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Just like the ornate finger ring featured today. Hold your breath for it is a breathtaking beauty that has a fully natural and treatment free Colombian emerald. The gem does not even require a second look to figure how special indeed it is!

The cushion cut natural Colombian emerald is 2.92 carats in weight and has been set in an 18-karat ornate gold ring. The gem is absolutely sensational with minimal inclusions. Such level of clarity in a natural emerald is rare and therefore makes the gem a premium emerald. Aside of the good jyotish weight the gem scores exceptionally well on color as well, with a exotic deep rich emerald green color.

The emerald is accented by four natural flawless diamonds, one in each direction, weighing a total of 20 points.

Natural emerald or panna is the gemstone of Mercury/ Budh and set in a Mercury talisman it can give splendid jyotish results.

We’ll stop the words here and let the spectacle of nature take over. Enjoy the gem and the talisman!

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Featured today is a natural treatment free iolite of 3.12 carats from Madagascar set in sterling silver as a Saturn talisman ring. The oval shaped iolite is eye clean and has an enchanting royal bluish violet color.

Iolite or Neeli is the substitute gem for natural blue sapphire or neelam. Iolite is the gemstone of Shani’s consort and is therefore also known as Shanipriya. The gem is used to harness the energies of Saturn and can bring some wonderful jyotish results.

Not only was this gemstone used by the Vikings to navigate across seas, it also finds modern day usage in making of catalytic converters.

Iolite is also known as dichroite or cordierite. It is a phenomenal gem that displays a special property known as pleochroism where the gem appears to have differnt shades of colors when viewed from different angles. In case of iolite the violet blue gem shows shaded ranging from yellow to brown on its surface.

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Bangalore, India

Featured today is a natural Ceylon Blue Sapphire of 2.02 carats set in Sterling Silver as a men’s Blue sapphire ring. The gem is completely natural and treatment free. This emerald cut blue sapphire has a shimmering electric blue color and is from the lot Cerulea 2012. The gem has an exceptionally appealing color and lustre.

Natural Blue sapphire or Neelam gemstone is the gem of Lord Saturn or Shanidev also known as Shaneeshwara and Shani Mahatma. A talisman made with jyotish quality natural blue sapphire can help harness the saatvik energies of this planet.

Tomorrow i.e. on May 20^th, 2012 is the Shani Jayanti. The day marks the birth of Lord Saturn to Surya and Chhaaya and is widely celebrated. We wish all a day of sacred rejoicing.

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Such is the gemstone featured today – a natural Peridot of 4.37 carats from Pakistan set in Sterling Silver as a Mercury Talisman. The captivating oval shaped gem has a golden olive green color with excellent clarity, as if it has captured the essence of the place where it was mined. Fantastic jyotish weight makes it the perfect choice for a good mercury talisman.

Natural Peridot or olivine or zabarjad gem is the substitute gem for natural emerald or panna. It is also the gemstone of Mercury. A natural unenhanced peridot can be used in a talisman to harness the energies of Mercury/ Budh.

Peridot is formed over millions of years and is brought up  because of volcanic activity. It is widely believed that the gem makes a person perceptive of the essential life force and open up to it.

Isis - the Goddess of Magic and Nature

According to a famous legend, King Solomon traded cedar trees from Lebanon for 12 soma drinking cups made of Peridot. Soma was a drink that the Egyptian priests believed, if had in peridot cups could bring one closer to Goddess Isis.

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PB Shelley wrote the lines, almost two hundred years ago but the depth and beauty of his writing continue to enthral even today. No wonder, for he understood the mysteries of nature and the miracles it was capable of.

Featured today is one such gift of the seas, a completely natural and organic Australian Natural pearl. The natural pearl of  3.33 carats has been set in sterling silver as a Moon Talisman pendant. The button shaped natural pearl, which is white in color with light cream overtones, sits beautifully in a silver crescent moon design.

The natural pearl is a jyotish quality pearl, which has lustre and desired translucence and comes with a pearl radiography report and certification. One must insist on this documentation to be provided while purchasing a natural pearl. Cultured pearls have no value and do not deliver results in planetary gem therapy.

In Vedic astrology, natural pearl or Moti/ Mukta is the gemstone of Moon/ Chandra. Natural pearl, set into a talisman is used to harness the calm and stability imparting energies of the moon. Moon above all things is the significator of the mind and also of the element of divine feminine.

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Featured today is a natural and treatment free Ceylon yellow sapphire of that has been set in 22-karat gold as a Jupiter talisman pendant. The oval shaped natural yellow sapphire of 1.95 carats has a lovely golden butter yellow color and has excellent clarity. In keeping with the reputation of Ceylon sapphires, it has extraordinary brilliance.

Natural yellow sapphire or pukhraj is the gemstone of Jupiter/ Guru/ Brihaspati and is used to harness his saatvik energies. Jupiter’s blessings and grace are important for general well being and good fortune among other things.

Ceylon yellow sapphires are regarded the best as they have the advantage of good clarity, color and lustre over gems from other origins. Yellow sapphire is a fancy sapphire – corundum colored yellow due to the presence of trace element iron. There are several shades to yellow sapphires ranging from pale to rich golden canary yellow.

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Featured today is a Imperial Golden Yellow topaz of 4.99 carats set in Sterling silver as a Jupiter Talisman ring. The fully natural and treatment free, imperial golden yellow topaz has a premium color with excellent clarity and matchless lustre. The gem is cushion cut and has a fantastic jyotish weight.

Imperial Golden yellow topaz is the substitute gem for natural yellow sapphire or Pukhraj. It is a gem of Jupiter also known as Guru/ Brihaspati, who is the mentor of the gods.

Imperial Golden yellow topaz has a special place in gem therapy. This gem is known to help an individual greatly in bettering his or her spiritual as well as physical strength. It can help an individual overcome lethargy and past conditioning and complexes and strategize for a brighter future with focus. The qualitative difference in life is palpable upon wearing this topaz.

Imperial Golden yellow topaz is also believed to help in resolving metabolism related problems and eliminating toxins from the body in crystal therapy.

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Featured today is splendid Chrysoberyl cat’s eye of 3.61 carats. This chrysoberyl cat’s eye gem from Srilanka is fully natural and treatment free. The gemstone is a rich Neptune green with a luxurious hint of gold. The oval cut cabochon shaped gem has a sharp chatoyant band running across it. The gem sits ensconced by diamond simulants in a 22 karat Ketu Talisman ring.

Chrysoberyl cat’s eye also known as vaidurya/ lehsunia / bidalaksh is the gemstone of Ketu. Ketu is the South Node of the Moon and being a shadow planet is mystical and mysterious. The planetary period of Ketu or a strong influence from this planet can lead to a disenchanted, unstable life. However, a well-placed Ketu can also script the destiny in marvellous and luxurious ways.

The cat’s eye is a gem with powerful energies and is a fast acting gemstone. It is a ‘phenomenal gem’, in that it displays chatoyancy.

Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary Hollywood actress known for her love of gems and for her marvellous gem studded jewelry collections once remarked  – “ I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You cannot possess radiance, you can only admire it.” She loved her gems and they loved her right back, the connoisseur, and her wealth only grew.

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Featured today is a fantastic natural White Sapphire of 4.66 carats from the gem mines of Sri Lanka. The emerald cut white sapphire has been set in white gold as a Venus talisman. The natural white sapphire is clear and colorless and has spectacular clarity and lustre. The ring shanks have a 22-karat gold line in the centre, creating a nice design statement.

That having been stated, it should be mentioned that natural, colorless white sapphire is an extremely rare gemstone. It is colorless corundum. And with a fabulous jyotish weight of 4.66 carats, the gem is indeed a premium piece.

In Vedic Astrology, natural white sapphire is the gemstone of Venus/ Shukra. It is also known as the safed pukhraj or naram vajramani. A well placed Venus in an individual’s  birth chart has the potential of bestowing him or her with all the material pleasures and wealth.

Zaffiro Iridium razor with white sapphire blades Image courtesy therichtimes.com

Here’s some interesting stuff – last year the Zafirro Iridium went on sale – what’s that? Well it is a $100,000 razor (limited edition of course). The Razor has blades made of LAB GROWN white sapphire! The blades are also supposedly atomically sharp, getting sharpened by “high-energy, ionized particles”. The blades are guaranteed for 10 years during which time the company will service and sharpen them, free.

Hope that’s enough for an individual to appreciate the natural white sapphire, when he or she sees one!

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Featured today is a beautiful Indraneelam gemstone – a 3.49 carat rainbow blue natural Ceylon sapphire that is completely free from any treatment. The magnificent oval cut gem from Srilanka, is a resplendent violet-blue in color, that shows different shades of blue as light falls on it. The gem has been set in Sterling silver as a Saturn Talisman ring.

Indraneelam is a gem that has a blue tinged with violet in it, that gives it the rainbow blue color. It is simply fascinating – the sheer range of a single color that can exist in the world of gemstones and the vast comparisons that are made to index these shades!

Yet, to the discerning and knowledgeable eye ‘It just knows when it sees it’!

Blue Sapphire or neelam gemstone is the gem of Lord Saturn/ Shani and is used to harness his saatvik energies.

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