Improve your spiritual life with the help of jewels


Do jewels improve our spiritual life?

Teachers throughout the ages haveto have caused natural calamities by
introduced us to symbols that haveimproper usage, such as the destruction
allowed the mind to grasp concepts andof Atlantis. They are said to have been
ideas without linguistic metaphor. Forthe catalyst for moving the great, huge
example, a circle can symbolizeblocks of stone used to build the
completeness in a way that the wordpyramids of Egypt.
cannot. A square or a crescent areThe inherent powers of gemstones are
shapes that convey meanings to therecognized by modern science in the
unconscious part of our minds and intechnological uses of crystals in
fact reach into the collectivewatches, lasers, and computers, but the
unconscious of all humanity so thatmore subtle potencies, such as their
neither words nor descriptions norability to promote physical healing in
analysis is necessary.the body, and their power to help
So we use symbols to help us and bybalance human emotions, elude discovery
wearing those symbols on our body theyby modern science.
remain close to us physically andGemstones have captured the imagination
mentally. By being close they jog ourof humankind since time immemorial. It
memories and they repeatedly stimulateseems like every tradition has stories
our effort to reach for their meanings.relating to their magical qualities.
In the process we become centered andNearly everyone has heard stories about
still and capable of reflecting higherthe power of precious stones that have
levels of awarenss.thrilled them in their childhood. Do
By focusing our consciousness on thesegemstones really have special powers?
forms and experiencing their raw energyCan they help us be more centered and
which manifests not only with visualmore attuned to the positive flow of
definition but also with aurallife? Can Yoga - Union with all life,
definition, we de-hypnotize the mindthe goal of meditation, be aided by
from its everyday obsessions and allowstones and metals? Some sources say Ruby
it to rest in itself and of itself,and Gold strengthens the positive
thereby gaining access to higher statesexpression of your being; Pearl and
of awareness. It is a fact that problemsSilver helps with sensitivity and
cannot be resolved by the consciousnessemotional stability or deep reception of
that perceives those problems. It takesexperiences; Emerald and Mercury with
a higher level of access to find thecommunication, Diamond (substitute:
resolution. This, in fact, is theWhite Sapphire) and Copper with clarity
purpose of conflict in our lives.of feelings and expansiveness; Red Coral
Conflict forces us to reach or penetrateand Iron with willpower; Yellow Sapphire
into levels of greater awareness. Weand lead with fluidity and positive
either grow through conflict or we growchange; Blue Sapphire and Tin with focus
by turning toward our center. There areand motivation; Hessonite with
only two ways. Voluntary turning isaspiration; and Chrysoberyl Cats Eye
easier than conflict.with regeneration-renewal of energy.
Thereafter we can operate with greaterZinc is not related to a specific Chakra
efficiency and better decision makingor planet. However its actions are
ability because we become moreassociated with strong life force,
sensitized to the light and thepreserving life force and preventing
experience of enlightenment. When weviruses from replicating. It was often
share this with others in our lives weincluded in talismans and statues for
increase the light within ourselves.this reason. Platinum is not
Gems earliest use was for healing andspecifically described in the
spiritual ritual. Their value astraditional Vedic text; its energy,
concentrated wealth came into play at ahowever, tends to be similar to Silver -
much later time. Although gems were rarecooling to harmful emotions such as
and exhibited great beauty, the reasonanger. Based on color and energy other
they were so precious was the power theymetals can be explored as to what their
imparted to their wearers. They areeffect might be. Try using your own
storehouses of power that may bereaction to a metal as a guide.
transmitted through contact with one?sThough everyone has specific stones that
body. Kings and queens would haveare most helpful to them (a good Vedic
gemstones set in their crowns to obtainastrologer can help determine this along
their potencies. They connected thewith your own intuition and trial &
monarchs with forces enabling them toerror), all nine stones (a navaratna
rule guided by cosmic energies. Priestsbangle or necklace as it is called in
of different religions used gems inSanskrit) are helpful to most people in
rings for similar reasons. Gems exhibitharmonizing and stimulating the energy
their power in a beneficial orin all the Chakras. Of course some
detrimental way depending on how theypeople will find that wearing metals or
are used.gems is not helpful so they must
Ancient cultures used gems and soundapproach this carefully. The goal is to
vibration to direct the subtle forces ofstrengthen the aura
nature. The occult power of gems is said



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