Emerald → Mercury

“The emerald is cool, good  in poisoning, sweet and purgative, helps digestion, cures biliousness,  removes disrelish, is nutritious, and wards off spectral influence.” –  Mani Mala, Part II, 70. “Such emeralds cleanse men of all sin.” – Mani  Mala, Part I, 375. “According to the authorities the emerald causes  increase of wealth, brings about success in war, cures cases of  poisoning and renders successful the rites performed according to the  Atharva-Veda.” – Mani Mala, Part I, 376.

Emerald  is recommended for strengthening the planet Mercury. It greatly  increases the powers of intellectual focus and communication. This can  be an important and necessary benefit for writers, speakers,  entertainers, business people and those in the various fields of  communication. Most people find that emeralds give a magical quality to  their ability to intellectually be present and connect more fully with  what their eyes visually take in.

Emeralds also strengthen the  nervous system ,and on the physical side, purify the blood and skin.  They are often used by healers to increase positive life-energy flow  because of emeralds' magical abilities to heal the Auric field of the  body and mind. Emeralds often have many imperfections and are expensive  to obtain in less flawed. Emeralds should be fairly "clear" to the eye  for healing purposes. However, some imperfections are not harmful and do  not impede the stone's natural vibrations. Color and clarity do reflect  the energy of the emerald quite accurately and a reasonably, clean  emerald is preferable and very noticeable.

Sources of  emeralds are Colombia and Brazil, India, Africa (Zambian and Tanzanian  are often the best), Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and Russia.

Substitute Gems

Green Tourmaline, Peridot and Tsavorite.

(Green tourmaline is the best substitute for emerald, although the potency is considerably lesser than the emerald).

Mercury Planetary Mantra = Om Bum Budhaya Namaha (ohm boom boodhiyah nahmahhah)

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