The Power ....
..... Rings

In prehistoric times rings were probably associated with the sun, which brings warmth, light and life to the earth. One of the oldest and most interesting talismanic rings is known as the NAORATNA, the "nine-stone" gem mentioned in old Hindu treatise on gems:
Manner of composing the setting of a ring:-

In the center - The Sun - The Ruby
To the East - Venus - The Diamond
To the Southeast - The moon - The Pearl
To the South - Mars - The Coral
To the Southwest - Rahu - The Jacinth
To the West - Saturn - The Sapphire
To the Northeast - Jupiter - - The Topaz
To the North - The Descending node - The Cat's Eye
To the Nortwest - Mercury - The Emerald.

Such is the planetary setting.

Later, rings were associated with the magic circle that a magician drew around himself when he summoned spirits and demons to do his bidding. a magic circle helped the magician control his unearthly assistants, just as the legendary Ring of Solomon enabled him to bind all the demons of the world to do his will.

The continuous round shape of a finger ring has continually signified eternity, for we pass through time to eternity. The breaking of of a finger ring was omnious. At an early time, people inscribed thier names on finger rings and soon found it was necessary to widen and thicken the part of the the ring to be so inscribed. This resulted in the formation of signet rings. in the fifteen century, the German writer Trithemius of Spandau suggested: "Make a ring of gold or silver. Cast it at the hour in the day in which you were born. Inscibed upon it the four letters of the Tetragrammaton. Place it upon the thumb of your left hand and at once you will be invisible." - ( The Tetragrammaton is the four letter unspeakable name of God, written "JHVH" and represented in English as "Jehovah" or "Yahweh". Among ancient Jews it was probably a pseudonym intended to keep knowledge of God's true nam,e from sorcers. In the Middle Ages it was believed to be the source of great power when inscibed on an amulet.)

Finger rings are perhaps the most popular of all amulets. Many people have believed in a connection between the ring and the wearer so that what happens to one affects the other. For many centuries English monarchs gave their faithful followers gold rings known as cramp rings and they were credited with curing mild and serious illness. The material from which a ring was made contributed to its power, whether gold, silver, iron, clay, bone, glass, or horn. it was a Medieval belief that when you, " dream that you have found a ring, great honour will come to thee"


COLOUR

The symbolism of colour played an important part in recommending particular stones for special purposes in jewellery. Red stone s were generally thought to be remedies for bleeding and inflammatory diseases, to provide a calming influence, and remove anger. Yellow stones were believed to cure bilious disorders and diseases of the liver. Green stones traditionally have been suggested to correct diseasesof the eyes. The blue stones both calmed spirits of darkness and brought the aid of light and ensured sure-footedness.

In the East of England, folk say;
Blue is true; red's brazen;
Yellow' jealous; white is love;
Green's forsaken; and black is death.


ELEMENTS
An old myth relates the offerings made by the four elements to the deity:
The Air offered a rainbow to form a halo about the gold;
The Fire offered a meteor to serve as a lamp;
The Earth offered a ruby to decorate the forehead;
The Sea offered a pearl to be worn upon the heart...