A seated Buddha carved from garnet rock, hands resting in the lap and the whole figure a deep near-black that reveals its red crystal when turned to the light. A gorgeous one off piece!
 
Garnet
Strength
Root Chakra
January Birthstone
 
Holistic Healing:
Garnet is associated with steady energy, courage and a grounded sense of self-worth.
 
Metaphysical Traditions:
Traditionally regarded as a stone of commitment and safe return, carried by travellers for centuries.
 
Cool Facts:
Garnet is a family of minerals rather than a single one, sharing a cubic structure and differing in their metals.
The name comes from the Latin granatum, pomegranate.
Almandine, the deep red variety, takes its name from Alabanda in Asia Minor, an ancient cutting centre.