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 This
is the fifth article in a remarkable series
on Ayurveda by Prof. K. K. Bhaumik, Chairman
of Coordinating Council of Association
of Astrology & Allied Sciences. A
renowned figure on astro-occult sciences,
he is an internationally acclaimed authority
in this field. Though modern medicine
and curative methods do not recognize
the role of divinity in the management
of diseases, Ayurveda is essentially a
religious medical science, based in astrology,
which believes in holistic curing of ailments
through a pronounced spiritual methodology.
Ayurveda helps opening our mind, soul
and body to cosmic forces of life and
prepares human beings for spiritual re-examination
through its unique and highly metaphysical
curative process.
He was a young, bubbling man of 31 when
he was seriously maimed and mauled by
a street accident. His mobility was completely
jeopardised as both his feet were wasted.
A series of major surgeries failed to
make him stand on his feet again and he
lost all his desire to live when a renowned
orthopaedic surgeon advised him to seek
divine blessings and a few exercises.
Seven years later, he now walks without
any crutches, however, with a limp.
Power of Prayer
-- and Exercise!
Sustained exercises helped him to regain
the strength of his muscles, while prayers
seeking divine blessings helped him to
get over the psychological trauma. He
gradually retrieved his faith in himself
and developed a strong desire to walk
again. Prayers restored his desire to
live. The miracle that happened with the
young man was largely due to his faith
in divinity, which restored in him a positive
will and a faith in him.
Root Cause of
Diseases
This lack of faith coupled with negative
feelings often is the root cause of diseases
and their perpetuation. Hence, according
to Ayurveda, the first step to healing
is to open up the mind to divinity or
cosmic life forces through restoration
of positive feelings and an indomitable
desire to be healed.
Though modern medicine and curative methods
do not recognize the role of divinity
in the management of diseases, Ayurveda
is essentially a religious medical science,
which believes in holistic curing of ailments
through a pronounced spiritual methodology.
Ayurveda helps opening our mind, soul
and body to cosmic forces of life and
prepares human beings for spiritual re-examination
through its unique and highly metaphysical
curative process.
Astro-occult Ayurvedic practitioners
also recommend the wearing of gems, either
as rings or as pendants hanging down from
the neck as a cure for diseases after
a thorough astrological calculation and
identification of the exact malefic planet
and its negative influences. The doses
are the size of the gems.
According to vedic astrology, the fingers
on our hands correspond to the five elements:
the little finger represents Earth
the ring finger represents Water
the middle finger represents Air
the index finger represents Ether (Akasha)
the thumb represents Fire
The planets ruling these fingers and elements
are:
Mercury (earth/little finger)
Sun or Moon (water/ring finger)
Saturn (air/middle finger)
Jupiter (ether/index finger)
No specific planet rules the thumb
By wearing gems related to the planets
and elements on the appropriate fingers
one can amplify the powers of the elements,
counter negative influences of planets
and enhance their benign influences on
human life and body. The process not only
effectively reduces possibilities of diseases
caused by the malefic influences of planets
by augmenting the powers of the elements,
it also helps in the curing process.
The chart given below shows the gems
that correspond to the planets:
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Planets |
Gems |
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Sun |
Ruby |
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Moon |
Pearl |
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Mars |
Red
Coral |
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Mercury |
Emerald |
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Jupiter |
Yellow
Sapphire |
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Venus |
Diamond |
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Saturn |
Blue
Sapphire |
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Rahu
(North Lunar Node) |
Garnet |
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Ketu
(North Lunar Node) |
Cat's
Eye |
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The ancient Indian astrologers were not
aware of the existence Uranus, Neptune and
Pluto in the universe and therefore no gems
correspond to these planets. Subsequently,
with the discovery of the three planets,
astrologers later on have associated dark
stones such as black coral or onyx with
Pluto, iridescent type of opals with Neptune
and amethyst with Uranus. The vedic astrology,
however, took into reckoning the lunar nodes:
Rahu and Ketu. While garnet is prescribed
for Rahu and cat's eye is for Ketu.
Power of Gem Therapy
Gems do influence our body and act mainly
to energise our life forces. As most of
the gems mentioned above are very expensive,
astrologers have found substitutes for the
gems. The substitutes have similar effects
with reduced efficacy. Given below are the
substitutions of the precious gems. As red
coral is not a precious gem, its substitution,
therefore is not mentioned.
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Precious
Gems |
Substitutes |
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Ruby |
Garnet or Sunstone |
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Pearl |
Moonstone |
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Emerald |
Peridot or Jade |
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Yellow Sapphire |
Yellow Topaz or Citrine |
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Diamond |
Clear Zircon |
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Blue Sapphire |
Amethyst |
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Herbs and Colours
Even herbs have been found to increase the
benevolent energies of planets. Black pepper,
ginger, clove etc are good for Sun. They
are primarily stimulants and increase digestion,
promote circulation etc. Cool, sweet and
salty herbs like sandalwood, Shatavari etc
are good for the Moon. Such herbs are mainly
demulcent and emollient and are like a tonic
for the lungs. Warm, pungent and stimulant
herbs like garlic, asafoetidas etc are recommended
for Mars. Mild and harmonising herbs like
bhringaraj, jatamansi etc effectively increases
the energies of Mercury. Such herbs work
miracle on human nerves and mind and help
maintaining a perfect balance of all the
cosmic life forces. Olive oil, sesame oil
and ashwagandha are recommended for Jupiter.
Lotus, rose and saffron work miracle on
Venus. Such herbs work on our hearts, kidneys
and human reproductive system, especially
the female.
Colours too have miraculous healing properties
and powers to neutralise malevolent influences
of planets on human health and mind. Colours
can be used in the same way as gems as
colours too correspond to specific planets.
Given below some of the colours and their
corresponding planets:
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Planets |
Colours
[vedic colours
vary from Western colours] |
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Sun |
Red |
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Moon |
White |
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Mars |
Dark
Red |
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Mercury |
Green |
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Jupiter |
Yellow,
Gold |
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Venus |
Transparent,
Variegated |
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Saturn |
Dark
Blue, Black |
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Rahu
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Ultraviolet |
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Ketu
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Infrared |
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Effective colour therapy entails bathing
human body in the light of the particular
colour specifically required. A person
can be exposed even more to that particular
colour through clothes, flowers, environment
etc.
Ayurveda is intimately bound up with
Astrology and with the planetary rulerships
of herbs, gems, and other natural items.
The skillful use of the correct remedy,
as determined by its planetary rulership,
can neutralise the effects of malefic
planets on our health and general well-being.
This valuable series of articles by one
of the world's leading authorities will
be continued on this site over coming
months. Click to read more about Ayurveda,
the science of life, and the way ayurveda
is related to astrology.
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