Moss Agate Triquetra Bracelet, 8mm

8mm moss agate beads. The dendritic green patterns that give the stone its name, on a stretch cord.

A triquetra charm. The three-cornered interlaced knot, with silver-toned spacers.

One size. Elastic, so it slips on without a clasp.

• Moss agate beads, 8mm, with a triquetra charm and silver-toned spacers, on elastic cord
• Material: natural moss agate (chalcedony with dendritic inclusions)
• Natural stone: pattern and shade vary bead to bead
• SKU: JB8MOSGT

The green branching patterns in moss agate are not moss; they are dendritic mineral inclusions, chlorite and manganese and iron oxides, that crystallized into shapes imitating plants. The resemblance is so convincing that English folk magic made it the gardener's stone, carried by those who worked the ground. Cunningham seats it under Mercury and the element of Earth, naming gardening, riches, happiness, and long life, which places it on Wednesday.

The triquetra is an interlaced three-cornered knot found in early medieval Insular art, including the Book of Kells, and on Norse runestones. It predates its Christian use, where it came to stand for the Trinity, and modern Pagan practice reads it variously for the triple goddess, or for land, sea, and sky. That modern reading is a modern reading, and worth knowing as such.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight; agate is hardy, though the cord dislikes long soaking.
2. Wear it as a carried reminder of whatever the two symbols mean to you.
3. Hold the beads and name an intention, if the wearing is part of a working.
4. Wear it while you garden, which is the stone's oldest and most literal use.
5. Store it dry and unstretched, away from heat and lotions.

• Moss Agate Worry Stone: the same stone, shaped for the thumb.
• Green Aventurine Worry Stone: another green stone to carry.
• Lava Chakra Bracelet, 8mm: another 8mm band, to stack.
• The Witch of the Forest's Guide to Folklore Magick: the green-witch tradition behind the stone.
• White Sage Smudge Stick: the arrival cleanse.

Is that real moss in the stone?

No. The branching patterns are dendritic mineral inclusions that happen to imitate plants. The resemblance is why English folk magic made it the gardener's stone.

What is a triquetra?

An interlaced three-cornered knot from early medieval Insular art, found in the Book of Kells and on Norse runestones. It predates its Christian association with the Trinity, and modern Pagan practice reads it for the triple goddess or for land, sea, and sky.

What are moss agate's correspondences?

Cunningham seats it under Mercury and the element Earth, naming gardening, riches, happiness, and long life, which puts it on Wednesday.

Will the beads match?

Closely, but moss agate varies in pattern and shade from bead to bead, which is part of the character.

How do I care for it?

Cleanse with smoke or moonlight, keep it from heat and lotions, and store it dry and unstretched.