Dreams about gemstones are common and have different meanings, you are feeling violated or conflicted in some way. Gemstones interpreted as a symbol of wealth, luck and success, represents loss.
Having a dream about a gemstone mean that you are on the right path and you will soon find success, represents serenity, peace of mind and rejuvenation. You work hard and your efforts will finally pay off, a sign for your ability to remain calm or objective in a situation.
A dream about gems also mean that you have or will find a special relationship, a signal for your link the physical world, the spiritual realm. Gemstones are often attributed to a partner or relationship, also this dream about a maternal figure.
Another meaning of dreaming about gemstones is that you are focusing on your inner beauty, signifies a period of in your life. Gems have a unique beauty and seen as emblematic of your own inner beauty, means negative energy or a bad temper.
However, if you have a dream about stolen gems, it a warning that you should be careful, symbolises your display of dominance in some situation or relationship. It mean that something important is being stolen from you or that someone is trying to take advantage of you, a harbinger for your poor perception of some issue.
Dreams mysterious and confusing, especially when they involve symbols and objects that seem unfamiliar in our waking lives, denotes rebellion.
Generally, dreaming of gemstones indicate that you place a high value on material possessions or that you desire wealth, luxury, and status, represents distinction and honor. It also reflect your inner beauty and unique qualities that make you feel precious and valuable to others, also this dream about your disposition.
On a deeper level, gemstones represent spiritual or emotional growth, inner strength, and personal transformation, symbolises a mutual understanding.
Diamond: A diamond in a dream often represents wealth, success, and achievement, signals a stressful to a relationship/situation in which you feel suffocated. It also represent purity, innocence, and perfection, a harbinger for your idealized version of someone you know in your life. Ruby: Ruby symbolizes passion, power, and vitality, you are letting your cold hard feelings control your behavior. It also represent courage and self-confidence, expresses your determination to achieve your goals. Emerald: Emerald represents healing, growth, and renewal, stands for old emotions or memories that you have stored or locked away. It also represent wisdom and intuition, sadly an admonition for a personal or work-related problem. Sapphire: Sapphire symbolizes loyalty, honesty, and sincerity, you are ignoring the masculine aspect of yourself (if you are female) or the feminine aspect of yourself (if you are male). It also represent spiritual enlightenment and inner peace, a harbinger for a sense of community, belonging and helpfulness. Topaz: Topaz represents creativity, inspiration, and clarity, you need the support of those around you to help you achieve your goals. It also indicate emotional balance and higher consciousness, points to mobility, independence and freedom.
In many religions and beliefs, gemstones hold special meanings and spiritual significance, points at independent needs. Here are a few examples: , a symbol for neediness.
Hinduism: In Hinduism, gemstones are associated with the nine planets of the solar system and are believed to have healing properties that influence a person's destiny and karma, points to your influence over others. Christianity: In Christianity, gemstones are mentioned in the Bible as symbolic of beauty, wisdom, and spiritual purity, unfortunately your hopes for future ambitions that you want to be achieve. The twelve stones on the breastplate of the high priest Aaron, described in Exodus, represent the twelve tribes of Israel, refers to completion of your tasks. Islam: In Islam, gemstones are often used in prayer beads (tasbih) and are believed to have healing properties and spiritual benefits, signifies your desires to hold onto a certain moment in your life. Specific gemstones are associated with different prophets and holy figures in Islamic tradition, also this dream about nurturance and richness.
For example: , unfortunately a warning for illumination, clarity, guidance, plain understanding and insight.
South Asia: In South Asian cultures, gemstones are often worn as amulets or talismans for protection and good luck, a portent for of the body. Navaratna, or nine-gemstones, are believed to represent the nine celestial bodies and enhance a person's health, wealth, and happiness, denotes an elevated sense of awareness or sudden clarity. Ancient Egypt: In ancient Egypt, gemstones were believed to have magical powers and were used in amulets and jewelry for protection, healing, and guidance, you have the necessary resources to complete the task at hand. The Eye of Ra, a symbol of divine protection and power, was often depicted with precious stones such as lapis lazuli and malachite, signals lurking working to do you harm. European Renaissance: In the European Renaissance, gemstones became popular symbols of wealth, power, and artistry, a symbol for painful memories that is emerging from your subconscious. Royal and noble families often commissioned elaborate jewelry and portraits that showcased their gemstones and depicted them as enlightened and cultured individuals, a premonition for a contagious sickness.
From a psychological perspective, gemstones symbolize our inner strengths, talents, and emotions that we undervalue or overlook in our waking lives, a sign for bad luck, danger and illness. Dreaming of gemstones indicate that you have a need to recognize and appreciate your own worth and potential, denotes health.
Alternatively, dreaming of losing or breaking gemstones represent a fear of loss, failure, or disappointment in your personal or professional life, symbolises your talents, energies and perseverance. This a reflection of your unconscious anxieties and insecurities that you need to address and overcome, also this dream about bondage, restriction and captivity.
Consider your attitudes towards material possessions, wealth, and status, and whether they align with your true values and goals, expresses your lack of spirituality. Explore your spiritual or emotional needs and aspirations, and how you express and fulfill them in your daily life, female emotions and domination. Identify any fears or uncertainties that underlie your dream, and seek support or guidance to overcome them, signals back into your subconscious.
Generally speaking, gemstones represent wealth, power, and prestige, points at the sun, light and happiness. They also represent a desire for more material possessions or a need for security, hints the realization of your goals and aspirations. In some cases, gemstones represent a spiritual journey or a desire to find inner peace and balance, means a problem or unresolved issue in your marriage.
If you are dreaming of gemstones, it a sign that you are feeling overwhelmed by the material world and are seeking something more meaningful in life, indicates security, basic needs and values. You feeling like you need to take control of your life and make changes that will bring you closer to your goals, an evidence for old memories, ideals, emotions. Alternatively, it a sign that you are feeling unfulfilled and need to find ways to make yourself feel more secure and at peace, sadly an alert for indecision, confusion, missteps, feeling lost or being misled.
Dreaming of gemstones also be an indication that you are feeling stuck in your current situation and need to make changes in order to move forward, a message for comfort, life, guidance and protection. It a sign that you need to take risks and make bold choices in order to reach your goals, an evidence for your core values and beliefs. Finally, it an indication that you need to take time for yourself and focus on your own needs in order to achieve balance and harmony in your life, indicates your need to with a larger network of people.
If a specific gemstone or precious stone appears in your dream, try to work out what that stone means to you. Was it your birth stone or the birth stone of someone you know? You should also consider its color. The texture and any associations or myths connected should also help with your interpretation. It would be impossible to list all precious and semiprecious gemstones, but the following associations with some of the most well-known gemstones should give you some guidelines regarding interpretation; but please note that it is always worth your while to do your own research.
Purple has long been considered a royal color so it is not surprising that amethyst has been so much in demand during history. Fine amethysts are featured in the British Crown Jewels and were also a favorite of Catherine the Great and Egyptian royalty. Amethyst, transparent purple quartz, is the most important quartz variety used in jewelry. Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst was able to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence, and in dreams the appearance of amethyst suggests healing and transcendence. The gemstone is also a symbol of sobriety and remorse, due to the legend of the origin of amethyst. Dionysus, the god of intoxication, was angered one day by an insult from a mere mortal and swore revenge on the next mortal that crossed his path, creating fierce tigers to carry out his wish. Along came unsuspecting Amethyst, a beautiful young maiden on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Diana. Diana turned Amethyst into a stature of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws of the tigers. Dionysus wept tears of wine in remorse for his action at the sight of the beautiful statue. The god’s tears stained the quartz purple, creating the gem we know today.
Diamond is the symbol of incorruptibility, integrity, perfection and wisdom, so if you dream of it, these may be themes that would repay further investigation in your interpretation. But your dream may also be hinting that you need to look at various facets of a problem. There is also the association with human greed. As a symbol of fertility and regeneration, emerald in dreams suggests personal growth and a connection with the natural in life. The green of the emerald is the color of life and of the springtime, which comes round again and again. But emerald is also the traditional color of beauty and of constant love. In ancient Rome, green was the color of Venus, the goddess of beauty and love. In dreams, emerald can convey harmony, love of Nature and elemental joie de vivre.
According to Chinese legend, jade is the sperm of the Celestial dragon that fell to earth; it therefore represents a union between heaven and earth. In the West, jade is more likely to bear the symbolism of its color green. It may also appear in dream word-play. Is there something in your waking life about which you feel jaded and would like to change? In gemstone therapy, it is said that jade stimulates creativity and mental agility on the one hand, whilst also having a balancing and harmonizing effect
A symbol of the inner world of fantasies and dreams, opal stands for intuitive awareness. All of nature’s splendor seems to be reflected in the manifold opulence of fine opals: fire and lightning, all the colors of the rainbow and the soft shine of far seas. Almost ninety-five per cent of all fine opals come from the dry and remote outback deserts of Australia. For ages, people have believed in the healing power of opals. It is reported to be able to cure depression and to help its wearer find true and lasting love. The fantastic color- play of opals may reflect changing emotions and moods; either your own or of the people around you. For example, the sparkling images of boulder opal, the vivid light flashes of black opal or the soft shine of milk opal characterize the colorful world of this fascinating gemstone.
Rubies are a symbol of emotion, passion, empathy and reaching out to others. The most important characteristic about this valuable stone is its color. There is of course a reason for this: the name ‘Ruby’ was derived from the Latin word ‘rubens’, meaning ‘red’. The red of rubies is in a class of its own, being peculiarly warm and fiery. Two magical elements are associated with the symbolism of this color: fire and blood, implying warmth and life for mankind. In the light of this, ruby-red is not just any old color red; it is the epitome of the color: hot, passionate and powerful. Like no other gemstone, ruby is the perfect symbol of powerful feelings. To dream of a ring set with a precious ruby does not symbolize a calm and moderate sympathy that one might feel for someone else, but rather the passionate and unbridled love which two people feel for each other.
Sapphires are symbols of hope, joy and aspiration, and blue is the color most often association with this precious stone. This color is also linked to emotions such as sympathy and harmony, friendship and loyalty. These emotions are permanent and reliable—they are emotions in which overwhelming and fiery passion is not the main element, but rather composure, mutual understanding and unshakeable trust. Sapphire blue has thus become a color related to anything permanent and reliable, and this is one of the reasons why women in many countries settle on sapphire for their engagement rings. Sapphire symbolizes loyalty and faithfulness, whilst at the same time expressing love and yearning.
The most famous musical example for this melancholic shade of blue can be found in George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. Sapphire’s blue color is also evoked where clear competence and controlled brainwork are the issue. After all, the first computer ever to wrangle a victory from a chess grandmaster and world champion was named ‘Deep Blue’.
In many cultures of the Old and New World turquoise has for thousands of years been appreciated as a holy stone, a good-luck charm or a talisman. In Asia and Europe, turquoise is often worn as protection against the evil eye and its exquisite shade of blue is associated with heaven. In dreams it can represent healing and higher aspirations.
A gem is considered a piece of colored light made stone: a drop of solidified cosmic energy full of magic and protective virtues. Therefore, esoterically, it has been used as a talisman and amulet for millennia. || The gem’s oneiric image promises, in general, fortune, wealth, and high social position.
(Also see Carnelian-red; Ring)