The Power of Gemstones

Healing with Color Rays

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The seven colors in the spectrum relate to the 7 major Chakras in the human body. A proper functioning of the Chakras can help a person to be healthy always. But this does not happen always as disharmonies and blockages cause damage and illness in the human body. Color or Chroma therapy is the practice of treating the bodily disharmonies with color rays. Each of the colors in the solar spectrum has a significance and vibration aspect. All the color rays heal and nourish the system or systems in the human body or Chakras they are related to thereby removing the blockages and disharmonies causing ill health. Each of these colors also has a complimentary ray or opposite color which can be applied to achieve balance in colors. Given below are the body parts related to the different color rays. Click on the color ray link to know more about the properties of these color rays, chakras and diseases they are related to and the gemstones carrying the color rays which can be used for healing.

Violet Rays: These rays are related to the Nerve Cells and Brain. Yellow is the complimentary ray for violet.

Indigo Rays: These Rays are related to the Skeletal System (bones, ligaments, joints, and cartilage). Orange is the complimentary ray for Indigo.

Blue Rays: These rays are related to the Vascular System, Nerve sheaths, Cerebrospinal fluid, Sense Organs, Blood and Brain. Red is the complimentary ray for blue.

Green Rays: These rays are related to the Brain and Organs in the Torso. The shades of magenta color are thought to be complimentary to the green ray.

Yellow Rays: These rays are related to the Organs of elimination (skin, bladder, urinary tract, kidneys, intestines, and eliminative aspects of the liver). The complimentary color of the yellow ray is violet.

Orange Rays: These rays are related to the Lymphatic System, Endocrine System, Adipose tissue and Soft connective tissue. Orange’s complimentary color is indigo.

Red Rays: These rays are related to the Muscular system (muscles, tendons, and fascia).

Gemstones based on Color

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Gemstones are found in all sorts of colors and combination. However the important ones are listed below.

Red colored Stones
Ruby, Garnet, Coral, Red Jasper, Bloodstone
Orange colored Stones
Carnelian, Fire Opal
Yellow and Gold Colored Stones
Topaz, Amber, Citrine
Pink Colored Stones
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite), Kunzite, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Rose quartz
Green stones
Emerald, Peridot, Jade, Malachite, Green tourmaline, Chrysoprase, Dioptase,Aventurine, Moss agate, Green jasper
Blue-green stones
Aquamarine, Turquoise, Chrysocolla
Blue stones
Blue Sapphire,Lapis lazuli, Blue topaz,Sodalite
Indigo stones
Indigo sapphire, Azurite
Violet stones
Amethyst, Fluorite
White stones
Moonstone, Opal, Pearl
Black stones
Black tourmaline, Black obsidian, Jet

Precious and Semiprecious Gemstones

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There are 9 Precious gemstones representing the nine Planets. They are also referred as ‘navaratna’ which is a Sanskrit term which means ‘nine gems’ or ‘a jewelry set with nine gems’. These stones are popular and well known. The navaratna or nine gemstones representing the navagrahas or nine planets are Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Red Coral, Blue Sapphire, Gomedh and Cats Eye.

There are several stones which are as popular and costly as the precious ones.I have written about most semiprecious or substitute stones like agate, amazonite,amber, ametrine, amethyst,aventurine, aquamarine, bloodstone, carnelian,Chrysocolla, citrine, crystal, fluorite, garnet, hematite, iolite, jade, jasper, kunzite, lapis lazuli, malachite, moonstone, onyx, peridot, sodalite,spinel, tanzanite, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.

Find more on these gems individually in my HubPage Article 'Precious and Semiprecious Gemstones'.

Metals representing Planets

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Sun – Gold

Moon - Silver

Mars - Coppor

Mercury - Gold/Bronze

Jupiter – Gold

Venus - Gold

Saturn – Steel or Iron

Rahu – Lead or Panchdhatu

Ketu – Panchdhatu

Birthstones - Gemstones by Birth Month

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Gemstones based on the month of birth are given below. This classification of stones are also called as 'Birthstones'.

January - Garnet
February - Amethyst
March - Aquamarine, Bloodstone
April - Diamond, Rock Crystal
May - Emerald, Chrysoprase
June - Pearl, Moonstone
July - Ruby, Cornelian, Onyx
Augest - Peridot, Sardonyx
September - Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli
October - Opal, Tourmaline
November - Topaz, Citrine
December - Turquoise
Read More on the Significance of Birthstones and the Modern and Traditional Gemstones based on the 12 Birth Months.

Importance of Navaratna ornaments

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Either one can wear gemstone jewelry based their zodiac or horoscope or where Navaratna Ornaments where 9 stones representing the all 9 planets are also can be worn. It is a known fact that the positions of planets keep on changing so does the dasa and mahadasas of the planets. According to astrology the malefic effects of Planets can be balanced by the effect of benefic planets when wearing a 9 stoned ring, bracelet or pendent.

Navaratna Ornaments can be worn by anyone and does not have any negative effects. It suits everyone irrespective of Zodiac and can be worn without the recommendation from an Astrologer. Navaratna Ornaments should be made preferably of gold or silver.

Gems by Zodiac Sign or Birth Date

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Aries (March 21- April 20) Coral
Taurus (Apr 21- May 20) Diamond
Gemini (May 21- June 20) Emerald
Cancer (Jun 21- July 20) Pearl
Leo (July 21- Aug 21) Ruby
Virgo (May 21 – June 20) Emerald
Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) Diamond
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 22) Coral
Sagittarius (Nov 23 – Dec 20) Yellow Sapphire
Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) Blue Sapphire
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Blue Sapphire
Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20) Yellow Sapphire

The sub stones which can be used instead of precious stones as Zodiac Stones or Birth Stones are as follows

Diamond - White Agate, Opal, Crystal, White Sapphire
Emerald -Green Agate, Green Onex, Green Jade, Turquoise
Pearl - Milky Agate, White Coral, Moon Stone
Ruby - Star Ruby, Ratva Agate, Garnet
Coral - Red Agate, Red Onex
Yellow Sapphire - Yellow Agate, Golden Topaz
Blue Sapphire - Amethyst, Black Star, Lapis

Wearing Gemstones

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Gemstones are normally worn as a remedy to planetary influence. When the gemstones are worn as astrological remedy, the stone should touch the body with the bottom of the gem stone setting open. If worn as a remedy the stones have to be continuously worn on the specific part of the body for prescribed periods.

Normally gems are worn

On the basis of Name
On the basis of Birth Month
On the basis of Color
On the basis of Problems
On the basis of Gemstones Characteristics
On the basis of Zodiac Sign
On the basis of Horoscope
On the basis of Numerology
On the basis of Palmistry

Other than as a Astrological remedy, gemstones are used for healing, as fancy jewelry and as medicines.

Classification of Gemstones

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Gemstones have been widely mentioned in Vedic literature like the Brihat Samhita, Bhava Prakash, Ayurveda Prakash, Garuda Purana and the Rasa Ratna Samuchaya.The Puranas, Agni Purana and Garuda Purana also have reference of gemstones. Gemstones have healing powers and can remove blockages which are the cause of diseases in the human body. It is said that in order to get maximum effect of gems it should be worn and not just owned unlike Rudraksha beads where benefits of these beads can be obtained by just worship also.

Scientifically, Gemstones are formed because of the chemical reactions and can be broadly classified into two, one is those which are mined and the other those come from the Sea. Those gems which are mined include Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby etc and those which are obtained from the sea include Pearl and Coral. Some of the components of gems are Carbon, Calcium, Aluminum, Manganese, Potassium, Prosperous, Beryllium, Hydrogen etc.

According to the astrological point of view the gemstones are divided into two, one is the navratnas and the second is sub stones. The Navaratnas (9 stones) are Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Coral, Pearl, Hessonite and Cat's Eye. There are around 80 substones out of which the main sub stones are Citrine, Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Malachite, Turquoise, Peridot, Tourmaline, Opal, Goldstone,Quartz, Zircon, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Garnet, Moonstone, Hematite, Load Stone, Malanite/Andradite, Chatiyant Quartz/Tiger Eye, Jade/Jadeite, Onyx, Agate, Sulemani Onyx,Aquamarine, Smoky Quartz, Alexandrite, Blood Stone, Amber, Turmaline, and Rainbow Quartz.

Another mode of classification of Gemstones can be as Hot and Cold. The Hot gemstones include Ruby, Red Coral, Diamond and Cats Eye and the Cold gems include Pearl, Topaz, Blue Sapphire and Gomedh.

Legend on Gemstones

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There are several legends regarding Gemstones. If Rudraksha Beads have originated from Lord Shiva, the gemstones are considered to be originated from Lord MahaVishnu.

The Demon King Bali was a very strong that he even defeated the Lord Indra. King Bali was also a generous King and people in his kingdom were very happy. The Gods troubled by the defeat approaches Lord Maha Vishnu and asks him to save them. Maha Vishnu takes the form of a small Brahmin and goes to King Bali and asks him for 3 1/2 feets of land which Bali readily agrees. Lord Maha Vishnu then assumes his Virad form and with three feet’s he measures the entire world and still 1/2 feet was remaining and Vishnu asked where to keep it. Vishnu completes the rest of the 1/2 feet by placing his feet on the Demon Kings Chest. The area where his feet touched on the Kings Body turned into gems. The different parts of the body turned into different gems like diamond from head, pearl from mind etc. Totally 84 precious and semi precious gemstones came into existence from the body of King Bali. After that Indra used his Vajra and broke the body into pieces. Later Lord Shiva wore 9 of this gems on his trishul representing the 9 planets and 12 zodiacs and threw the different parts of the body in different places on the earth becoming mines.

Gemstones - Introduction

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Gemstones have been in existence from time immemorial. The proof of that is the mention of Kaushtaba Mani on the chest of Lord Vishnu and the mention of Gemstones in the Book of Exodus in the Holy Bible. For thousands of years gems have been used in Ayurveda in the form of powders for treating diseases and for physical healing because of the ability of gems to release toxins and negative energies from the human body. Gems are also used to make beautiful jewels and as a mode of displaying wealth.

According to Ayurveda there are 7 elements in a human body which are responsible for either good health or diseases in human beings.These seven elements in the human body are controlled by the seven planets of the Universe Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter,Venus and Saturn.The benefic or malefic effects of these Planets affect human life and are the cause of all sickness and diseases.The malefic effects of planets in our life can be remedied by chanting the mantras related to those planets, performing puja's or by wearing suitable gemstones.However, these malefic effects of Planets can be remedied by wearing suitable gemstone jewelry because of their medicinal and divine properties.

Gemstones have the capacity to attract cosmic rays to it.The Gemstones related to the planet absorb or reflect the vibration of the planet they are related to which means if a person is suffering from the malefic effect of a planet it can be remedied by wearing the correct stone which can counteract the negative effects and allow only the positive effects reach the individual. Gems are the best option for those who cannot dedicate much time on puja's and prayers and want a remedy for their problems very fast.Treating diseases using gemstones is referred to as ‘Gem Therapy' or ‘Gemopathy'.

The Nine gem stones associated with nine planets (Rahu and Ketu included) are referred to as navratnas. The Navaratnas are Ruby , Pearl , Coral, Emerald, Yellow sapphire, Diamond, Blue sapphire, Hessonite and Cat's Eye. The ruling Planet of Ruby is sun, Pearl is Moon, Red Coral is Mars, Emerald is Mercury, Yellow Sapphire is Jupiter, Diamond is Venus and Blue Sapphire is Saturn. The gems of Rahu and Ketu are Hessonite (Gomed) and Cats Eye respectively. There are many substitute gemstones out of which Turquoise, Peridot, Topaz, Amethyst, Tourmaline, Rock Crystal,Garnet, Moonstone, Aquamarine, Jade, Bloodstone, Lapis Lazuli, Agate, Amber, Kidney Stone, Onyx and Malachite are a few which are extremely popular like the precious gemstones.

However,Gems have to be worn for astrological purposes after a detailed analysis of the Horoscope and as per the recommendation of an expert. Some stones need to be tested before starting to wear regularly as it may or may not suit the individual. Stones have to be energized by mantras and worn in the specified time to get the maximum effect. Gem stones because of their curing powers on diseases, ability to remove the malefic effects of planets and suitability for making fancy and wedding jewelry are hot selling products of online shopping stores which has a wide collection of gemstone jewelry. Apart from these precious stones, there are also substitute or semi precious stones which can be used instead of precious gems.