Quick Specs
- Type: Pendant with three hanging raw stones
- Length: About 2 1/4 inches from the bail
- Stones: Three raw stones: pale yellow, pale green and brassy gold
- Stone Size: Range in size from about 1/2 by 1/4 inch
- Chains: Three chains in silver, rose-gold and dark gray tones, of different lengths
- Hanger: Silver-toned bail
Pale Yellow, Pale Green and Brassy Gold on Three Chains
Three stones in warm and soft shades share this pendant: a pale yellow one, a pale green one and a brassy-gold nodule. The yellow stone is translucent with creamy patches and sits in a silver-toned cap. The green stone, on the longest chain, has a glassy look and wears a cap in silver and rose-gold tones. The nodule hangs bare from a dark ring and has a granular, glittering surface. A plain silver-toned bail sits at the top, and one ring below it gathers three chains in different finishes: silver-toned, rose-gold-toned and dark gray. Each chain ends at a different height, so the stones fall in a staggered cascade, with the yellow stone highest, the nodule a little lower and the green stone lowest. The yellow stone is a squared-off chunk, and the green one is more angular. All three are raw, with natural faces and uneven edges. Light passes through the yellow and green stones and glances off the nodule’s metallic surface. 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.
Prosperity is the theme of this pendant, and crystal practice attaches themes like it to stones by color and by tradition. Astrology.com’s garnet guide gives a color key: red for love, passion and strength, orange for creativity, enthusiasm and joy, yellow for abundance, manifestation and prosperity, and green for compassion. A stone’s color is the usual starting point in lists like this, and the guide frames each meaning as belief. Raw stones keep their natural faces, color and texture, so the three here differ in surface as well as in hue: the nodule is metallic and granular, the yellow stone is translucent and creamy, and the green stone is translucent with a glassy cast. The metallic gold of the nodule adds a third, brighter tone beside the soft yellow and green. The gold-toned nodule is metallic and granular, the yellow stone is translucent and creamy, and the green stone is translucent with a glassy cast. Because the stones hang from separate chains, each one catches the light at its own height.
Everyday and Altar Uses for the Prosperity Pendant
Wear the pendant on a chain of your choice on days you open a budget, start a project with money attached or sit down to plan the month. At a desk, hang it from a lamp or a hook where the three stones swing in view of your ledger or laptop. On an altar, fan the stones out on a small dish beside a candle and a written intention. A small dish by the door gives it a place to wait between wearings, and a pouch carries it in a bag. Wear it over a plain top, where the three tones read clearly. It also suits a gift for someone starting a new venture. For more stones gathered under the same theme, browse my abundance, luck and prosperity stones.
How to Wear and Keep the Three-Stone Pendant
Three steps cover threading the pendant, wearing it with room to swing, and storing it.
- Thread the Bail and Check the Rings
Pass your chain or cord through the bail and let the three chains fall free. Because the strands differ in finish and length, check each one at its ring: the yellow and green stones should sit snug in their caps, and the nodule's dark ring should be closed. Separate the chains with a fingertip before you wear the pendant.
- Wear It With Room to Swing
The stones swing on separate strands and can tap against each other or a desk edge. Wear the pendant over your clothing, where the chains have room to move, and remove it for exercise and sleep. The nodule's granular surface and the other stones' uneven faces suit a gentle hand, so lift the pendant by the bail.
- Store It Apart
Wipe the three stones and the chains with a soft dry cloth after wearing. Hang the pendant from a hook with the chains straight, or lay it flat on a cloth, so the strands stay untangled. A dish or hook by the door suits it between wearings, away from direct sun, since guides warn that some stones fade in prolonged light.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this pendant because three raw stones in warm gold and soft green make a lively piece at a modest size, 2 1/4 inches from the bail. Raw stones keep their natural forms, so you see each stone as it comes. Prosperity is a theme from modern crystal practice, and I offer it as a focus for your own intentions. If you’d like loose raw stones to place beside it, browse my raw stones for abundance, luck and prosperity.
Frequently Asked Questions
In crystal practice, prosperity is a theme of abundance, success and opportunity that guides attach to certain stones. Astrology.com's citrine guide calls citrine the stone of abundance and the merchant's stone, believed to attract wealth, success and opportunities, and its garnet guide lists yellow stones under abundance, manifestation and prosperity. Both guides present these meanings as belief and cite no scientific evidence for them.
Yes, for some stones. Astrology.com warns that prolonged direct sunlight may fade rhodonite and citrine, and Wikipedia says amethyst can fade in tone if overexposed to light. Guides that suggest sunlight for charging keep it to a few hours. A pendant of three different stones does best away from a sunny windowsill, since each stone responds to light in its own way.
Store it on its own. Geology.com recommends keeping lapis and similar softer stones in bags, boxes or compartmented trays to avoid scratches, and Fire Mountain Gems advises storing stones apart from harder gems, wrapped in a soft cloth or set in a fabric-lined box. Lay the pendant straight with its chains extended, so the three stones stay clear of each other.
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