What Is Gemstone? - Meaning, Types, Benefits, Uses, Properties, Jewelry

Gemstones ( Gems ): Meaning, Types, Uses and Benefits

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Gemstones are one of the most beautiful and exotic minerals with elegant appearance and color. Gemstones are an invaluable gift of Mother Earth, nurtured over thousands of years. They are used extensively in jewelry and also for healing and self-empowerment, as Gemstones are richly endowed with natural healing powers. There are different types of gemstones with different prices depending on the quality of minerals and availability. Stones such as Diamond, Ruby, Sapphires, Moonstone, Citrine, Alexandrite, Coral and Sapphire and so on are popular. Vedic astrology-approved gemstones are those that are natural, unheated and untreated and are profound & mystical healing tools that are being used all over the world from the past few centuries across different cultures. Rudra Centre has one of the most extensive, unique & genuine collection of Gemstones.

You may wonder, knowing the fact that these gemstones have been used by kings, dynasties, royal orders, noble families and other elite circles of society since long for their supernatural forces. Precious gemstones include yellow sapphire, blue sapphire, ruby, pearl, white sapphire, emerald, red coral aquamarine, cat's eye and diamond.

Effects on Human Body

Scientifically, Gemstones influence our mind, heart and the entire body as they work on different Chakras(energy centres of the body). Gemstones can help awaken our awareness of the psychological, spiritual and emotional aspects of ourselves. There are many ways in which gemstones can be worn. They are worn as rings, bracelets, earrings, neck pieces(necklaces/Malas) and as amulets. Mostly they are polished and are cut precisely to enhance the reflection of light from them. What makes a gemstone distinct, fascinating, and exotic are its color, cut, transparency and vibrancy.

The core strength of gemstones lies in the colours they emit. Sun rays passing through a gemstone make it emit a cosmic colour that is absorbed by the body. They are widely used to heal physical, psychological and emotional sufferings.

Characteristic properties of gemstones make them valuable, favourable and irreplaceable in the healing of diseases. The body needs all 7 color rays: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Each color ray is connected with one or more of the Chakras. Aura, the etheric body or bio-magnetic stratum, is a subtle energy field that encircles one’s physical body. With the color ray in favor of a particular Chakra, you can quickly heal the associated areas and organs.

How do Gemstones Work?

Gems, as specified by the ancient rishis and seers, possess the ability to avert negative influences of planets and enhance the positive attributes. The colours and vibrations of specific gemstones directly correspond to the colors and vibrations of different Chakras.

By wearing Gemstones touching the skin in particular fingers or as bracelets or pendants, we improve the transmission of cosmic colour rays radiated by the planets which are condensed by the gems and transmitted to the body thus empowering the specific Chakras in our ethereal body. Chakras are ruled by Gods and planets and once empowered; the individual imbibes the strength, courage, support, luck and other blessings from the divine energies to achieve success.

Gemstone Benefits on Human Body

• Helps in treatment of diseases such as migraine, neuroses or even psychosis.
• Releases depression and lightens the mood.
• Calms down the mind, and restores balance within the body.
• Helps you gain stability; mental, emotional and intellectual. They are especially favourable for those who are weak and are easily influenced by the opinions of others.
• Makes you stronger in your own opinions and knowledge.
• Best for those suffering from inferiority complex, afraid of socializing with others.
• Energizes all the Chakras of your body.
• Helps you focus on the tasks and communicate your views, thoughts, intentions and vision to others in an effective way.
• Shields the wearer from negative energies.
• Helps to realize one’s own power, enhances confidence, energy levels, wisdom, creativity, will power, memory and more.
• Helps by expanding consciousness, awareness and spiritual progress.
• Enhances the positive qualities of the wearer and brings a fresh perspective to life.

Gemstone as Per Astrology

Gemstones and astrology go hand in hand. There are nine planets that play a vital role in every human being’s life and there are nine gemstones that represent these nine planets. As per Vedic astrology, certain specific gemstones can reduce the malefic effects of the planets, if reflected in an individual’s horoscope(kundli). Wearing gemstone as per kundali can help you effectively reduce the ill effects of certain planets.

Each of the nine planets is ruled by a particular deity and a certain gemstone aligns to each of planet as well. Here is a list of the nine planets and their coordinating gemstones.

Gemstone: Ruby

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Hindi Name: Manik
Ruling Deity: Lord Shiva
Ruling Planet: Sun
Colour: Yellow
Associated Chakra: Manipura Chakra (Solar Plexus Chakra)
Relation: Origin of all energies
Benefits Ruby Offers:
Ruby is the gemstone that aligns itself to the Sun – the Supreme source of energy. The red cosmic rays that are emitted from the Sun bless the wearer with active energy, high self-esteem, and heal problems related to sight. It enhances focus and offers the ability to command. Ruby Gemstone boosts leadership qualities in an individual, makes one independent, and is a symbol of purity.

Gemstone: Pearl

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Hindi Name: Moti
Ruling Deity: Gauri, Krishna
Ruling Planet: Moon
Colour: Orange
Associated Chakra: Swadhisthana Chakra (Sacral Chakra)
Relation: Mind
Benefits Pearl Offers:
Pearl is a beautiful white gemstone that aligns with the Moon. Wearing a pearl has a calming effect on your mood and temperament. It also reduces tensions, stomach-related issues, and marital problems. It surrounds the wearer with a positive aura. It offers mental and emotional stability. Pearl Gemstone promotes sociability and helps one to have control over thoughts, and offers contentment.

Gemstone: Emerald

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Hindi Name: Panna
Ruling Deity: Krishna
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Colour: Green
Associated Chakra: Anahata Chakra (Heart Chakra)
Relation: Subtle intelligence
Benefits Emerald Offers: Emerald gemstone is worn to absorb the cold, green radiations of Mercury. The wearer is protected from intestinal issues, and problems related to the liver, lungs, tongue, tissues, and nervous system. Strong memory and communication skills

Gemstone: Red Coral

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Hindi Name: Moonga
Ruling Deity: Skanda, Hanuman, Kartikeya
Ruling Planet: Mars
Colour: Red
Associated Chakra: Muladhara Chakra (Root Chakra)
Relation: Passion, force
Benefits Coral Offers: This bright red gemstone connects to the planet Mars. When the combination of opaque coral and gold is worn as a ring or pendant, it protects the wearer from fevers, jaundice, chickenpox, and other malicious diseases. Red Coral gemstone also heals other health issues like anaemia, bronchitis, pneumonia, and more. It boosts courage, energy, understanding, and the ability to win.

Gemstone: Blue Sapphire

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Hindi Name: Neelam
Ruling Deity: Hanuman or Kali
Ruling Planet: Saturn
Colour: Indigo
Associated Chakra: Ajna Chakra (Third Eye Chakra)
Relation: Hardship
Benefits Blue Sapphire Offers: Wearing a Blue Sapphire brings good fortune and favourable situations your way. It is highly beneficial for people who are into trade and business. Governed by the planet Saturn (Shani), this gemstone is great for lawyers, judges, and other authoritative figures. It makes one modest, boosts tolerance, and makes an individual mature.

Gemstone: Yellow Sapphire

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Hindi Name: Pukhraj
Ruling Deity: Sada-Shiva
Ruling Planet: Jupiter
Colour: Light Blue
Associated Chakra: Vishuddha Chakra (Throat Chakra)
Relation: Goodness
Benefits Yellow Sapphire Offers: Aligned to Jupiter, this shiny Yellow Gemstone instills truthfulness, piety, and integrity in the wearer. It is great to increase the inflow of wealth and abundance in your life. Wearing the yellow sapphire also contributes towards spiritual motivation and yoga meditation. It enhances one’s wisdom and makes one compassionate.

Gemstone: Diamond

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Hindi Name: Heera
Ruling Deity: Shiva & Shakti, Trimurti, Lakshmi
Ruling Planet: Venus
Colour: All
Associated Chakra: Hrit Padma Chakra (Sacred Heart Chakra)
Relation: Opulence
Benefits Diamond Offers: This is one of the most precious gemstones and it is believed to encourage financial well-being. The diamond aligns with the planet of love and beauty – Venus. It enhances the beauty and attracts success in life. It blesses those wearing it with all the luxuries, pleasures, and wealth. Makes one prosperous and attracts abundance.

Gemstone: Hessonite

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Hindi Name: Gomed
Ruling Deity: Durga
Ruling Planet: Rahu
Colour: Ultra-Violet
Associated Chakra: Sahasrara Chakra
Relation: Self-realization
Gemstone: Hessonite
Hindi Name: Gomed
Benefits Hessonite Offers: This powerful gemstone is used to drive away from the ill effects of Rahu in your life. It also reduces troubles caused by acidity. The wearer can also benefit by wearing the Hessonite or Gomed for winning court cases or to crack business deals. It boosts an individual’s ability to know one's mind and self.

Gemstone: Cat’s Eye

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Hindi Name: Lehsuniya / Vaidurya
Ruling Deity: Ganesha
Ruling Planet: Ketu
Colour: Infra-Red
Associated Chakra: Muladhara Chakra (Root Chakra)
Relation: Discrimination
Benefits Cat’s Eye Offers: This gemstone is recommended for people who do not have a well-placed Ketu in their natal charts. The Cat’s Eye eliminates the malefic effects of planet Ketu which causes jealousy, loss of position in the career ladder, or increase in rivalries. On the other hand, if the Ketu is positioned in the correct house in the natal chart of the native it offers clarity of thoughts, vision, and paves way for spiritual awakening.

Vedic importance of gemstones: Quotes from Rig Veda
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Of the seven important gemstones, each one for each planet, may the almighty lord bestow upon us the appropriate one out of the three ( the best, the good and the average) categories. Gemstones empower a person by their supernatural effects.

The native (who wears the gemstone) seeks planetary clemency and favour through prayers performed for him by learned brahmins, and through the use of gemstones.

May the Sun God, who controls our existence and prosperity in this universe, grant us the required funds. Since we offer prayers to 'Him', may he keep intact our savings meant for the purchase of gems.

Thus properly prescribed gemstone is capable of driving away the influence of witchcraft and will subdue my enemy.

Variety of Gemstones

Gemstones are known for beauty, rarity, and strength. The beauty of a gemstone rests chiefly on its visual properties; glint and colour. Durability depends on stiffness and resistance to cracks.

The unit of weight used for gemstones is the metric carat; one carat equals 200 mg.

Most Popular Gemstones & Their Therapeutic Effects

• Yellow Sapphire/Pukhraj (Jupiter): It increases spiritual persona, communication skills, goal achievement, promotion and desirable abundance. It heals Insomnia and Thyroid related issues as it empowers the Vishuddha (Throat) chakra.
• Blue Sapphire/Neelam (Saturn): It enhances intuition, clears confusion, strengthens decision-making ability and helps you attain spiritual enlightenment. It heals headaches and sinuses as it empowers the Ajna (Third Eye) chakra.
• Coral/Moonga (Mars): It gives emotional and physical strengths as well as stability at personal and professional level. It heals piles and bone related problems as it empowers the Muladhara (Root) chakra.
• Ruby/Manik (Sun): It gives power, wealth and keeps your health intact.
• Pearl/Moti (Moon): It calms your mind, infuses courage and creates harmony in relationships. It heals sexual organs, which are ruled by the Swathisthana (Sacral) chakra.
• Emerald/Panna (Mercury): It helps you fulfil your wishes, makes you compassionate and strengthens your spiritual side. It heals the heart and lower lungs which are ruled by the Anahata (Heart) chakra.
• Cat's Eye/Lahsuniya (Ketu): It is best for abstract thinking, self-discipline, permanence, fortune, shield against negative forces and eventually enlightenment. It heals bone-related diseases as it works on the Muladhara (Root) chakra.
• Gomedh/Gomedak (Rahu): It attracts luck, power and divine benedictions. It heals brain-related disorders as it governs the Sahasrara (Crown) chakra.
• Diamond/Heera (Venus): Being one of the most precious gems, it endows the wearer with wealth, creativity, higher goals, successful married life and compassion. It heals diabetes and blood pressure as it rules the Anahata (Heart)chakra.

Gemstone Inclusions and Their Types

When a gem has another gem mineral formed inside it, in the world of gemstones, it is called an inclusion. And such mineral irregularities are common and naturally happen during the evolutionary stages of a gem. There are cases when one finds crystals, liquid, gas bubbles, or air bubbles in gemstones. Gem inclusion is a great help in finding the authenticity of gemstones. With the help of advanced microscopic tools, one can detect those inclusions, meaning the gemstone is natural because it is not easy to create inclusions in synthetic stones. A gemstone without a tinge of inclusion is the rarest of the rare. But if there are natural inclusions in a stone, that can be considered as the inclusion created in a natural process. Some people don’t like a gem with inclusions, while some are absolutely fine with them as it gives them a feel-good factor of owning a natural stone.

Types of Inclusions in Gemstones

Solid: It is when a gemstone has a solid object inside it being clearly visible.
Liquid: It is when the host gemstone has cavities filled with liquids such as water, carbon monoxide, saline, etc.
Gassy: When the stone has gas inside the cavities creating air bubbles. The commonest example of a gas is carbon monoxide gas.

Rudraksha Ratna Chakra Therapy

Sakhashree Neetaji's Rudraksha Ratna Chakra Therapy is believed to be a highly effective way to tap into the power of gemstones to change one’s life. And with good reason too! This unique therapy involves accurately recommended specific Rudraksha and gemstones for chakra balancing, transforming belief systems, dissolving chakra blockages, and opening doors to both personal and professional success. With hundreds of positive testimonials, reviews and feedback for this therapy, it is hard to ignore the fact that it truly does have the power to change lives.

“Planets put all of us into adverse situations so we can learn to face challenges, overcome them, and emerge as a stronger person. However, many of us are bound by fears that restrict our true potential. Rudraksha Ratna Chakra Therapy is the science of using specific Rudraksha and Ratna on a person so that 100% of their properties are utilized, and their powers can change emotions, fate, circumstances and path of the planets in the wearer’s favour”, states the expert Sakhashree Neeta.

For this task, specific Rudraksha and Gemstones are used based on the blocked chakras identified, the horoscope and the ultimate goals of the wearer. The wearing methodology is also very important, and so the stringing method is critical too.

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A typical session involves a one-on-one conversation with the client wherein problems are discussed, issues are diagnosed, and blocked chakras are identified. Based on the existing problems and the desired outcome, gemstones and Rudraksha are expertly strung so the client can wear them as early as possible and positive results can be noticed in less than a week.

While many clients turn to Rudraksha Ratna Chakra Therapy to witness success in their career, studies, interpersonal interactions and love life, an equal number of clients depend on RRCT to find relief from health ailments. This therapy is believed to be a holistic cure for a wide variety of diseases, including chronic headaches and backaches, digestive problems, allergies and skin problems, depression and insomnia and several kinds of psychiatric problems as well.

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The reason Rudraksha Ratna Chakra Therapy is widely acclaimed are many as it works on chakras, the very basis of life, and is a holistic therapy that heals from deep within with absolutely no side effects. What’s better, it is a one-time investment as the bracelets, rings and pendants containing Gems and Rudraksha are worn for life and continue to work their magic. In all earnestness, this holistic therapy costs just a fraction of what one ends up paying for traditional remedies, and is also a practical solution for those who don’t have the time to engage in meditation, yoga and yogic therapies every single day to balance their chakras. RRCT maps your chakras to correct fingers and body positions. According to your specific concerns, you are recommended an RRCT combination in the form of a bracelet, ring or pendant, which needs to be worn on a regular basis.

Besides planetary gemstones, bhasma made of the planetary herb is kept inside one tube, and a metal that improves the planetary effects is kept in the other tube of the gemstone jewellery. Gemstone is then energized with a precise seed mantra on its particular day that enables it to eliminate all malefic effects of that particular planet and reinforce the benefic effects. The first-century Greek metaphysical philosopher Agrippa describes: 'When any star ascends, fortunately, we must take a stone and herb that is under that star, and make a ring of the metal that is suitable to this star, and in it fasten the stone, putting the herb or root under it, not omitting the inscriptions of images, names and characters”. The following table summarises the precious gemstones with their connected planet, cosmic colour, metal, Beej mantra and Bhasm.

• Gemstones - White Topaz/ White Crystal/ Opal, White Sapphire
  Planet - Uranus
  Cosmic Colour - White
  Metal - Platinum
  Beeja Mantra - Om
  Bhasm - Basil/Neroli
• Gemstones - Hessonite, Gomedh
  Planet - Rahu
  Cosmic Colour - Ultra-Violet
  Metal - Lead
  Beeja Mantra - Om
  Bhasm - Doorvaa Bhasm
• Gemstones - Amethyst
  Planet - None
  Cosmic Colour - Violet
  Metal - None
  Beeja Mantra - None
  Bhasm - None
• Gemstones - Blue Sapphire
  Planet - Saturn
  Cosmic Colour - Indigo
  Metal - Mercury
  Beeja Mantra - Om
  Bhasm - Shamee Bhasm
• Gemstones - Yellow Sapphire
  Planet - Jupiter
  Cosmic Colour - Light Blue
  Metal - Gold
  Beeja Mantra - Aim
  Bhasm - Pippal Bhasm
• Gemstones - Emerald
  Planet - Mercury
  Cosmic Colour - Green
  Metal - Bronze
  Beeja Mantra - Hreem
  Bhasm - Apaamaarg Bhasm
• Gemstones - Diamond
  Planet - Venus
  Cosmic Colour - Pink
  Metal - Platinum
  Beeja Mantra - Shreem
  Bhasm - Audumbara Bhasm
• Gemstones - Ruby, Yellow Topaz
  Planet - Sun
  Cosmic Colour - Yellow
  Metal - Tin
  Beeja Mantra - Hoom
  Bhasm - Ark Bhasm
• Gemstones - Pearl
  Planet - Sun
  Cosmic Colour - Orange
  Metal - Silver
  Beeja Mantra - Kleem
  Bhasm - Palaash Bhasm
• Gemstones - Coral
  Planet - Mars
  Cosmic Colour - Red
  Metal - Copper
  Beeja Mantra - Kreem
  Bhasm - Khadira Bhasm
• Gemstones - Cat's Eye
  Planet - Ketu
  Cosmic Colour - Infra-Red
  Metal - Iron
  Beeja Mantra - Kreem
  Bhasm - Kushaa Bhasm

Gemstone Recommendation

At Rudra Centre, we have done deep research in the usage of gemstones and how they affect the chakras.

Wear the stone recommended exclusively for you. We examine your chakras and planetary effect to pick the most suitable gemstone combination for you. These gems are set with Bhasma and mantra and are made as a potent protective talisman for you. Drop an email to us at contact@rudracentre.com or have a consultation with us from the link below:

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