{"product_id":"tibetan-turquoise-howlite-mala","title":"Tibetan Turquoise Howlite Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Tibet, a turquoise that has gone pale is not considered a flaw in the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurquoise is g.yu, and no other stone comes close to it in Tibetan life.\u003c\/strong\u003e It goes in the amulet box worn at the chest, in the hair, on the ears, and it gets handed down instead of sold. The belief attached to it is specific: a turquoise takes on what happens to the person wearing it. A stone that fades, greens or clouds has absorbed something on your behalf, and a Tibetan would not replace it for that. It has earned the change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe odd part is that the mechanism is real.\u003c\/strong\u003e Turquoise is porous and it genuinely does shift colour over years of wear, taking in skin oils, soap and sunlight until the blue moves toward green. Most stones on the market are sealed to stop exactly that. The old belief is simply a reading of something the material actually does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white beads are howlite, and they are the quiet half of the strand. Chalk white with grey veins running through them like a road map, no shine, nothing asking for attention. Against the blue they do what white always does in Tibetan work, which is give the colour somewhere to sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone heading somewhere with a bit of risk in it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A move abroad, a first season of a hard job, a stretch of travelling alone. Turquoise is the stone Tibetans put on a person going over a pass, and that is still the moment it suits best. It is a good thing to hand someone at an airport, because the meaning does not need a card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA matching bracelet is included.\u003c\/strong\u003e Same stones, so the bracelet is the one that gets worn out of the house while the mala stays where you sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWearing and using it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft hand, one bead per breath or per recitation, thumb drawing each one toward you, and turn back at the turquoise bead above the tassel. If you are only wearing it, none of that applies. Keep it away from perfume, hand cream and long sun if you want the blue held where it is, and accept that worn daily it will move over the years, which is the entire point of the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeads:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108 plus a turquoise guru bead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStones:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turquoise and white howlite, with small gold-toned spacers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBead size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e White silk tassel bound in gold thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matching bracelet in the same stones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWear:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wraps at the wrist or goes over the head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntention:\u003c\/strong\u003e Protection on the way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural stone. Turquoise at this price is routinely stabilised, and the veining differs on every bead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604889661742,"sku":"200001033:361187#Sets","price":64.01,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/turquoise-howlite-mala-2.webp?v=1790236678","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/tibetan-turquoise-howlite-mala","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}