Baltic Amber crystal bead bracelet

Natural Baltic amber bead bracelet in rainbow honey colouring. Baltic Amber is a type of fossilized tree resin that is found in the Baltic Sea region. It is millions of years old and is thought to have healing and therapeutic properties due to the presence of succinic acid. It is believed to reduce inflammation and pain, improve sleep, and boost mood.

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BALTIC AMBER:

Baltic amber owes its exceptional charm to its fascinating history spanning the period from the times when it was sticky resin dripping in the Tertiary forest at least 40 million years ago to the point when it was found as a small solid nugget on the Baltic beach. 

Baltic amber has been believed to have medicinal and therapeutic powers since time immemorial. The rst records of its benecial properties can be found in descriptions by Pliny the Elder and Hippocrates. The light and warm gemstone gives o a pleasant scent when warmed in the hands and a resinous smell when burnt; it picks up static when rubbed and attracts shreds of paper. 

Baltic amber is not only a jewellery stone, but also a witness of life dating back to at least 40 million years ago. Inclusions in the form of small animals and fragments of plants are an excellent research material for palaeontologists and the subject of interest of hobbyists and collectors.

According to ancient Greek myth, amber was the tears shed into the River Eridanus by the Heliades grieving after the death of their brother Phaëthon, who was thrown into the river by an angry Zeus after the boy’s joyride across the sky on his father’s golden chariot. The Chinese believed that amber was the soul of a tiger which had died and passed into the earth transforming into pieces of amber. Amber was supposed to give its wearer access to the tiger’s courage. Amber was a stone sacred to the Viking goddess Freya. When she could not nd her husband Odin, she wept. When her tears fell on rock, they turned to gold. When they fell into the sea, they turned into amber. For Native Americans, the Slavic people of Northern Europe, and in Neolithic times, amber was a sacred symbol of the sun. To early Christians, amber signaled the presence of the Lord.