Quick Specs
- Type: Pendant with three hanging raw stones
- Length: About 2 1/4 inches from the bail
- Stones: Three raw stones, each in a silver-toned cap
- Stone Size: Range in size from about 1/2 by 1/4 inch
- Chains: Three silver-toned chains of different lengths
- Hanger: Silver-toned bail
Three Raw Stones Hanging at Three Heights
A silver-toned bail sits at the top, and one ring below it gathers three fine curb chains. The silver tone is bright and even across the bail, the rings, the chains and the caps. The chains differ in length, so the stones hang at three heights and fall in a loose cascade. The shortest chain carries a white, translucent rod with fine parallel lines running along its length. The middle-length chain carries a clear, colorless crystal with a pointed, faceted tip. The longest chain carries a blade of blue and white, streaked lengthwise. Each stone wears a silver-toned cap, a short metal sleeve fitted over its top, and a small ring joins the cap to its chain. All three are raw: their surfaces are natural and unpolished, and each shows its own habit, whether a pointed crystal, a flat blade or a long rod. The pendant measures about 2 1/4 inches from the bail to the bottom of the lowest stone, and the stones range in size from about 1/2 by 1/4 inch. As you move, the three swing separately and meet now and then, so the pendant never hangs quite still.
Cleansing is the theme of this pendant: a routine in crystal practice in which people refresh a stone, often before they set an intention with it. Astrology.com recommends cleansing or charging regularly and setting an intention while you do it, and its guides name several methods. Moonlight appears across many of them, with sunlight for a few hours, burying a stone in earth for a day or two, and resting it on a larger crystal cluster or a selenite plate as other options. Crystals.com lists moonlight and sound as cleansing methods for several stones. These practices belong to modern crystal-shop tradition, and guides present them as belief. Guides also note that stones differ in what they tolerate: astrology.com says prolonged direct sunlight may fade some stones, and crystals.com advises against water for others. The full Moon comes around about every 29.5 days, so guides that name it give the routine a monthly rhythm. A pendant that holds three different stones suits a dry, gentle method such as moonlight or sound.
Wearing and Cleansing the Pendant
Wear the pendant on a chain of your choice when you want a small cluster of stones close. For a cleansing routine, set it on a windowsill where moonlight reaches it overnight, which is a method that appears across many guides. You can also keep it on a dish near a bell or chime for a few minutes of sound, the other method crystals.com lists. On a desk, it can hang from a lamp or a hook so the three stones swing in the draft of a window. Lay it flat in a pouch when it travels, with the chains straight so the stones stay apart. On an altar, fan the three stones out on a small dish and let the chains curve between them. It also suits a gift for someone who keeps a regular cleansing routine. For more stones gathered under the same theme, browse my cleansing, blocks and alignment stones.
How to Wear and Cleanse the Three-Stone Pendant
Three steps cover threading the pendant, wearing it with room to swing, and cleansing it by a dry method.
- Thread the Bail and Straighten the Chains
Slide your chain or cord through the bail and let the three chains hang free. Run a finger down each chain to separate them, since fine chains can twist around each other. Check that the small ring above each cap is closed and that each stone sits snug in its cap. Lift the pendant by the bail when you hang it, so no single chain takes the weight.
- Wear It With Room to Swing
The three stones hang loose, so they can knock against each other and against anything close by. Wear the pendant outside your clothing and take it off before exercise, sleep and any task where a stone could catch. Raw stones can have uneven edges, so handle the pendant by the bail and the chains.
- Cleanse It by a Dry Method
Crystals.com lists moonlight and sound as cleansing methods, and astrology.com describes setting a stone in moonlight overnight. Rest the pendant on a windowsill or a dish where moonlight reaches it, or keep it near a gentle sound for a few minutes. Dry methods suit three different stones better than water or long sun, since some stones fade in strong light or are rated unsafe in water.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this pendant because a cluster of three raw stones on staggered chains makes a lively piece at a modest size, 2 1/4 inches from the bail. Raw stones keep their natural forms, so you see a point, a blade and a rod as they come. Cleansing is a modern crystal-shop practice, and I offer it as a routine you can choose for yourself. If you’d like to wear more crystal pieces beside it, browse my crystal energy pendants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Guides describe several methods. Crystals.com lists moonlight and sound for stones such as hematite, lapis lazuli and moonstone. Astrology.com names moonlight, a few hours of sunlight, burying the stone in earth for a day or two, resting it on a larger crystal cluster, and placing it on a selenite plate or in a bowl of dried herbs. Astrology.com presents them as beliefs and recommends repeating them regularly.
Guides describe setting the stone where moonlight reaches it overnight, usually under a full Moon. Astrology.com gives this instruction for both moonstone and garnet, and crystals.com lists moonlight among the cleansing methods for hematite and lapis lazuli. A windowsill that catches moonlight works indoors, and the stone can stay there until morning.
Yes, for some stones. Crystals.com rates selenite unsafe in water, advises against prolonged water for hematite, and says not to submerge lapis lazuli. GIA says ultrasonic and steam cleaners are never recommended for moonstone, and the Gem Society advises against steam and ultrasonic cleaning for lapis. Because stones differ, wipe a pendant of mixed stones with a soft dry cloth and keep it out of water.
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