Garnet/is

Granat er eðalsteinn sem geymir ljós þriðja geislans. (Aðrir eðalsteinar þriðja geislans eru rúbín — sem einnig er notaður á sjötta geisla — demantur, rósakvars og bleikt beryl.)

Páll Feneyingur, chohan þriðja geislans, notar þessa eðalsteina til að styrkja og hreinsa blóðið og hjartað líkamlega, sem og til að jarðtengja þriðja geisla Guðs kærleika. Þessir eðalsteinar gagnast okkur við að örva næmni hjartans og búa okkur undir að öðlast gáfur til að greina anda.

Garnet is a beautiful stone, but it is soft. The ancients sometimes confused garnets and rubies, lumping all red stones into one designation. Garnet ranges in color from dark red to violet to orange-brown. It also comes in yellow or green.

Medieval writers referred to the garnet as the carbuncle. The Hebrew name for carbuncle was bareketh, meaning “flashing stone.” Eastern legends say Noah suspended a carbuncle in the Ark to diffuse light.

Like the ruby, in medieval times garnet was said to warn its owner of approaching danger and trouble by changing its color. Amulets of garnet were worn to protect against evil and terrifying dreams and to prevent skin diseases. The garnet also has a long tradition of being used for the strengthening of the blood.

Both the ruby and the garnet are used as focuses for the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the blood of Christ.

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  Garnet

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  Ancient Greek garnet ring

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  Victorian garnet brooch

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  Garnet from Jaipur, India

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Lectures by Elizabeth Clare Prophet October 2 & 18, 1987, February 11, 12 & 22, 1988.