September Birthstones: Colors Symbolism and Healing Properties

What is the Birthstone for September

Sapphire, a deep blue gem, is the prime birthstone for September, symbolizing purity, integrity, nobility, wisdom, practicality and sincerity.

September birthstones are most suited for the first (2nd to 12th September) and second decade (13th to 22nd September) Virgos and first decade (23rd to 2nd October) Librans.

September Birthstone

Healing Properties of Sapphire as the September Birthstone

  • Helps to maintain discipline and focus
  • Enhances peace of mind and serenity
  • Increases concentration
  • Brings in feelings of joy and happiness
  • Aids in relieving blood disorders
  • Eases depression and mental tension
  • Intensifies wisdom and intellect

Specific Properties of the September Birthstones in Other Colors

Blue is the prime color of sapphire, though it is available in other shades each having significant healing properties.

Blue: Provides a calming effect and helps in self-expression

Yellow: Ushers wealth and prosperity, intensifies the intellect and helps with problems of the gallbladder, stomach, and spleen

Green: Brings in clarity, good luck, and spiritual insight

White: Acts as a talisman and helps one to remain focus

Black: Helps one to be confident and remain grounded

Pink: Assists in releasing the emotional burden, maintains peace and enforces unconditional love

Orange: Brings in feelings of joyfulness, creativity, vitality, and wisdom

Purple: Eliminates negativity and ushers wealth as well as prosperity

Sapphire derives its name from the Latin and Greek words sapphirus and sappheiros respectively, with its meaning translating to a blue stone.

Other September Gemstones

Peridot – Enhances confidence, helps to release feelings of stress, jealousy, and anger

Jade – Brings in good luck, peace, harmony, and self-sufficiency

Moonstone – Pacifies emotional instability, releases stress

Citrine – Promotes wealth, success, prosperity, self-esteem and self-confidence

Opal – Intensifies creativity and helps to release anger

Sardonyx – Protects from the evil eye, gives inner strength

Zircon – Instills feelings of love, confidence and self-esteem

Carnelian – Stimulates creativity and brings in positivity

Lapis Lazuli – Enhances creativity and clarity of thought

Birthstones when selected after a detailed consultation with a professional astrologer, would definitely function in a positive way, helping one’s personality to flourish positively.

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