What are Vedic Gemstones? Explore Their Healing and Spiritual Significance

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What are Vedic Gemstones? Why are they used?

Vedic gemstones are precious and semi-precious natural gemstones from the Earth. They are used to enhance and support planetary energies within our lives and are prescribed based on our individual birth charts. Vedic gemstones are referred to as Ratnas and they are one of the primary remedies or ‘upayas’ in Vedic Astrology.

They are used to elevate our overall wellbeing and support us on our journey, so that we can live fully and do all that we want in this life.

Each gemstone holds the potency and vibration of its corresponding planet. They have the ability to infuse the wearer with those qualities. To wear a Vedic gemstone is to enhance the presence of the planet, refine your understanding of its highest invitation, and radiate it outward into your life.

Each planet has a corresponding precious and semi-precious gemstone. And as they are worn for very specific reasons, there is a prescribed way of wearing each stone, including the way in which the stone is set, the metal it must be set in, and the finger it is worn on. We recommend that each stone for Jyotish purposes is of at least two carats. And the deeper and clearer the stone, the stronger its potency.

The Vedic gemstones are to be set in such a way that the back is open, so the light may shine through the stone, and hit your skin directly beneath. The light activates the stone and is transmuted through the stone’s energy, moving into direct contact with you. As mentioned, each stone has a finger related to a planet, but there is also a difference between the right and left hands. Wearing a stone on the left hand is for more internal embodiment, while on the right generates a more outward experience.

The following is a list of each planet along with its stones and the finger they should be worn on:

Sun: Ruby or Garnet

Finger: Ring Finger

Setting: Yellow Gold

Moon: Pearl or Moonstone

Finger: Pinky

Setting: Silver or White Gold

Mars: Red Coral or Carnelian

Finger: Ring Finger

Setting: Yellow Gold

Mercury: Emerald or Jade

Finger: Pinky

Setting: Yellow Gold

Venus: Diamond or Clear Quartz

Finger: Middle

Setting: Platinum or Silver

Jupiter: Yellow Sapphire or Yellow Citrine

Finger: Index

Setting: Yellow Gold

Saturn: Blue Sapphire or Amethyst

Finger: Middle

Setting: White Gold or Silver

Rahu: Hessonite or Agate (worn on the dispositor finger)*

Ketu: Cat’s Eye or Tiger’s Eye (worn on the dispositor finger)*

*As Rahu and Ketu do not have a finger associated with them, these stones can be worn on the finger of the planet whose sign they are placed in.

Vedic gemstones are a supremely supportive technology for the experience of unity and alignment with nature. They are used in harmony with one’s highest evolution and truly imbue the wearer with an elevated frequency. The Sattva Jyotish Gems are hand-dipped in the Mother Ganga, infused with its sacredness and divine intention.

To learn more about specific uses of gemstones, visit https://sattvajyotishgems.com.

Also listen to Annemarie speak to Gemstones as Yogic Support Tools on Sattva Connect.