A guide to working with your tantric necklace for the first time

Your necklace has arrived. You've unwrapped it. You've held it for the first time and perhaps already noticed something; a warmth in the hands, a quality of stillness, a sense that this object has some kind of presence that a piece of ordinary jewellery doesn't.

Now what?

This is the question I'm most often asked by new customers, and it's a good one because the answer is both simpler and more interesting than people expect. There is no single correct way to work with a tantric necklace. But there are some approaches that tend to deepen the relationship between you and the piece, and that's what I want to share here.

First: wear it

This sounds obvious, but it isn't. Many people receive a beautiful object and feel slightly reverential toward it. They tuck it away somewhere safe, they save it for special occasions. 

These pieces are made to be worn. They are made to be in contact with your body, your breath, your warmth, to help hold and structure your aura. The energy of the necklace interacts with your energy field through proximity and through skin contact. The more you wear it, the more it becomes attuned to you specifically, and the more you become attuned to it.

Wear it around your neck, close to your heart and throat chakras. Wear it during the day, during your practice, during your sleep if that feels right. Let it become ordinary. The sacred and the everyday are not opposites. In fact, for me, the most powerful spiritual objects are the ones that become woven into the fabric of daily life rather than kept for high moments.

Let it become part of you. A companion and guardian.

In Kundalini Yoga practice

If you have a Kundalini Yoga practice, your necklace was made for this. Wear it for the duration of your kriya. The sacred geometric structure of the piece is specifically designed to support the energy work of Kundalini practice. It functions as an energetic container, helping to hold and direct the energy that the kriya generates.

Over time, the necklace will carry the memory of your practice within it. Each session adds to what the piece holds. This is one of the reasons that old, well-practised tantric necklaces have such a distinctive quality, they are saturated with accumulated intention, and it is palpable.

In meditation and stillness

During meditation, you can simply wear the necklace and allow its presence to be part of your awareness. Or, if you feel called to, hold the necklace in your hands. Let your fingers rest among the stones and feel the geometry beneath your fingertips. The geometric structure is tactile as well as visual; there is something grounding and centring about holding it consciously.

Some people find it helpful to hold a specific stone from the necklace during meditation, the stone they feel most drawn to on a particular day. Trust this instinct. Your body knows which frequency it needs.

Setting an intention

When you first put the necklace on each morning, take a breath and set an intention for the day. It doesn't need to be elaborate. Something as simple as 'I am open' or 'I am protected' or the mantra that was woven into the making of your piece. This small act of conscious attention makes a difference as it reminds both you and the necklace of what it is for.

Cleansing and care

Your necklace has been cleansed and charged before it reached you. Over time, as it absorbs energy from your daily life and practice, it will benefit from cleansing. The simplest methods: place it in moonlight overnight (the full moon is particularly effective), smudge it with palo santo or sage, or rest it overnight in a selenite bowl whilst sleeping.

Avoid immersing it in water as the thread and some stones don't appreciate it. And when you're not wearing it, keep it somewhere with intention: on your altar, on your bedside, somewhere it can rest rather than be stored.

What if nothing seems to happen?

Sometimes people wear a new piece and feel immediately, profoundly affected. Sometimes it takes weeks. Both are normal. Energetic attunement is not always dramatic and sometimes it is simply a slow settling, a gradual sense that something has shifted in a way you can't quite point to.

Give it time. Wear it consistently. Trust the process, and trust that the piece is doing what it knows how to do, even when you can't feel it yet.

Emily x