Blue Sapphire

These beloved blue gemstones have long been a representation of mental focus, inner vision and psychic awareness.
 
The colour ‘sapphire blue’ actually gets its name from the gemstone, and not the other way around, as many people think.
 
Sapphires are named after the Latin word saphirus and the Greek word sapheiros, both of which mean blue.
 
Sapphires have been prized as precious stones since as far back as 800 BC. Ancient Persian rulers believed that the sky had been painted blue by the reflection of sapphire blue stones. The gemstone was described by a poet as “the blue of a clear sky just minutes after sundown”.