April
She who on in April dates her years
Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears
For vain repentance flow. This stone's
Emblem of innocence is known.
Innocence, repentence, - sun and shower -
The diamond or sapphire is her dower.
Traditional Modern - Diamond
Hebrew - Sapphire
Roman - Sapphire
Arabic - Sapphire
Russian - Sapphire
Italian - Sapphire
Polish - Diamond
Your Guardian Angel is Ashmodei - His Talismanic Gem is Topaz
Your special apostle is Philip - His Gem is Carnelian
The Gemstone of Aries (March 21 - April 20 is Bloodstone/Carnelian
Who on this world of ours his eyes,
In Aries opens will be wise
If always on his hand there lies
A Bloodstone.
The Gemstone of Taurus (April 20 - May 21 is Sapphire
If on your hand this stone you bind,
You in Taurus born will find
'Twill cure diseases of the mind,
The Sapphire
Diamonds are transparent or translucent stones that can range in color from colorless to reddish. It has a hardness on the Mohs scale of 10. It has a refractive index of 2.42.
The tradition of birthstones arises from the knowledge that the ancient Hebrew high priests wore a breastplate with 12 stones.
Each stone represented a tribe of Israel. A diamond was the last stone on the second row.
They were said to give their owner immunity from the plague, grant absolute freedom from the possession by demons and devils, and ward off evil. In fact, protecting their loved ones from evil
was the reason people began exchanging betrothal rings with diamonds. It is the emblem of fearlessness and invincibility and also of modesty and purity. It was thought to bring victory to the wearer
by endowing him with strength, fortitude, and courage. On the negative side it was believed that it could make the wearer unhappy and that by contributing fearlessness it often caused disaster to befall
through a lack of prudence when faced with danger. There was also a wide spread superstition that unless a diamond was received as a gift all the talismanic properties were lost.
