As the birthstone for December, the shade of blue in blue topaz is warm and inviting, like the ripples of a blue lake or ocean on a hot summer’s day. The meaning is derived from the Sanskrit word “tapas,” which means fire. During ancient times, these archaic civilizations considered blue topaz
to have cooling properties. They believed it could control anything from boiling water to flaming hot tempers. Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, topaz was thought to heal both mental and physical disorders as well as prevent death. The Greeks believed it had the power to increase strength and
make its wearer invisible while the Romans believe it had the ability to improve eyesight. The ancient Egyptians wore topaz as an amulet to protect them from injury. Today, topaz is primarily found in Brazil, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Pakistan, China, and the United States.
The vibrancy of the color blue signifies much of topaz’s importance and meaning. It stimulates the 5th throat chakra, which facilitates communication and self-expression. It also stimulates the ability to communicate one’s deepest truths. In its element, blue represents water, which enhances
sound, one’s creative identity and orientation to self-expression. Aligning itself with the planets Mercury and Neptune, the balance of the color blue brings faith in oneself, trust in others, peace, joy, inspiration, intuition and sincerity. Blue is also said to boost career opportunities as
well as business, finance and leadership qualities and helps with house moves or any kind of long distance travel. Acting as a natural antiseptic, blue is also the color of healers.
When the throat chakra is blocked, one may experience difficulty in communication with their thoughts and manipulation in their speech. This can often result in headaches and painful tension within the shoulder and neck muscles, problems with thyroid or hearing and even augment the intensity and
increase the likelihood of the common cold.
Spiritually, the effects of the color blue are very strong and are known to increase trust, intuition, tranquility, communication, truthfulness as well as creative expression and will power. It physically affects the mouth, throat, thyroid and parathyroid glands. Its healing properties are said
to relieve pain from headaches and migraines, earaches, high blood pressure, fever, laryngitis, sore throats and eye strain. Along with awakening intuition, the color blue also eases loneliness. When used as a power color, blue can awaken inspiration and artistic expression in combination with
the colors on the red-orange spectrum.
The results of having too little blue or too much blue in one’s life can be drastic. Having too much blue in one’s life can result in one’s personality becoming more negative, melancholy, arrogant, self-righteous and self-centered. It may cause one to become overly talkative, speak negatively and
gossip about others, domineering, fanatical, and prone to overacting and hyperactivity. On the other hand, too little blue in one’s life can often result in one literally feeling blue by becoming withdrawn and depressed, timid, manipulative, unreliable, stubborn and resistant to change. One may feel
scared, weak, an inability to express thoughts properly, dependent, lack of creative expression and have suppressed feelings.
Some of the essential oils and flowers to go along with the color blue are cinnamon, rosemary, vanilla, cypress and sandalwood. The most effective way to incorporate blue into one’s life is by correcting a balance in the 5th chakra by adding blue crystals and gemstones, such as blue topaz, close to
the skin at places like the pulse points on the ears, wrists, ankles and the neckline. For direct healing, the jewelry can be placed on the Throat Chakra itself.
Topaz is considered a very hard gemstone, scoring an 8 on the Mohs scale of hardness. It can be split with a single blow and should be protected from hard knocks. Blue topaz is the hardest of silicate minerals and the blue hue of the topaz is created when the stone is heated. The three shades of
blue topaz include Sky, Swiss and London Blue. The latter is the deepest blue, often used as a less expensive substitute for sapphire.
A gift of blue topaz is symbolic of love and fidelity. This cool blue gemstone can be made into various forms of decorative jewelry including earrings, bracelets and pendants.
Lara Ameen is a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in English with a double minor in Creative Writing and Disability Studies. She enjoys writing about her favorite paranormal television shows and is fascinated by the relationship between psychology, spirituality and the
paranormal. Her biggest aspirations are to be a fiction novelist and television screenwriter.
