Choosing and Wearing Gemstones

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Choosing and Wearing Gemstones

 

by Rudra Centre

 

Once a proper stone is obtained it may be set in either a ring or

pendant for wearing on the body. The gem must be set in such a way

that the stone comes into contact with the skin. Gems should be set

by themselves, as certain gems are incompatible and may cause

undesired effects if set together in the same piece of jewelry. There

are exceptions in the case of specific talismans where certain gems

are set together for a positive combined effect.

 

It's also important to wear gemstone rings on the proper fingers. The

forefinger (next to thumb) is the Jupiter finger and yellow sapphire

is best worn here. The middle finger is the Saturn finger, so blue

sapphire should be worn here. The " ring finger " (next to smallest

finger) is for the Sun, Moon, and Mars so ruby, pearl, and red coral

rings are best worn here. The smallest finger is the Mercury finger

so this is the optimum place for rings of emerald or green jade. In

palmistry the thumb is connected to the " mound of Venus " . However, as

we don't generally wear rings on the thumb, diamonds or white

sapphire rings should go on a friendly planet's finger, either middle

finger (Saturn), or the small finger (Mercury). Hessonite ( gomed)

and cat's-eye are also worn on either the small or middle fingers.

Pendants are best worn at either the throat chakra or the heart

chakra for maximum effect.

 

The size of gems is also an important factor. Most of the precious

primary gems are " facet-cut " and transparent. These include ruby,

emerald, diamond, sapphires and hessonite. They should be over one

carat and are better two carats or more in weight. Rubies and

diamonds are so potent that at least one carat can be sufficient.

(There are five carats to a gram of weight). Pearls are chosen of a

size and weight depending on body weight. Generally I have found that

5 carats is very potent. Red coral generally needs to be minimum 6 to

8 carats, and cat's-eye minimum 3 carats.

 

Although some gems can seem an expensive proposition, the exercise is

usually a one-time purchase and the gem can be worn for an entire

lifetime. What other commodity can continue to be useful, effective

and increase pleasure and well being throughout the entire span of

life?

 

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