The Surprising History of Cursed Jewels, Jewelry, and Gemstones

About this episode

This episode explores the fascinating and often dark history of cursed jewels and gemstones, highlighting their supernatural associations and the human stories behind them.

What is it about minerals and gemstones that we find so amazing even beyond their beauty? We give them a supernatural power from healing crystals, to purifications, to remembering our dead with memento mori, to of course curses of long-dead powerful rulers wishing to keep their riches in to the eternity of the afterlife.  We have told stories about cursed gems. There have been books and movies. You will certainly have heard of a few of the stories before or you might find out your favorite tale comes from one of these histories. When studying history we find often that the most frightening part of the tale is not the supernatural but in the way that people can set aside kindness and treat others in a way that they themselves would not wish to be treated in obtaining a symbol of power and beauty. As you might imagine the history of jewels is full of these tales. While this is meant to be a fun romp through history I want to leave you with this, never forget those in the margins of your history books and whenever you can choose kindness. Now lets go far back into a world where stones are so much more than a decoration. ............ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…

Topics covered

• cursed jewels
• gemstones
• history
• supernatural
• kindness

Keywords

• healing crystals
• memento mori
• curses
• history of jewels

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