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:
(0:00 ) Introduction
(1:28 ) How did you got into Gemology? How did you go from a skeptic to a globally recognized gemologist? 

(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/)

Songs by TELL YOUR STORY music by ikson™ Link:  https://ikson.com/tell-your-story

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