Turquoise Rings
DEAR JEANETTE: Do you believe that wearing a turquoise ring would help my poor vision? J.M., Toledo, Ohio.
DEAR J.M.: It is my belief that there are a great many influences exerted on us or available to us on this earth. Gem stones certainly have a vibrational level which could be allowed to influence us.
Such influences can help us to reach our goals more quickly or easily perhaps but they should not be relied upon to the exclusion of an inner development which is of a permanent quality. The help of a gem might be likened to an automobile. You could reach your destination by walking but it is faster to go by car. So the gem might also be helpful.
According to Doris M. Hodges in her book HEALING STONES (Hiawatha Pub. Co., Perry, IA 50220, copyright 1961) the turquoise has long been called the ‘eye-stone’ because it was believed to be helpful in the treatment of diseases and conditions peculiar to the eye, but was usually placed directly upon the eye. It was also considered helpful in inflammation or feverish type diseases throughout the body.
Many believe that beauty (seen, heard, felt, etc.) can be helpful in the healing and rejuvenation of the body. It may be only that the beauty reduces the tensions within us and the body can therefore proceed more swiftly with its own healing. But whatever the process through which the help may be given, why not use it?
If it is the beauty or color that is helpful it is easily seen why it would be most effective in dealing with fever and inflammation. Almost all shades of green are in the cool classification of colors (as contrasted to red as a hot color) and are connected to growth and healing. The blue-green of the turquoise is unusually cooling, calming, and quieting in its effect. The lovely patterns are also soothing to the eye.
In the U.S. the turquoise is often connected with Native American cultures of the Southwest, but the stone was first brought to Europe from Turkey. Among Buddhists, the stone is especially treasured because of a legend that Buddha was attacked by a fearsome monster and was able to kill it with the mystical assistance of a turquoise. Others in the East regard it as a symbol of prosperity, and it is known as “The Lucky Stone” to some Arabs. (1982)