For example, the mystery of the name of this stone is still not fully understood. Of course, he has several other names, such as alabaster, lyubaster, Roman pearl, but the main one is alabaster - according to one version it comes from the word alahastros, whose exact translation from the Greek language no one knows yet. According to the second version, the name of the mineral is consonant with the name of the ancient Greek gypsum vessels for incense.
As a rule, the natural color of alabaster is only white and pinkish, but there are often pieces of rock with a bright greenish admixture in color. In the sun the stone shines not like most other minerals - glassy luster, but rather soft, silky.
Most of the deposits on which alabaster is mined are located in Europe: in England, Italy, France, Germany, but the United States of America accounts for a considerable part of the production.
Particular attention should be paid to everyone on the famous peak of the mountain range, which is proudly called "Zvezdochka". It is there that alabaster is extracted, which is then used by masters from around the world, and the summit itself indicates the path and serves as a kind of beacon for the conquerors of the air element.
The healing and magical properties of alabaster
Medical properties. Alabaster at all times was used in the znakharian craft. It is believed that it positively influences and promotes the healthy functioning of the kidneys, liver and stomach. Therefore, many healers of these internal organs preferred to heal with the help of special properties of this stone. He was applied to a painful place, tightly fixed with a bandage of cotton cloth and left the person in this condition until his illness has passed. In addition, the properties of alabaster - strengthen the actions of all medicines; apparently, it is for this reason that the medicine men threw a crystal of this mineral into any drug to the bottom of the glass.
Magical properties. Conducting a multitude of rituals and ancient rituals was impossible without the use of alabaster. This ornamental stone often served as the basis for creating ritual figures, symbolizing gods and goddesses, lamps in temples and sacred bowls. Of particular importance was alabaster for the ancient Egyptians: they revered this stone so much that all the figurines and figurines in the tomb of the pharaoh were made solely from this material. Perhaps, this worship can be explained by the similarity of our life and the appearance of the stone, because if you look at it more closely, it can be noted that it is also fragile and vulnerable, like our human life.
However, this fragility of the material greatly hampers the imagination and flight of the jeweler's thought. It turns out that the only decoration that can be made from alabaster is the beads. However, even here the creator can prove himself in a better light.
Alabaster, in fact, is very tolerant to all signs of the zodiac, except perhaps the signs patronized by Fire and Earth. However, even they can safely wear alabaster beads, if they liked them, nothing terrible will happen, the stone will not punish the owners who do not like it. However, he will not be able to prove himself as a magic amulet on his chest. But to all the rest, he will do a good job, helping them survive the storms of anger at work and at home, and driving away all negativity from their master. It is even believed that if alabaster beads are lost or broken - this is fortunately, you should not be upset about it, because it means that the amulet fulfilled its purpose and saved its owner from some kind of misfortune.