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.

The 3 times 3 can be seen as the full power of the triple aspect or the mathematical magnification of the number 3.

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

Nine often represents the nine worlds of Yggdrasil, the nine nights of Odin's self sacrifice for knowledge, and in tarot the completions of nine.

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 agate, obsidian, blood jasper, picasso jasper, charms and a polished clear quartz end stone. These beads are meant to be held in the hand.

Total length of strand is 62 cm (24 1/4 in)