Reply To: Mysterious Gemstones?

Right but the stones weren’t just randomly selected so they must have had significance aside from just being pretty colors. Also yes the terms you’ve mentioned could be connected to A”Z but the question is if their is any Jewish origin to them as many terms in other religions take root In Judaism which is the kosher manner, such as unicorns, phoenix, black cats and so on. Also didn’t Avraham Avinu send Hagar away with “matanos”? Weren’t the matanos sourced in Judaism? There is also the topic in maseches Shabbos which discusses amulets such as fox tooth for sleep or for keeping awake and many other charms so to speak. Of course there were sages that weren’t fond of the idea but it doesn’t say that it was connected to Avoda Zara does it? And if others turned it into AZ that still doesn’t take away from the original Jewish form which was kosher. Although these things differ from medicinal herbs and such, the question is if someone has a supernatural ailment or something more spiritual, would they need to search for these alternative measures. Also the chakra you bring up isn’t that just the non Jewish version of energy points in the body? We have that in Judaism.

I found a few sources that bring up Jewish sources such as Rabbeinu Bechaya and others. I’ll post the links.
https://www.chabad .org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/3965005/jewish/Twelve-Precious-Jewels.htm

https://www.oremunaenergy .com/blog/healing-with-gemstones-and-minerals-the-jewish-way

https://www.kibitzspot .com/healing-power-of-crystals-and-gemstones/

Not sure about all these sites authenticity but they do provide sources So just focus on the sources they bring not the nonsense if any applies.