रत्न

Ratna Mani

Graha-Ratana

Planetary Gemstones

Traditional Remedial Ratna

Sacred Jewels of Jyotishavidya

Jyotishavidya Ratna Prescriptions

for the preincarnationally-planned Learning Curriculum

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Vimshottari Dasha - Rashi - Gochara - Bhava - Graha - Ratna - Nakshatra - Amsha - Karaka - Varga - Bala

Presentation of the Shyamantaka jewel to Krishna.

Artist unknown: Mathura, 1525-CE. Manuscript illustration from the Bhagavata Purana. Victoria and Albert Museum = www.vam.ac.uk

(chintaa-mani = the thought-gem which is supposed to produce the manifestation of all desires for its possessor )

QUOTATION from

Jataka Parijata

• Nature of the Planets and Their Properties, Shloka-2 1

1. " The ruby is the Sun's precious stone.

2. A pure spotless pearl the precious stone of the Moon.

3. Coral belongs to Mars.

4. Mercury's precious stone is the emerald shaped like the bird Garuda.

5. Topaz belongs to Jupiter.

6. Venus owns diamond.

7. Saturn's gem is the stainless sapphire.

8. Agate and the lapis-azuli or turkois are said to belong to the remaining planets Rahu and Ketu respectively."

Proverbs 20:15

"Gold there is,

and rubies in abundance,

but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel."

No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

by Pema Chodron, p. 248

although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected.

We simply have to uncover it." [end quote]

1. Surya-ratna = Manika = Ruby

2. Chandra-ratna= Moti = Pearl

3. Mangala-ratna= munga = Red coral

4. Budha Parya = Paryana * Panna = emerald

5. Guru-ratna= Pukha-raj aratana = Yellow Sapphire

6. Shukra-Ratna = Azira * Hira = diamond

7. Shani-ratna = Nilamani * blue sapphire

8. Rahu-ratna = Gomedha * Hessonite quartz * Orange Zircon

9. Ketu-ratna = Vaidurya * Cats-eye, chatoyant chrysoberyl

"The rays of the celestial bodies, striking the crystallizing influences of the lower world, become the various elements.

Partaking of the astral virtues of their source, these elements neutralize certain unbalanced forms of celestial activity and, when properly combined, contribute much to the well-being of man."

~~Manley Hall, Secret Teaching of All Ages

QUOTATION from the (gnostic) Gospel of Thomas

• 19, trans. Blatz
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Thomas

Blessed is he who was before he came into being.

If you become disciples to me (and) listen to my words, these stones will minister to you.

For you have five trees in Paradise which do not change, either in summer or in winter, and their leaves do not fall.

He who knows them shall not taste of death."

As one of the six ancient components = vedanga = of the vast body of traditional Vedic-era wisdom, Jyotishavidya is called the eye of the Veda.” Jyotishavidya is a vehicle of perception = an eye. The samayavidya offers a perceptual toolkit that = designed to facilitate understanding.

However, this divine science is not designed for fortune-telling.

How Do Traditional Ratna Work?

According to the historic interpretive principles of Jyotishavidya, remedial ratana do not possess unnatural power to attract magical wonders or divert misfortune. Rather, flawless sacred jewels that are properly energized by mantra can provide clarity and support for a self-directed program of intentional change.

These precious stones use a refined energetic conductive capacity to reinforce intentionally chosen ideas, preferences, expectations, and beliefs . When properly aligned to the chakra points on the subtle body, traditional ratana can function as psychic signal-repeaters similar to radio crystals.

Naturally, the real utility of the sacred jewels does not originate in the stones. Ratana are merely refined-energy signal repeaters. The authentic power to direct the unfolding of the field of experience originates within one's own beliefs and expectations . Ratana have been used for millennia as healing tools to increase higher awareness. A capable Jyotiṣika may identify which planetary configurations within the Jyotishavidya nativity

may best benefit from magnification with the designated pure and appropriate traditional healing ratana.

Instructional Rays of the Graha

Each earthly incarnation follows a detailed educational curriculum that is delivered via the rays of the graha. To amplify and enhance the characteristic narrative instructions generated by the subtle rays of each of the classical Jyotisha graha, specific gems are matched to each of the planets.

Each graha operates through a network of chakra points within the human body. The planetary instructions pulse outward, from the teaching cores of the primary chakra throughout the gridwork of the body' s subtle electro-magnetic field. From their teaching cores, the primary graha send pulsating message sequences throughout the energy body at regular intervals.

Why Enhance the Psychic Signals?

The educational curriculum delivered by the rays of the graha is never incorrect, and does not need to be altered. Yet often there is a perceived deficiency in one's own ability to clearly apprehend the messages. With sufficient spiritual attention, aproperly attuned ratana may aid in strengthening one's awareness of the pulses. As if tuning more precisely into a radio station, the Learner may hear less static and more meaningful inner guidance. The Learner may feel more inspired, more aligned, more supported, more protected, more focused, and more empowered to reach the desired life goals.

Social Agreements vs. Individual Change

The sacred power of initiatory intent, when matched with properly applied crystals, has been known since ancient times. It has long been taught that the pre-seeded mandates to act and react in a fixed fashion on a fixed schedule, often called karma , can be changed at any time through the agency of concentrated, reflective intention.

Still, every earth-birth involves a complex variety of social agreements. One must adhere to the pre-agreed family, cultural, and national beliefs. If those group agreements involve adherence to the victim-narrative, the Learner may disbelieve in the possibility of change. Fear of isolation from the group is deeply binding. Therefore, most people retain their default negativities and continue sleepwalking.

For those willing to pursue conscious life improvement, the ratana can create a powerful intervention into that fabric of cause-and-effect beliefs which creates reality. Those rare persons who seek a consciously changed outcome may discover that, when combined with personal intention, Jyotisharatana are highly effective to promote inner clarity.

Signal Boosting, Clairaudient Listening

The subtlest particles of human thought have a very fine-granulation. In busy daily life, humans are not normally aware of this very fine wave-patterned mist of repeating ideational pulses. Yet, this controlling pulse-pattern of imagery and instruction operates constantly, day-in and day-out.

Similar to the way a radio crystal picks up a radio signal, pure untreated Jyotisha gems have the power to pick up these subtle waves and magnify their instructional content.

Properly selected crystalline stones can be attuned to the electro-magnetic grid which surrounds and interpenetrates the earth. Layers of this embracing grid also surround and interpenetrate each individual creature. Once attuned, via intention and mantra, the sacred stones can so dramatically magnify specific thought-signals so that the Learner feels a new vibration.

Even against the relentless static of daily life, the boosted signals are often easier to hear clairaudiently. They sound like a background voice of intuition or inner counsel. At first, the inner voice may have a buzzy, unclear quality. Yet continued attention to this voice (or choir of harmonized voices) may yield a daily dose of profoundly valuable personal guidance.

The Learner may begin to naturally prioritize the positive suggestions that are emitting from the attuned inner voice. After the vibration begins to hum securely at the preferred frequency, then thought-emotion seed-complexes begin to attract the experiences which match that frequency. The preferred psycho-material outcomes then begin to occur in the perceptual environment.

Importance of ritual preparation

Even after careful selection of sacred jewels, it remains necessary to apply proper intention, proper energizing of the ratna, and correctly aligned timing of the first wearing. These ritual preparations are not superstitious. They engage the subtle energy frequencies of the precious ratana, similar to tuning an automotive engine. The rituals also reinforce the all-important clear intention to follow the higher instructions.

Chakra Points and Psychic Fabric

Strategically positioned at sensitive points along the human body's psychic nerve system, at the finger joints, torso, or forehead, remedial ratana can strengthen and repeat selected elements within the higher perceptual field.

The perceptual field may be understood as a psychic textile. This psychic fabric is composed of filaments which are interwoven into pattern of thinking and believing. Using electro-magnetic vibrations, acorrectly positioned ratana can subtly adjust and gradually reweave the fibers in this over-determining, paradigmatic pattern.

Conscious Goal-Setting

Before using a Jyotisharatana, it is essential to define the both the problem and the goal. What is the unsatisfying condition that one is seeking to improve? What is the specific desired outcome? How large is the gap between expectation and outcome

Without personal commitment to realizing the target improvement, Jyotisharatana may remain energetically dormant. As with any request for spiritual assistance, apersonally affirmed, dedicated intention to align one's life with the highest virtues is a key component of the process.

What can be changed?

Each graha controls a specific area of antecedent belief, which can be adjusted via ratana messaging prioritization and signaling emphasis:

1. Surya dramatizes beliefs about divine creativity, entitlement, and intelligence.

2. Chandra reflects beliefs about nurturance, emotional rhythms, shelter, and belonging.

3. Mangala energizes one's subconscious expectation regarding movement and vitality.

4. Budha articulates beliefs about one's logic, mentality, messages, and thoughts.

5. Guru develops the deepest convictions about abundance, generosity, and expansion.

6. Shukra balances beliefs about peer relationships, pleasures, and materialaffluence.

7. Shani imposes certainty about material survival, social law, karma, and Time.

8. Rahu expresses expectations of excitement, opportunity, ambition, and desire.

9. Ketu carries expectations regarding forgiveness, break-ups, and spiritual surrender.

Philosophy of Ratna Prescription

1-5-9 * Graha which rule angles of 1-5-9 tend to support positive expectations of innovation, intelligence, and wisdom

6-8-12 * Graha which rule angles of 6-8-12 tend to be associated with unexamined fears

4-7-10 * Graha which rule angles of 4-7-10 tend to support cultural foundations, fair contracts, and social dignity

2-3-11 * Graha which rule angles of 2-3-11 represent food, finances, family, and friends

Anukula vs. Pratikula Method

The pratikula school of Jyotishavidya practice recommends bombarding the psyche with loud psychic instructions from naturally malefic papagraha – typically, the rulers of 6-8-12. In the pratikula school of thought, this harsh negative treatment is believed to be an effective method of reversing karma .

However, because this method tends to exacerbate the unexamined fears, the sudden increase in awareness of life' s difficulties can increase anxiety. In practice, it can make people feel so overwhelmed that they lose spiritual confidence in their inherent ability to their chosen psychic learning curriculum. The pratikula method is therefore not used in this prescription.

Only the anukula method is used in this recommendation.

According to the anukula principles, it is beneficial to strengthen the instructions emanating from the pleasantly placed, geometrically harmonious sukhagraha . The anukula method emphasizes signals that are vigorous, cheerful, and fortunate.

Planetary rays governing the 1-5-9 angles are first prioritized and then pushed to flood the nadi channels, while the less desirable signal patterns remain untouched. Furthermore, in order to focus resources upon the candidate rays which most benefit from magnification, only weak benefics are chosen for strengthening.

Word to the Wise

++ Inspiring photos of sacred Jyotisha jewels

Sadly, it is not recommended to purchase ratana in India nor from unverified sources anywhere in the world. For an explanation of why sacred gems are often mishandled, please see https://astrologicalgemblog.com/2018/04/30/buying-gems-in-india-you-get-what-you-pay-for/

Several reputable Jyotisha ratana jewelers have commercial websites that depict attractive remedial gems in settings for both men and women.

• Jay Boyle = www.astrologicalgem.com/jyotish-jewelry.php shows some lovely examples of single and combined remedial ratana settings. astrologicalgem.com is a highly reputable company which has been in business for many years. They stand behind their products and services with full integrity. Located in Iowa, USA.

• Ron Ringsrud = www.emeraldmine.com/jyotish.htm = worldwide expert specialist in Emeralds.

• Richard Shaw Brown = www.agt-gems.com shows many examples of Jyotisha-ratana and other cultural valuables to inspire the imagination.

• King James version, c. 1611
• /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ezekiel
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorized_King_James_Version

28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

Book of Ezekiel 28: 12-16

• New Living Translation, c. 2007 -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Living_Translation

" You were the model of perfection,

full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.

You were in Eden, the garden of God.

Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone -

red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,

blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,

blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald -

all beautifully crafted for you

and set in the finest gold.

They were given to you

• on the day you were created.

I ordained and anointed you

as the mighty angelic guardian.

You had access to the holy mountain of God

and walked among the stones of fire.

You were blameless in all you did

from the day you were created

• until the day evil was found in you.

Your rich commerce led you to violence,

and you sinned.

So I banished you in disgrace

• from the mountain of God.

I expelled you, omighty guardian,

from your place among the stones of fire."

Topics

1. Surya-ratna = Manika * Ruby

2. Surya-uparatna * Red Garnet

3. Chandra-ratna - Moti = Pearl

4. Mangala-ratna - munga = Red Coral

5. Guru-ratna = pushkarajaratna * pukhraj * Yellow Sapphire

6. Budha-ratna - Panna = Emerald

7. Budha-uparatna * Aquamarine

8. Shukra-ratna = Hira Azira = White Diamond = white sapphire

9. Shani-ratna - Nilamani= Blue Sapphire

10. Shani-uparatna * Lapis L'Azuli * lapis-lazuli

11. Shani-uparatna * Amethyst

12. Rahu-ratna - Gomedha * Hessonite Quartz

13. Ketu-ratna - Vaidurya * Chrysoberyl * Cat's Eye

14. Ketu-uparatna * Peroja * Turquoise Turkois

15. Nava-ratna * Nine Jewels for Nine Planets

16. Uparatna

17. Rudraksha

18. Chart of Planetary Gemstones

19. Sample Ratna Recommendations

• Philosophy of Gem Recommendation

• Jyotisha Gem photos

• Gemstones can heal

• Upaye * Remedial Methods

• Pratikula Method of Prescription(not recommended)

• Anukula Method of Prescription (recommended)

• Rules for gemstone healing are very strict

• Healing power of gemstones is not a superstitious effect

Correct the electro-magnetic initiating thoughts which are unconsciously driving the behavior, *then * apply the stone as a reinforcement to the vow

Will a Jyotishavidya reading, combined with a gem or yagya prescription, aid my journey through a difficult Shani bhukti ?

• General benefits of strengthening lagnesha-1 + Vidyapthi-5, and dharmesha-9

• Approach toward 'correcting' [nīcha] shukra with diamond or white sapphire

What makes a planet weak" or"strong ?

Gemstones Can Heal

Personal Responsibility in the Preincarnationally planned Rebalancing Process

• Carat weights and reputable vendors

• Get the best purest gems you can afford.

• Conflicting Jyotisha gem prescriptions

• Western tradition - astrological gemstone assignments

• More information about Jyotisha remedial gemstones

• Superstition

• List of Gems to Use for Strengthening of Weak Benefic Graha

• Can gemstones or talismans reduce the effect of malefic graha in a Jyotishavidya nativity?

• Colors for Clothing

SEVA -- a word to the wise

Jyotisha prescription jewels are expensive.

Remedial ratna are prone to tampering by unscrupulous merchants, and while beautiful ratana are not sensible for every lifestyle.

Seva is guaranteed effective even when a gem will not work or a ratana is not realistically affordable.

Seva offers a useful option to improve the life experience.

QUOTATION from

Pāramahaṃsa Yogananda , Autobiography of a Yogi

Chapter 16, Outwitting the Stars

"Astrology is the study of man's response to planetary stimuli.

The stars have no conscious benevolence or animosity; they merely send forth positive and negative radiations. Of themselves, these don't help or harm humanity, but offer a lawful channel for the outward operation of cause-effect equilibriums which each man has set into motion in the past.

• "A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma.

• His horoscope is a challenging portrait, revealing his unalterable past and its probable future results. But the natal chart can be rightly interpreted only by men of intuitive wisdom: these are few."

The message boldly blazoned across the heavens at the moment of birth isn't meant to emphasize fate - the result of past good and evil - but to arouse man's will to escape from his universal thralldom.

What he has done, he can undo .

None other than himself was the instigator of the causes of whatever effects are now prevalent in his life. He can overcome any limitation, because he created it by his own actions in the first place, and because he has spiritual resources which are not subject to planetary pressure.

"Superstitious awe of astrology makes one an automaton, slavishly dependent on mechanical guidance. The wise man defeats his planets - which is to say, his past - by transferring his allegiance from the creation to the Creator . The more he realizes his unity with spirit, the less he can be dominated by matter.

• The soul is ever-free

• it's deathless because birthless.

• It can't be regimented by stars.

"Man is a soul, and has a body. When he properly places his sense of identity, he leaves behind all compulsive patterns . So long as he remains confused in his ordinary state of spiritual amnesia, he will know the subtle fetters of environmental law .

"God is harmony; the devotee who attunes himself will never perform any action amiss. His activities will be correctly and Naturally, timed to accord with astrological law. After deep prayer and meditation he is in touch with his divine consciousness; there's no greater power than that inward protection."

"Then, dear Master, why do you want me to wear an astrological bangle?" I ventured this question after a long silence, during which I had tried to assimilate Sri Yukteswar 's noble exposition

"It's only when a traveler has reached his goal that he is justified in discarding his maps. During the journey , he takes advantage of any convenient short cut. The ancient rishis discovered many ways to curtail the period of man's exile in delusion. There are certain mechanical features in the law of karma which can be skillfully adjusted by the fingers of wisdom.

"All human ills arise from some transgression of universal law. The scriptures point out that man must satisfy the laws of nature, while not discrediting the divine omnipotence. He should say: 'Lord, itrust in you, and know you can help me, but I too will do my best to undo any wrong I've done.' By a number of means - by prayer, by will power, by yoga meditation, by consultation with saints, by use of astrological bangles - the adverse effects of past wrongs can be minimised or nullified

• "Just as a house can be fitted with a copper rod to absorb the shock of lightning,

• so the bodily temple can be benefited by various protective measures

Ages ago our yogis discovered that pure metals emit an astral light which is powerfully counteractive to negative pulls of the planets. Subtle electrical and magnetic radiations are constantly circulating in the universe; when a man's body is being aided, he doesn't know it; when it's being disintegrated, he is still in ignorance.

Can he do anything about it?

"This problem received attention from our rishis; they found helpful not only a combination of metals, but also of plants and - most effective of all - faultless jewels of not less than two carats. The preventive uses of astrology have seldom been seriously studied outside of India

One little-known fact is that the proper jewels, metals, or plant preparations are valueless unless the required weight is secured, and unless these remedial agents are worn next to the skin."

• "Sir, of course I shall take your advice and get a bangle.

• I'm intrigued at the thought of outwitting a planet!"

"For general purposes I counsel the use of an armlet made of gold, silver, and copper. But for a specific purpose I want you to get one of silver and lead." Sri Yukteswar added careful directions.

"Guruji, what 'specific purpose' do you mean?"

"The stars are about to take an unfriendly interest in you, mukunda. Fear not; you shall be protected. In about a month your liver will cause you much trouble. The illness is scheduled to last for six months, but your use of an astrological armlet will shorten the period to twenty-four days."

• I sought out a jeweller the next day, and was soon wearing the bangle.

• My health was excellent; Master's prediction slipped from my mind.

• He left Serampore to visit Varanasi.

Thirty days after our conversation, ifelt a sudden pain in the region of my liver. The following weeks were a nightmare of excruciating pain. Reluctant to disturb my guru, ithought I would bravely endure my trial alone. But twenty-three days of torture weakened my resolution; I entrained for Varanasi. There Sri Yukteswar greeted me with unusual warmth, but gave me no opportunity to tell him my woes in private. Many devotees visited Master that day, just for a darshanr.

Ill and neglected, isat in a corner. It wasn't till after the evening meal that all guests had departed. My guru summoned me to the octagonal balcony of the house."You must have come about your liver disorder." Sri Yukteswar's gaze was averted; he walked to and fro, occasionally intercepting the moonlight."Let me see; you've been ailing for twenty-four days, haven't you?"

"Yes, sir."

"Please do the stomach exercise I've taught you."

"If you knew the extent of my suffering, master, you wouldn't ask me to exercise." Nevertheless I made a feeble attempt to obey him.

"You say you have pain; I say you have none. How can such contradictions exist?"

My guru looked at me inquiringly. Iwas dazed and then overcome with joyful relief. No longer could I feel the continuous torment that had kept me nearly sleepless for weeks; at Sri Yukteswar's words the agony vanished as though it had never been. Istarted to kneel at his feet in gratitude, but he quickly prevented me.

"Don't be childish. Get up and enjoy the beauty of the moon over the Ganges." But Master's eyes were twinkling happily as I stood in silence beside him. Iunderstood by his attitude that he wanted me to feel that not he, but God, had been the healer.

I wear even now the heavy silver and lead bangle, amemento of that day - long-past, ever-cherished - when I found anew that I was living with a personage indeed superhuman.

On later occasions, when I brought my friends to Sri Yukteswar for healing, he invariably recommended jewels or the bangle, extolling their use as an act of astrological wisdomr.

I had been prejudiced against astrology from my childhood, partly because I observed that many people are sequaciously attached to it, and partly because of a prediction made by our family astrologer:"You'll marry three times, being twice a widower." I brooded over the matter, feeling like a goat awaiting sacrifice before the temple of triple matrimony.

"You may as well be resigned to your fate," my brother Ananta had remarked."Your written horoscope has correctly stated that you would fly from home toward the Himalayas during your early years, but would be forcibly returned. The forecast of your marriages is also bound to be true."

A clear intuition came to me one night that the prophecy was wholly false.

I set fire to the horoscope scroll, placing the ashes in a paper bag on which I wrote:

• Seeds of past karma can't germinate if they are roasted in the divine fires of wisdom."

I put the bag in a conspicuous spot; Ananta at once read my defiant comment."You can't destroy truth as easily as you've burnt this paper scroll."

My brother laughed scornfully. It's a fact that on three occasions before I reached manhood, my family tried to arrange my betrothal.

Each time I refused to fall in with the plans, and knowing that my love for God was more overwhelming than any astrological persuasion from the past.

"The deeper the self-realisation of a man,

• the more he influences the whole universe by his subtle spiritual vibrations,

• and the less he himself is affected by the phenomenal flux."

These words of Master's often returned inspiringly to my mind.

Occasionally I told astrologers to select my worst periods, according to planetary indications, and I would still accomplish whatever task I set myself. It's true that my success at such times has been accompanied by extraordinary difficulties.

But my conviction has always been justified: faith in the divine protection, and the right use of man's God-given will, are forces formidable beyond any the "inverted bowl" can muster.

The starry inscription at one's birth, icame to understand, isn't that man is a puppet of his past. Its message is rather a prod to pride; the very heavens seek to arouse man's determination to be free from every limitation. God created each man as a soul, dowered with individuality, hence essential to the universal structure, whether in the temporary role of pillar or parasite.

His freedom is final and immediate, if he so wills; it doesn't depend on outer but inner victories ." [end quote]

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