If you're wearing an amethyst, you won't need a designated driver. But there's more, and these are certainly true. Engrave a bear on an amethyst, and now the stone has the virtue of putting demons to flight in addition to protecting the wearer from drunkeness. As a talisman, among other stones, the amethyst has the capacity of favorably influencing celestial bodies which govern the destinies of man. In the text of Revelation, it is mentioned as one of the stones garnishing the foundations of the wall of the city of Jerusalem.
Amethyst represents the eighth hour of the day.
It represents the seventeenth wedding anniversary. Tuesday is the day of the week to wear your amethyst. It is the gem of the planet Jupiter. An engraved amethyst bearing the figure of cupid, is supposed to have been worn in a ring by St. Valentine. They've been found at Bristol, on Mount Hope Bay, in Rhode Island.