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Sphatik Mala: The Cooling Crystal Mala for Sadhana
Sphatik is clear quartz, and its mala is the one recommended when the practice - or the practitioner - runs hot. Also the easiest mala to fake with glass.
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Gauri Shankar, Ganesh and Trijuti: The Rare Rudraksha Forms Explained
Some Rudraksha grow joined, or with a natural protrusion. These special forms carry their own meanings - and are also the most commonly faked.
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Sawan (Shravan) Month: A Practical Guide to Shiva Worship
Why Shravan is the most important month in the Shaiva calendar, what the Monday vrat involves, and how to observe it if you cannot take a day off.
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Hessonite (Gomed) and Cat's Eye (Lehsunia): Working with Rahu and Ketu
The two shadow planets have the two least understood stones in the Navratna. What Gomed and Lehsunia are for, and why both demand a proper reading first.
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The 7 Chakras and Their Crystals: A Practical Starting Guide
What each of the seven chakras governs, which crystals are traditionally associated with it, and how to build a simple practice without buying everything at once.
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Red Coral (Moonga): Mars, Courage and the Mangal Dosha Question
Moonga is prescribed for courage, drive and Manglik dosha more than almost any other stone - and it is also among the most heavily imitated.
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How to Clean and Oil Your Rudraksha So It Lasts a Lifetime
Rudraksha is organic and it dries out. A ten-minute routine every few months is the difference between a bead that lasts decades and one that cracks in two years.
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Heated, Treated or Natural? Gemstone Treatments You Should Know About
Nearly every gemstone on the market has been through something. Which treatments are standard and accepted, which destroy value, and what each does to price.
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Mahashivratri: How to Observe It and Which Beads to Wear
The night of Shiva, the four prahar puja, the fast, and why it is considered the single most auspicious time in the year to begin wearing Rudraksha.
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