Venus
Day: Friday
Color Ray: Indigo
Rules: Taurus, Libra; wealth, relationships; spells, alchemy; luxury, beauty, romance, arts; reproductive system; 2nd and 7th houses
Friends: Mercury, Saturn
Enemies: Sun, Moon
Metal: Gold or Silver; stone setting can be silver, white gold, or platinum
Stone: Diamond
Moh's hardness: 10
Known stone treatments: there are many treatments for diamonds, including laser drilling and fracture filling (extracting inclusions with laser and then filling flaws with glass or other material), irradiation and heating to correct color. For therapeutic purposes, avoid treated and unethically obtained diamonds; to be sure, buy from certified and reputable (and responsible) dealers :)
Secondary & Stand-In Stones: White Sapphire, White Beryl, White Topaz, Clear Quartz
Gemstone Instructions:
Purchase Time: ideally when Venus is in Taurus, Libra, or Pisces; morning between sunrise and 11 am
Wearing Time: gem should be set on a Friday, worn in the morning
Mantra: Om dram drim draum sah Shukraya namah; Aum shum Shukraye namah aum
Traditional Ring Finger: Ring finger
Myths, Magic, & Lore:
Diamonds symbolize invincibility, fearlessness, and victory. It is believed to protect against the evil eye. It is believed that it is lucky to receive a diamond as a gift and not lucky to buy a diamond for yourself because apparently, the spirit residing in natural diamond takes offense at being bought and sold, unless it was intended as a gift.
Links & Reading:
History of the Diamond
Color Ray: Indigo
Rules: Taurus, Libra; wealth, relationships; spells, alchemy; luxury, beauty, romance, arts; reproductive system; 2nd and 7th houses
Friends: Mercury, Saturn
Enemies: Sun, Moon
Metal: Gold or Silver; stone setting can be silver, white gold, or platinum
Stone: Diamond
Moh's hardness: 10
Known stone treatments: there are many treatments for diamonds, including laser drilling and fracture filling (extracting inclusions with laser and then filling flaws with glass or other material), irradiation and heating to correct color. For therapeutic purposes, avoid treated and unethically obtained diamonds; to be sure, buy from certified and reputable (and responsible) dealers :)
Secondary & Stand-In Stones: White Sapphire, White Beryl, White Topaz, Clear Quartz
Gemstone Instructions:
Purchase Time: ideally when Venus is in Taurus, Libra, or Pisces; morning between sunrise and 11 am
Wearing Time: gem should be set on a Friday, worn in the morning
Mantra: Om dram drim draum sah Shukraya namah; Aum shum Shukraye namah aum
Traditional Ring Finger: Ring finger
Myths, Magic, & Lore:
Diamonds symbolize invincibility, fearlessness, and victory. It is believed to protect against the evil eye. It is believed that it is lucky to receive a diamond as a gift and not lucky to buy a diamond for yourself because apparently, the spirit residing in natural diamond takes offense at being bought and sold, unless it was intended as a gift.
Links & Reading:
History of the Diamond
