Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume- 3, Issue - 5, 1 November 2018 | Page 20

Onyx
Sardonyx
ONYX HISTORY
Beautiful banded onyx has a complex and sometimes contradictory history.
The use of onyx dates back to very early civilisations. People have long
appreciated it, respected it and even feared it for all of its mysterious powers.
It is a lovely, dark crystal with banding and even multiple layers in some
types.
Onyx has been utilised in burials to help loved ones in the afterlife and in
ceremonies to represent a deep, long-lasting bond. It has been used for
thousands of years for scrying and performing magic. Amulets, figurines,
cameos, intaglio engravings, seals, stamps and tiles have been made from
onyx and red-brown sardonyx. Swords, shields and armour have been
adorned with onyx and sardonyx gemstones. Black onyx, inscribed with the
name Gad, was the eleventh stone on the High Priests breastplate.
On the other hand, this interesting black stone with white banding has been
feared due to its ability to instil dissent, despondency and depression. It is
believed to cause people to have severe mood swings and become angry
with little to no provocation. Onyx has been blamed for causing fights and
unhappiness within families, terrifying visions at night, demon attacks and
separations between lovers. There was a time when nobody wanted anything
to do with the black crystal in China. Only people desperate for any way to