NOTE : Sample photos show 10mm beads.

MEANING OF TURTLE BACK / TORTOISE DZI (GOOD HEALTH, LONGEVITY, SUCCESS)

Tortoise / Turtle Back Dzi ensures longevity in good health. The turtle-back motif Dzi is for cultivating good health, leading to longevity, strengthening determination in work accomplishment and offers support and backing in career. It renders protection from sickness caused by spirits & gives bodily protection. It is believed that the turtle back Dzi bead is able to protect the wearer from sickness and diseases. Furthermore, the bead is believed to be able to promote good health and speedy recovery from sickness.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BOTSWANA AGATE

Botswana agate is sometimes called the “change stone” because of its mystical property of helping one handle change in a positive way. It is said to gently help one make transitions of any kind in a way that change is not as difficult or painful as could be without it; it is a comforting stone. Carrying a bit of Botswana agate in your pocket is said to help one cope easily with the minor changes that life throws at us daily. Relief from depression and/or grief is another metaphysical property of Botswana agate. It is said to help us focus on solutions instead of problems, and thereby increases creativity, as well as increasing the power of one’s intuition. Botswana agate is noted in crystal healing to be helpful in overcoming addictions and other self-destructive compulsive behavior patterns, as well as dealing with repressed emotional issues. As a success stone, it is said to help one achieve and cope with success. It is also a stone of sensuality. In crystal healing it is said to be beneficial to the nervous system and can help rid the body of toxins, as well as help in the healing of broken bones. Botswana agate with more pinks tends to have more energies of lovingkindness where as those with more browns and grays tend to have more energies of earthly practicality.