How
It All Began
Over
twenty years ago, I made myself a nine-gem bangle (nava-ratna) following the
prescriptions laid down in the sacred Vedic texts concerning how
to make a gem talisman to mitigate and nullify the negative effects
of past actions (bad karma). I had to make it myself because, though
I phoned high and low, no one at that time could make one for me.
My interest in getting one was amplified by the little known fact
that the great teacher Swami Sri Yukteswar wore one, as well as
did his leading disciple, Paramahansa Yogananda. The numerous references
to gems in the Autobiography of a Yogi, published by Self-Realization
Fellowship also aided my pursuit. To make a long story short, I
noticed immediate beneficial changes in my life. My friends noticed
the changes too, and were curious about what I had done to create
those changes. I told them about the bangle and they wanted to know
if they would benefit by wearing one as well. So naturally, I decided
to lend mine out so they could discover that my explanations were
not a product of my imagination. Needless to say, they expressed
a definite desire to get one, and asked me to help them get it made.
Well,
several bangles later, and a tremendous number of surprises as to
how noticeably these instruments help people with their spiritual,
physical and mental lives, I was led to a situation where I was
simply unable to keep doing these huge time-consuming favors for
free. I did however continue to have a strong desire to make my
discoveries more public and available to interested people. Years
have now gone by and the gentle learning curve has continued to
excite me with all the feedback I have been getting from friends
who have purchased astrological jewelry from me.
Over
the years Astrogems has been responsible for making over 2500 customized
nine gem or multi-gem bangles to happy customers. It has been a
great privilege to help people this way and we have constantly tried
to make them as affordable as possible. Our philosophy is that we
will not get rich by overcharging for gemstones as the average customer
is vulnerable to the rare science of gem valuation. But if we do
our business with a sincere desire to facilitate truth seekers in
a non greedy manner then our happiness and wealth will be accorded
by helping others improve their karmic disposition. It has been
a wonderful and enriching journey meeting all sorts of sincere truth
seekers and we feel deeply honored to be involved in this field. |