In this episode we explore Vedic Gemology and how we can use gemstones to facilitate alignment and greater well being. Our guest is Tiffany April Raines (https://astrologicalgemstones.com/), a Vedic Gemologist, CEO and co-owner of Astrological Gem. She has a nearly 20-year career at Astrological Gem International and has become one of the most popular Vedic Gemologists in the world. 

Timestamps:

(4:10) As part of your personal experimentation with gemstones. Could you share one of these experiments, where you did a trial and error test on a gemstone? 

(7:49) If you wanted to work with Saturn in your chart in a benefic way how would you go about choosing the best gemstone based on someone’s natal chart?  

(9:26) The importance of testing out a gemstone, trial and error to ensure it is a good fit

(10:18) Why did you choose to do Vedic Astrology over Western and is there a difference between them with Gemology? 

(13:50) How would you describe gemstones affect someone’s body and energetic field? 

(20:05) Are there any gemstones that are not good for someone, will have detrimental effects and/or not safe? 

(23:16) When you look at someone’s chart for an initial gemstone consultation what are the areas of the chart that you look at first? 

(26:30) For someone just dabbling in gemstones, what advice would you give them for selecting their starter gemstones? 

(29:15) What are the benefits and differences between wearing gemstones and having gemstones in a space? 

(33:45) Are there any other gemstones that you like to use in your personal space? 

(37:10) Are there any harmful effects of using a lot of different types of crystals in a space within close proximity? 

(40:16) Discussing the symbiotic relationship between plants and crystals.

(41:57) How do you program a stone? Do you have a ritual for bringing a gemstone into a space and / or wearing it? 

(44:30) Discussing how gemstones select the buyer just as much as the buyer selects the gemstone.

(47:00) What advice do you have for buyers when purchasing gemstones? 

(51:10) Are there certain gemstones you don’t recommend for people? 

(54:23) How would you approach recommending a gemstone for a house that someone wants to work on but also has the north node or south node in it? 

(57:14) For the people who want to be liberated from the “bad karma”, how do you go about recommending a gemstone for them? 

(01:03:37) If you were stranded on a desert island, what one gemstone would you bring with you?  

(01:04:33) What are you sun, moon and rising signs in Vedic? (01:06:08) Do you have a favorite fact about gemstones? (01:07:33) Closing

Resources: 

Tiffany April Raines (https://astrologicalgemstones.com/meet-tiffany-april-raines/)

Astrological Gemstones (https://astrologicalgemstones.com/) 

Vedic Gemology Blog (https://vedicgemology.com/)