The Superstitions Surrounding Diamonds

Diggory Carterit

No matter how modern and sophisticated we become we
will continue to believe in religious fables and
indulge in superstitions passed on to us over history.
These superstitions are spread all over the world and
have attached themselves to almost all things
material. With there far reaching scope these
superstitions have also entwined themselves with
diamonds, some known and some unknown.

If you wear a diamond on your wedding day, you
are sure to have a great marriage that shall shine
just like a diamond - so goes the myth. One
may say, this is a blind supersition
because most brides wear a diamond when they walk down
the aisle and yet the increase in divorce rates is
unabated. The diamond loses its glitter - does it,
for the marriage to turn sour.

Diamonds are believed to have been formed
from the ~flames of love~ and hence an
engagement ring should always be with a
diamond - so goes an Italian superstition about
diamonds. The mystic East raised the bar of
diamond mythology by enforcing a belief that a
diamond which contained spots or specks could
keep Indra from achieving the highest heaven.
In the East, another aspect of diamonds that
holds a lot of relevance is the shape. It is
believed that the shape of the diamond acutely
affects not only its wearer but also those around
or associated with him or her. To take the explanation
further, it was believed that a triangular diamond
is responsible for causing fights; a square-cut
diamond brings about irrational fear; and a
pentagonal stone brings death.

While these are specific superstitions and beliefs,
there are a few that are generic in nature and
associated with all diamonds. It is claimed that
diamonds ward off evil, they ensure fidelity in a
marriage, give the wearer great courage,
protect the person from the plague and many
more beliefs that have been passes down through
the ages from one to the next. A very interesting belief
especially for bridegrooms is that presenting his
mother-in-law with a diamond on the day of his
wedding, can ensure him a long, happy marriage.
Could this be true? - where does the mother-in-law enter
into a happy marriage?

Ancient Greeks associated diamonds with the
teardrops of the gods and believed that their
brilliance reflected the flames of love. Romans,
who were more military in their outlook, regarded
diamonds as splinters from falling stars. To them
these were the tips of arrows that were used by
the god of love, Eros.

One of the most popular and recent of the diamond
superstitions is the one attached with the Hope
Diamond.This myth forcasts that whosoever wears this
diamond will have a tragic and luckless life ending
in death. Consequently, people maintain that the Hope
Diamond has been cursed.

Diggory Carterit is the publisher of
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