This unique necklace features a charming heart toggle clasp made in sterling silver supplemented with faceted green turquoise and garnet stones. This piece is enhanced with with cultured white pearls and a handmade brass cylinder beads accentuated with petite garnets.
Pearls have been known for their healing properties for centuries, particularly in traditional Asian medical systems. In these cultures, "medicine" deals with more than just physical ailments and cures, and substances like gold, silver and pearl powder are believed to have effects both physically and metaphysically. Pearls are said to give the wearer a sense of calmness and centeredness, and to promote faith, loyalty, truth and purity. They can especially enhance personal integrity. They have also been used in a number of cultures to help women connect with their "inner goddesses" and obtain the ultimate "feminine energy." Due to these natural properties, as well as its elegance and beauty, the pearl has been associated through the ages with the "matrix of life" itself.
Garnet is associated with vitality, courage, passion, love, sensuality and self-confidence. Blesses its wearer with good health, victory over enemies and wealth. Garnet has been known to bring about as much windfall in material wealth as in emotional tranquility. Garnet makes the person knowledgeable and improves higher education and professional prospects. Garnet alleviates depression and improves imagination. Garnet resolves all issues pertaining to abandonment and survival and therefore is a stone for making commitments last – use Garnet to stabilize your relationships.
Sterling Silver improves speech and brings eloquence. Sterling Silver is also said to attract, enhance and store the energies of other gemstones. Sterling Silver brings fluidity to the body as well as the mind and tongue. Wear Sterling Silver if you have to do any public speaking. It will help your words, but Sterling Silver will also help you make a graceful entrance and exit. Sterling Silver's natural matches are turquoise, adularia (moonstone) and labradorite, which will enhance the fluid, emotional qualities of Silver. Sterling Silver will enhance the mutable, emotional qualities of any other gem stone.
Turquoise has been a sacred stone for hundreds of years. Turquoise is a stone of peace, serenity and tranquility. A stone of the heart chakra, turquoise connects the three upper and three lower chakras. Turquoise is a traditional gift stone for friendship and is always more powerful when gifted than when purchased. Turquoise is recommended by crystal healers for detoxification of alcohol or poisons. It makes a perfect talisman for a friend recovering from substance abuse. Turquoise is also a healing amulet for anyone going through chemotherapy or radiation. Turquoise is said to make lying impossible and is a great companion stone for public speakers, as long as they are telling the truth.
