Never was there a king or queen without a crown. (In Finland, though, there is a crown without a king!) But kings and queens did not only set gems into their crowns for beauty; they used them for their potencies and powers, to increase their control, wealth and fame.

Gemstones have long been known to influence human destiny. Just about every gemstone there is comes with a list of powers. Surprisingly, modern science has not rejected these assumptions. On the contrary, increasing evidence has been found to support gemstones' therapeutic properties.