Prayer or counting beads are traditionally used to help count chants, mantras or prayer repetitions but can also help with meditation or trance work. They can also be charged with certain energies for and in ritual use. The number sequence in these beads represent the following: 13 beads for 13 moons, the traditional 13 coven members, 13 womb cycles.

The power of three: the three realms of earth, sea, sky; the three ages of maiden, mother, crone. The three states of mind, body, spirit; the three fates of birth, life, death; and the triads of transformation in past, present, future and intention, action, manifestation.

Five represents the pentagram or pentacle of Earth (north), Air (east), Fire (south), Water (west) and Spirit (centre).

There are many other meanings to the spiritual use of these numbers, these are just a few to get you started.

Included in this strand are dragon's blood jasper, and mahogany jasper beads and a pendant made of clay and dragon's blood jasper with a pentacle charm. This can be held in the hand or worn as a necklace. Total length is 56 cm (22 in) with the drop beads and pendant together hanging 13 cm (5 in)