Lapis Lazuli Nenju — Japanese Juzu Prayer Beads Feather Fluorite chiefly Afghanistan's storied mines

chiefly Afghanistan's storied mines

not just one face

carnelian is tied to the sacral and root chakras

it was free to form points at both ends rather than one

This Aquamarine Crystal is a raw

Lapis Lazuli Nenju — Japanese Juzu Prayer Beads Feather Fluorite chiefly Afghanistan's storied minesThis Lapis Lazuli nenju, or juzu, is strung in the traditional form of a Japanese Buddhist prayer rosary, made from 8mm beads of genuine, untreated lapis. Nenju have been used since the Heian period for chanting and meditation, the beads counted one by one to help the mind stay steady and present. So why pair this tradition with lapis specifically? The stone has its own long history stretching back to ancient Mesopotamia, carried into East Asia along