{"product_id":"raw-aquamarine","title":"Raw Aquamarine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaw Aquamarine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProtection . Truth . Courage . Talisman for the Journey . Voice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrescription for the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the one who is about to cross water, literally or metaphorically. Who is embarking on something that asks for courage, clarity, and the willingness to speak what is true. Marina is the guardian talisman. She does not remove the waves, rather she helps you trust your ability to move through them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSailors carried aquamarine to sea for thousands of years tucked inside clothing, pressed into ship's timbers, offered to the ocean in ceremony. They understood something that is easy to forget on land: that certain journeys require a guardian, and that some stones know how to be one. Marina is a raw aquamarine, the colour of deep, still water, and she carries that quality in her energy: clear, vast, trustworthy. She is perhaps the most talisman-like of the prescriptions, a piece you hold before you go, and carry with you as you go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAquamarine is a form of beryl, the same family as emerald, coloured by traces of iron into its distinctive blue-green. It forms in granite pegmatites, some of the oldest rock formations on earth, and carries within it a geological patience and depth that translates directly into its energetic properties. It is above all a stone of communication and truth: it opens the throat chakra gently, helping to find the words for what is real, and to deliver them with grace rather than force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat it carries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtection during journeys, transitions, and threshold crossings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening the throat chakra - the courage and clarity to speak truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalming of fear and anxiety, particularly around the unknown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional clarity - seeing situations as they truly are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeepening intuition and connection to inner knowing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe energy of the talisman: a guardian, not a solution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMyth and Resonance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarina takes her name from the Latin for 'of the sea' and in ancient tradition, aquamarine was believed to be the treasure of mermaids, kept in their chests at the bottom of the ocean, offered to sailors as a gift of safe passage. But the deeper tradition is this: aquamarine was carried not because it removed danger, but because it helped the traveller remain clear-headed, courageous, and true to themselves in the face of it. Marina is for those who are asking to be ready.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharged at Stonehenge · Summer Solstice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarina was charged at Stonehenge on the Summer Solstice - a site that has been used for thousands of years as a place of ceremony at life's great crossings. She carries the energy of a threshold, and of those who have stood at one with intention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis piece is for you if ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are beginning a significant journey - a move, a life change, a relationship, a creative undertaking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou have something important to say and need the courage and words to say it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are facing something unknown and want a companion for the crossing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are in a period of emotional turbulence and need grounding clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a piece with the feeling of a true talisman - held, carried, returned to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Form\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaw aquamarine - unpolished, in its natural form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe colour ranges from pale seafoam to deeper blue-green; each piece is unique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharged at Stonehenge on the Summer Solstice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented in sustainable packaging with a card describing its prescription and how to work with it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"True North Lake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54725655494985,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/2020\/5385\/files\/IMG_0393.heic?v=1782486032","url":"https:\/\/www.truenorthlake.co.uk\/products\/raw-aquamarine","provider":"True North Lake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}