Vedic Gemstones and Colour Therapy: Healing Through Light and Stone

Introduction: Colours, Gems, and Cosmic Energy

Colours have been used for healing, symbolism, and spirituality across cultures for thousands of years.

• White → purity

• Red → vitality

• Blue → calm

• Green → growth

In Vedic astrology, gemstones radiate specific colour frequencies linked to planets. Colour therapy (chromotherapy) uses light and colours for energy balance. Together, gemstones and colour therapy represent healing through vibrations of light and stone.

Colour Therapy: Healing Through Light

Colour therapy is based on the idea that colours influence mood, health, and energy. Each colour vibrates at a unique frequency, interacting with the aura and body:

• Red: Stimulating, energising, increases vitality

• Orange: Uplifting, creative, balances emotions

• Yellow: Improves intellect, optimism, digestion

• Green: Balancing, calming, supports healing

• Blue: Cooling, soothing, aids communication

• Indigo: Supports intuition, inner wisdom

• Violet/White: Spiritual, connects with higher consciousness

Modern applications: meditation rooms, therapy lamps, and medical uses (e.g., blue light for neonatal jaundice).

Vedic Gemstones as Colour Carriers

In Vedic astrology, each planet corresponds to a gemstone that refracts a specific light frequency:

Wearing a gemstone is like continuous colour therapy, as light refracted through the stone enters the body.

Chakras, Colours, and Gems

The chakra system aligns naturally with colour therapy and Vedic gemstones:

• Root (Red): Mars → Red Coral, Garnet

• Sacral (Orange): Moonstone, Hessonite

• Solar Plexus (Yellow): Jupiter → Yellow Sapphire, Citrine

• Heart (Green): Mercury → Emerald, Green Aventurine

• Throat (Blue): Saturn → Blue Sapphire, Aquamarine

• Third Eye (Indigo): Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli

• Crown (Violet/White): Venus/Moon → Diamond, Pearl, Clear Quartz

Gems and colours are vibrational tools that map onto the body’s energy centers.

How Colour Therapy Works vs Gem Therapy

When to Use Colour Therapy

• Stress relief and relaxation

• Balancing moods and emotions

• Enhancing meditation through coloured lights

• Lifestyle applications: clothes, home interiors, yoga mats

• Children or sensitive individuals who may not wear gemstones

Accessible, safe, and effective as a complementary healing method.

When to Use Vedic Gemstones

• Correcting weak benefic planets in the horoscope

• Supporting health, career, finance, or marriage outcomes

• Long-term karmic remedies

• Stability during planetary periods like Mahadasha or Sade Sati

Not lifestyle accessories — must be prescribed and worn correctly.

Integrating Both: The Hybrid Model

Combining gemstone therapy and colour therapy can create holistic harmony:

• Wear gemstones for planetary support

• Use colour therapy for emotional and aura balance

• Examples:

  • Emerald for Mercury: wear green clothes on Wednesdays, eat leafy greens, meditate in green surroundings

  • Blue Sapphire for Saturn: pair with blue-coloured lamps or meditation rooms

Together, they harmonize planetary (cosmic) and emotional (aura) energy.

Conclusion: Light and Stone as Companions

Colour therapy and Vedic gemstones harness vibrations of light in complementary ways:

• Colour therapy → day-to-day wellness

• Gemstones → deep karmic and planetary influence

At PreciousCarats, gemstones are presented as astrological remedies and vibrational tools, bridging tradition with modern wellness practices.