Southsea pearls are not real pearls:RSB

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Dear sir,

i am immensely thankful for you for such a detailed reply covering

every query i wanted to know...this group has the unique benefit of

having on it people like you, phadkeji, shri ravan, and a few others

who honestly and unbiasedly put the correct knowledge and point of

view forward...now we all know what all is sold in the name of gems!!

About rudrakshas, my experience is similar to yours...It has an extra

power but it has more of a spiritual effect on us..gems generally

seem to enhance the material manifestation of human life..at least my

experience is so....

thanks once again and with deep regards

aadi

 

 

 

sacred-objects, "Richard Shaw-Brown II"

<rsbj66 wrote:

>

> Dear Aadi,

>

> Namaste!!! The South Sea Cultured Pearls are not real pearls. Just

like we cannot take a

> plastic cut out of Aadi, and cover with human skin, and then

say, "Here is Aadi!?" In such a

> case Aadi is not there, it is just a doll. Cultured pearls are not

sacred "single unit" gems. A

> natural pearl has no center, is all nacre, and forms in circular

manner, forming naturally.

> They are all-pearl, they are real pearl, and they are available in

the Persian Gulf off of

> Bahrain. For a large cultured pearl to form is easy because it is a

pre-sized & pre-formed

> bead put into the oyster and covered with a thin coating of nacre.

They take 6 months to

> cover... BUT, a natural pearl of large size takes 6 years to form,

or more, and it has a

> natural shape (not preshaped) so round is quite rare in Natural

Pearls.

>

> In all our showrooms we have a case just for Moon. We have a show

case for each planet.

> In the Moon case we have Moonstones and Natural Pearls set in

Talismans. Just to show

> the difference to the public we also keep a necklace of 60 cultured

pearls on exhibit, for

> $150 (all 60 pearls), and next to that is a single 2 carat natural

pearl set in talisman for

> $1,500. Just to give some idea what they really cost. They are

available, but not

> everywhere, because most people only see the surface of things...

they don't care that

> inside in NOT pearl. But REAL pearls are precious gems, although

about 5 times cheaper

> than top quality (clean) rubies of the same size (2-3 carats).

>

> Small sized round natural pearls cost (in Bahrain) about $600 per

carat; fine quality round

> large size (pea sized) cost about $2000 per carat; really big

pearls cost fortunes.

>

> Personally I'm no expert on Rudraksha, but I wear 4 different ones.

In my limited

> experience a Rudraksha will pacify an associated graha, but a gem,

like pearl, will magnify

> the graha, for better or worse, depending on Moon's position in a

horoscope.

>

> Ultimately all Rudraksha are ruled by Mahadeva Lord Shiva. But the

gems are ruled by

> Graha-devas. Lord Shiva is infinitely more powerful than the Graha-

devas.

>

> Best rgds,

> Richard

>

> sacred-objects, "aadi291" <aadi291@> wrote:

> >

> > Richard sir, Namaste.

> > Would you call the south sea pearls as a genuine astrologically

> > useful variety?

> > Is it true that the famed basra moti is now extinct? from where

was

> > it fetched? (the source)

> > Also, I find rudrakshas and gems have their own effects and hence

the

> > dwi mukhi won't give the same result as a pearl. or a 12 mukhi

the

> > same or similar result as a ruby...what do you say? pls comment.

> > thanks and regards aadi

> >

> >

> >

> > sacred-objects, "Richard Shaw-Brown II"

> > <rsbj66@> wrote:

> > >

> > > sacred-objects, "DEEPAK" <dny789@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > NATURAL PEARLS ARE SO RARE IN PRESENT TIME , THAT 99%

> > ASTROLOGERS/GEM

> > > > DEALERS WHO RECOMMEND/SELL PEARLS FOR ASTROPURPOSE ARE

CULTURED

> > PEARLS.

> > > >

> > > > CAN CULTURED PEARLS BE USED AS CHANDRAMOTI FOR ASTRO-

PURPOSE , IF

> > SO

> > > > HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY IN REALITY ?

> > > >

> > > Today 99% of the people we see using pearls are actually using

> > CULTURED- pearls. These

> > > cultured-pearls are considered to have little astrological

(Moon)

> > influence, if any, because

> > > the main body of the so-called pearl is NOT PEARL, but some pre-

> > formed shell-ball

> > > implant. That means it is not a natural 'complete unit', but

just a

> > thin covering of real pearl

> > > substance (called nacre) on the surface of a pre-shaped and pre-

> > sized non-pearl bead. A

> > > cultured-pearl contains only a small percentage of pearl, most

of

> > the body is NOT PEARL.

> > >

> > > In ancient Oriental and European histories we know that

the "Pearl"

> > they referred to was

> > > 100% natural pearl, because cultured-pearls were not known

until

> > recently. But at the

> > > present time practically everyone (except a learned gemologist)

now

> > thinks that the hollow

> > > "cultured pearl" pearl-imitations are the real thing. This is

mass

> > ignorance, and should be

> > > addressed by all cultured persons who care about the true

nature of

> > things.

> > >

> > > Natural pearls are 100% 'pearl' or nacre. It is thought that

> > natural pearls form under a set

> > > of accidental conditions when a microscopic intruder or grain

of

> > sand enters an oyster

> > > (mollusk) and settles inside the shell. The oyster, being

irritated

> > by the intruder, secretes

> > > the pearl substance called nacre to cover the irritant. This

> > process is repeated for many

> > > years, thus producing a real pearl which may (or may not) be

found

> > by man. For a natural

> > > pearl to form with a nice round or oval shape, and be free of

any

> > flaws, is actually a real-

> > > life "miracle." The odds of a perfect natural pearl are 1 in a

> > million.

> > >

> > > Think about your knowledge of pearls... Did you know

> > that 'cultured' pearls (nucleated and

> > > non-nucleated or tissue nucleated cultured pearls) and

imitation

> > pearls can be

> > > distinguished from natural pearls by X-ray examination?

Nucleated

> > cultured pearls are

> > > often 'pre-formed' as they tend to follow the shape of the

> > implanted shell bead nucleus.

> > > Once the pre-formed beads are inserted into the oyster, it

secretes

> > a few layers of nacre

> > > around the outside surface of the implant before it is removed

> > after six months or more.

> > > When you X-ray a nucleated cultured 'so-called' pearl it will

> > reveal a different structure to

> > > that of a natural pearl (solid center with no concentric growth

> > rings, compared to a solid

> > > center with growth rings). Many nucleated cultured pearls used

in

> > the trade today are in

> > > fact mostly shell bead nuclei with very thin to thin nacreous

> > coatings over them. A natural

> > > pearl however is solid nacre or 100% pearl.

> > >

> > > Any well equipped internationally recognized gem testing

laboratory

> > such as the GIA's

> > > Gem Trade Laboratory or the new AGTA Gem Lab (under super-

vision of

> > noted pearl

> > > expert, Kenneth Scarratt) is able to separate natural pearls

from

> > their counterparts viz.,

> > > cultured pearls, non-nucleated cultured pearls and

> > imitation 'pearls'. One should NEVER

> > > purchase a natural pearl without a bona-fide gemological X-ray

> > certificate. Some reasons

> > > being that good quality natural pearls are real, valuable

precious

> > jewels (cultured-pearls

> > > are not), and only NATURAL real pearls, in "single divine unit"

> > emit auspicious Moon

> > > energy (cultured pearls are near-powerless). Although a real

pearl

> > is made of "nacre" still

> > > nacre in not a pearl. There fore a thin coating of nacre is NOT

> > considered a real pearl.

> > > Ruby is made of red corundum, yet a coating of red corundum on

a

> > brick does NOT make

> > > a ruby; cultured pearl is the same principle.

> > >

> > > If you were to take a department store mannequin and cover the

doll

> > with a thin layer of

> > > human skin, would that make a human being? A cultured pearl is

the

> > same process

> > > (follows a similar process), i.e., taking a shell bead nucleus

and

> > inducing an oyster to cover

> > > it with nacre to 'imitate' the formation of a natural pearl.

But

> > thanks to X-ray examination

> > > we can now separate cultured pearls, non-nucleated cultured

pearls

> > or imitation pearls

> > > from their all-natural counterpart.

> > >

> > > I hope this small article has opened the eyes of some readers

for a

> > greater appreciation of

> > > one of nature's most perfectly blessed treasures, viz., REAL

> > PEARLS, the sacred gem for

> > > the Moon (Chandra). Also known in Sanskrit as, "mukta-phala" or

the

> > fruit of liberation

> > > and "Shasi-ratna" or Gem of the Moon, fine natural pearls will

> > always be treasured by real

> > > collectors and connoisseurs all over the globe. As it has

always

> > been.

> > >

> > > BTW: If you want a natural pearl from 5mm up to 8mm the price

for

> > larger size is @$2000

> > > per carat (undrilled, X-ray certified, flawless, natural

round). In

> > stock, right now.

> > >

> > > The reason most planetary gemology dealers sell cultured pearls

> > is...

> > >

> > > 1. Because they are ignorant

> > > 2. Because they are lazy

> > > 3. Because they and their clients can't afford the real value

of

> > Natural pearl.

> > >

> > > Remember, at @$2,000 per carat for a 3 carat perfect natural

pearl,

> > the price is way

> > > cheaper than a 3 carat fine ruby or emerald or diamond.

> > >

> > > Best rgds,

> > > Richard

> > > http://www.agt-gems.com/natural-pearls.html

> > >

> >

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