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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bloodstone
Bloodstone, green jasper dotted with bright red spots of iron oxide, was treasured in ancient times and served for a long time as the birthstone for March.
Bloodstone, still possessing residual energy from his years of symbiosis with the gem, rose zombie-like from the operating table on which he died, and instinctively sought out the restored bloodstone.
Bloodstone had an invisible "third eye" on his forehead, granting him a number of extrasensory perceptions, including the ability to see human auras (permitting him to see people in the dark) and the ability to mentally travel to one of the astral planes of existence.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bloodstone   (705 words)

  
 Bloodstone - english
This attractive chalcedony quartz is also known as heliotrope because in ancient times polished stones were described as reflecting the sun: perhaps the appearance of the gem reminded the ancients of the red setting sun, mirrored in the ocean.
Medieval Christians often used bloodstone to carve scenes of the crucifixion and martyrs, for which reason it was also dubbed the martyr's stone.
According to the legend about the origin of bloodstone, it was first formed when drops of Christ's blood fell and stained some jasper at the foot of the cross.
www.gemstone.org /gem-by-gem/english/bloodstone.html   (181 words)

  
 Bloodstone, Ulysses - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
Bloodstone’s Bloodgem fragment granted him superhuman stamina, agility, senses, and vast regenerative powers, enabling him to regenerate from virtually any injury up to the dispersion of a vital portion of his bodily molecules (some sources claim he could regenerate if a single cell survived).
Bloodstone possessed an invisible "third eye" on his forehead, granting him extrasensory perception, enabling him to see human auras (and thus see people in the dark) and mentally access astral planes.
After battling agents of the Conspiracy, including the Killer Shrike and the monsters Goram and Sharzan, Bloodstone was captured by Kaballa, and the Conspiracy cut the Bloodgem fragment from his chest leaving him for dead while they performed the ceremony to reassemble the fragments and gain their power.
www.marvel.com /universe/Bloodstone,_Ulysses   (1724 words)

  
 bloodstone - Encyclopedia.com
bloodstone or heliotrope, green chalcedony spotted with red, used as a gem stone.
The Bloodstone Papers is an intriguing depiction of the...
Bloodstone began in Kansas City as an a cappella doo-wop group, the Sinceres...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bloodston.html   (817 words)

  
 Bloodstone, Elsa - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
Elsa's Bloodstone Choker grants her superhuman strength, agility, speed and endurance, as well as an unspecified degree of regenerative ability.
Beautiful and feisty Elsa Bloodstone is the daughter of famous monster hunter Ulysses Bloodstone.
Adam also gave her other items from her father's collection, including a mystic lamp that contained a captured djinn ("genie") and served as an early-warning detection system, glowing whenever a mystical threat was active in the world.
www.marvel.com /universe3zx/index.php?title=Bloodstone,_Elsa&printable=yes   (650 words)

  
 Bloodstone - Guild Wars Wiki (GWW)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The bloodstones are used by the White Mantle to sacrifice the Chosen.
Bloodstone Caves - The bloodstone is in the heart of the Bloodstone Cave located below the south coast of Kryta, in the strip to the left of the Southern Shiverpeaks named the Shards of Orr.
This bloodstone might be the one mentioned by Glint, as the area it is in is very close to the Shiverpeaks.
wiki.guildwars.com /wiki/Keystone   (406 words)

  
 Bloodstone
Bloodstone was then told that the Helix had purposely chosen him as its recipient ten millennia ago so that it might have a mobile host through which to observe the evolving human species.
Bloodstone, still possessing residual energy from his years of symbiosis with the gem, rose zombie-like from the operating table on which he died, and instinctively sought out the restored bloodstone.
Bloodstone had an invisible "third eye" on his forehead, granting him a number of extrasensory perceptions, including the ability to see human auras (permitting him to see people in the dark) and the ability to mentally travel to one of the astral planes of existence.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/b/bloodstone.htm   (1157 words)

  
 Dave's Down To Earth Rock Shop Bloodstone!!!
Bloodstone gems have been embellished with a thorn-crowned head of Jesus so placed that the red of the bloodstone simulate drops of blood trickling down his hair and face.
Bloodstone is said to be able to heal all blood ailments.
Bloodstone is said to be a powerful tool for warding off the evil eye as well as driving away night demons, and guarding against deception.
www.davesdowntoearthrockshop.com /blood.htm   (645 words)

  
 Bloodstone; Coordinating Healing Energies - Gemstones for Physical Healing
Bloodstone's energy empowers certain components in your bloodstream that are vital to optimal immune function and makes your body an incompatible environment for infections of all kinds.
Bloodstone is placed on an ailing area to boost the body's immune response there.
The Bloodstone's energy also facilitates the transfer of nutrients to the area and the removal of toxins or metabolic wastes as it helps bring the area into greater harmony with the rest of the body.
www.gemstonetherapy.com /gem_summaries/bloodstone_SUM.htm   (1634 words)

  
 The Bloodstone Mineral
Bloodstone is a very peculiar mineral which is known throughout the whole of southwestern Nybelmar.
The Zhunites, in particular the Marmarrans, use Bloodstone to augment their rarest weapons with deadly capabilities and, as such, Bloodstone is notorious for leaving death in its wake.
Bloodstones are traditionally used to line blades and tip arrowheads, which, thanks to the Bloodstone’s properties, is a relatively easy process.
www.santharia.com /resources/bloodstone.htm   (1141 words)

  
 Bloodstone - Strengthening the Immune System - Information and Online Ordering
Bloodstone’s energy empowers certain microorganisms in your bloodstream that are vital to optimal immune function.
Bloodstone’s energy empowers certain microorganisms in your bloodstream that are vital to optimal immune function, making your body an incompatible environment for infections of all kinds.
Bloodstone spheres that are bluish or muddy or in which green does not dominate are not therapeutic.
www.gemisphere.com /gemstoneMissions/bld_mission.htm   (1610 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Gemstones - Bloodstone. Bloodstone's color, characteristics of Bloodstone, varieties of Bloodstone, ...
Description: Bloodstone is dark-green variety of the silica mineral chalcedony that has nodules of bright-red jasper distributed throughout its mass.
The name's origin: Bloodstone is a stone with red spots which resemble drops of blood, so it is received its name due to this similarity.
From the stone history: In the Middle Ages, bloodstone was attributed special powers as the spots were thought to be the blood of Jesus Christ.
www.all-that-gifts.com /se/bloodstone.html   (300 words)

  
 Bloodstone - Biography - AOL Music
Bloodstone was a key group in creating the shift from the R&B and soul group concepts of the '50s and '60s to the funk and fl rock ideas of the '70s and afterward.
In fact, Bloodstone was a very good funk-soul group using the Hendrix-derived licks of Charles Love and Willis Draffen against multiple percussion ideas to underpin a vocal blend that still owed its soul to gospel and doo wop.
Bloodstone received no record company interest in L.A., however, so at the advice of its manager, the group relocated to London in 1971.
music.aol.com /artist/bloodstone/3708/biography   (547 words)

  
 Bloodstone - learn to use your gemstones to your benefit! Magick and healing information on many gemstones - from ...
Legend has it that bloodstone was formed at the crucifixion of Jesus when the blood of his wounds dropped on the dark green earth and turned to stone.
Medieval Christians often used bloodstone to carve scenes of the crucifixion and martyrs, leading it to be called the "Martyr's Stone".
Bloodstone is used to stimulate the power centers of the body (chakras) by being moved up the spine in a circular motion.
www.geocities.com /wolfreader2/Stones/Bloodstone.html   (932 words)

  
 Bloodstone, gemstone history.
Bloodstone, also known as Heliotrope, is an opaque jasper stone belonging to the quartz group.
Bloodstone is commonly found in India, Australia, Brazil, China and the United States, India being the major source.
Bloodstone is said to keep you grounded, thus used as a sort of good luck charm when flying in an airplane or while on a cruise ship.
masterwiresculptor.com /Bloodstone.htm   (315 words)

  
 Bloodstone properties and meaning
Bloodstone (also called heliotrope) is dark green with distinctive red spots that resemble blood, giving this stone its name.
Bloodstone is considered a powerful healing stone with many magical properties.
Bloodstone is used to aid in circulation of all energy in the body and helps to remove energy blocks.
www.gemstone-magic.com /gem-bloodstone.html   (150 words)

  
 Ulysses Bloodstone (Monster Hunters)
Elsa Bloodstone has demonstrated immunity to vampire bites: Actually, her blood was pure enough to destroy a vampire if consumed; the Bloodgem fragment itself was an anathema to vampires; Ulysses's Bloodgem fragment may have granted him similar abilities.
Bloodstone also possessed an invisible third eye on his forehead, granting him a number of extrasensory perceptions, including the ability to see human auras (permitting him to see people in the dark) and the ability to mentally travel to one of the astral planes.
Bloodstone used the island's defenses to contain Goram, but Killer Shrike, an agent of the Conspiracy arrived and freed Goram, intending to follow him to learn who his master was.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/bloodstoneulysses.htm   (6742 words)

  
 How to Use Crystals: Bloodstone
It's hard, however, to describe bloodstone without at least briefly mentioning its reputed healing properties, as they are so much a part of all written material about this crystal.
It is said to accomplish this either by being worn, placed on a cleansing organ, or by being taken as a gem elixir.
Because one's energy becomes free to explore the unknown and take on new challenges, bloodstone is also called "The Stone of Courage." For this reason, it is also considered helpful to those who are in business or self employed.
www.rainbowcrystal.com /crystal/gems/bloodstone.html   (330 words)

  
 Bloodstone - WoWWiki, the Warcraft wiki
The journal (full text reproduced in the Belamoore article) is written by Belamoore, a Dalaran mage, who performs experiments on a bloodstone pendant given to her by Kegan Darkmar, an undead who deserted the Forsaken and sought asylum in Dalaran.
Belamoore seemed to suggest that bloodstone may be related to the Old Gods, and in fact may be the preserved blood of an Old God.
The bloodstone pendant was sent to Dalaran for further study but it disappeared in transit.
www.wowwiki.com /Bloodstone   (337 words)

  
 Bloodstone Sold items at mineralminers.com
Natural color bloodstone pieces mined in India were tumbled and polished in baroque shapes, and then drilled and strung in an 18 inch length (45cm) with a sterling silver clasp.
These genuine bloodstone beads are gradational in size ranging from 20mm long (0.8 inches) at the clasp up to about 30mm (1.2 inches) at the center of the necklace, and then back down to 20mm again, with a total of over 850 carats of natural bloodstone beads per necklace.
Natural color bloodstone pieces from India were tumbled and polished in baroque shapes, and then drilled and strung in a 36 inch (90mm) "endless" length.
www.mineralminers.com /html/bldsold.stm   (1424 words)

  
 Bloodstone: myths and facts
Bloodstone is a variety of dark green chalcedony spotted with red is also known as Heliotrope.
Bloodstone was once used as an amulet in the belief that it could stop bleeding.
Bloodstone was well known to Aztecs which used it to regulate the bloodflow.
www.gemsbrokers.org /gemstone/gems_and_gemology/bloodstone_myths.htm   (169 words)

  
 Gem Hut - Bloodstone Gemstones
This form of chalcedony appears as an opaque dark green stone with red spots, also known as bloodstone, and bluestone.
Bloodstone is found in India, China, Brazil, Australia and the United States.
Aquamarine and Bloodstone are the birthstones of the month of March.
www.gemhut.com /bloodstn.htm   (130 words)

  
 Legend of the Bloodstone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Bloodstone is a chrystal-like object that eternally drips the blood of saints.
Maybe it's because of his unwillingness to live as one with the humans, but his incredible thirst for blood is not diminished with the stone, in fact, the more he drinks from the stone the more he seems to crave human blood.
I thought it was obvious that the reason Radu kept coming back was either due to Mummy (and possibly a spell she had put on him), or that he had a steady diet of human blood.
www.angelfire.com /darkside/vladislas/thestone.html   (672 words)

  
 Bloodstone Metaphysical Properties
Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Bloodstone is used to help one become more knowledgeable in the ways of the world.
In the middle Ages, Bloodstone was attributed special powers as the spots were thought to be the blood of Jesus Christ.
In ancient times, Bloodstone was thought to be able to stop hemorrhages with the merest touch.
www.cwfashionjewelry.com /bloodstone_metaphysical_properties   (327 words)

  
 History of the Bloodstone Lands - The Bloodstone Lands
For centuries, the story of the Bloodstone Lands was simply the story of Damara.
The bloodstone was traded in bars, each measured at 25 gold pieces in value.
First, a nameless evil awakened in the Mines of Bloodstone, a force that drove the men and dwarves from the place in terror.
www.davidcwood.com /adnd/campaign/bloodstone/bloodstone.php   (1464 words)

  
 Bloodstone
Bloodstone, sometimes called Blood Jasper in the trade, is not quite a jasper but rather a dark green Chalcedony which is a cryptochrystalline variety of Quartz, and which contains inclusions of red to brown.
Bloodstone is primarily found and mined in India, Australia, United States, Germany, Scotland, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, and Russia.
Engraved Bloodstone was used by the Babylonians in divination, and both they and the ancient Egyptians used it to magickally defeat enemies, usually by employing the stone's abilities to increase personal strength and yet make one "invisible" when they wanted attention focused strategically elsewhere.
www.controverscial.com /Bloodstone.htm   (1474 words)

  
 The Very Best of Bloodstone - Bloodstone - Music Reviews
Bloodstone's stomping ground was Kansas City by way of Los Angeles and England, but the soul outfit sounded more like they were from Detroit by way of Philadelphia.
While Motor City groups like the Temptations and the Dramatics were a major influence on Bloodstone, these soulsters also did some of their best work when they were thinking more along the lines of the Moments, the Stylistics, and Blue Magic.
And at their best, the group was outstanding.
www.mp3.com /albums/225235/reviews.html   (309 words)

  
 Bloodstone gemstone meaning
Bloodstone (also called heliotrope) is green with distinctive red spots that resemble blood, giving this stone its name.
The bloodstone is used for circulation of all energy in the body and helps to remove energy blocks.
Bloodstone is used in the alignment of all the centers of the body.
www.crystal-cure.com /bloodstone-gem.html   (201 words)

  
 JK Schmidt Jewellers in Westbank - Bloodstone - Kelowna, BC, Canada the Canadian Diamond Leader
Bloodstone, or green jasper dotted with bright red spots of iron oxide, was treasured in ancient times and long served as the birthstone for March.
Even today, finely powdered bloodstone is used as a medicine and aphrodisiac in India.
Perhaps that explains why today it is difficult to find fine specimens of bloodstone on the market.
www.jkschmidt.ca /bloodstone.htm   (207 words)

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