8mm Jasper & Onyx Mala

Description

About this Mala: 108 8mm Red Jasper beads, with Black Onyx markers and golden brass spacers, finished with a natural cotton tassel. Hand strung in the US. About Red Jasper: Jasper is derived from the Greek for "spotted stone", and is a form of microcrystalline quartz. The finely grained, dense jasper contains up to twenty percent foreign materials that determine its color, streak, and appearance. Jasper was cherished for its beauty and mystical properties since ancient times, and is mentioned in the Bible, used on the Great Wall of Jerusalem, and was treasured throughout ancient Greece. Jasper is found in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Russia, Uruguay and the United States. Healing Properties: Red Jasper: Increases physical and creative energies, restores vitality, and improves balance, and increases strength and stamina, as well as chi, over time. It strengthens memory and dreams slowly over time.Black Onyx: Helps one to change bad habits and is a powerful healing and grounding stone. Black stone in the Feng Shui tradition is considered "Yin" and is folklore says it helps with emotional protection and increased power. It is associated with the root chakra. GemSelect.com all rights reserved.All malas have a 30 day guarantee to protect from breakage. Complimentary Silk Mala Bag included!