How I Found My Passion for Gemstones
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I never collected rocks when I was young. I really never once thought about gems until one day in the summer of 1979 on the campus of Amherst Massachusetts. I was one of 3,600 people participating in a 40 day long meditation retreat. After meditating daily for six hours a day I was in a rarified mental, emotional and spiritual state when a friend mentioned rubies and my entire life changed directions.
I had been searching for a career, something to do with my life, something that was different, and something I would love to do; that’s all I knew. But until that moment, I did not have a clue what it was. Steve said, “See that guy over there, he imports rubies from Thailand”. Suddenly, it was like a lightning bolt of light inside! I knew instantly, with absolute certainty, this was what I would do with my life. That’s what I had been searching for.
Call it an “Aha Moment”. It was like a Karmic clock that struck; and ushered in a beginning of a new life. But from that moment on, everything I did was
towards that goal of working with and understanding gemstones.
Jay Boyle, GIA Graduate Gemologist and owner of Astrological Gem, has been buying gems all over the world for over 38 years. He combines extensive knowledge, expertise, and spiritual intuition to specialize in buying… Meet our authors here.
