HESSONITE – GEMSTONE OF RAHU

The Planet Rahu

Rahu is a malefic planet by nature. It brings chaos generally, causing difficulties, frustration, anxiety and suffering. It can cause ignorance, enmity and insatiable sensual or worldly desires, robbing those so influenced of the ability to ever feel satisfied. It can indicate infectious disease, unclean or irreligious habits and use of intoxicants. It generally intensifies the effects of any house in which it is situated.

Rahu represents snakes, fear, suffering from sinful actions and persons of lower character. It rules over travellers and navigators, as well as criminals, spies, anarchists, revolutionaries and terrorists. Persons of violent and aggressive natures are also ruled by Rahu. It causes people to go underground, losing contact with people they previously associated with in life.

When situated in a powerful position, Rahu can give great riches, or the ability to use the media to sway the opinions of the public. It can give power and fame, political success, as well as physical beauty. However, Rahu’s planetary period will never allow a person to feel satisfied, regardless of any material gains. Whatever is gained in Rahu’s period is also usually lost. He shows his full effects between the ages of 42 and 48 years.

Rahu is said to be exalted in Taurus in most references, but some give Gemini or Virgo as the exaltation sign. Nevertheless it is powerful in any of these signs. Mercury, Saturn and Venus are friendly to Rahu, but Mars, Sun and Moon are his enemies. Jupiter is neutral. Rahu is especially powerful in giving artistic and communicative talents, or knowledge of mystical arts when conjunct with Jupiter or Venus.

When badly positioned, Rahu makes for poor judgement. Those so influenced are usually illogical, insensitive and selfish. It can cause fears and suicidal tendencies. Hallucinations and taking of drugs are some of the effects of Rahu, which in turn lead to moodiness, fantasies, or imagined problems. Rahu can even induce a person to commit murder. Those powerfully under his rays can be swayed by any influences, regardless of the dangers and are usually unpopular, with very few friends. They are generally self destructive and easily lose control of themselves, often ending up in detention or prison.

Physically, Rahu can cause a weak immune system, thereby contracting diseases easily. Subjects are nervous, with an unhealthy pallor to their appearance. Disorders include constipation or dysentery, rheumatism, skin diseases, cholera and piles, to name but a few, together with many diseases difficult or impossible to diagnose easily. People so influenced may lose control of bodily functions and steadily degenerate with nervous and mental disorders.

Hessonite

Hessonite is the gemstone recommended for strengthening Rahu. It is a type of garnet. In better qualities it is of a reddish-orange-honey colour. It is called “gomedak” in sanskrit, or “gomed” in Hindi, the language understood by most people living in India.

The use of this stone increases creativity and good use of the imagination. It may also serve to increase the level of self confidence and reduce the propensity to be fearful. It can also increase the awareness of a person’s subtle senses and increase ambition, which may also be for spiritual advancement.

Physically, it is said to help nervous disorders and such degenerative diseases as cancer, of which Rahu can be the cause. It may improve immune functions and counteract the harmful effects of radiation. Hessonite is said to help avert disasters and to protect against evil spirits. Supposedly it can prevent or avert insanity and protect from sudden misfortunes. It also has a reputation for giving great abilities in the sciences.

The source countries are Africa, Burma and Sri Lanka. As Hessonite is a type of grossularite garnet, any other type of golden grossularite garnet may be used as a substitute.

Instructions for Installation of Hessonite

A hessonite should be purchased on a Saturday, when the Moon is in the nakshatras of Ardra, Swati, or Satabisha and when the Moon is waxing. It must weigh a minimum of 2 carats, with 3 or more being optimum. It is best set in a combination of gold, iron and silver metals, but any of them, as well as platinum, may be used. As usual the mounting, whether ring or pendant, must have an open back to allow the gemstone to come into contact with the wearer’s skin. If in a ring, it is to be worn on either the middle or smallest finger of the left hand.

For more empowerment the following short ritual may be followed on a Saturday, 2 hours after Sunset:

1. Rinse hessonite ring/pendant in water
2. Rinse in cow’s milk
3. Rinse again in water
4. Place on home altar/shrine (or in a sacred place) before a picture of Rahu, or a Rahu Yantra
5. Light incense
6. Meditate on desired benefits
7. Chant mantra 108 times:  “Om Ram Rahuve Namah Om”
8. Place ring on middle or small finger of left hand, or as a pendant on chain around the neck

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