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Ruby – Ruby is one of only four stones considered precious gems and shares a mineral structure with Sapphire. Ruby red is the color of our most intense emotions, love and anger, passion and fury, which is why rubies symbolize vitality, heat, and passion and signify wealth and success. Dorothy’s magical slippers, now held in the Smithsonian and Academy of Motion Pictures Museums were changed from silver in the original Wizard of Oz book to ruby red to highlight cinematic color and sparkle. Today, Ruby is June’s birthstone and given as 15th and 40th anniversary gifts.
Pearl (Japan) – Pearls have been desired around the world for more than 4,000 years and associated with the moon, wisdom, and love. Formed when a mollusk slowly coats an irritant with thousands of layers of nacre, the iridescent material responsible for Pearl’s lustrous shine and organic shape, Pearls are the only gem that comes from a living creature. In 1893, Kokichi Mikimoto successfully cultured a pearl for the very first time in Japan and in the early 1900s, pearls became a symbol of the Divine Nine Sororities and the inner strength and resilience needed for college-educated Black women to challenge discrimination. Today, Pearl is one of June’s birthstones and given as 3rd and 30th anniversary gifts.
22K Gold Vermeil (India) – 22K gold has a bright yellow hue and balances beauty with strength and resilience. Gold has been revered and coveted since ancient times, worn by royalty, and associated with the divine and sacred. This fine metal has long been connected with alchemy and reminds us of our innate potential for transformation and enlightenment. Gold is given as a 50th anniversary gift.