The main deposits are Australia, Russia (Ural), Central Asia, Brazil, Egypt, China.
Therapeutic and magical properties of the heliotrope
Medical properties. It is believed that this mineral is capable of stopping bleeding, contributing to an increase in hemoglobin in the blood. And if the stone is worn on both hands in the form of bracelets, it will increase the stone's help.
Magical properties. Even in ancient times, heliotrope was considered one of the most important stones in alchemy and magic. Medieval sorcerers wore bracelets, rings and other ornaments with heliotrope during spells and magical rites. It was believed that he was able to strengthen the action of the magic ritual and words.
Alchemists used this stone as a conductor between the Cosmos and man, that is, for attempts to penetrate the secrets of the universe. This stone was attributed to other miraculous qualities. It is also believed that the owner of this mineral has the ability to learn foreign languages, psychology, philosophy, medicine.
But, it is worth considering that the heliotrope will help those who have firmly chosen their professional activities, who "burn" their work and do everything to improve and acquire professional skills. And those who can not concentrate on one thing are not allowed to wear this mineral. Since the heliotrope will not tolerate the throwing of the host and will start to harm it, attracting troubles and failures.
The mineral will help diligent workers achieve success in their work, make them happy. However, he will drive out his love luck, because he believes that it can distract a person from the love of work.
Astrologers believe that this mineral is associated simultaneously with the Moon, Saturn, Venus, and therefore it is able to empower its master with the ability to influence other people, the inanimate and living nature. It is recommended to wear Cancers, Lions, Taurus. Scorpions, Aries, Sagittarius are in no way advised to wear. And the remaining signs of the zodiac are not interested in him, and therefore this mineral will be a usual ornament for them.
Amulets and talismans. As a talisman, heliotrope can bring happiness to lawyers, military, representatives of the law - it will help them to be focused, contribute to concentration of attention, develop tactful data. To philosophers and scientists the stone will help to reach the highest intellectual level.
As an ornamental stone, heliotrope was valued only in those cases when bright spots were involved in the image on a dark background. Such a stone was used for carving and decorating the clothes of priests and church utensils.
In ancient Egypt, they also knew about the magical properties of the heliotrope, as evidenced by papyri. In one of them the stone was glorified in the following terms: in the world there is no greater thing, and to those who have it, will receive everything that only they ask; he is able to mitigate the wrath of kings and rulers and will force to believe everything, so that the master of the stone does not speak.
In the 12th century there were beliefs that heliotrope has the ability to change the good weather and cause rain.
In addition, it was believed that the mineral can stop bleeding, provide the owner with a long life and health, give the gift of prophecy and endow him with the ability to guess future events, glorify those who have been given a mineral, neutralize poisons, and suppress tides of blood. Dante in the Divine Comedy mentioned one property, saying that the mineral makes the owner invisible and protects from poison.
Giorgio Vasari said that once he had a severe nosebleed, and the artist Luca Signorelli was able to stop, stroking Vasari's amulet with a heliotrope amulet, and then hung this amulet around his neck.
A heliotrope amulet in the form of a heart was used to stop the bleeding of Indians on the other side of the Atlantic. The most effective will be if the stone is immersed in cold water, and then in his right hand hold it a little.
The Spanish missionary in America, Bernardino de Sahagun, wrote that, in the distant 1574, this stone helped heal many Indians who were close to death in a terrible plague as a result of the loss of blood, simply by letting them hold a piece of heliotrope in their hand.
Robert Boyle in his famous essays on the origin and properties of gems said that one of his friends suffered from nosebleeds, but he was able to get rid of them, wearing a heliotrope around his neck. And since he himself did not believe in the mysterious properties of the gems, he assumed that it was the self-hypnosis of the person himself, and not the properties of the stone.