Blue Sapphire (Neelam/नीलम)

 

Blue Sapphire, also known as Neelam due to its blue color, is an extremely precious blue-colored gemstone of the Corundum mineral family.  Blue Sapphire has a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale of hardness.  Blue Sapphires are crystallized aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃).  Blue Sapphire gets its beautiful blue color from the elements of titanium and iron in it.  Sapphires are found in various colors which include pink, blue, green, yellow, orange and white.  In India, Blue Sapphire is known as Neelam and Yellow Sapphire is known as Pukhraj.  Blue Sapphire's specific gravity ranges between 3.99 and 4.00. The refractive index range is between 1.760-1.768 and 1.770-1.779.  For sapphire, Kashmir receives the highest position, although Burma, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar also produce large quantities of fine quality gems.  It is also found in Australia, Cambodia, Cameroon, China (Shandong), Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, United States (Montana) and Vietnam.  Although origin of sapphire is not a guarantee of quality as every sapphire mine produces a wide range of quality.

 

According to Indian Vedic astrology, Blue Sapphire also known as Neelam represents the planet Saturn (शनि).  It is considered as strongest and the fastest acting gemstones, the impact is felt immediately.  Blue Sapphire confers the wearer huge success in their lives.  There are many positive effects and benefits of Blue Sapphire, but wearing a blue sapphire without proper astrological advice, may lead to health problems, accidents, and even loss of status.  Blue Sapphire gets the most privileged position among all of the gemstone varieties due to benefit it confers.  When a Blue Sapphire is worn as per the proper astrological advice, it boons the wearer with instant financial gains, miraculous blessings, and huge profits in business amongst others.  Saturn is the planet of hard work, discipline, and efforts.  Saturn is also believed to give fruits of your good and bad Karma (deeds/action).  Saturn can both make you and break you as per results of deeds.  There are countless myths associated with Saturn and Blue Sapphire in ancient Indian texts.  Blue Sapphire is said to have power to protect its wearer from evil forces, bewitchment, evil eye and enemies.  On the other hand, it develops decision-making capacity, focus and concentration towards your goals and wards off confusion, laziness and unknown fears.  Saturn

Like Saturn, Blue Sapphire progresses individual in path of spiritual practices and self realization by improving the quality and ability to meditate.  It bestows wearer with name, fame, reputation and prosperity.

 

Chakrapani Astrology provides you with the high quality, hand-picked natural Blue Sapphire (Neelam) from different parts of the world with assurance of laboratory test report.  If Saturn is weak and unable to confer its benefic results in your horoscope and you are interested in this mysteriously powerful Blue Sapphire (Neelam) gemstone, please feel free to contact and consult Chakrapani Astrology and get one for you or your loved ones.