Indian rune set in a pouch — Lapis lazuli

An intense ultramarine blue studded with golden pyrite, sometimes with veils of white calcite.

Twenty-five stones engraved with the elder futhark, presented in their fabric pouch; the characters are carved and then picked out.

What tradition attributes to it. The stone of the pharaohs and of the lapis lazuli of Ur, tradition links it to knowledge and inner truth.

Use & care. Drawn blind, hand in the pouch, one to three depending on the question asked. Keep them in the pouch: the stones scratch each other if left loose.

• The Afghan deposits have been worked for more than six thousand years; it is the original pigment of ultramarine blue.
• A natural piece: shade, veining and dimensions vary from one example to the next

A decorative object for personal practice. It is no substitute for medical advice or treatment.