Onyx Stripe Tumbled Stones, 1 lb

Bold natural banding. Black and white layers in every combination, no two stones striped alike.

Honestly disclosed. Contrast commonly deepened by ancient standard treatment, stated up front.

A full pound of the guard stone. Cunningham's Mars and Fire onyx, in working quantity.

• Weight: approximately 1 lb per bag
• Stone: striped onyx (banded chalcedony); contrast commonly enhanced by traditional treatment
• Mixed sizes by weight; banding varies piece to piece
• SKU: GTONYSB

Onyx carries one of the oldest files in the stone record: carved into Roman seals and cameos, where the banding itself was the point, and kept ever since as the sober guard among working stones. Cunningham seats it under Mars and Fire, for protection and defensive strength, the stone of holding one's ground. The stripes add their own quiet reading; practitioners who work banded stones tend to see the layers as accumulated resolve, dark and light held together in one piece, which is a fair portrait of anyone getting through a hard season. By the pound, striped onyx becomes working stock: pocket guards, grid anchors on the defended side, ringstones for banishing candles, and the bowl by the door that arms the household one stone at a time.

1. Cleanse the bag on arrival with smoke, sound, or moonlight.
2. Carry a stone as a pocket guard through contested seasons.
3. Anchor the defended corner of a grid, or ring a protection working.
4. Keep a bowl by the door and hand them to whoever needs their ground held.

• Black Onyx Worry Stone: the same stone thumb polished for the pocket.
• Tumbled Black Obsidian Stones, 1 lb: the volcanic guard beside the banded one.
• White Selenite Wand: a cleansing rest between workings.

Is the banding natural?

The banding is the stone's own; its strong contrast is commonly deepened by treatment, an ancient and standard practice we disclose rather than gloss.

What is striped onyx kept for?

Protection and defensive strength, under Cunningham's Mars and Fire filing, with the layers read in modern practice as accumulated resolve.

How many stones come in a pound?

It varies with piece size; expect a generous mixed handful.

How do I care for them?

Smoke, sound, or moonlight to cleanse; avoid long sun and long soaks, and store them anywhere a guard is wanted.