Amethyst Apple 3D Pendant Necklace
- Apple: 2x2 cm (it is full not a slice)
- length with hook (sprig and leaf) 2,5cm
The best-known symbolism of the apple refers to the theme of the original sin of Adam and Eve.
The apple is a divine gift, a symbol of perfection (inspired by its rounded shape) and beauty.
and it is considered an image of heaven, therefore it symbolizes joy.
For the Greeks, the apple can be traced back to the "apple of discord" that would have given rise to the Trojan War.
In Celtic mythology, the divine island of Avalon is named after the apple.
The Jews eat slices of apples dipped in honey during Christmas lunch to ensure the prosperity of the new year.
Other symbolic examples are the "apples of the Hesperides" guarded by a dragon in a garden on the edge of the world that gave eternal youth, the poisoned apple offered by the stepmother to Snow White and the one placed by William Tell on the head of his son.In China, the apple is associated with tranquility.
Apples are associated with eternal youth and immortality, they are knowledge, religion, temptation, forbidden fruit and seduction.
Many loving methods are connected with manipulating the apple.
For example, to propitiate love affairs, it is necessary to cut an apple in half, place a note with the name of the favorite and reunite the two and expose it to the sun; then, when the apple begins to shrivel, the chosen one will begin to feel strong feelings of loving attraction towards you.
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The name Amethyst derives from the Greek word ametusthos, which means "not intoxicated" and derives from an ancient legend.
The god of wine Bacchus, angry at having always been rejected by the goddess Diana and determined to take revenge for it, decreed that the first maiden he met on his way would be devoured by his tigers. The wild beasts leapt at a young and beautiful virgin named Amethyst, who was just going to pray in the sanctuary of Diana.
She prayed for the protection of the goddess and was saved by transforming herself into a clear and white crystal moments before being torn apart by the beasts.
Bacchus, regretting his cruelty, knelt in front of the slender petrified body of the young woman and began to cry. Her tears mixed with the juice of her grapes, poured as a sign of offering on the crystalline stone, transformed it, giving it a purplish color.
Throughout history, the special virtue of amethyst has been to prevent drunkenness.
Ancient Greeks and Romans regularly dotted their chalices with amethyst, believing that wine drunk from an amethyst cup was ineffective in poisoning, and a stone worn on the body, especially at the navel, had the ability to mitigate excessive passion. .
The Amethyst awakens his own spirituality by increasing the knowledge of a reality beyond matter. Therefore, it helps to perceive the spiritual aspect that lies behind the events, reworking the sorrows with the ability to mitigate sadness, as it perceives beyond the present, beyond the material reality.
Furthermore, it increases the sense of justice, humility and honesty.
It reduces the selfish instinct and strengthens the ability to love. It is an effective soothing for the mind, which promotes concentration and calms confused thoughts. Amethyst has the ability to relieve feelings of guilt, strengthening self-confidence and decreasing inferiority complexes.
