Diamond
From the Greek word "adamas" meaning unconquerable
The Greek word "adamas," meaning unconquerable and
indestructible, is the root word of the word diamond. Diamonds
were worn because they were thought to give a person strength,
invincibility, courage, and magical powers over the dark side
of life. Rainbows of color gave the stones magical powers
over the evil eye of the sorceress and magicians of the day.
Tradition of the Diamond Engagement Solitaire Ring:
The earliest record of a man giving a large diamond to a woman
for her hand in marriage was in 1477. The Archduke of Austria
gave it to Mary of Burgundy. We have five hundred years of
romance and the tradition of giving a large solitaire diamond,
or a diamond wedding set, to the woman you wish to betroth.
The Philosopher's Stone
The Diamond is an ancient symbol of the perfected man whose
divine spirit shines forth. As the rough diamond is dull and
lifeless when first removed from the earth, so the spiritual
nature in its ãearthlyä state reveals little of
its inherent luminosity. In the hands of the skillful lapidary,
the diamond is transformed into a sparkling gem from whose
facets pour streams of rainbow colored fire, so upon the lathe
of the Divine Lapidary, the spirit of man is ground and polished
until it reflects the glory of its Creator from every atom.
He lives by spirit.
The Philosopher's Stone represents the realization and accomplishment
of the ideal. In philosophy, the diamond of the Wise Man is
"supreme and unalterable Reason. To find the Absolute
in the Infinite, in the Indefinite, and in the Finite, this
is the Great Work of the Sages."He who possesses the
Philosopher's Stone possesses Truth, the greatest of all treasures.
He is immortal because Reason takes no account of death. He
is healed of Ignorance-the most loathsome of all diseases.
To the mystic, the Philosopher's Stone is perfect love, which
transmutes all that is base and "raises" all that
is dead.
Diamonds are the most magical of all gems. Diamonds come in
these colors: colorless, yellow, grey, black, pink, green,
blue, different shades of brown, and cinnamon.
Diamonds come from South Africa, India, Brazil, Tanzania,
Australia, Guyana, Zaire, Ghana, Borneo, Venezuela, and USSR.
America only produces industrial grades (no gem diamonds).
Specific Gravity - 3.51 to 3.53 Hardness - 10.0 It is safe
to clean diamond in the ultrasonic cleaner.
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