The healing power of gems is not entirely an irrational belief. If it were, oral administration of gems as oxides and powder would never be so extensively practiced and so effective. Ayurvedic medicines and the Greek system, known as the Unani system in India, both utilise gems. Practicians of these systems have studied gems and their typical effects on human organs, because gems are mineral in pure crystalline form and human body is composed of the same materials.
Human body is composed of seven basic colours of the solar spectrum- violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. These are called primary colours and other hues and shades are made by blending one or two primary colours. When there is dearth or absence of any one of these primary colours is the body, one is attacked with the disease caused by that insufficiency. For example, if red rays are absent, diseases like anaemia, fever, inflammation, physical exhaustion, weakness, loss of strength, etc. plagues the body. These diseases can be healed by injecting red rays into the body, by wearing gems of red planets.
The red planets comprise Sun and Mars. Their chosen gems are ruby and coral. When these gems come in contact with human body, they infuse red rays in contact with the body, through which insufficiency is rejuvenated and a person becomes free from such diseases.
This above phenomenon has been known since prehistoric times. But the hustle and bustle of the emotionless world has kept one in the dark from its awareness. The ancestors knew the remedial power of gems, which is now being acknowledged by scientists and medical men all over the world.
Some gemstones and their healing properties
| Amber | Helps to lift heavy emotional burdens to allow happiness into one's life. |
| Amethyst | Provides spiritual upliftment. |
| Aquamarine | Reminds one of an ocean of love and mercy and consequently makes it easier to handle difficult situations in life. |
| Coral | Strengthens one's emotional foundation. |
| Diamond | Increases personal clarity. |
| Emerald | Useful for both physical and emotional healing. |
| Jade | Creates a feeling of relaxation and calm and thus reduces tension. |
| Lapis | Good for establishing a connection between the heart and the mind. |
| Black onyx | Helps to change bad habits. |
| Opal | Broadens one's perspective, enabling one to see all the possibilities in a situation. |
| Rose quartz | Gives emotional balance and enables us to express our emotions better as well as soothes them. |
| Ruby | Opens the heart and helps to overcome fear. |
| Sapphire | Provides mental clarity. |
