BLUE TURQUOISE NUGGET, Certified 432 Plus Ct, Protection and popular Healing, Sterling Rope 'chain (Sale)

popular Turquoise is one of the oldest of the healing stones with records indicating the ancient Egyptians mined turquoise more than 6000 years ago. It has been associated with spirituality and healing from the ancient past to the present. Native Americans have mined turquoise in the southwestern part of the United States for nearly a thousand years. They've worn it during ceremonies specifically to call upon spirits and symbolize the god of the sky. They used it to guard burial sites and in divining rituals to enhance communication between spiritual and physical worlds. Legends state that the blue-green stone protects the wearer, so it was used in shields, weapons, and bridles to protect warriors. It was also thought to promote tranquility and wisdom. Some people have associated turquoise with the power to insure immortality. With its blue color streaked with brown ribbons of matrix, the stone symbolizes the earth and sky as well as the joining of female and male energies. Other legends held that turquoise helped the user communicate and manifest wholeness and truth. Among its reputed benefits that is very precious, Turquoise has been said to calm the human emotions and balance the chakras. Native Americans believe that the earth is living and all things are precious so turquoise is one of the living precious substances that `1has come to represent life. It is highly revered because its many colors make it a living part of the earth. The blue turquoise is highly revered, and sometimes described as the sky stone. Turquoise is very important to the Navajo people. Because of its reputation as a stone that brings good fortune, they store it in baskets or hang it from the ceiling in order to protect the family from evil. The stone was also brought into battles to protect warriors from harm. One legend about turquoise claims that when it rains after a long period of drought, human tears seep into the earth and form turquoise. The stone is incorporated into many spiritual practices, one of which involves throwing the stone into a river and saying a prayer to the god of rain, The Navajo also speak of a goddess named Estsanatlehi (or Changing Woman), who is known for being adorned with turquoise. The blue turquoise of the Sleeping Beauty MIne, of which the pendant of this necklace is an excellent example, is highly prized by many different cultures throughout the world.
The blue turquoise nugget of this necklace is certified as 432.4 ct. It is suspended with 20 gauge sterling wire to a 4 mm sterling twisted rope chain of 23 inches. This necklace is unisex and said to be a source of protection and healing.