Aquamarine Moon Necklace

A crescent moon pendant dangling from a string of frosty blue aquamarine beads with electroplated lava bead accents. Inspired by the crisp autumn sky and its low hanging moons.

Aquamarine is the March birthstone, making it an ideal gift for anyone with a March birthday. For those into crystal work aquamarine is associated with the ocean and water in general. Because of it’s connection with water it’s a popular stone for people seeking emotional balance and inner peace, and it’s salt water element often sees it used in rituals and meditations designed to help cleanse the psyche and get rid of harmful feelings and beliefs. Clarity of thought and the deep calm of the oceans are also supposed to gifts aquamarine can bring to its wearers.

In the past it was carried by sailors for protection against drowning and encourage calm waters, and it was given as a marriage gift for the same reasons, with partner’s hoping the stone’s powers would calm any storms that sprung up between them. People believed the stones belonged to mermaids, who allowed them up to the surface world as a gift, and that carrying them would therefore confer their protections. It’s also linked to the moon, because of the moon’s connection with the tides, making it a useful stone for followers of Artemis, Selene and any other moon goddess. Perhaps this necklace would even make a good something blue for a pagan bride, given Artemis’ traditional concern and care for women as they transitioned into marriage.