Birthstone Series Episode 1: The History of Birthstones
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The concept of birthstones has become quite the industry since the turn of the last century. However this practice has deep and long standing roots. Many believe that an association exists between it and the Breastplate of Aaron (or Breastplate of Righteousness) but the truth extends far deeper and as such we'll need to look at the fall of Judah in 587 BCE as well as the world of Hellenism. We'll discover interesting truths about the modern crystal healing community that is so deeply tied to birthstones. It'll be a wild ride, so let's go.
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Yeeesssssss!! History, mysticism, and geology all rolled into one! This is, like, the best video ever!!
Glad you liked it :)
Seconded, this video touches on like. All of my interests lol. I had no idea the birthstone tradition was so ancient, this is wild.
@@tamar7065 Yeah, I started to make the connection on this earlier this year but a book I'm reading and some international gem society articles really cemented it. Glad it was beneficial and edifying :)
This was really cool. I love tracing things back in history so far
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You spent a lot of time researching this... happy to listen. Very interesting. I'm glad I saw your community post directing me here.
Awesome! Yeah it's hard to get people to see anything of mine lately. Glad it was useful.
This is going to be a great series! Well done first episode.
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Top notch work!!! This was incredible, interesting, well done. 👏 I am impressed. Thank you for all your hard work. I look forward to the next "chapter".
@@mooneyfinemineral I can absolutely tell. You are polishing your craft. Vid by vid.
Love this stacking of information. I can't read about geology for very long without cross referencing history, architecture, the fossil record, and culture.
There is a lot more I probably should have stuffed in, in hindsight but gotta start some where. Thank you for the kind words. I've put a lot of thought into this series and it means a lot to hear that.
@@mooneyfinemineral It was a good overview with a ton of interesting detail. I thought it was rich enough without making folks' eyes glaze over. You can always do a chapter 2, if you're itching to say more.
@@galamander_1327 Too true. Thanks again :)
This was very interesting. Can't wait for the next ones!
Glad you liked ot :)
This is amazing! I actually have wondered this for a long time so I am so grateful to get more info on it. Looking forward to the series.. personally always disliked my birthstone so when they put more stones on the list it made me happy, but ofc it was to make more money. X)
As a gem and mineral dealer who is making approximately not many monies, I GET IT LOL!
But it is really interesting, and there are ties everywhere. Things don't just sprout up out of nowhere, so I always find the items that seemingly do...curious :D
Without some form of repetition to reinforce it I probably won't remember most of that. But it in no way reflects disinterest on my part. Looking forward to the next installment.
I will try to take that to heart, but there has to be a balance. Because I know the moment I start repeating things heavily I'll start getting the exact opposite response 😅. So bear with me as I find a balance.
@@mooneyfinemineral Let me think on that for a minute and I'll get back to you. 😁
I haven't watched this one yet but having just read the comments I can't wait. 👍
Cheers and the next one is even better!
The quote is from Dune, and it's a good one.
Very first page 😄. Been my favorite sci fi novel since I was a teen.
AND THANK YOU! NOBODY ELSE HAS GUESSED.
I've paused video to look for this, lol
James, you did an incredible job on this video. The choices of images, the research obviously done, the organization of the information, the pacing of your speech are all spot on. There wasn't anything in this video I didn't like. You said you put a lot of work into it and it shows. With this, and all your educational/informative videos, you are able to deliver the information in a way that I sincerely enjoy learning from AND you're not condescending or with a know-it-all attitude.
My only note is that with a couple of the images, the painting with the breastplate and the drawing of Tut's bracelet for examples, it would be nice in the description to have either a link to get more information on those images, credit given to the artists (not in a copyright manner, maybe just their names and/or the name of the painting itself to Google), or info on where you got it but not an actual link (like Oct 2019 Smithsonian magazine) so interested folks can more easily find it. I had no idea any of King Tutankhamun's jewelry had an artist rendition. That was beautifully done and I wanna see more of it. If it's available. Not trying to make even more work for you and it's certainly not a huge deal if you don't. It's literally the only thing I see that would enhance it. It's that good. So again, very, very well done 😁👏👏👏🥰
I'll see what I can do...
And yeah. That's going to make more work v.v - but it's a valid point.
And that's okay. Just wish my extra effort would actually have meaning. This is soul crushing.
@@mooneyfinemineral I am so sorry 💔 and I'm going to assume you're talking about views and not my asking for details. Because I meant every single thing I said about how great it is. I really donwish there was more I could do. 😥
@@faeriefire99 Dunno. I dunno what emotion this is right now.
Great video, Love the visuals used!
Thanks! I spent a lot of time making them xD!
Hello 👋, Yay I found the first one. So you should have a little pop quiz tomorrow. Right now it's 12:35am. I'm sleep watching lol. I'm going to watch all the of the set. I not only liked but I'm saving them.
So looking forward to the rest of the series. This is a great kickoff intro! Thanks
That was interesting. I'd no idea about the Hebrew connection to birthstones. Thank you.
At least to the modern tradition. The more I dig into it, the more flimsy that connection actual is though.
And you're welcome! Thanks for watching!
You have a good voice for narrating.
Thank you. I admittedly am very self conscious of that so it's nice to see that.
It's very soothing.. and I can listen to it even with a migraine. That's extremely rare for me.
Great video! Small suggestions, Images were a little repetitive, it could loose you some viewers. Also you should add some light music in the background to compliment your voice. Both go a long way in keeping people's attention.
I appreciate that. Thank you.
Coming back to comment hoping the video gets it's well deserved second wind🤞🏼
Super interesting! 💜✌
Cheers!
Thank you for the great info ,( as always ).
Any time!
Omg this is great ! What a great idea. I found it easy to follow and super interesting! ❤❤❤❤
I'm glad. At least there is some consolation for me in that.
Well done and very interesting. Hang tight and have faith, your views will pick up (saying this based on some of your comments of being discouraged). Wishing you the best of luck.
It's hard not to be. Sub count keeps going up and not even close to 1% of those subs watch anything I make. And I spend hours on these. It's very discouraging.
But I'll do my best. Thank you.
@@mooneyfinemineral just keep plugging away. Is it drawing more business to your shop? Just keep looking at the positives. Keeping good thoughts for you!
Some of the "historical context" in this video made some things in documentaries I've since watched more easily digestible. So much for thinking I wouldn't even remember most of this! 😂
Well watching that was more fun than kidney stones! 😂
I loved it really 💖 it was very interesting and informative.
A real gem of a video.
Glad to hear it :D
Thank you for this video! Lots of great information!
Any time! Thanks for watching!
Dune- on the topic of fear. The book you quoted 🔥
Very excited to see this series! Fixing to binge watch ❤
Any updates planned regarding the history from the centuries preceding the breastplate theory, maybe even as a side piece or even a series of shorts. Those have been pretty good. But I know it still would all take time away from other projects. The good thing about it is that you wouldn't necessarily have to adhere to any particular timeline. And I don't know if other people would also even be interested. I can only say that I would be.
Fabulous presentation!! 💜💜💜💜💜
Here's my extra comment...💜
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Hello sir, you have amazing channel. With lots of rocks I wonder how do they get the metalic substance ? Example water can crystalize and become gem but how do they get metalic form ?
I am trying to finish up for the day so not sure I have time to give this the attention it deserves but will try to get back to it asap. Thanks for the good question!
Wonderful. Can’t wait to learn more! #rubybaby
Yay! Thank you!
Thanks for the info
You're very welcome!
Thanks.
Still waiting on the history of tonsil stones
😅😂...that's a very specific request...
Kidney stones next? 😅
Interestingly I was taught there were originally 24 stones, splitting the zodiac sign in half, not the month.
When they put together the 12
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Well that's interesting, but I don't think absolute proof that birthstones originated in Babylonian mythology has been presented.
When dealing with history, if your bar is absolute proof, I don't think most of History would meet that bar. History is written by the winners. Not just the winners either, but most often from the perspective of the most powerful man involved with the history at that time. It's also fluid. We make discoveries every day that can change the historical context, the importance that we have placed on ideas, or the entire event itself. I'm not trying to be critical of you, just maybe give you a different way to measure. Doyle had an excellent point when he said when you have ruled out the impossible, whatever is left, no matter how improbable, is the truth.
Thank you for your input and opinion.
dune.....are you a wholesaler? if not can you please suggest a trustworthy one please?
I am not but I guess it depends on what you're looking for (I seem to be doing this a lot for competition lately 😅).
So as most superstitions it has biblical origins.
I would like to respectfully disagree. The biblical connection came far later from a people that were trying to relate to the cultures around them. In context, the breastplate of judgement has nothing to do with births, or birthdays, or birthstones, or any such. The first historical connection to it was thousands of years after Sinai.
And as with a lot of biblical connections to superstitions, those superstitions often have much older origins. A tremendous amount of superstitions have formed as a result of modern Christianity adopting and "baptizing" other religious traditions. That does not make those things biblical.
Weird thing for me to contest on, I'm sure, but thank you for listening.
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