Runes Stone Set in Pouch - Blue Onyx

A full set of blue onyx rune stones in a printed cotton pouch: twenty-five polished stones of blue onyx, banded in shades of blue and white, twenty-four engraved with the Elder Futhark and one left blank. Blue onyx is the cool-coloured set on the shelf, the one for readers who find the earth tones of agate and jasper too sombre and the blacks too stark, and the bands run differently through every stone, so each rune is distinct before the letter is read. In crystal practice onyx is the stone of strength and focus, and blue is the colour of the throat chakra, read as clear speaking, which suits a divination tool whose whole purpose is to put something into words. Runes are the old Germanic alphabet, twenty-four letters that are also meanings, cast for divination since the early centuries AD and arguably much earlier. The pouch is 11 by 9cm and the set weighs 230g, so it travels.

Blue onyx, 25 engraved stones, printed cotton pouch. Pouch 11 x 9cm. Weighs 230g. From India.