10/13/2026
Opal the Magical October Birthstone
The Opal Myth Worth Leaving
Behind
Think opal is bad luck unless you were born in October?
Think again!
The Opal Myth Worth Leaving Behind
Think opal is bad luck unless you were born in October? Think again.
For centuries, opal has been treasured as a gemstone of love, hope, protection, purity, and truth. Ancient Romans and Greeks held the gem in high regard, long before a 19th-century work of fiction helped create the bad-luck superstition associated with wearing opal outside your birth month.
According to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), that particular myth can be traced to Sir Walter Scott’s Anne of Geierstein; not to an ancient tradition or gemstone lore.
Perhaps it’s no surprise that opal inspired such stories. The extraordinary play of color creates flashes of shifting light that seem to move within the stone, making every opal uniquely captivating.
October birthstone or not, you don’t need an excuse to wear something extraordinary.
Discover our collection of fine opal jewelry, and natural rough opals, selected for those who want something truly personal from custom cutting and polishing to a one-of-a-kind setting in gold or silver.
Choose the opal that speaks to you and let the myth stay behind.
Sources: Gemological Institute of America
(GIA), Opal History and Lore; Opal Gemstone;
Opal Quality Factors.
