The name of this mineral is due to one version of the river Gages, which is located in South-Western Turkey, and according to another version it is believed that the name of this stone "gusher" came from "gisheri" - "night" (Armenian word). Varieties and names of this mineral are black amber, gusher, black jasper. Gagat refers to a variety of coal. The stone is black. The jet can be silky and pearly.
The main deposits are Germany, England, Ukraine (Crimea), France, USA, Spain.
Application. In the Caucasus, favorite jewelery was made from this stone: amulets, amulets, then rosaries, crosses, and children wore a necklace of gagata.
Healing and magical properties of the jet
Medical properties. It is believed that wearing a bracelet from the jet will help with cramps and gout. Lithotherapists for the prevention of joint diseases recommend using dotted balls to make acupressure. They also argue that if you hold the plates in the palms of the jetty for 3 minutes, then it will relieve nervous tension, relieve stress.
Magical properties. In ancient times this stone was dedicated to the Great Mother, and therefore it is believed that it contains the power of ancient light, which can absorb the fears of the master, dispel the negative created by the person himself (anger, hatred, resentment). Disperses it and the negative, directed from the outside by the ill-intentioned intentions and thoughts of the surrounding people. This ability of the jet was used by black magicians to protect themselves from the forces of evil. The stone will help its owner to uncover the family secrets of his family, help to correct the mistakes of his ancestors and his own destiny. He will create astral protection to his owner, calling for help the spirits of deceased relatives.
Gagat will relieve the master of softness, cowardice, indecision, stupidity, instill confidence in him, and in himself, and in the future. Will help to disclose any deception, warn about possible violence from the outside.
Gagat has the ability to adjust the sex drive of a man - women and men will instill sexual dislike in the faces of their own sex.
Our ancestors believed that the jet can alleviate the birth pain, but it is absolutely forbidden to wear this stone to pregnant women. Also, the ancestors believed that the dug-out draws prosperity, prosperity, good luck and cleanses the evil spirits.
Even the alchemists believed in the miraculous properties of the jet, so they kept it in their laboratories so that the experiments they conducted would be more successful.
Astrologers Pisces and Cancers are advised to wear items with a diver, because such people are timid and indecisive in nature. A stone will give them the ability to defend their opinion with firmness. A Capricorn should not wear this stone, because people born under this sign, from birth boldly, and the mineral can make them aggressive and reckless.
Contraindicated this stone and Virgos, Aquarius, Aries - it will break the balance. The rest can wear it.
Amulets and talismans. If the jet is used as an amulet or a talisman, it will help to get rid of unreasonable fears, nightmares, insomnia. Gold can not be fixed in gold. Well, the adjusted gagat in silver will become a talisman of doctors, lawyers, travelers.
This stone has for centuries inspired poets. Gagat compared the eyebrows and eyes of the beauty. Gagat was mentioned thirty times in the poem by Sh. Rustaveli "The Knight in the Panther's Skin".
It is believed that the jet can protect the sleeping person from nightmares, because the black color of the jet is associated with the night. In the Middle Ages in the East, it was believed that the diver favorably affects the sight of a person, helps against epilepsy and gout.