The carnelian beads on this necklace are totally natural. 150 + years old. Please note: This necklace is over 150 years old. Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India. THIS IS NOT A NEW CHINESE COPY. Length of necklace 22 inches (end to end). Length of carnelian beads 19 inches (end to end). Largest bead diameter 22 mm. Smallest bead diameter 14 mm. This carnelian bead necklace was sourced in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India. This is the home of the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan government. This necklace is 150 to 200 years old. This old carnelian bead necklace has been well used and some beads are pitted as you can see in the pictures and most beads have fantastic markings. This old necklace has the most wonderful weathering marks and a beautiful usage patina. These sacred necklaces are prized by the Tibetan’s and people from the Himalayan regions. The condition of this necklace is very good. Some of these beads have traveled at least three continents, and have graced numerous owners. Small chips, corrosion, and pitting are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use. There are small natural cracks and embedded dirt in this necklace. These carnelian beads are from the 19th century and are especially popular in Tibet and areas close by. Carnelian beads such as these were traded to be a Part of the religious and cultural lives of the inhabitants of Ladakh, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. People string a few of these ancient carnelian beads with other prized beads and sometimes use one bead on a sacred mala. Sometimes you see a Dzi bead strung with them. It is rare to find a complete necklace made from these rare carnelian beads. 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. 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. 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. This carnelian necklace is a sacred and blessed spiritual item and is not just jewellery. It must be treated with respect and care and with the correct use the power will just grow and grow. You can touch someone with this necklace as a blessing or a healing practice. The deepest power of this necklace is in you, this rare necklace has been used for many years and all the spiritual power is inside the beads, but when you receive this necklace you must pray for the welfare, happiness, health and wealth of all beings. In praying like this you are also praying for yourself. You must form a strong bond yourself with this necklace. The main power and secrets of the necklace will be inside you, and it depends upon your relationship with this sacred and blessed item. You must cultivate your relationship through your own mind during prayer, meditation and while reciting mantras. You will create more power every time you wear this rare spiritual necklace. When you wear a sacred item such as this every time you wear it the spiritual power will get stronger and stronger and the necklace is activated. This necklace is already highly charged by many years of sacred prayers and blessings. Every time you wear your spiritual necklace remind yourself of the importance of keeping a positive state of mind, wish good to others and open yourself up to a spiritual and sacred higher force. You must wear this sacred item with the intention to bring happiness, joy, loving-kindness and peace into the world, the more that you wear it the greater the power. 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