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Tibetan Journal
Writing on Tibetan stones, sacred craft, and the intention behind the jewelry — for people who want to understand what they wear.
Agate
How Long Does One Dzi Bead Take: A Portrait of Tenzin
Tenzin's workshop is small. One grinding machine, one basin of water, and a row of unfinished blanks on the win...
crystal
Rutilated Quartz: The Golden Hair Crystal, and How to Choose
What the gold threads in rutilated quartz actually are, how to tell natural stone from imitations, and the wealt...
clear quartz meaning
Clear Quartz: Natural vs Glass, Clarity, and How to Choose
How to tell natural clear quartz from glass, what clarity grade to choose, and how to wear and care for the most...
mala beads
Rudraksha Mala: Mukhi Faces, Choosing, and Care
How many mukhi faces to choose, how to tell real rudraksha from resin fakes, and how to keep a rudraksha mala fr...
blue stone
Lapis Lazuli: Reading Quality, Spotting Fakes, and How to Choose
How to read lapis lazuli quality, tell real stone from dyed fakes, what the gold pyrite flecks are, and how to c...
dzi
Dzi Beads: The Eyes, Old vs New, and How to Choose
What a dzi bead actually is, why old dzi are a minefield of fakes, how to read the eyes, and how to choose and w...
brass
Tibetan Copper & Brass: Oxidation, Craft, and Care
Why copper and brass darken, whether they turn skin green, what Tibetan silver really is, and how to care for co...
hetian jade
Jade: Jadeite vs Hetian, Treatments, and How to Choose
Jadeite vs Hetian jade, what Grade A, B, and C really mean, and how to choose jade without overpaying for treate...
black obsidian
Obsidian: Real vs Glass, the Types, and How to Choose
How to tell real obsidian from black glass, what rainbow, sheen, and snowflake obsidian are, and how to wear and...
hawk's eye
Tiger Eye: Telling Real from Dyed, and Choosing a Color
How to tell real tiger eye from dyed or glass, why most red tiger eye is heat-treated, and how to choose between...
artisan
The Forty-Year Shuttle: A Portrait of Sangmo
Sangmo has worked a backstrap loom for forty years. A portrait of the weaver behind our hand-woven collection — ...
mala beads
Mala Beads: Types, Meaning, and How to Use Them
Everything you need to know about mala beads — materials, meaning, how to count, and how to choose by intention....