Astrology as we know today has evolved over thousands of years. The early humans gazing at the planets and stars in the sky were in awe of the natural forces, but as the sciences advanced, man began to understand that the planets move in orderly fashion and exert influence over both animate and inanimate objects. As human beings, we are subjected to different influences and at the same time, we are all linked together and exert influences reciprocally through our thoughts. No man is an island unto himself. There is something to be said in favour of the butterfly of chaos theory! The ancient race of the Hindus understood that certain metals and gem stones counteract the adverse magnetism of the planets. As long is man is mortal, he is but a puppet at the hands of nature and environment. As he evolves spiritually, he is less influenced by these forces-rather his ability to influence the environment and nature increases. To a Self-realized Master, no astrology is applicable. By such powers were Christ able to resurrect Lazarus from the dead and Adi Shankara could transcend time and space to be present at the time of his mother's passing. For ordinary mortals, the ancient Rishis discovered that the adverse influence of planets can be countered to some extent with the use of metals and gem stones provided they are of the correct weight and worn touching the bare skin. This is the basis for using the appropriate gem stones depending on one's birth date. There are 9 planets and correspondingly there are numbers 1 to 9 representing them starting from the Sun (1) to Mars (9). Most of them have positive influences over humans, but 2 of them do have negative influences. A strong personality is able to overcome adverse periods in life through sheer will power and persistent effort, as man has God-given powers, being made "in His image". However use of the right gem stones does reduce considerably, the adversities that he or she must go through.