Old ETCHED Carnelian bead
This Etched Carnelain Bead was sourced in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India.
This is the home of the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan government.
Diameter 15.44 mm x Thickness:
11.69 mm.
(more pictures below)
Etched carnelian and agate Dzi beads were crafted by many different people from different countries using carnelian and agate as the base stone and then these were fabricated with lines and circles using unique ancient methods which included darkening the stone with plant sugar and heating. They also bleached and etched the stone with white lines and used an alkali material called natron (calcium carbonate). Certain parts of the stone (bead) would have been left out by using either clay, wax or some type of grease. The actual ancient alchemic process can only be assumed. In this way the ancient people created the patterns by first bleaching the agate for Dzi and then darkening the patterns onto the bead. Finally the lighter pattern would be etched onto the bead. After this the hole would be drilled, which was a very arduous task with a bow drill which they used in ancient times. The smoothness and the absence of cracks in the stone still to this day cannot be fully explained.
Many of the Dzi and etched carnelian beads would have come to Tibet from other places. People from Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan and the surrounding areas cherish these sacred beads and pass them down generation to generation. Because of this these sacred beads have survived many thousands of years and would have been worn by hundreds if not thousands of different people. Sometimes shepherds and farmers pick these beads up while working in their fields or find them in the grasslands. One of the reasons that sometimes they can be found near the surface of freshly tilled fields is that people were often buried with their beads and long after the remains of the bodies have gone, the beads remain. Another reason is that the beads may have been lost many years ago as the cords that would have been worn around the neck would not have been as strong as the cords that we wear today. Many of these sacred beads have very small drilled holes and it would not have been possible for thick leather cord to be strung through them and before silk would have been available the ancient people would have used plant fibres which would have been very fragile and would have very easily broke.
The knowledge of these beads is often derived from spoken tradition which has been passed down generation to generation and even today there is great controversy concerning their source, the method of manufacture, their age and even the precise definition and understanding of the bead.
Ancient Roman, Bactrian, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Afghan, Yemeni and Indian carnelian and agate beads all made their way into Tibet.
In Tibetan culture etched carnelian and Dzi beads are ‘protector’ beads and are always highly treasured and must be treated with great respect
These pictures show the quality of this old etched carnelian bead.
This is a sacred blessed old / ancient etched carnelian spiritual bead that was sourced in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India. This is the home of the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan government. This old / ancient bead has been blessed for many years and is full of great spiritual power. The reason for the release of this sacred blessed etched carnelian bead is that the world is now a dark and dangerous place and we would like spiritual and sacred people to be part of the new awakening.
CARNELIAN: was worn on the hand in ancient Egypt to keep away anger, jealousy, envy, fear, rage and hatred and is said to have been one of the stones used in the breastplate of the high priest. The ancient Egyptians described Carnelian as a "sunset enclosed in stone". Carnelian is still used to promote peace and harmony and to dispel depression. Carnelian can be worn by shy and timid people to bolster their courage. Carnelian is used to counteract doubt and negative thoughts and will improve your concentration and will dispel any mental lethargy you might have.Carnelian strengthens astral visions and gives a fine connection to the spiritual world. Carnelian will help you to cleanse away all forms of negativity within an area and fill the area with spiritual light. When you hold this carnelian necklace it can help you to increase your physical energy, personal power, creativity and compassion and will give you a real connection between your physical self and your higher-self.
A number of legends and superstitions are associated with Carnelian. In antiquity people believed in its strong magical properties, and they used it for a variety of amulets and talismans. This stone was a symbol of life in Pharaonic Egypt. It also adorns the precious funerary pectoral of Tutankhamen. On the Tutankhamen mummy various items made of Carnelian have been found: a head of the snake (to protect the Pharaoh against snakes in the other world), pendants in the form of the heart, personifying the eternally alive soul, etc. Ancient Greeks made Carnelian gemmas (a cut precious gem) with images of Cupid and Psyche. Such gemmas were talismans of true love. Greeks used such gemmas to determine if a love feeling was real: if it was, the stone started to sparkle when one's partner looked at it.
There is a rare Tibetan medicine called '70 Flavour Pearl',
this rare Tibetan medicine is made of a mixture of Carnelian, Coral,
Mother-of-pearl, Liquorice agate, Saffron,
Musk and other rare natural Tibetan medicinal materials. This '70 Flavour Pearl'
medicine is reputed to be "a medicine that can raise the dead," it is applied to
such diseases as high blood pressure, cerebral concussions, neurasthenia,
hemicranias, falling sickness, paralysis, and dizziness. It is thought to be
especially outstanding as a treatment for cerebral diseases and
headache.
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