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BIRTHSTONES BY MONTH – A FARCE DRIVEN BY COMMERCE

January 27, 2011 by gemstoneuniverse 2 Comments

Birthstones-a farce driven by commerce and 155.52 trillion years old Sacred Indian Gemology!

The Sacred Gems are described in details in the Puranas. Gemstoneuniverse.comThe system of suggesting birthstones by month is a fictitious system, which has no base in Astrology or any sacred text and is purely driven by commerce. Time and again, I come across various lists that have no basis and appear quite arbitrary in nature. There was a list of the ancients that got changed during medieval times and that further got modified as late as 1912.

Unanimity for Gemstone powers

If you are a lover of metaphysics or Gemstone folklore you will come across various such lists. Romans had one, so did the Greeks. Each civilization has been enamoured by the beauty and powers of Gemstones and have valued them. Wars have been fought over Gem treasures. Gems have been used for medicinal purposes, healing, enchantment, witchcraft and what not. Gems have been used against protection from evil eye and also to ensure safety during travel. There has been unanimity among all civilizations regarding the power of Gemstones.

The fictitious System of Birthstones by month

A historical fact and the astrological explanation of why this system is pointless – The System of recommendations of Birthstones by month has no basis in Astrology or its tenets. Even a layman is aware that the Zodiac sign changes somewhere around the 22^nd day of each month. Hence, if a person is born on the 23^rd he/ she will have a different sign but still have the same birthstone. There is no logic to this system. This system can, in turn have very serious consequences for individuals who choose to follow it.

It is interesting to note that the American National Retail Jewelers on August 12^th,1912 issued a new list of birthstones by month based on data collected by various members of the Association and replaced some of the classical birthstones in the old system with new gemstones that were more commercially viable. In the year 1952, a variation of this list was adopted by the ANRJA-American National retail Jewelers Association and the American Gem Society. This list is given in a tabular form below:

Month	Birthstone By Month
January	Garnet
February	Amethyst
March	Bloodstone/ Aquamarine
April	Diamond
May	Emerald
June	Pearl/ Moonstone
July	Ruby
August	Sardonyx/ Peridot
September	Sapphire( Doesnâ€™t mention Blue/Yellow)
October	Opal/ Pink Tourmaline
November	Topaz/ Citrine
December	Turquoise/Zircon

A simple example that highlights commercial motives for furtherance of such fabrications:

Opals and Bad luck

The birthstone for October as per the table given above is Opal, a gem that has a strange history. The name opal derives from the Sanskrit upala via the Greek opallios. Pliny, the Elder, called precious opal opallus or “precious stone”. There is mention of Upalmani is many sacred Indian Texts.

How did Opal get a bad name and still end up in the birthstone list? The ancients believed that Opal was a Gemstone of beauty, success and health having the capacity to confer divine powers of invisibility. Opals were much valued and respected and gained tremendous popularity and in the process became expensive too.

There is a well known story about how a Turkish Monarch who had tremendous love for Opals and Opal jewellery, concocted a fib about how Opals bought bad luck and death and these rumours spread like wildfire. In this process, he was able to secure all good quality Opals at a very cheap price – the consumers did not want to preserve a bad luck gemstone and the suppliers did not have any consumers to buy a gemstone that brought bad luck.

The reputation of Opal further got hit following the publication of Sir Walter Scott’s novel Anne of Geierstein in 1829. In Scott’s novel, the Baroness of Arnheim wears an opal talisman with supernatural powers. When a drop of holy water falls on the talisman, the opal turns into a colorless stone and the Baroness dies soon thereafter. The novel was a hit and in this process Opal became a flop.

However sustained marketing and beautiful aura of this Gemstone helped it became commercially viable again and no wonder it suddenly found itself in the birthstone list as the gem of October.

The divine Navratnas and the Indian Sacred Gemology

Gemstones and their mystical powers are clearly documented in the Puranas. Gems and Astrology find mention in the Agni Purana which is made of 15400 verses and the Garuda Purana which has 19000 verses.

The Divine Pearls have been described in the sacred Garuda Purana. Gemstoneuniverse.comThe Garuda Purana is considered the authoritative Vedic reference volume describing the Nine Pearls, which includes not only the well known Oyster Pearl, but also the Conch Pearl, Cobra Pearl, Boar Pearl, Elephant Pearl, Bamboo Pearl, Whale Pearl, Fish Pearl, and Cloud Pearl. Garuda Purana speaks about how these divine pearls are obtained and the results of each.

How old is this system

The following verse of Bhagwatam sheds light on this:

â€œBrahma is the source of the eternal scriptures, Rigved, Yajurved, Samved, Atharvaved and also the Puranas which are like the fifth Ved.â€

He created them at the very beginning of the creation of the world which was 155.52 trillion years ago.

Bhagwan Ved Vyas reproduced all of them before 3102 BC

The Indian system of Nakshatras and Gems are eternal like Brahma Himself and when implemented properly bring in divine grace and solutions.

The Sacred Nine Gemstones/ Navratnas as per the Indian System

Gemstone	Ruling Planet
Ruby	Sun
Natural Pearl	Moon
Emerald	Mercury
Yellow Sapphire	Jupiter
Blue Sapphire	Saturn
Diamond	Venus
Red Coral	Mars
Hessonite	Rahu
Catâ€™s Eye Chrysoberyl	Ketu

This list has remained unmodified since 155.52 trillion years and these Navratnas have divine powers as documented by the Puranas and as seen in day to day life even today. Commerce, business, laws of demand and supply and even greed of man have not been able to modify this list. Commerce and business does affect the quality of Gemstones though!

If reason is what drives you, you now know where to look!

A small prayer for you, which you should also recite for yourself, your loved ones and the whole universe

Sarve bhavantu sukhinah= may all be happy
Sarve santu niramayah= may all be free from disease
Sarve bhadrani pashyantu = may all see good and auspicious in everything.
Ma kaschit duhkha bhaag bhaveet– may none be unhappy or in distress
Om shantih, shantih, shantih-Om peace, peace, peace!

Guruji Shrii Arnav-Vedic Guru is also an internationally acclaimed planetary gemmologist. An Accredited Jewelry Professional from the Gemmological Institute of America at present he is the chief mentor of http://www.astromandir.com and http://www.gemstoneuniverse.com . He is also the chief Horoscope columnist of Deccan Herald– A leading Indian English daily.

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Raktambar Neelam- An irresponsible advice and information about one of the most dangerous gemstones of the world-The Khooni Neelam or the Rakthmukhi Neelam-The Blue Sapphire capable of causing death!

January 24, 2011 by gemstoneuniverse 4 Comments

Raktambar Neelam- An irresponsible advice and information about one of the most dangerous gemstones of the world-The Khooni Neelam or the Rakthmukhi Neelam-The Blue Sapphire capable of causing death!

A couple of weeks back the Gemstoneuniverse team received an e mail that reads :

My Â *** has been suffering heavy loss in business for past 7 years. Almost from riches to rags! We have approached an expert astrologer and he suggested my father to wear raktambar neelam. We are from *****.We have searched almost 20 shops but we could not get the raktambar neelam, Astrologer says itâ€™s reddish sapphire. We found finally naturally purple sapphire available in above 6 ratti. My question is raktambar Neelam available? If at all, where? Is it suggestible to substitute purple sapphire for raktambar Neelam as it has reddish glow in sapphire? Please advice as soon as possible!

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At the very outset I would like to state that there is nothing known in this world as Raktambar Neelam – neither in the Shastras – sacred texts, nor in the normal and ethical gem trade. It seems that this term has been coined to take individuals for a solid ride or maybe this is a case wherein the consultant is plain misinformed and in all likelihood, the person making this recommendation is no expert.

The word Raktambar it is a composite of two words: Rakt ( meaning Blood) and Ambar( meaning sky). Hence Raktambar in context of the stone would translate into a Gemstone having a Blood Red Shade. Raktambar Neelam would translate into a Blue Sapphire having a Blood Red Color. Kindly note that the word Neelam is used to characterize the Blue of a Blue Sapphire. Fancy term this â€œRakthambarâ€

Now from a Gemologists viewpoint there are Red Sapphires and Pink Sapphires in this world but they are NOT Blue Sapphires/ Neelam.

“Once in a while Ruby is defined as corundum that’s colored mainly by Chromium, a metallic element incorporated into the mineral as an impurity. Dr. Horst Krupp, a mineralologist and dealer, says he determines if a stone is a ruby with the aid if a spectroscope, an instrument which measures how the stone absorbs light. If a reddish corundum stone shows lines in the spectroscope indicating the color is clearly coming from the presence of chromium, then he calls it a ruby; otherwise he calls it a red sapphire. He was taught to define rubies this way at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. ”

Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald buying guide by Renee Newman GG, MA

It would be sensible to stop wasting precious time searching for this elusive Raktambar Neelam and after reading this you definitely may want to reconsider your choice of consultant!

So what actually is a Khooni Neelam/ Rakthmukhi Neelam or Rakthmukhi Neela:

It is one of the most dangerous gemstones in this world. Yes, there are others that are even more dangerous but this makes it to the group of death or more aptly cursed Gemstones of the world.

A Khooni Neelam literally means a Neelam/Blue Sapphire capable of causing bloodshed. Khooni means murderous. Â A Khooni Neelam is a Blue Sapphire that has Red colored feather like inclusions, or red colored, dot like inclusions or has a Bluish Red Shade.Â This Blue Sapphire is supposed to give rapid gains to the individual including tremendous inflow of wealth, name and success and it is promoted like that. There are individuals who at the time of desperation find these fancy hooks terribly attractive.

It is called Khooni Neelam because it will give death – that is certain. To some people whom it suits, there may be temporary gains that may give the illusion that you are travelling at the speed of light but the ultimate result is Death. I have personally known two cases where this has happened. In one case it happened instantly – Within one day of wearing and in another case after 5 years of wearing.

The whole family was wiped out in an accident. So whatever reason somebody tells you, Saturn Marsâ€™s conjunction or Saturn Rahu conjunction – Never ever use this gemstone that is Khooni Neelam. Never put your life at risk and the lives of your loved ones at risk.

In this business called life you will have profits and losses but till you are alive, the almighty shall give you the resources, intelligence and talent to tide over a time frame that may appear unfortunate but never ever try a Khooni Neelam. And the individual, who is advises you to try it- is not your friend.

One of the famous Cursed Gemstones of the World is the Delhi Purple Sapphire.

Called as the Delhi purple sapphire this one is actually an Amethyst better known as the Heron-Allen amethyst, that was looted during the Indian mutiny inÂ 1855 and brought to Britain. Everyone who owned the amethyst since that time suffered disaster and misfortune. According to Edward Heron-Allen, a scientist, friend of Oscar Wilde and the amethystâ€™s last owner., owner of the stone from 1890, it was ‘cursed and stained with blood’. After Â discovering its sinister history he gave it to his bank with instructions for it not to be opened until three years after his death.

Heron-Allen claimed to have been so disturbed that he had surrounded the amethyst with supposedly protective charms and sealed it inside seven boxes before Â leaving it to the museum in his will. His letter concluded: “Whoever shall then open it, shall first read out this warning, and then do as he pleases with the jewel. My advice to him or her is to cast it into the sea”

This is also my advice should you come across the Khooni Neelam

A small prayer for you, which you should also recite for yourself, your loved ones and the whole universe

With Love and Prayers,

I remain

Guruji Shrii Arnav-Vedic Guru

Guruji Shrii Arnav

Guruji Shrii Arnav-Vedic Guru is also an internationally acclaimed planetary gemmologist. An Accredited Jewelry Professional from the Gemmological Institute of America at present he is the chief mentor of http://www.astromandir.com and http://www.gemstoneuniverse.com .He is also the chief Horoscope columnist of Deccan Herald– A leading Indian English daily.

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Heal your mind, body and soul with Gem Therapy and Ayurveda-Balance the tridoshas of the body with Ayurveda Gemstone Therapy.

November 1, 2010 by gemstoneuniverse 2 Comments

Heal your mind, body and soul with Gem Therapy and Ayurveda-Balance the tridoshas of the body with Ayurveda Gemstone Therapy.

Gemstones are miracles of nature and the supreme consciousness has embedded healing qualities into each of the gemstone.Â Ayurveda– literally translated as the Science of longetivity is the holistic, traditional system of Indian medicine that aims to bring health and happiness to the individual.

According to the sacred texts and the system of Ayurveda, all matter is composed of the Panch Maha Bhutas- the 5 elements. These 5 basic elements/ panch maha bhutas are:

Earth also known as Prithvi

Water also known as Jal

Fire also known as Agni

Wind also known as Vayu

Ether/Space also known as Akasha.

The structural element of the Human Body is made of the 5 basic elements which combine together in various forms to make the functional aspect of the human body.

The three basic functional aspects which are also known as Tridoshas in Ayurveda get formed in the following manner:

VATA Element:Â Ether+Air

PITTA Element: Fire+Water

KAPHA Element: Water+ Earth

These 3 tridoshas or functional aspects of the human body are present in each human being and govern the biological, pathological, psychological changes in the body. Each individual will have a unique combination of these 3 doshaâ€™s producing a distinct personality. Each cell, tissue, organ, organ system will also have its own unique combination of these tridoshas.

VATA Element

This is the most important all of the elements because VATA is primarily that element that causes all movement in the body and the imbalance in vata causes imbalance in kapha and pitta also. All eliminations of the body including excretion of urine and faeces and relay of all sensory input from the sense organs to the brain is controlled by the VATA element.

Symptoms of Vata Imbalance/ Vata Aggravation

– Worried and overanxious.

– Dead tired but still cannot get sleep.

-Â Agitated and temperamental.

– Emotional highs and lows.

– Shy, introvert, self defeating, reclusive.

– Painful Joints.

– Sudden weight loss, under weight, difficulty to gain quality weight

Gemstones and balance of the tridoshas

Gemstones also are composed of the panch mahabootas and have been used in the Indian system of healing since eons. They fortify the immune system, re calibrate the dosha imbalance and bring the human body and mind in the state of homeostasis and harmony.Â Identification of correct dosha and recommendation of the correct gemstone brings in tangible and quantifiable results.

Gemstones for VATA Type Individuals/ Gemstones for curing Vata Imbalance:

Emerald

Peridot

Aquamarine

Onyx

Yellow Sapphire

Yellow topaz

Heliodor

Ruby

Red Garnet

Symptoms of Kapha Imbalance/ Kapha Aggravation

– Excessive mucous/congestion in the chest, upper respiratory tract, nose and inflammation of the sinuses.

– Dull, depressed and self-demeaning behaviour.

– Loss of all material and spiritual desires. No tangible goal setting.

– Feeling of being drugged and lethargic.

– Sluggish digestion, obesity, oedema.

– Diabetes

– Tend to live in the past. Cannot move on in life!. Cling onto to past events and people.

Gemstones for Kapha Type Individuals/ Gemstones for curing Kapha Imbalance:

Ruby

Blue Sapphire

Iolite

Catâ€™sÂ Eye

Red Garnet

Red Tourmaline

Symptoms of Pitta Imbalance/ Pitta Aggravation

– Excessive body heat and sweating.

– Hyperactive.

– Acidity, ulcer, heartburn.

– Impolite, pushy, over aggressive

– Acne

– Temperamental bouts leading to physical violence

– Mysterious fevers and boils.

– Deep desire for fast results/ hyper ambitious

– Hurrying and worrying types

Gemstones for Pitta Type Individuals/ Gemstones for curing Pitta Imbalance:

Red Coral

Red Carnelian

Red Agate

Natural Pearl

Opal

Diamond

Emerald

Aquamarine

Lapis Lazuli

Implementation of therapy

Once you know you correct dosha type and understand with the help of the Ayurvedacharya/Certified Ayurveda practitioner the balance you need to achieve you can select gemstones after proper consultation with a certified Astro Gemologist who will be able to select gemstones that will have a therapeutic effect on the mind, body and soul.

Checklist for successful therapy

– Identify you correct Dosha Type.

– Identify the gemstones that will balance that dosha.

– Identify the gemstones that will aggravate the dosha and stay away from them.

– Wear only Natural, untreated gemstones with good clarity levels.

A small prayer for you, which you should also recite for yourself, your loved ones and the whole universe

Guruji Shrii Arnav-Vedic Guru is also an internationally acclaimed planetary gemmologist. An Accredited Jewelry Professional from the Gemmological Institute of America at present he is the chief mentor of http://www.astromandir.com and http://www.gemstoneuniverse.com He is also the chief Horoscope columnist of Deccan Herald– A leading Indian English daily.

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A Gemstone- An Adorable Poem by Professor Cornelius S. Hurlbut. Gemology is an art really, not science.

April 12, 2010 by gemstoneuniverse 2 Comments

A Gemstone- An Adorable Poem by Professor Cornelius S. Hurlbut. Gemology is an art really, not science.

A Gemstone is a lovely Thing

It gleams and sparkles in a ring

And makes a wondrous sight

By playing magic with the light

It makes one proud to wear

A flashing diamond solitaire

Or garnet with subtle hue

Or emerald green or sapphire blue

But would it not mean more to you

To learn why it is green or blue

And make you very pleased to know

The reason why it sparkles so?

I think it would mean even more

To know its history and lore

And was it part of natures plan

Or from a furnace, made by man

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Lovely Peridot from Pakistan. Calibrated and Inclusion Free. Gemstoneuniverse.com

February 22, 2010 by gemstoneuniverse Leave a Comment

Selected List of Planetary Gemstones and Talismans made available to patrons between Feb 21 to Feb 27, 2010 from the Gemstoneuniverse.com collection of fine, unheated, natural, Jyotish Quality Gemstones.

Natural inclusion free Jewellery Grade calibrated Peridot from Pakistan. Total gem weight 2.45 carats set in sterling silver 925 gents ring.

Peridot-Superior Emerald Alternative

Shipped to Patron in New Delhi, India. Final Price all inclusive USD ($) 150/ INR Rs. 6924/-. Peridot gives excellent results as an Emerald alternative. Statistically we at Gemstoneuniverse.com are of the opinion that Peridot is much superior alternative uparatna of Emerald results wise as compared to other gemstones such as Onyx and Green Tourmaline.

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Asia Pacific Buying division of Gemstoneuniverse.com to participate in the 45th Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Fair!

February 16, 2010 by gemstoneuniverse Leave a Comment

45th Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Fair

The Asia Pacific Buying division of Gemstoneuniverse.com- M/S Jery Impex would be participating in the 45^th Bangkok Gems and Jewellery Fair between February26th to March 2^nd2010, At the Impact Challenger, Bangkok.Â We invite you to a fascinating journey that will STUN and please you at the same time. We have more than 3000 carats of Colombian Emerald Lots from the famed Muzo, Coscuez, and Chivor mines that will be on display on our booth KK35,37 and also roughs.

In addition to these beautiful specimens you will also get an opportunity to feast your eyes on Sri Lankan Sapphires and Tajikistan rubies. Also on display in our booth would be rare collectible gemstones and rings & pendants with exquisite gemstones. This premium range starts at $50,000 onwards and includes fine pieces like the 38.27 carat Muzo Mine Emerald set in Platinum ring surrounded by Diamonds and the 35.23 carats Unheated Ceylon Yellow Sapphire.

For more than two decades, Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Fair has continued to establish itself as a professional trade event of choice. Thailand has had a reputation for its craftsmanship and the ability in applying an ancient traditional with modern technology to achieve perfection in the production of impressive jewellery and jewels this easily proves Thailand status to be The Worldâ€™s Gems & Jewellery Hub.Â Indeed, the best place to explore the good part of Thailand’s distinctiveness is at the bi-annual Bangkok Gems and Jewellery Fair. Yet it is a superb location to see the latest and unique collections, find couture designers and producers in a venue alive with multimedia presentations, dazzling fashion shows, design awards and other special events.

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