Gemstones & fingers on our hands:

Little finger - Earth - Mercury

Ring finger - Water and Fire - Sun and Moon

Middle finger - Air - Saturn

Index finger - Ether - Jupiter

It’s said that by wearing the gems relating to these respective elements or planets on the appropriate fingers, we can strengthen their influences. It is always best if the gems are set to actually touch the skin.

Gemstones & Planets

Sun - Ruby, Garnet or sunstone

Ruby is used in astrology for strengthening the heart, improving digestion, promoting circulation, reviving fire and increasing energy. It increases Pitta and decreases Kapha and Vata. It is hot in energy and composed of the elements of fire, air and ether. It strengthens the will, promotes independence, gives insight and enhances power. It was the gem of kings. It is usually set in gold and worn on the ring finger of the right hand.

Moon - Pearl, Moonstone

Pearl is good for promoting body fluids, nourishing the body tissues and the nerves. It increases Kapha and decreases Pitta and Vata. It is slightly cold in energy and composed of water, earth and ether. It strengthens the female reproductive system, improves fertility, and calms the emotions. It is usually set in silver and worn on the ring finger of the left hand.

Mars - Red Coral

Red coral strengthens the blood and reproductive system, improves energy and calms emotion. It harmonizes Pitta, decreases Vata, but in excess can increase Kapha. It is slightly warm in energy and composed of earth, water and fire. It is an aphrodisiac, particularly for the male, builds flesh and muscle, gives courage and improves work capacity. It is usually set in silver and worn on the ring or index finger.

Mercury - Emerald, Peridot or jade

Emerald calms mental agitation, regulates the nervous system, helps stop nerve pain and improves speech and intelligence. It harmonizes Vata, decreases Pitta, but can slightly increase Kapha. It is slightly cool in energy and composed of ether, water and air. It promotes healing, energizes the breath, strengthens the lungs and increases flexibility and adaptability of mind. It is a good harmonizing stone and good for cancer and other degenerative diseases. For Vata and Kapha it is set in gold, for Pitta silver. It is worn on the middle or little finger.

Jupiter - Yellow Sapphire, Yellow topaz or citrine

Yellow sapphire gives energy and vitality and is the best general stone for promoting health. It regulates the hormonal system and increases Ojas. It is slightly warm in energy. It generally balances all the Doshas, but is particularly good for lowering high Vata. In excess, or not balanced properly, it can aggravate Pitta. It is good for diabetes and all wasting diseases and for convalescence. It is composed of ether, fire and water. It is usually set in gold and worn on the index finger.

Venus - Diamond, Clear zircon, white sapphire

Diamond is slightly cool in energy and composed of all five elements. It decreases Vata and Pitta, but mildly increases Kapha. It strengthens the kidneys and reproductive system and enhances Ojas. It gives beauty, power and charm and enhances our creative abilities. It protects our life in extreme diseases. It is usually set in white gold and worn on the middle or little finger.

Saturn - Blue Sapphire, Amethyst

Blue sapphire is cold in energy and is composed of the elements of ether and air. It is alterative, antibiotic and antipyretic. It clears infections and wards off all negative energies. It is antitumor and antifat and is good for reducing therapy. It also strengthens the bones and promotes longevity and helps calm the nerves and emotions. It promotes calm, peace and detachments. For Vata and Kapha it is set in gold, for Pitta, silver. It is worn on the middle finger.

Properties of specific colours:

White is the color of purity, virtue and spirituality. It is cool, moist and nurturing. It is mildly cleansing to all bodily systems, counters fever and infection, and is calming to the mind, heart and emotions. It soothes the nerves, helps relieve pain and allows for the easy flow of nerve impulses and discharge of secretions. It gives vitality, substance and support.

Black is the color of resistance, obstruction, opposition, enmity and hatred. It is cold and dry. It serves to ward things away and create distance. In this way it can also be used for protection against negative influences, including anger, hatred, curses, negative thoughts, emotions or entities.

Grey is a combination of white and black. It is neutral, subdued and withdrawing. It gives objectivity and neutrality, reduces emotion and sensation, but can be depressing or devitalizing.

Green is the color of harmony and is the color of life itself. It is neutral and moist. It calms the mind and nerves and allays nerve pain. It counters the heat and acidity of the red color and helps relieve fever and headache. It balances the metabolism and helps reduce excess weight or increase that which is deficient. It tonifies the liver and spleen.

Red is the color of stimulation, of energy itself, warmth and passion. rajoguna. It is pungent, hot and dry in qualities, approaching, aggressive, and attacking in movement. As such, it may provoke hostility, anger or violence. It is a warning color that arouses suspicion, but in milder shades gives energy, vitality, passion and joy. It increases Pitta, Agni and Tejas. It decreases Kapha and Vata.

Blue is the color of calm and detachment, particularly dark or sky blue. It promotes solitude, meditation and independence. It is a receding color. It is cold and dry (unless in shades of white, in which case it is moist). It helps reduce fevers and counter infections and is the natural antibiotic color. It helps reduce tumors and relieves congestion. It helps neutralize negative and fiery emotions like anger and hatred and cools the mind. It also cools the eyes and improves the vision.

Yellow is warm and moist, but not too hot. It is a lively color, the color of joy, activity, clarity, perception, and communication. It increases energy and motivates us to do things and be with people, but may make us superficial or hyperactive. It is considered to be an earthy color and good for business and commerce.

Gold serves to harmonize the mind and strengthen the heart. It is the color of the spiritual light and as such is the best color for promoting the deeper energy of Tejas. It fortifies the immune and endocrine systems and strengthens Ojas. It is the color of the sun on an inner level. It increases the consciousness of the Self.

Orange is warm, usually dry, but not attacking like red. It is energizing and increases intelligence rather than passion as with red. It can be the hottest of colors. It is like gold in that it can increase intelligence and Tejas and give illumination. Saffron is a color of purity, intelligence and renunciation, the color of monks and swamis.

Purple / Violet is a combination of blue and red, as is violet. It is cool, rich and deep. It gives authority, prestige and distance, but can be overly rich or hard to take. In too strong shades, it can show stagnant or suppressed emotions, particularly anger.

Brown is an earth color, that of rock and soil. It gives groundedness and stability and the capacity to do work. Like gray, it has a neutralizing or non‑emotional affect, but it may render us coarse or rough and does not bring out our astral sensitivities

Planetary colours:

Sun - Red, Moon - White, Mars - Dark red, Mercury - Green, Jupiter - Yellow, gold, Venus - Transparent, variegated, Saturn - Dark blue, black Rahu - Ultraviolet, Ketu - Infrared.