Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Dear Alok, Here is my own experience... taken from my 1995 book, Ancient Astrological Gemstones & Talismans... An example may be taken from one of my own experiences with gem therapy. According to my Sidereal horoscope (above) I have some exalted (strong) planets, a weak planet and a negative planet. Saturn in particular is already a "krura-graha" or cruel planet and it's position in my horoscope is even worse. Still, I was advised by some sidereal astrologers to use a blue sapphire, the gem for Saturn, in order to "pacify" or CHANGE Saturn's harmful influence on me. This brings up the question of how gems should be chosen and what their effects will be. One group opines that gems should be used to "pacify" harmful planets; another group believes that gems should be used to "strengthen" weak planetary influences. While yet another belief is in "strengthening" beneficial or auspicious planets. Let me relate my own experience and tell what my final conclusion is. Every Sidereal astrologer who has read my chart points out that Saturn in Cancer in the 1st house is quite malefic and is causing me many of the more long lasting problems in my life. I was advised to wear a blue sapphire to "pacify" Saturn. After a long search I found a 7 carat flawless, unburned, "Brahmin" colored blue sapphire from Burma. I bought the gem, immediately had it set into a special gold ring, and on Saturday, two hours and forty minutes before sunset, I installed the ring after reciting the appropriate mantras. Almost as soon as I started wearing this most auspicious blue sapphire I began having ill fortune. I started getting frequent headaches and my business started slowing down along with my energy level. Almost everything I did was beset with obstacles. Finally, after using the stone for almost 1 year, I took it off in frustration. Later I had the opportunity to show my birth chart to Pandit Vidyadhar Shukla (the Chief Brahmin Priest of Thailand) who confirmed that Saturn was indeed a "bad influence" for me. He further suggested that as the blue sapphire had made matters worse this was a good case against the theory that gems "pacify" harmful planets. He suggested that I should wear a ruby to "strengthen" the Sun in order to counteract Saturn's harmful influence. Since following this advice I have experienced much better effects on both my heath, business and over-all outlook. IMPORTANT: Which ever planetary gemstone(s) you choose must be free of visible flaws in order to properly transmit beneficial astral energy. Even though there is precious little direct information on the use of planetary gemstones in the Vedic texts, we do have the following quote from the ancient Agni-puranam, (Chapter 246, Verses 7 & 8): "A gem free from all impurities and radiating its characteristic internal luster should be looked upon as an "escort" of good luck. A gem which is cracked, fissured, devoid of luster, or appearing rough or sandy, should not be used at all." Best rgds, Richard sacred-objects, "a_jagawat" <a_jagawat> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I have read many stories on Blue Sapphire that they turn out to be > very worst sometimes and good at others. While the stories are true > and being an astrologer i have also come across such people who have > faced it but i feel this is because of some other reasons. > > I believe that flawless Gems never affect badly. My belief is that > only flawed Gems attract bad luck as this is been mentioned in the > sastras. I recently tested my sapphire when i was passing through the > Saturn sub-sub-sub period. > > A stone related to a planet in Rik bhavas is not recommended in > astrology. Yet i tried it and interestingly it showed me very good > results. It was flawless and i remembered that i once tried a > sapphire earlier which carried inclusions. This sapphire always > depressed me and i felt like denouncing the world. They both were > sapphires but only the flawed attracted the black things. > > It seems that flawless gems are always helpful in some way or the > other. > > What is your opinion. > > Alok > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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