natural carnelian pendant

Carnelian's innate fire invokes unending love. Punctuated by sterling beads, an opulent strand of natural gems hosts an elegant pendant. Mahavir centers it with an oval cabochon-cut stone.

.925 Sterling silver

Frozen in time, silver foliage recalls India's Mughal splendor. The sterling leaves embrace a sleek oval of glowing carnelian. From Neeru Goel, the pendant is worn on a necklace of gemstone beads, and the necklace features two hoops for the clasp providing a minimal difference in length.

.925 Sterling silver

A bubbly blast of natural red carnelian and blue lapis lazuli is beaded along the pendant of this magnificent Indian necklace. Presented by Parul, the necklace is handcrafted with links of sterling silver, circling the neck with rolo chain.

A small sterling silver skull grins at you from this original stretch bracelet from Asmara Putra in Bali. The bracelet combines scarlet carnelian beads with dark natural lava stone beads for a striking contrast.

The stone of passion, garnet mingles with carnelian's innate fire. Neeru Goel combines the radiant gems in a necklace of bold drama. Sterling silver complements the stones, intensifying their impact.

.925 Sterling silver

Quetzalcoatl, the "feathered serpent" was a revered deity in Mesoamerican myth and legend. Mariana Llanes depicts him as a sterling silver dragon that take its own tail in his mouth. "When one becomes many, they awaken the dragon, and duality emerges — light and darkness, what is mine, yours and belonging to others," ths artist says. "Our differences, survival and the struggles for power.

"By biting its tail, the dragon places all its energy toward understanding who we are and why we're here. It speaks of overcoming one's own ego, of humility.

"For me, the open hands are a beautiful representation of human collaboration. They symbolize friendship, honesty, respect, solidarity and willingness.

"Black crosses flank the hands along with garnet droplets that represent the death and suffering caused by wars. This is in honor of everyone who has died because of war. And it's a prayer that their lives and their blood be seeds that germinate in green fields of conscience, learning, and respect for life and for our differences.

"The spirals speak of life's cyclical nature and of resilience. Of our capacity to learn and change our reality, converting painful experiences into strength and wisdom.

"The feather pendants are symbols of the birds that collect our prayers around the world — for peace, for justice, for equality and the rights of everyone. They carry our voices in their song and they carry our prayers for peace."

The pendant is worn on a beaded gemstone strand of amethyst, iolite, citrine, peridot, carnelian and garnet.