Temporary Collection of FAQs about Astral-Gems
Source of Gem purchase:
>>> Can you guide us as to where can we buy from, the gem you have recommended?

>>> Do you have any recommendation of a good & reputable online gem-store & mart?

>>>  Would you recommend one in India or overseas?

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>>> Would you know of any place in mumbai where i can buy absolutely natural red coral.everyone has almost same variety nd it is difficult to know which one is natural.

NO. I do not know anybody in Mumbai selling gem stones. In fact, I never suggest or recommend for any particular gem stone vendor any where, even in my own city. I can not vouch for the vendor's integrity. So please help yourself.

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I do not know anyone authentic in India. One Mr. Richard Shaw Brown, based in Bangkok, may be relied upon. His website address is:

http://www.agt-gems.com/rsb.html
 
 
 
About Rudrakshas:


 
 
 
About Kavacha/ Talisman:
>>> Can you guide us as to where can we buy from, the Talisman (Kavacha) you have recommended?

 
 
 
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>>> The -223 rating does that mean Red Coral is more malefic for me than Neelam (Saturn is only -2.59?) - why is my lagna lord so malefic? Actually I lost my job 2 months after wearing a red coral pendant.

Yes, it does mean that Lagna lord Mars is more malefic than Saturn. If you go through the OFB status chart carefully, you will understand the reason.

Your Lagna lord (Mars) is aspected by 3rd & 6th lord (Lords of Trishday & Trik houses) and lords of 2nd & 7th house (both Marak houses). Further, Mars itself is 8th lord (the most evil house). Mars is posited in Venus's nakshatra and Venus is your 2nd & 7th lord (Marak houses).

See the Natal Ashtakvarga status of Mars. It has got only 1 point (against the average of 4 or atleast 3 points); posited in a very weak sign (having only 20 points in Ashtakvarga against the average of 28 points). Further it is in non-contributor's kakshya.

A butcher is also the lord of his goats. Technically, he should be the saviour of the goats but what happens? Being lord does not mean always that he will be beneficial.
>>> Moon and Sun have positive OFB values - does this mean Ruby and Pearl can be worn life long?

I suggest to wear only one Gem stone at a time. I do not prefer to wear several gems simultaneously. They may be contradictory stones or their inclined beneficence towards various houses may be contradictory. Therefore, I suggest to wear one stone at a time .. and naturally your choice should be the gem of planet having highest OFB value.
 
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>>>  I am having difficulty finding another job, if I wear Neelam to help finding a job for how long can I wear - the report says wear only for "achieving prime objective" - so take off once I find a new job?

Yes, you can. But then, you should not wear Yellow sapphire (prescribed by me). It will be contradictory gems.

In my personal opinion, you should wear Yellow sapphire only. It would be more beneficial in long term. Thus, if you wear blue sapphire, wear it till you get a job.
 
 
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>>> I visited an astrologer last month who told me that I am in RAHU mahadasa and MUST wear HESSONITE - please comment on this, will HESSONITE fix my career problems?

This is another farce to suggest gemstones as per operating Vimshottari dasa. You are currently running Rahu Mahadasa so your astrologer friend has suggested Hassonite.

If we go by his logic, then, any person do not need to go to any astrologer for knowing about his gem stone. The whole exercise of calculating functional beneficence of various planets is simple a waste of time and energy. A person can get his Vimshottari Dasa chart printed through any free astrology software and wear the stone of operating Mahadasa. That's so simple. Where is the need of an astrologer in this whole exercise.

As far as your career problems are concerned, Rahu has nothing to do with your career. Rahu is posited in the 7th house. It does not have any influence on your 10th house or the 2nd house by any astrology principle.

The Tenth is the house of karma, which means action. It is the main house for showing our effect upon the world generally. As such, it is often related to career or vocation. It shows the success in career and the effect of our actions upon the world, the status we are able to achieve in life.

The Second house is the house of livelihood. It relates to earning capacity and our ability to provide for ourselves in life. It does not indicate career but helps indicate the financial success in it, particularly what accrues through our own labor. Wealth & Property, Status, Fortune, financial condition, ability to acquire material resources, monetary investments, self acquisition and optimism are signified by Second house in general.

In your horoscope, Rahu does not have any connection to the above two houses (10th and 2nd) by any astrological principle ... then, I am unable to understand how a Hassonite (Rahu's gem) can affect your career? I am really at my wit's end.

Just for a moment, even if we accept the suggestion that Hassonite will affect your career .. then question arises whether it will affect your career in a positive direction or negative direction?

My humble opinion is that you should not wear Hassonite.
 
 
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>>> I will be buying the red coral as per your instructions. You have written in your report that pearl is my birth stone and yellow sapphire is my fortune stone and both are good for me. Since I already have both of them, can I wear them as well because I had spent quite a sum buying them.

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>>> Thanks a lot for the report. I have gone through your analysis. You have specifically recommended emerald for my son and the "RECOMMENDATION OF GEM-STONES IN GENERAL" section also recommends diamond and blue sapphire. Can I go ahead and make my son wear emerald together with diamond as per your report? Request you to please allay my confusion and please confirm if it is fine for him to wear diamond and emerald together for his overall good?

As the heading itself implies, "Recommendation of Gem stones in General" is based on broad Jyotish principles. These are the stones of native's Lagna lord, ninth lord and fifth lord which are generally recommended by most of the Jyotishis without going in much details.

If it were sufficient, there was no need for me also to go in so much details and calculations to get exact "Overall Functional Beneficence" (OFB) values of various planets in native's birth chart, to recommend a specific gem stone.

My sincere advise is to go with my "Specific recommendation" only leaving aside "General recommendations", which have been included for information purposes only. Please wear a single stone only.
 
 
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>>> Which is more effective a lower weight gemstone with a higher price per carat or a higher weight gem with a lower price per carat?

A lower weight gemstone with a higher price per carat will be more effective as it will be better quality on all 4 C’s of cut, color, clarity and carat weight.
 
 
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Does origin of the gem matter in terms of the results it gives?


>>> No the origin does not matter. What matters is that the gemstone has to be Jyotish Quality. If a Gem has qualified to be Jyotish Quality, it shall give results regardless of the origin. There is no truth in statements such as a Colombian Emerald will be more effective than a Zambian One. What matters is that the Gemstone is Jyotish Quality.


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>>> You have suggested "Defective Silver/'Ashtadhatu' for my Rahu's Hessonite. What is "Defective Silver" as I can't find anything about it on the Internet?

>>> 4. 'Ashtadhatu', I understand & know but it's rather difficult to procure this 8-metal alloy as the formulation is traditionally held in secret. Are there any good trusted jewelers in India or elsewhere who would set the gemstones in this mixed alloy?


 
 
 
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I have gone through your astral gem recommendation. I have some confusion on your recommendation. Your report conveys that if I wear a stone belonging to a functional malefic planet as per my birth chart, the melefic effect will be further increased. Therefore, I should not wear the gem of a malefic planet.

However, another astrologer told me that the purpose of wearing a gem stone is to remove bad effect of concerned planet. Therefore, we should wear the gem stone of a bad planet.

Both the opinions are just contradictory. Please guide.


You may read following page for answer of your question:
http://www.agt-gems.com/Book/HowTo/Choose.html
 
 
 
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>>> As you said the minimum weight should be 500 mg,is there any cap on the maximum weight.

Some scholars say that we must wear gemstone as per our body weight. Normally it is in the ratio of 1:10. It means one 'Standard ratti' for every 10 kg of own body weight. BUT it should not be less than minimum prescribed weight, mentioned in your report, in any case. The very expensive gem stone, like Diamond, are however excluded from this rule. Wearing a bigger size gemstone may inversely effect native’s fate and lesser size may create very less impact.

'Ratti' is the unit to measure weight of gemstone in India. Traditional astrologers still recommended gemstone in ratti for wearing purpose. 'Standard Ratti' has the weight of 120 mg. as compared to 'Big Ratti' of 180 mg.
 
 
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>>> U have specefied weight of coral as 720 mg, how many carats is this

1 Carat = 0.2 Grams or 1 Carat = 200 Milligrams or 1 Gram = 5 Carats

One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram (200 milligrams). Therefore 720 milligrams will be equal to 3.6 carats. Stones are measured to the nearest hundredth of a carat.
 
 
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>>> u have also specefied venus to be in mrityu bhag,what is this

It seems that you have not gone through my note about "Mrityu Bhaga", written in Red colour. I am writing it again:

The term 'Mrityu-bhaga'(MB) would literally mean a death inflicting (planetary), station. In ancient Jyotish texts, certain specified points have been indentified in each sign where a given planet by its location at that degree of the Zodiac would fall in MB. Such a planet is likely to produce adverse results. There is a separate MB point for each planet in each sign.

A planet in MB invariably creates hurdles and problems for the native and dasa of such a planet normally create upheavals in native's life. MB is specially bad for health. Sometimes it can even be fatal. A planet when situated at this point - it affects the house(s) he owns, he is posited and the houses he aspects. The significations of the planet concerned are seriously compromised. Such planet may create very negating and challenging conditions for the native.
>>> and what can i do about this.

Should try to do charities and Yagya related to Venus. It is a vast subject in itself and should be discussed separately.
 
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