Planets & Gems

Posted on August 29, 2010 by admin

Diamond for Venus

Venus is a beneficent planet which rules sex and sensuality, love and marriage, material comfort and luxury. INDIGO is the cosmic color transmitted by diamonds and other colorless gems. 

Venus transmits its cosmic energy through diamonds, quartz crystals, zircons, goshenites, white topaz, white sapphires, and other colorless gemstones with clear transparency.

Venus is a beneficent planet which rules sex and sensuality, love and marriage, material comfort and luxury. INDIGO is the cosmic color transmitted by diamonds and other colorless gems. 

Venus transmits its cosmic energy through diamonds, quartz crystals, zircons, goshenites, white topaz, white sapphires, and other colorless gemstones with clear transparency.

Venus is a beneficent planet which rules sex and sensuality, love and marriage, material comfort and luxury. INDIGO is the cosmic color transmitted by diamonds and other colorless gems. 

Ruby for the Sun

.RED is the cosmic color transmitted by rubies and other natural red gems.

In order to properly transmit solar energy, Sun stones must be flawless (eye-clean) and should be set in gold The Sun is the sovereign planet of the zodiac, furnishing the light and heat upon which all life depends. The Sun’s position in a person’s horoscope Pearl for the Moon determines his or her external appearance and public persona and provides the energy for one’s personal power and influence over others. Gemstone ruled by the Sun are The Moon governs the mind, and it’s position in one’s horoscope determines a person’s habitual patterns of thought, feeling and  volition. 

Coral for Mars

Mars is a masculine planet which radiates an intense and fiery energy. The position of Mars in one’s horoscope determines relations among brothers, courage and strength, vitality and sexual drive. Gemstones  ruled by Mars include natural coral,  carnelian,  and other pink to red ocher colored gems.

As always, the use of fine quality gems, free of defects, is imperative for transmission of auspicious astral energy rays.

Emerald for Mercury 

Mercury governs intelligence and therefore rules such fields as education, literature, communication, and public speaking. It is associated with the earth element, cold energy, the color green, agriculture, travel, and the nervous system.

Green is the cosmic color transmitted by emeralds and other green gems. 
Gemstones governed by Mercury include emerald, peridot, tsavorite, chrome tourmaline, chrome diopside, green jade and other natural green gems of flawless (eye-clean) quality

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wedding rings

Posted on August 27, 2010 by admin

Wedding and betrothal rings – the pledges of love – have always appealed to our imaginations, emotions and yearnings. Long ago, our ancestors accepted the ring as an emblem of eternity and a symbol indicative of steadfast devotion – an interpretation quite contrary to Samuel Johnson’s brusque definition of “a circular instrument placed upon the noses of hogs and the fingers of women to restrain them and bring them into subjection.”The habit of wearing the wedding symbol on the fourth finger of the left hand is based upon a Grecian fable that the artery from that finger flows directly to the heart. Science discredits this theory. During the Elizabethan era, fancy decreed that the ring be worn on the thumb. Use of the wedding symbol was known in Egyptian culture, and it is mentioned in the hieroglvnhics on walls of tombs archaeologists record. Generally the circlets are heavy metal, encrusted with precious or semi-precious stones. However, the average Roman citizen is reputed to have found “ugly metal bands” sufficient: Smallest wedding circlet is believed that made when Princess Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII was espoused of the dolphin of France of King Francis I. The ceremony was performed Oct. 5, 1518. The princess was two years of age, and her spouse was born Feb. 28, 1518. The ring came into use in Christian ceremonies about 870, authorities state, and was in use in biblical times by the Hebrews. Though fashion decreed trends towards narrow bands and introduced other whimsies, the gypsy always has held firm to tradition. The broadness and weight of the golden tie decrees and denotes the position of the gypsy couple in the tribe. The bigger and heavier the circlet, the bigger and better the standing of the wedded pair.

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black diamonds

Posted on August 26, 2010 by admin

Black diamonds are the rarest in the diamond family. Also called carbonado, black diamonds were created 3.5 billion years ago. Over time, they pushed their way up to the surface through volcanic eruptions about 1 million years ago. Black diamonds are considered to be young  as clear diamonds were formed approximately 4.25 billion years ago.

Black Diamonds are just as hard as clear diamonds, and Brazil is the major supplier of black diamonds. Uniformity of color is quite uncommon, as most black diamonds appear gray and dark gray, and the surface of the diamond is pitted, which makes cutting challenging.

In Italy fighting couples could save their marriage simply by touching the stone, as it was believed that all of their troubles would leave them and enter the stone. The Karloff Noir diamond is believed to be the world’s largest cut black diamond at 88 carats, and legend has it that when touched, it endows the person with good luck, fortune and happiness.
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amethyst

Posted on August 26, 2010 by admin

Throughout history amethyst has been used to guard against drunkenness and is thought to be helpful in overcoming addiction. It has been used for hearing disorders, insomnia, headaches and other pain. Some sources suggest it is used to stabilize mental disorders.

Worn to make the wearer gentle and amiable. Amethyst powers include: dreams, healing, peace, love, spiritual upliftment, courage,  psychism, protection against thieves, and happiness.

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men wearing earrings

Posted on August 23, 2010 by admin

The tradition of men wearing earrings dates  far back in our ancestry to primitive Indian tribes. Facial piercings and jewelry were used as tools to modify the bodies in religious and cultural initiations and rituals. For many of these primitive Indian tribes, body modification is a symbol of age, status, wealth and standing within the tribe that is still used even today. In the 1920s, it became popular for sailors to pierce their ears based on superstition. Sailors believed that if their bodies were recovered after a sailing accident that the person would take the earring as payment for a proper burial, but pierced ears on sailors also represented a sailor who had sailed around the world or survived a sinking ship. Modern body modification has taken on a more literal sense of vanity. In the late 1960s and early 70s, hippies and homosexuals adopted the wearing of earrings  and the taboo quickly turned into a fad, catching on in the celebrity community, with punk rocks bands and athletes beginning to pierce their ears as well.

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magical properties of Blue Topaz

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

Blue Topaz was considered by ancient civilizations to have cooling properties.  Not only was it believed to cool boiling water when thrown into the pot, but to calm hot tempers as well!  This gemstone was credited with many other healing powers, among them the ability to cure insanity, asthma, weak vision and insomnia.  The Blue Topaz  was even thought to have magical properties in its ability to make its wearer invisible in a threatening situation. 

Blue Topaz is the hardest of the silicate minerals.  While pure Topaz is colorless, minor changes of elements within the stone result in a variety of other colors, such as blue, pale green, red, yellow and pink. 

The blue hue is created when Topaz is heated, whether the heat source is natural or engineered by man.  The three shades of Blue Topaz are Sky, Swiss and London Blue.  The latter is the deepest blue and is often used as a less expensive substitute for Sapphire. 

Topaz is found primarily in Brazil, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Pakistan, China, and the United States. 

A gift of Blue Topaz  is symbolic of love and fidelity.  Luckily, this cool blue gemstone has no legendary power to put out the burning flame of love!

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Red diamonds very rare … but you can find them

Posted on August 15, 2010 by admin

The most expensive red diamond is The Moussaieff Red Diamond ($ 7 Millions dollars).Moussaieff Red is reported to have been discovered by a Brazilian farmer in Abaetezinho river in 1990, in an area known as Alto Paranaiba who had a reputation as a great source of beautiful and colorful diamond.Roughly, it was believed to be 13. 9 carats (2. 78 g).
Diamond was purchased and cut by the William Goldberg Diamond Corp.and named the Red Shield. It is currently owned by Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd. Rated in color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
Moussaieff Red Diamond is a diamond the size of 5. 11 carat (1. 022 g) by cutting a triangular brilliant (sometimes called trilliant trillion or cut), given a color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America. Although this may seem relatively small when compared to other famous diamonds, the Moussaieff Red is, in fact, the largest Fancy Red the GIA reports having value.
Red diamonds are very popular diamonds to be used in rings in the US and around the world. It’s not easy to find a good quality red diamond ring. In the US you can find a couple of nice red diamond rings at Rafaello company store, 47 street.

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