SACRED VEDIC HERBS
A true Kavacha or "talisman" is not only the gem, which
represents the earth element. A real Astral Talisman is composed
of all 5 elements, i.e., gem for earth, herb for water, metal
for fire, symbol for air, and cosmic number for space. This process
of "Pancha-amrita" astral talisman making is the most
bona fide. Even the Western alchemists are known to use herbs
as the "water" ingredient in an Astral Talismans. These
herbs have been ritually turned into "bhasma" or sanctified
ashes. Therefore, one may understand that the gem alone is not
the complete kavacha or talisman, the gems are only for one of
five elements, viz., earth
The
philosopher Agrippa has nicely described in Three Books of Occult
Philosophy the basic preparation of astrological rings as follows:
"When any star ascends fortunately we must take a stone
and HERB that is under that star, and make a ring of the metal
that is suitable to this star, and in it fasten the stone, putting
the herb or root under it, not omitting the inscriptions of images,
names and characters, as also the proper suffumigations."
In 1974 we were fortunate to receive guidence from Dr. Mana Vajracharya,
Chairman of the Nepal Ayurveda Association. He informed us which
were the main "bhasma" herbs for each planet. At our
request the good Dr. prepared nine different herbal bhasmas which
we now seal in tubes on our jewelry talismans. It took one week
for the Dr. to prepare the 9 herbs and transform them into ashes
or Bhasma. At that time he also gave us rare samples of the actual
herbs. Somehow we retained these rare herb samples over the years,
and recently we had these nine herbs photographed by an expert.
All nine herbs are available in Nepal (Himalaya) and some are quite
rare even in India where they sometimes substitute because of
lack of the actual herb). |
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Herb for the Sun (Surya)
Influence of Milk Weed or Arka-bhasma
If Sun is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward nobility, dignity, power, leadership
and confidence. One will be well-read, pious, strong, compassionate
and also untroubled.
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Herb for the Moon (Chandra)
Influence of Butia Frandosa or Palasa-bhasma
If Moon is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward good sensitivity, good habits,
stability and health. One will be wealthy, industrious and
respected, i.e., positive results may be expected.
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Herb for Mars (Mangala)
Influence of Couch Plant or Khadira-bhasma
If Mars is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward positive energy, strength,
courage, passion, and aggression. One will be active, have
great energy, be learned, well-known and regal, i.e., positive
results may be expected.
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Herb for Mercury (Budha)
Influence of Achyranthes or Apamarga-bhasma
If Mercury is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward being rational, witty, skillful
and dexterous. One will worldly-wise, educated, happy, fortunate
and highly respected, i.e., positive results may be expected.
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Herb for Jupiter (Brihaspati)
Influence of Ficus Religiosa or Pippala-bhasma If Jupiter is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward humanitarianism, caring, spiritualism,
optimism, faith and good judgment. One will be powerful,
respected, a leader of men, although susceptible to anger,
i.e., positive results may be expected.
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Herb for Venus (Shukra)
Influence of Ficus Glomerata or Audumbara-bhasma
If Venus is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward attractiveness, refinement,
grace and elegance. One will be smooth, humanitarian, long-lived
and possess many good qualities, i.e., positive results
may be expected.
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Herb for Saturn (Shani)
Influence of Prosopis or Shami-bhasma
If Saturn is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward discipline, responsibility,
realism, durability and humility. One will be long-lived,
charitable, lavish, proficient and an affectionate mate,
i.e., positive results may be expected.
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Herb for Rahu
Influence of Cynodon Dactylon or Durva-bhasma
If Rahu is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward originality, inspiration, insight
and uniqueness. One will be exotic, wealthy and fortunate,
i.e., positive results may be expected.
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Herb for Ketu
Influence of Sacrificial Grass or Kusa-bhasma
If Ketu is well placed in your horoscope:
The influence will be toward spiritualism, intuition, universality,
subtleness and sensitivity. One will be wealthy and protected
from evil, i.e., positive results may be expected.
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