Origin of the current Vedic Astrology schools of gemstone therapy

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Dear Leonard,

 

Read the Puranas and you will get the answer to your query. It may

interest you to know that sage Parashara does not claim to be

originator of Jyotish but credits it to Brahma, Narada, Shaunaka, and

other sages. Only 4 chapters of Jaimini out of 8 said to have been

written are available and even in those the order of sutras of the 3rd

and 4th chapter is different in different versions.

 

Chandrashekhar.

 

leonard95bogle wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Jyotish Gurus,

 

Can you please help me with a question regarding the use of gemstones

in Vedic Astrology? I would like to know what is the origin (or

origins) of the current schools of practice regarding the use of

gemstones as remedial measures in Vedic Astrology? It seems there is

no ancient authority for these schools. As far as I can determine,

the first mention of gemstones by a recognized astrological authority

is in Varaha Mihira’s Brihat Samhita, where he mentions 22 gems and

talks about their various characteristics, but without reference to

astrology. The first one to assign gemstones to the planets was the

author of the 14th century Jatika Parijata. But the author does not

mention using gems as remedial measures based on analysis of a

horoscope. In Muhurta Chintamani, it is mentioned that wearing a

particular gemstone will please the planet that is associated with it

in the Jatika Parijata, but again no mention is made of wearing a gem

to address a situation presented by someone's horoscope, it only says

that wearing a gem will please a planet during its transit.

 

However, it seems to have become common practice among Vedic

astrologers these days to make gemstone recommendations based on an

analysis of the client’s horoscope. But there are many methods of

assigning gemstones and many different theories of how gemstones work

as remedial measures such that five different astrologers will likely

recommend four or five different gems for the same client.

 

Where did all this come from? And since the universally recognized

ancient astrological Gurus Parasara, Jaimini and (more recently)

Varaha Mihira did not use gemstones as remedial measures, but rather

used many other methods such as chanting mantras, doing pujas, charity

and so on, it this a valid technique of the science of Vedic Astrology?

 

 

Thank you for your help.

Leonard Bogle