marvelous secrets that have been revealed
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| | The hypnotic effect of these stones may
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| to us by science, we may be foolish to
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| | be from some gleam or point of light in
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| think that not all of the old beliefs of
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| | the stone, fixing the beholders gaze. In
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| gems powers are without some basis in
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| | the early part of the 1800s, extensive
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| fact. If you think of all of the new ways
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| | tests were designed to test the effects
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| that information is transmitted, none is
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| | produced upon a sensitive subject by the
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| more powerful than word of mouth. Ever
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| | touch of the precious stones and
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| since humans have used language as means
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| | minerals. Test subjects claimed to feel
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| of communication, words have held great
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| | certain effects from certain stones.
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| power. So powerful is language that
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| | With precious stones as hypnotizing
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| entire civilizations have been influenced
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| | agents, the mental impression is widely
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| by the words of a few.
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| | different, for here the physical
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| Even in the face of science and reason,
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| | impression is heightened by the
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| closely held beliefs have been reinforced
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| | consciousness of the value and rarity of
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| by tales of enchantment and magical
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| | the material.
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| influence. If the subconscious of one
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| | This help may help to explain the
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| individual can affect the thoughts and
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| | fascination that a fine set of jewels has
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| feelings of another over a great distance
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| | on the mind of a woman, who sees the
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| without mechanical means, could this be
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| | glory and radiance upon another womans
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| due to some yet to be discovered power?
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| | neck or wrist. This is not only due to
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| Should we be dismissive of a magician and
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| | the beauty of the spectacle, but is also
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| his spells, or the predictions or a seer?
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| | owed to the consciousness that they are
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| The theory of autosuggestion may explain
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| | rare and valuable objects, and perhaps
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| how the powerful beliefs in gems have
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| | eloquent witnesses of the power of love.
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