A 108-bead prayer strand of pearly moonstone beads with a decorative brocade pouch – a companion for meditation with its soft, moonlit shimmer.
Moonstone
Moonstone belongs to the feldspar family, with its characteristic pearly, drifting glow (adularescence) reflecting off fine layers within the stone. Its colour ranges from bluish-white to creamy beige and yellow-green. Tradition also calls it the "dream stone", linking it to the cycles of the body, to intuition and to gentle emotions. These are traditional ideas, not medical effects; the real charm of the stone is the soft play of light across the beads.
The 108-bead prayer strand
A mala is the prayer strand of the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, originally used to count mantras in meditation. A larger meru or guru bead closes the 108 beads, standing for wisdom and the completeness of the circle. The beads pass one by one between the fingers while attention rests on the meaning and vibration of the words. This slow, repeating motion has helped practitioners gather their attention to a single point for centuries.
How to use it
Hold the mala in your hand during meditation or mantra recitation, and move from bead to bead between the index finger and the thumb; on reaching the guru bead you turn the circle back rather than crossing it. Through the day it can be worn wrapped around the wrist as a quiet reminder.
Material and care
A 108-bead strand of natural semi-precious stone beads. Being a natural stone, each piece is unique: shade, veining and pattern may vary slightly from the image. Keep it dry, wipe it with a soft cloth and avoid harsh chemicals and perfumes. The meaning attached to it comes from tradition, not from any medical effect.
The strand arrives in a decorative brocade pouch and is about 32.5 cm long.