The combination of stones and metals

This is the so-called affinity of bodies and their corresponding metals and minerals. The sun is credited with gold, the moon with silver, and so on. Some stones (diamond, amethyst, emerald, etc.) have a double or even triple affinity, refer to several planets and metals at the same time.

We should not think that the correspondence between the stone and the planet is purely external, not due to any deep-seated reasons. Continue reading →