The Natural Gemstones include minerals used as faceting, lapidary, or carving rough, and specimen. Natural gemstones also include organic materials such as amber, coral, fossil, ivory, mother of pearl, natural and cultured freshwater pearls, and natural saltwater pearls.Synthetic Gemstones produced in the United States include alexandrite, coral, diamond, emerald, garnet, lapis lazuli, quartz, ruby, sapphire, spinel, and turquoise. Laboratory grown simulants have an appearance similar to that of a natural gemstone but have different optical, physical, and chemical properties.Natural
gemstones are delivered to us courtesy of nature, with no
interference from humans. By the time they appear in our jewelry
they've been cut or polished, but they've not been altered in
other ways.
If natural gemstone, worn on
the body in a ring, pendant or other talisman, to affect one's
life in accordance with Vedic jyotish, or astrological,
principles. Quality is everything. If you obtain the right gem of
natural and high quality "gemologically" you will most
certainly gain an obvious effect in either gross or subtle areas
of your life.Vedic gems are usually set in rings or pendants. The
gem is to be set open-back style so that it touches the skin. This
is how gemstones perform their planetary healing function.
Gemstones are also ground down into gem oxides, called Bhasmas,
which after careful, prolonged preparation are taken internally to
propitiate particular planetary afflictions. Gems are also placed
for a period of time in copper, silver or gold receptacles to
produce gem enhanced water.For each person's chart, particular
gemstones take on a positive or a negative attribute, according to
that person's astrological constitution. Planets, and the
functions and issues they represent, can be strong, or weak
according to a person's astrological chart. A skilled Jyotishi can
identify the karmic issues related to weak planets, and once
understood they can be ameliorated through gemstone prescription,
specific to the person's needs.
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