This is a one-of-a-kind piece, featuring Picture Jasper, Lava Rock, Sea Shell, Serpentine and Onyx.

This mala helps us move through times of transformation and new beginnings, with trust, endurance and deep knowing, as well as letting go of what does not serve us anymore. It is a piece that in many ways reminds us of the cyclical nature of existence (and beyond) and help us stay equanimous through transitions in life.

- Approx. 18 inches (from the back of the neck to the tip of the guru bead)
- 8mm beads
- Comes with a cotton drawstring gift bag

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PICTURE JASPER is used as a tool for reconnecting with Mother Gaia. It is a grounding and harmonizing gem that acts as 'the third eye of the Earth', allowing one access to ancient wisdom held within the mineral kingdom and the Earth consciousness. It is a stone that can provide a sense of who you are, where you've been and where you are going. It is a stone that also can facilitate connection with wisdom from ancient civilizations. It is said to encourage creative visualization, creativity and business pursuits, as well as alleviating fear. It stimulates the immune system, clears pollutants and toxins from the physical body, and aids bone growth.

LAVA ROCK has been through intense transformation through the exposure to extreme elemental forces, thus sharing an incredible endurance. It is also grounding and vitalizing. Lava Rock lends strength and courage, and provides stability while going through changes in one's life. The Lava Rock carries a very powerful message - that of perfect imperfections - with each and every bead appearing different and unique in both size and shape, each unique with its own scars and stories, yet beautiful - and perfect - as is. The message is to move beyond the story and appearances, to drop it all, and to dare to simply remain as we are - to just BE - perfect with all imperfections.

SEA SHELL is used as a symbol of the tidal waves and the cyclical nature of existence and beyond. It is used to help us feel trust in the perfect order of changes and transitions, providing the awareness that helps us stay equanimous throughout transitions in life. We use it as a reminder that we are a drop of the ocean, a part of the whole and never separate from it. 

'In the drop, the sea is as small as the drop; in the sea, a drop is as large as the sea.' - Hazrat Inayat Khan

SERPENTINE facilitates letting go of things that does not serve us any more. It is a stone that helps us move forward in life, relieving the past (such as previous lives as well as previous experiences within this life time) so that we can step ahead with more ease. One has to let go in order to grow... This is a stone of new beginnings and it is an excellent stone to use to let go of the old stories that may be holding us back. Serpentine assists in exploring the history of the Earth and Mother Nature, and helps one finds one’s natural place within the greater web of life. It is soothing to the emotional body, allowing one to release fear of change and hardship and reminds us to look ahead to the future with excitement. On a physical level, Serpentine supports cellular regeneration and replenishes one’s energy. Affirmation: I commit myself to manifesting the Divine potential that resides in the cells of my physical body and the vibrational pattern of my energy body, and I offer my services to healing and evolution of the whole.

ONYX enhances endurance and persistence, providing inner strength and willpower. It is a stone of self-mastery, discipline and focused attention. It is emotionally neutral and stimulates Mooladhara (root), Manipura (solar plexus) and Ajna (third eye) chakras. It is a grounding gem and connects one to the electromagnetic field of the Earth, which is its element.

CIRCULAR / ROUND GURU BEAD
We used the circular guru bead as a reminder of the cyclical nature of life and spirit, the form and formless. It symbolizes the natural changes and transitory nature of all existence. The round guru beads that we use are most often empty in the center, symbolizing the manifest (the ring) and the unmanifest (the space in the center), the form and formless... It points towards the beautiful essence that is found in emptiness, the core of our being. The reminder of the cyclical nature of life facilitates a conscious step away from the experience, from the personhood (and the drama), to gain a broader perspective and higher awareness. It puts things in perspective, and aims at facilitating compassionate detachment as we move through life.