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Black Tourmaline Ward Stone.
A rough baton of true schorl, black tourmaline from Minas Gerais, grooved with deep striations and heavy in the hand: the ward stone that folklore sets beside a door to keep watch.
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About this product
Black as a moonless field, cold against the palm at first touch, and heavier than it looks: this is a stone that seems made to sit by a door and keep watch. Folklore holds tourmaline to be a stone of protection, set at doors and windows to absorb ill intent before it can cross into the home.
Each piece is a rough baton of black tourmaline, its long faces grooved with the deep vertical striations that mark true schorl rather than a dyed imitation, with only the faintest graphite sheen where a fracture catches the light. Every one is natural and unpolished, chosen for weight and clean striation rather than uniform shape. Miners once carried a piece against the ordinary malice of the earth underground, and black tourmaline is still regarded as the most grounding of the tourmalines: heavy and plain rather than showy.
Details
- Stone: schorl (black tourmaline), natural and unpolished
- Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil; ethically mined
- Weight: 80 to 110 grams per baton
How to use
Set one at each entrance to the house, or on a windowsill facing the street, and leave it undisturbed rather than moving it from room to room. It asks for no cleansing ritual and no ceremony, only a fixed place to sit. Sold as a curiosity; no medical or scientific claims are made. A dark, quiet guardian for your threshold.
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