SAPPHIRE

Pink purple, black, and blue
Spiritual truth and clarity
Courage to express yourself
With wisdom and integrity

Beautiful sapphire, a birthstone of September, is closely related to ruby.  Both are varieties of corundum, aluminum oxide with a Mohs hardness of 9.  Ruby is the red variety of the gem.  All other colors are sapphire, and can be found in colorless, yellow,orange, brown, pink, purple, grey, black, multicolored, and of course, blue.  Blue, the color most associated with sapphire, is caused by traces of iron and titanium in the crystal.  Some of the most valuable deposits are found in India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Madagascar, Afghanistan, and Australia.

Sapphire symbolizes royalty and abundance.  It is a stone of wisdom, integrity, and focus.  Like the month of September in the northern hemisphere, it symbolizes the abundant harvest that comes from hard work, study, and wisdom.  The calming hews of the stone represent the calm, focused mind and spiritual truth that comes when you put in the work, and take the time to develop skills and knowledge.

The beautiful energy of the sapphire matches the beauty of the stone.  It attracts abundance, blessings, and gifts.  It is believed to protect against negativity.  Being associated with the moon, it can help strengthen intuition and spiritual clarity.  It is believed to support the calmness of mind that supports the development of knowledge, skills, and integrity.  It lends strength and courage to self expression.  Sapphire encourages balance and alignment of the physical, mental, and spiritual.

If you like sapphire, the colors can be used to fine tune your connection with the stones.

BLUE - is the color most associated with sapphire. It carries the energy of spirituality, truth, wisdom, psychic ability, focus, and clarity.
GREEN - is the stone of inner vision, integrity, compassion, and heart.
PINK - is the stone of emotions and emotional wisdom, and evolution.
PURPLE - is for meditation and spiritual growth and wisdom.  It is a good one to help activate psychic ability.
CLEAR or WHITE - is a stone of pure energy and spiritual awareness.
YELLOW - attracts wealth and abundance, helps stimulate the intellect and creativity, and helps manifest your vision.
ORANGE - brings wisdom to overcome obstacles.  It is the stone of fire and life force, and sensuality.
BLACK - protects and centers you in your own intuition.
STAR SAPPHIRE - is usually opaque with a star pattern in the stone.  It draws you into its depths and the depth of your intuition.  It connects to a deeper knowledge and truth.