Purple Sapphire Stones

Purple sapphire stones can range in hue from pale blue-purple (often described as Lavender Sapphire) to purplish-pink (also known as Violet Sapphire).

The colour purple, associated with wealth and royalty, both calms and stimulates our bodies, putting us in the right place for introspection and focused insight. It fosters creativity by awakening our senses while promoting the quiet necessary to make intuitive, insightful observations. Purple creates a harmonious balance of awareness and peace and is often well liked by creative or eccentric types.

The purple sapphire is said to promote spiritual growth and inner peace and also enhance the clarity of the mind. It is also said to help the individual wearing it in realizing their desires. Psychological instability diminishes as the stone helps to recover and actuates self-healing and mending powers. It is known to be exceptionally useful in upsetting or stressful circumstances and help with anxiety as it neutralizes and breaks the symptoms down.

In Asian cultures, Purple Sapphire is viewed as the stone of truth and kinship. In Europe, the emphasis is more on the confidence in the intensity of the stone, which is moved to the wearer of the stone and said to be a symbol of knowledge and wealth. Purple Sapphire has also been recorded to be worn by priests in ancient Egypt in the form of amulets as it was believed that it strengthens the soul and wards off evil spirits. According to the Greeks, the stone was linked to knowledge and wisdom. The purple sapphire was and still is a well-known jewel for therapeutic applications. Purple is a colour that is linked to everything that is strong and reliable. The purple sapphire stone is a symbol of loyalty, love, modesty, a provider of harmony and it offers security against betrayal, scorn and dismay, hence has been worn by sovereigns, rulers, and clerics since ancient times.