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Diamond

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Stone: Diamond
Color: Colorless
Associated Element: Fire
Energy: Projective
Magickal Powers/Uses: Diamonds have long been associated with spirituality, healing, courage, and protection. Diamonds are the hardest substance found in nature, and their incredible hardness also associates them with strength and power. There is not a lot of information that connects the diamond with its most popular modern incarnation as that of the symbol of eternal love. One Greek myth states that Eros (aka Cupid), used diamond tipped arrows to encourage two people to fall in love with each other. There are many other stones that are more closely associated with love that could be used to symbolize marital bonds much less expensively. Nonetheless, diamonds are beautiful and powerful stones. They are widely used in industrial settings as electrical insulators and abrasives. Diamonds are a form of carbon, as is graphite (like that used in pencils) and coal. Over a period of many thousands of years, all diamonds that are at or near the surface of the Earth will very slowly transform into graphite. Diamonds can also be pink, yellow, black, or blue. They are most often found in Africa, Russia, Brazil, India, and Australia.

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