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Different stones are listed as birthstones for the month of July, RUBY being the primary and customary jewel.

Birthstones for July are ruby, sapphire, onyx, sardonyx, and carnelian.

The Zodiac signs of Cancer and Leo include five additional stones: emerald, moonstone, pearl, diamond, and tourmaline.

Ruby

Which color would you spontaneously associate with love and vivacity, passion and power? It's obvious, isn't it? Red. Red is the colour of love. It radiates warmth and a strong sense of vitality. And red is also the colour of the ruby, the king of the gemstones. In the fascinating world of gemstones, the ruby is the undisputed ruler.

For a long time India was regarded as the ruby's classical country of origin. In the major works of Indian literature, a rich store of knowledge about gemstones has been handed down over a period of more than two thousand years. The term 'corundum', which we use today, is derived from the Sanskrit word 'kuruvinda'. The Sanskrit word for ruby is 'ratnaraj', which means something like 'king of the gemstones'. And it was a royal welcome indeed which used to be prepared for it. Whenever a particularly beautiful ruby crystal was found, the ruler sent high dignitaries out to meet the precious gemstone and welcome it in appropriate style. Today, rubies still decorate the insignia of many royal households. But are they really all genuine rubies? Read on to find out more!

Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum, one of the hardest minerals on Earth, of which the sapphire is also a variety.

Ruby-red means passion

Red for ruby. Ruby-red. The most important thing about this precious stone is its colour. It was not for no reason that the name 'ruby' was derived from the Latin word 'rubens', meaning 'red'. The red of the ruby is incomparable: warm and fiery. Two magical elements are associated with the symbolism of this colour: fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind. So ruby-red is not just any old colour, no, it is absolutely undiluted, hot, passionate, powerful colour. Like no other gemstone, the ruby is the perfect way to express powerful feelings. Instead of symbolising a calm, controlled affection, a ring set with a precious ruby bears witness to that passionate, unbridled love that people can feel for each other.
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Healing properties of Ruby

Spiritual and Healing Properties:

The energy of a ruby is intense. This stone encourages you to follow bliss. It also acts as a filler to tears in your energy fields. It's a wonderful stone for the first chakra as it stimulates our basic instinct of survival. It strengthens both the physical and emotional heart.

Ruby is love, confidence, loyalty, and courage. It fills you with stamina, vitality and strength. It's a good stone for removing blocked energies in your reproductive system. It re-energizes you if you're totally exhausted. (good for balancing the blood's sugar) It also helps to reduce negative thoughts.

Ruby allows you to love Self and Spirit. A very fine stone of protection.

This stone is one that helps all those who are in service to others. It helps you feel more like sharing with others and doing it with love.