In India, you birthstone is based not on the month of your birth as it is here in America, but on the numerological date of your birth.



Start by taking the date of your birth and reducing the number to a single digit by adding the digits together to arrive at a single number. The 23rd (my birthday) is 2 + 3 = 5. Someone born on the 19th would be 1 + 9 = 10 which further reduces to 1 + 0 = 1.



Find your number in the list below to learn which gemstones and colors will bring positive influences into your life.



If you are a 1 …



Your color is red and gemstones like ruby, garnet and red agate bring positive influences into your life.



You are a go-getter, full of life, a passionate person that is hard to keep down. You are determined and aspire to greatness. Red is a power color that is full of fire and used to bring action and enthusiasm into your life.



If you are a 2…



Your color is cream and pearls or any beige gemstone like many jaspers and agates will bring positive influences into your life.



You are a creative person, that sometimes can be moody and tempermental. You tend to have plenty of insight and intuition. Use your cream colored stones to help balance out the rough spots so you can be even more insightful.



If you are a 3…



Your color is yellowish-pink and gemstones like coral or sunstone will bring positive influences into your life.



You are an ambitious person looking to achieve higher goals. You love discipline, duties and responsibilities. You can use your stones to bring calm and relaxation into your life that your drive to succeed has caused.



If you are a 4…



Your color is green and gemstones like peridot or emerald will bring positive influences into your life.



You are a talker, with great communication skills, but you tend to not make friends easily. You can use your green stones to bring balance in situations where any types of emotional upset are present.



If you are a 5…



Your color is yellow and gemstones like yellow topaz or lemon quart will bring positive influences into your life.



You are a powerful person that loves to learn and you have a high intellect. You make decisions quickly, often without forethought. Use your yellow stones for relief from burnout and to calm your nerves.



If you are a 6…



Your color is white or clear and gemstones like diamond or quartz crystal will bring positive influences into your life.



You are a romantic that loves to surround yourself with beauty. You tend to be dramatic and are drawn towards drama, music & cinema

poetry and the arts.Use your white or clear stones to help keep all that is not beautiful away so you can be peacefully within your palace.



If you are a 7…



Your color is blue or violet and gemstones like lapis lazuli or amethyst will bring positive influences into your life.



You are the strength behind everyone around you and stay grounded to handle responsibilities even when others are forgetting theirs. You are independent, love change and love to travel. Use your stones to allow you to stay calm, cool and collected during times of stress.



If you are an 8…



Your color is yellow and gemstones like citrine and fire opal will bring positive influences into your life.



You are curious, love to explore new things and are a deep thinker. You try hard to obtain greatness and aspire to lead others. Use your orange stones increase your creativity and spice things up a little bit.



If you are a 9…



Your color is any color with an eye, like tigers-eye or cats-eye. They are perfect for bringing positive influences into your life.



You are a service oriented person and commit yourself whole heartedly into projects, especially if they involve helping others. You are mentally strong and courageous but tend to create enemies. Use your eye stones to bring clarity of perception and stability into your endeavors.



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Pamela Freeman is the owner of SoTall Magazine http://sotall.org and maintains a growing online gemstone dictionary at http://sotall.org/gemstone-dictionary.php. Gemstone and other magickal jewelry can be found in her store at: http://stores.ebay.com/Fern-Owls-Place.