Articles
Writing on Jyotish gems
Magazine features, interviews and essays by Jay Boyle and the Vedic astrologers he has worked with, on how Jyotish gems are found, chosen and worn.
Colored Stone magazine, 2004
Valley of Rubies
In November 2002, after years of applications, Jay Boyle was one of a handful of Westerners let into Myanmar’s Mogok valley, the source of the world’s finest rubies for more than 800 years.
Read the articleInterviews
Tony Ellis, The Mountain Astrologer, April/May 2007Romancing the Stones: An Interview with Jay BoyleWhy a Jyotish gem has to be of very high quality, and how to choose one with your heart.ReadTony Ellis, the Fairfield Weekly Reader, August 12, 2004Jay Boyle’s Search for the Perfect GemFrom a first buying trip to Thailand in 1981 to an armed ride into Colombia’s Muzo emerald mines.Read
Choosing a Jyotish gem
Jay Boyle, GIA Graduate Gemologist, the Council of Vedic Astrology Journal, 2005Sattvic GemstonesA skeptical young gem dealer, an 8.68 carat white sapphire, and how Jay came to trust the power of Jyotish gems.ReadDennis Flaherty, Vedic astrologer, Guest article, 2006Vedic GemstonesGraha Shanti, “making peace with the planets”: how Vedic astrology prescribes gems, from Yogananda’s armlet onward.Read
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