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Garnet healing properties

    GARNET  Garnet is known as January's birthstone. What else do you know about this powerful gem? Do you know about it's healing properties and how was used in Ancient times? Here is a little bit history and mythology for you. Garnet was very well known to the Romans and other cultures. It is a sacret stone of Buddhism and also continues to have a high religious meaning in India. As per earliest historical references, Garnet has been always considered as a powerful protective crystal. The knights were taking Garnet on the Crusades to help  them become invulnerable. It also says that Noah's Ark was illuminated by a Garnet. The name Garnet came from Latin word "granatus" meaning "like...

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