【Blessed Fortune】Natural Amber Honey-Twist Calabash Pendant Necklace with Heart Sutra Carving

【Blessed Fortune】Natural Amber Honey-Twist Calabash Pendant Necklace with Heart Sutra Carving **About the Product** This amber honey-twist calabash necklace radiates a glow like sunshine, its sweetness like clouds and mist, symbolizing blessings and prosperity. Adorned with golden amber beads carved with the Heart Sutra, it offers protection and wards off misfortune. Paired with a natural Hetian jade double-sided "Six Blessings Flower," it signifies abundant fortune. The piece is bright, elegant, exquisite, and classically refined. **Amber** A precious organic gemstone formed over millions of years, amber is revered in Traditional Chinese Medicine as the foremost of the "five treasures" for its medicinal properties. Ancient physicians like Sun Simiao utilized ground amber for healing. Wearing amber is believed to have health benefits, including pain relief, calming effects, and anti-allergy properties. Regular wear can alleviate rheumatic pain, sinus issues, stomach ailments, and potentially help with high blood pressure. Amber is beneficial for both physical and mental well-being, promoting wound healing and benefiting the respiratory system, potentially reducing asthma episodes. It is thought to improve blood circulation and metabolism, with effects becoming more pronounced over time. Studies suggest that amber's elements accelerate metabolism, detoxify the body, and enhance immunity. Scientific evidence confirms that different types of amber contain unique mineral and trace elements. When worn, amber's medicinal properties are absorbed through the skin, entering the bloodstream and circulating throughout the body, promoting smooth blood flow and potentially slowing aging. Amber's benefits extend to alleviating rheumatic pain, backaches, limb numbness, and shoulder inflammation, with some preventive effects against tumors and osteoporosis. Carving the Heart Sutra onto jewelry or personal items is considered a form of Buddhist protection, bringing peace and ensuring smooth progress, while warding off bad luck. It can also bring inner peace, invoke the blessings of Buddha, neutralize negative energies, and bring good fortune. Furthermore, it fulfills personal spiritual needs, as Buddhism is seen as the light of wisdom and the path of truth, representing respect and reverence for Buddhist teachings and doctrines, and signifying personal understanding and acceptance of Buddhist principles. **Blessed Fortune** All merits and blessings in the world originate from our inner hearts. Purify the mind, cease evil, cultivate good. Finding true compassion within lays the foundation for a life of blessings. **About the Product** This necklace features a pendant crafted from natural amber honey-twist, carved into a small calabash. The calabash has long been a symbol of auspiciousness, representing complete blessings and prosperity, abundant offspring, and protection against evil. It is synonymous with good fortune. The honey-twist amber has a rich, concentrated sweetness with a clear, translucent quality, like flowing spring water within the calabash. Swirls of honey-like color rise and dissipate like sunlit clouds, gracefully forming. The calabash is plump and rounded, feeling smooth and warm to the touch. It is complemented by natural amber beads carved with the Heart Sutra, small natural jade beads, and small amber beads with full honey-like richness forming the chain's clasp. The golden, translucent amber beads are intricately carved with the Heart Sutra, each character meticulously detailed and clearly visible, embodying profound protection and guardianship, promising peace and warding off misfortune. Handmade woven leaves adorn the clasp, symbolizing wealth and fame with each leaf. Full honey-wax amber beads of a butter-yellow hue form the chain body. A double-sided Hetian jade piece carved with the "Six Blessings Flower" and small jade beads with Heart Sutra carvings at the chain's end signify abundant fortune. The overall design is understated, classic, noble, and elegant, suitable for personal wear or as a gift. **Specifications** Natural Amber Honey-Twist Calabash (Blessing & Prosperity): Approx. 24.0mm × 13.5mm × 14.0mm Due to its natural origin, the shape, size, and honey-twist patterns of the calabash will vary. Natural Amber Heart Sutra Carved Bead: 8mm Natural Amber Full Honey Bead: Approx. 4mm ~ 4.6mm Total Amber Weight: Approx. 3.4-3.5g Natural Hetian Jade Double-Sided Six Blessings Flower Carving: Approx. 11.8mm × 11.8mm × 4.5mm Natural Jade Bead: Approx. 4mm **Purchase Notice** This product has been carefully selected. As the amber is entirely natural, the patterns of the honey-twist in the calabash and beads will differ. To remove impurities naturally encased during amber formation, there may be very small flat surfaces on a few beads. Any unavoidable imperfections will be clearly noted and specifically described. As this item is handmade, there may be slight traces of manual crafting in the braided cord. We strive to minimize these, and some minor marks may be intentionally present for safety and durability, strategically placed or concealed. All products in our store are photographed in kind, with each item depicted individually. Using professional photography equipment and natural daylight, we strive to accurately represent the true color and essence of the product. However, slight variations may occur due to differences in monitors and viewing environments. Should you have any questions, please feel free to consult our customer service for multi-angle photos and further details. **Amber Care** 1. As a natural organic gemstone, amber is soluble in organic solutions. Common organic solutions encountered in daily life include alcohol, perfume, hairspray, and nail polish. Therefore, it is advisable to put on amber jewelry after completing your dressing routine. 2. Amber is a natural organic gemstone susceptible to dehydration from prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Excessive dryness can lead to cracking. Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or high-temperature environments. Also, be mindful of environments with significant temperature fluctuations, such as saunas and hot springs. 3. Although some amber is recovered from weakly alkaline marine environments, amber itself is sensitive to strong acidic or alkaline conditions. 4. Amber has a relatively low hardness. Store it separately from harder jewelry, such as diamonds or jewelry with sharp edges, to prevent scratches. 5. Do not use ultrasonic jewelry cleaners to clean amber, as this may cause it to shatter. Gently polishing with a clean, soft cloth can effectively clean the beads. 6. Human body oils are the best nourishment for amber. Prolonged wear will enhance its luster and smoothness over time.