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Why do gems have value?
By Richard S Brown, PG
Why do gems have value? Why does any “thing” have value? If we analyze the factors we can see four factors at play, and with a 5th factor also coming into play as the case may be. These 5 value factors are:
- Beauty
- Rarity
- Durability
- Portability
And in some cases involving sacred objects an extra consideration would be…
5. Power
In progress…
MAIN MEANINGS OF 9 PLANETS IN JYOTISH
by Richard S Brown, PG
•Sun: Core self, central energies, relations to government
•Moon: Emotions, overall nervous makeup, way of relating to life
•Mars: Raw energy, aggression, lower side
•Mercury: Intellect, communication ability, diplomatic nature
•Jupiter: One’s higher knowledge, wisdom, relations with divine law/higher truths
•Venus: One’s pleasures, refinement and grace in actions, beauty
•Saturn: One’s obstacles, sorrows, great challenges
•Rahu: One’s oddity, foreign elements, unexpected events
•Ketu: One’s lack, separations, spirituality
