Description
Landscape Jasper = endurance and perseverance. Jasper is a gentle healing stone. Landscape Jasper grants you endurance, steadfastness, tenacity, and perseverance. Landscape Jasper gets its name from the stone's pattern, which resembles a landscape. Jasper is an opaque and finely crystalline variety of quartz. Its chemical composition is identical to that of agate, flint, and chert. The colors are variable, from yellow through red and reddish brown to green. Jasper stones are cut and polished for jewelry setting. The name jasper is derived from Latin and Greek (íaspis) in a Semitic language and means "spotted or speckled stone." The main sources of jasper are India (Dekkan Plateau) and Mexico (yellow), Germany (red), and Africa, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, France, and the United States (other colors). Jasper has been used as a gemstone since ancient times. For example, it was used to make seal stones, small carved stones, and trinkets. Jasper was attributed with magical powers. In ancient times, it was called the mother of all stones. Today, it is used in cabochons, tableware, and handicrafts. Imitations are made of glass. The Egyptians and Greeks already used jasper to enhance sexuality and to achieve a rapid pregnancy. Among the Native Americans, yellow jasper served as a rainstone. Several medicinal properties are attributed to jasper, such as stress reduction, weight loss, treating stomach complaints, and resolving liver problems. According to various literary sources, jasper is associated with the zodiac signs Aries, Virgo, Cancer, and Scorpio. The Christian scripture Revelation 4:2-3 states: "And suddenly I was in the trance, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and someone sat on it." The one who sat there had the appearance of a jasper and a sardine stone, and around the throne there was a rainbow in appearance like an emerald.
