Reply To: Mysterious Gemstones?

“But the fact that Hashem chose to command us to use certain gems does not tell us anything about their medicinal properties. ”

-but it does tell us something and thats what is interesting here. If Avraham Avinu kept a gem on him which had certain properties, and Talmud speaks about other such amulets then there obviously is something to these things. Of course Torah is everything, we live in a physical world where we depend on using physical things as well for our health. Whether physical or spiritual/emotional health.
What about when Bnei Yisrael had to gaze at the bronze snake to get healed?

I dont have any agenda smarty pants Yserbius, just interested to find out about this topic since we do see it come up in our seforim. Is the whole case of the fox tooth to sleep/wake up also Avoda Zara according to you?

Im not saying these gems are a replacement for medical treatments. But maybe for certain spiritual ailments/ayin hara these gems have some properties which Hashem put in them as a certain segula to help heal or ward off negative energy/forces. Im sure there are plenty more sources in Judaism. Also noone answered regarding the matanos that Hagar was sent off with. Wasnt that mystical secrets? Wasnt the source Judaism or at least kosher roots? The fact that they use it for Avoda Zara doesnt change the root of it if the source is kosher.

For instance you can say what power does a fox tooth have to help you sleep? So what poewer would a stone or gem have? Not exactly power but more property or segula. Thats the topic. Hashem created everything with a purpose.