Can You Wear a Different Birthstone?

Stone. Superstition states that wearing your birthstone will bring a person good luck and ward off illnesses bad karma and other negative energies. ... For instance, in the past, wearing a different birthstone other than the one designated to your birth month was believed to bring the wearer bad luck.

Can you wear any birthstone?

Enjoy all the gemstones no matter when you were born. Because birthstones weren't born in one month, they were made all year round (Mother Nature does not stop).

Can I wear opal if it's not my birthstone?

Finally, there is a superstition that you should not wear an opal unless it is your birthstone otherwise misfortune will befall you. ... Possibly related to this is the thought that you should set opal jewellery with diamonds as their powers of good fortune will override any negativity held by the opal.