Amber is the stone of happiness
Amber, or yantar (from Russian), is a petrified resin from coniferous trees.

Amber, or yantar (from Russian), is a petrified resin from coniferous trees.
This resin has hardened over time to form this ancient organic gemstone. It is an amorphous polymer and does not form crystals. Its color is from yellow to red, often with inclusions of plant particles, insects and others, which increases its price.
The stone must be at least 1 million years old to be classified as amber, and its age can reach 120 million years. It was formed during the Tertiary mainly on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Today, the deposits in the Kaliningrad region represent at least 90% of the world's. Amber is also found in Sicily (called simethite), in Romania (Romanian), in Myanmar (Burmese), in Canada, in some parts of the Atlantic coast of the United States, the Dominican Republic, in Ukraine and in small quantities along the Baltic coast. .
It is used as an electrical insulating material, for the production of succinic acid, varnishes and in jewelry. In perfumery, the natural amber complex provides durability and completeness in the aromatic quality of the composition. Aromatic amber creates a very intoxicating exotic sensuality of the perfume. He was given a number of poetic names such as "tears of the sea", "gift from the sun" and others.
Jewelry made of amber radiates a warm, exotic beauty. Perhaps amber was one of the first stones used to make jewelry. The oldest amber jewelry found dates back to 8000 BC. The most common and valued were in ancient Rome and Greece, Egypt, Persia and China.
Throughout its thousand-year history, amber is valuable not only because of its beauty, but also because of its healing, even mystical properties. The ancients used it as an amulet for happiness and health and called it the Sun Stone. However, this does not end its uses. It was believed that there was no disease that amber could not cure. For this purpose, it was ground to a powder and then taken internally or rubbed into the skin. In other cases, they inhaled his vapors or pressed the stone to the affected area. These treatments may seem naive to you, but they are not unfounded.
When the amber is heated to 36.6 degrees, as much as the heat of the human body, succinic (amber) acid evaporates from the stone, which strengthens the whole body. Synthesized acid is now used in pharmacology for the production of biostimulants and is another proof that we should not disregard ancient medicine. However, it is enough to wear amber jewelry for a long time to feel alive and in good health.
+++ A necklace and bracelet made of amber are put on and worn by children. There is a belief in many nations and cultures that this strengthens the health and strength of adolescents.
According to folk medicine, amber forms a special energy impulse that "tunes" the whole body. If you have a bad mood, difficulties in work or an unfavorable geomagnetic environment is expected, amber will help you cope with the situation.
According to modern research on the human biofield, amber is a natural biostimulator that has a beneficial effect on the human body and electromagnetic field, restores the aura and is even able to slow the growth of cancer cells and restore the blood. To improve your mood and recharge your batteries, you need to look at a piece of amber for a longer time. It strengthens the physical body, infuses cheerfulness, optimism and faith in one's own strength.
It is not in vain that the ancient Greeks called amber "electron". This means "solar gold" and explains why for centuries it has been exchanged solely for gold.
Interesting legends about amber. The tears of the Heliads.
One day, Phaeton, the son of the ancient Greek sun god Helios, asked his father to allow him to ride the chariot of the sun. The father did not agree because he feared that his son would not succeed, but in the end he gave in to his strong desire. On the appointed day, Phaeton rode the chariot, but panicked and lost control of the horses. They descended too low to Earth and it caught fire. Cities and mountains began to burn, and rivers and seas dried up.
To save the Earth, the angry Zeus struck the horses, the chariot and the Phaeton with lightning. The young man's body fell into the waters of the Eridan River, far from his home. After searching for him for a long time, Phaeton's sisters, the Heliads, found the river and wept on its banks. The great gods turned the weeping Heliads into poplars. But even like trees, they continued to mourn their brother, and their tears fell into the cold water. There they froze and turned into transparent amber.
This is just one of the wonderful legends about the origin of the sun stone. They are found in almost all cultures and are evidence of the importance of amber in the lives of ancient people.

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