About Cat's Eye Jewellery
The calm Cat’s eye enshrouds itself in an elusive, mysterious appeal that has intrigued many over the years. An opaque gem with the famed band of light glistening across its surface, Cat’s eye has an ethereal appearance that’s visibly distinct from all other gemstone peers. This extraordinary appeal makes for beautiful Cat’s eye jewellery, drawing in people with a taste for the unusual.
Cat’s eye refers to the shining band of light, not a gemstone. This effect is scientifically named Chatoyancy and is observable in many crystals, all grouped under the Cat’s eye gemstone spectrum. The Chrysoberyl is the most popular and famed Cat’s eye, and other popular stones that can exhibit this effect include the Quartz and Moonstone varieties. Interestingly, some Aquamarine, Opal and Emerald varieties also show Chatoyancy.
Known as Vaidurya or Lehsuinya in Hindi, the gemstone is one of the primary Navaratna, i.e., precious 9 planets in Vedic Astrology. All Cat’s eye varieties have potent mystical powers and have been regularly used for healing and astrological benefits since times immemorial.
The Cat’s eye is an enormous symbol of occult and spirituality. Cat’s eye Jewellery in the forms of pendants, rings, necklaces, etc., have been used as protective amulets of the highest order. Ancient civilisations believed this gem to be capable of granting absolute protection from various supernatural evils like the evil eye and dark spirits.
The energies of the Cat’s eye are extremely instinctive. Its energy just flows and can rise or descend. It can be both uplifting and grounding at once. The simplest way to describe this is it does what it should. True to its occult nature, it can’t be understood.
A gemstone of transformation, the Cat’s eye jewellery lets one transmute energies, helping one effectively regulate their mental, physical and emotional impressions by flowing instead of restricting them. A harbinger of good health and luck, the gemstone was even said to recover all that which was lost by a man - be it health or some other possessions.
Cat’s eye jewellery has an intensely spiritual energy, the kind that cannot be suppressed but only regulated by being one with it. It is the gemstone of the highest of all spiritual seekers and represents the perfectionists among the mundane people. It brings forth the latent creative potential of a person and is a perfect companion for those following Yoga or Kundalini practises. On the physical level, it can work as an aphrodisiac.
Among the Chakras, the Cat’s eye symbolises the Root (Muladhara) and Third eye (Agnya) Chakra. It works to grant immense awareness and raise intuition to significant levels. Blocked or overactive Root and third eye Chakra can be balanced by this mysterious gemstone, granting balance, grounding, good health and clarity of thoughts.