Chalcedony and Red Jasper Spheres

These are Chalcedony Spheres. #1 is 2.2 inches in diameter and weighs 258 grams. #2 is 1.95 inches and weighs 159 grams. These are multi-colored and very beautiful for use as meditation aids. Chalcedony is believed to take its name from the Greek port of Chalcedon which is known today as Kadikoy in Turkey. Named the speakers stone, this gentle cool-headed gem was said to be strung around the neck of the great speaker of Cicero. Cicero must have known that Chalcedony’s meditative moods and measured mindset were of great value. It wasn’t just the Ancient Greeks who saw the value in Chalcedony, Native Americans also considered it to be a sacred stone too. It was often used in ceremony’s to ensure a sense of grounding. To this day, Chalcedony is still a popular stone to use in meditative practice and spiritual sojourns. Chalcedony can be found all over the world including in Brazil and Namibia, India, Sri Lanka, Malawi, and Madagascar. As mentioned, Chalcedony can show up in several different styles and forms. For example, the Agate form of Chalcedon has distinct bandings on it and comes in different colors whereas the flat layered kind is Onyx. All Chalcedony stones are grounding and balancing, but each kind will also bring its own unique properties to the table too. asper is an opaque chalcedony that comes in a wide variety of colors. The term "jasper" itself comes from the Greek work iaspi, meaning "spotted stone." Unlike most jasper, which is a heavily banded variety of chalcedony, brick red jasper is almost one pure color. Jasper is a gemstone that has been used all over the world and often revered as sacred. According to Norse legend, the magic sword of Siegfried the dragon slayer was inlaid with this gemstone. Egyptians believed the stone to be associated with Isis and was carved into amulets for the dead. There is also speculation it was actually red jasper (not ruby) that adorned the sacred breastplate of Aaron.