{"product_id":"obsidian-buddha-amulet-necklace","title":"Obsidian Buddha Amulet Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eObsidian is not a stone. It is glass, and it was made in about four seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolcanic glass forms when lava hits water and cools too fast for crystals to grow. No structure, no grain, just a black surface that takes a sharper edge than surgical steel. Stone-age toolmakers used it for blades. It is an abrupt material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Chinese folk practice it is the absorbing stone, the one worn when you want something between you and the room. Where jade is thought to settle into you, obsidian is thought to take on what you would rather not carry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who spends the day handling other people's problems.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nurses, teachers, anybody whose job is other people at their worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a subtle piece. Polished black with the deep glassy shine obsidian takes, and some come out showing a faint sheen when the light moves across them, which is natural to the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after obsidian\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObsidian chips where other stones would scratch, so don't drop it on tile and take it off before anything involving impact. A cloth brings the shine back, and it shows fingerprints, so expect to use one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavy on the chest, and you will know it is there all day. If you want the same figure at a weight you stop noticing, the Jade Buddha Pendant is the one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural obsidian (volcanic glass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx 44 x 56 x 14mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCord:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adjustable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarving:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand carved Buddha figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural stone, sheen and inclusion vary piece to piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407258251566,"sku":"\u003cnone\u003e","price":40.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/obsidian-buddha-protection-necklace-2.webp?v=1787733190","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/obsidian-buddha-amulet-necklace","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}