Can I wear gem higher than the suggested weight?

Can I wear gem higher than the suggested weight ?

Which Gemstone is more effective ?

Many of the clients and readers ask about the importance of quality of the Gemstones they have been recommended to wear as well as the weights of these gemstones recommended for them. Gemstones are one of the most effective remedies offered by Vedic Jyotish (Vedic Astrologer) and they are capable of bringing very strong and fast results and in some cases, the native wearing these gemstones can see visible changes in a matter of a hours and days and this is the reason for which the use of gemstones as astrological remedies has increased over the past few years and more and more astrologers are now suggesting gemstones to their clients. But it should be noted here that knowing and wearing the suitable gemstones alone is not sufficient in most of the cases and the knowledge of proper suitable weights for these gemstones is also necessary as the suitable weights can vary from person to person depending upon his horoscope.

The most perplexing question when you decide to wear an astrological gemstone is – What Weight you should wear? 

Gemstones are powerhouse of energies and astrology gives us a way to channelize this energy to work in our favor and bring good luck and fortune in our Lives. Astrology precisely determines which gemstone suits a particular person based on the planetary positions.

After finding out which Gemstone to wear, the bigger question is what weight (or as commonly said ‘size’) of Gemstone should be worn for best benefit?
In our Scriptures, Some things are deliberately left un-answered as they are meant to be observed as per ‘Kaal, Desh & Patra’ (Time, Location, Individual). This question belongs to the same category, which is left un-answered in our scriptures.

How your Astrologer suggested you a particular weight of gemstone?

Nowhere in our scriptures it is mentioned about how to determine which weight you should wear. Many Astrologers mix different trends and methodologies to suggest weight of Gemstone to their clients. For Example, your Astrologer may use Numerology to suggest you a weight or your astrologer might suggest you gemstone weight as per body weight.
The Frequently observed trend is also to wear One Ratti for every 12 Kilogram of body weight. Example, at least 5 ratti for 60 Kg person (60 KG/12= 5 Ratti).
But there is a flaw in this rule because only weight is not important. There are other factors too. A better quality stone will give better results. And this rule ignores the weight, age, quality and only takes ‘weight’ into account.
Numerology on the other hand is a western astrology system. Numerology and Vedic astrology are based on different principles, different theories and beliefs. Both the methodologies have different significance. Mixing Numerology and Astrology might be harmless practice but it is always advisable to follow methodology at a time.
Is it ever suggested to mix Ayurveda and Homeopath? NO.

Then what size to wear?

When wearing a gemstone, The Power of Gem is most important factor. Only a Powerful Gemstone will give you the best results. The Power of gem depends on its quality- Transparency, Color, Clarity, Luster and Symmetry. (Refer to our previous articles to read in details).
The Size of Stone should be such that it is possible to make a skin-touching Ring (or pendant), which is not possible if the stone is too small. At the Same time, it should be comfortable to wear, that means it should not be very big too. The Optimum size, is hence, determined by ‘YOU’ and this liberty is given to you by the ancient scriptures on which Vedic astrology is based. You need an astrologer to suggest the correct gemstone. After that you should decide the size (weight) of gemstone by yourself.

The quality of the gemstones plays a very important role when it comes to getting results from the gemstones as the gemstones with poor quality are not capable of producing the significant benefic effects in most of the cases and hence due attention should be paid to the quality of the gemstones which are to be worn by a native who wishes to benefit by wearing these gemstones.

Discussing a few things about the weights of the gemstones as recommended by the astrologers versus the weights which are worn according to the discretion of the native or the gemstone vendor, it should be noted here that the appropriate weight of a suitable gemstone is a very important criteria and it should not be ignored or overlooked. I have seen some clients not benefitting from their gemstones merely due to the fact that they chose to wear far lesser weights for their gemstones compared to the weights which were recommended to them by me or other astrologers. On the other spectrum of this picture, we have seen some people facing problems or even troubles only due to the fact that; they had worn much heavier gemstones than they were recommended to wear.

Gemstones are very much like medicines and we know that knowing the right medicine for a problem alone is not sufficient and we must also know the right time to take the medicine as well as the right dose and frequency of such medicine

•  For example, if a medicine like an injection of insulin has been prescribed to someone suffering from high blood sugar, knowing the insulin alone will not help this patient and he must know as to how many units of insulin should be injected and how many times. If 10 units of insulin have been prescribed and three times a day is the frequency of these injections, then tempering with any of these two parameters can significantly change the results. For example if the patient chooses to take 2 units of injections with same frequency or he chooses to inject 10 units just once a day instead of doing it thrice a day, in both the cases, he is not likely to benefit much from the medicine as he is not doing it properly. On the other hand if the patient decides to inject 20 or 30 units of insulin in a single go, this can cause problems for the native and instead of benefiting from the medicine he may have to face more problems as injecting much more insulin than is required can cause his blood sugar levels to drop sharply which can cause problems.
• Similarly, when some natives choose to wear a gemstone much heavier than what was recommended to them, the gemstones can start causing some side effects or problems for the native instead of giving benefits. To understand this concept better, it should be noted that many benefic planets are placed in such combinations in most of the horoscopes, that they can produce better results when a certain amount of extra energy is provided to these planets through their corresponding gemstones whereas if these positive planets are supplied with much more energy than is required by wearing much heavier gemstones, the same positive planets can start dominating the horoscope as well as the body and aura of the native wearing these gemstones and these extra strong planets then start interfering with the significances of some other planets in the horoscope which can vary from horoscope to horoscope. Taking Vitamin or mineral supplements to fulfill a deficiency or to provide extra edge to the body is good but taking too much of the same vitamins or minerals will simply start causing problems and it is the same with everything else and gemstones. A proper weight of gemstones will provide the required strength to a benefic planet which is weak on one account or the other whereas a much heavier weight for the same gemstones can start causing problems for the native and hence the weights of the gemstones should always be chosen according to the recommendation of your astrologer as he is the one who knows as to what weights are suitable for each one of the suitable gemstones.
• Coming to the quality part of the gemstones, many natives buying their gemstones are presented with gemstones of very low price ranges and accordingly very low quality and some of these natives are tempted to buy the cheaper gemstones in order to save money while thinking that the cheap gemstones will also produce the same effects as costly gemstones can. It should however be noted that the gemstones must possess a certain minimum efficiency to produce significant results and this is where the quality of the gemstones comes in picture. The gemstones typically absorb the energy of their corresponding planets through their upper surface and then they transmit this energy to the body of the native wearing these gemstones through their lower surface. For example, a Ruby will typically attract the energy of Sun from its upper surface and it will then transfer this energy to the body of the native wearing this gemstone, through its lower surface. During this process, the energy radiations of the planets travel from the upper surface of these gemstones to the lower surface of these gemstones and this is where the quality of the gemstones plays important role. The gemstones can contain impurities which can be in many forms including feathers, linings, dots and clouds where clouds can form the worst kind of impurities and all of these impurities block some parts of these gemstones which means that when energy radiations enter these gemstones through the upper surface and they travel towards the lower surface of these gemstone, the impurities present inside these gemstones block the path of these energy radiations and they do not allow the energy radiations to pass through them and hence these energy radiations cannot travel to the lower surface of the gemstones from where they are transmitted into the body of the native wearing these gemstones.
• Hence more impurities a gemstone has, the more energy radiation is blocked and less effective is the gemstone and this is how the efficiency of a gemstone is measured. In my research and analysis with gemstones, It is observed that a gemstone should possess at least 40% efficiency in order to produce significant results for the native wearing such a gemstone which means that for a Yellow Sapphire to be 40% efficient, it should transmit at least 40 energy radiations of Jupiter into the body of the native wearing this gemstone, if 100 energy radiations are captured by the upper surface of this Yellow Sapphire. Similarly a yellow sapphire which transfers 60 energy radiations out of 100 energy radiations that fall on its upper surface is said to have an efficiency of 60% and this efficiency goes on increasing as the number of energy radiations transferred out of a 100 captured radiations keeps on increasing. The gemstones with excellent quality can have as high efficiency as 95% or even more which means that they are capable of transferring all the energy of a planet, captured through their upper surface. It should also be noted here that gemstones with higher qualities are able to transmit some energy radiations of their corresponding planets which belong to a slightly different but finer wavelength which can bring better results with lesser side effects whereas the gemstones with lower quality are not able to capture these energy wavelengths and hence they cannot transfer them. Therefore, care should be taken when it comes to the quality of the gemstones as buying a cheap Ruby or Yellow Sapphire in order to save money can turn out to be a bad investment if such a Ruby or Yellow Sapphire is having an efficiency of 10% or even less which means that practically you have not saved any money but you have wasted all the money that you have invested in this gemstone.
• Hence due attention should be paid to the quality of the gemstones that you are buying and gemstones below a certain quality should never be purchased as they can prove worthless in the end. It may be a good idea when you are trying to save money by purchasing a reasonably priced Yellow Sapphire with 50% efficiency compared to a very expensive Yellow Sapphire with 80% efficiency but it is always a bad idea to save more and choose a Yellow Sapphire with 10% efficiency just in order to save money.
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