Moonstone has long been associated with the moon due to its iridescence. It looks like it shines from the moon. The most valuable stones also have a property, called adularescence, that makes the moonlike sheen appear to move across the surface when the stone is observed from different angles.
Romans believed the stone formed from moonlight. Ancient Hindu beliefs said that moonstone formed from tiny parts of moonbeams. Arabian women, in tune with the feminine and fertile aspects of moonstone, would sew moonstone into their robes to be blessed with many children.
Like the moon, moonstone is a symbol of feminine energy. The meaning of moonstone is for the balance of emotions: balancing, calming, and healing. It helps the wearer bring their emotions under control. It helps balance the yin and yang.
Another meaning of moonstone is for men to become more comfortable with their feminine side.
Like the moon, the meaning of moonstone is about cycles. For example, moonstone jewelry is helpful during a woman’s menstrual cycle. As with the moon, moonstone symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings.
Moonstone is one of the gemstones for the thirteenth wedding anniversary.
My mother bought me a moonstone necklace when I was in the eighth grade. I wore it everyday and every night for three years until it broke. I got several compliments on the uniqueness of my necklace but it was not until it was gone did I realize what an effect it had on me. When I wore it I never had “female problems”. No cramps, no pain… just normal healthy cycles that were short and to the point. I also felt pretty (every girl needs to right?). But when it broke things in my life changed… I experienced things my sister did- my periods hurt like nothing I’d felt before, I was irregular by months, and my emotions were so out of whack I nearly took my life. Recently my mother made a trip and when she came home she had another moonstone necklace for me and like my last one I shower in it sleep in it and pretty much wear it 24/7. I have felt better than I have in a year… As if everything in my life has realigned. I know people think gem stone meanings are nothing but hullabaloo- but to me, the meaning of moonstones could not be more real.