Myths & mysteries
Medieval lapidaries insisted that wearing a crushed sapphire would somehow magically protect you from witchcraft
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
Because tying an expensive blue rock to your body is obviously the most scientifically sound way to deflect a demonic hex. Lapidaries were mystical books that assigned magical properties to gemstones. If you had the plague, terrible luck, or suspected your neighbor was a witch, you were supposed to swallow powdered gems. Unsurprisingly, swallowing crushed glass did not improve their life expectancy.
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