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This set of Keening Soul Beads honours the great Gaelic crone, the Cailleach.

At Samhain her ritual is to wash her plaid in the whirlpool of Corryvrecken, which brings the land into winter.

The eye pendant speaks to the circular eye of the whirlpool. Donald Alexander Mackenzie wrote about the Cailleach having one great eye in the middle of her forehead

“The aged Beira was fearsome to look upon. She had only one eye, but the sight of it was keen and sharp as ice and as swift as the mackerel of the ocean. Her complexion was a dull, dark blue’

In Scotland she is the great deity of winter, striking life down dead - for it life doesn’t die, then how can it be reborn again in the spring.

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Keening Prayer Beads

Grief often brings us back to what truly matters.

Grief takes many forms: from anger, frustration and deep sadness to physical symptoms such as exhaustion, insomnia, physical pain, and the unmistakable ache of heartbreak – plus the many other emotional and bodily ways loss is lived through us. And yet, after the tears and the hurt, love can begin to return, filling up that space of loss.  

Keening Prayer Beads are made for every stage of this journey. They offer something tangible to hold when you do not know where to begin, and as a way back to finding yourself when loss has left you unmoored.

They are a reminder of our roots: that we are the living ancestors of a long lineage, whether by blood or by adopted belonging, and that there are generations still to come. These beads are a symbol of that unbroken line, which gives us what it Is to be human, both life and the capacity to love.

Their circular form can be symbolised by the wheel of the year or the wellspring, and the great turning of life itself. More than 400 sets of Keening Prayer Beads, are now held in hands around the world.

For me, the strongest image they hold for me is that of the circle of life. Something ancient in me recognises this coming home, and I can return to is by just sitting, quieting the mind and sinking into this space.

This is a space that humans have always yearned to return to, meditation, stillness and quiet.

In this circle is a force human have always recognised: a living current that moves through prayer, gives us life, and finally carries us back again at the end of this one. It holds love and loss, and everything between.

These Keening prayer beads are a reminder that love is a constant, and entwined within our grief and sadness.

Bead symbolism & meaning

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Measurements and Bead Details:

• Set length: 0ver 30 cm/ 12 inches

• All metal beads are all zinc alloys and lead, nickel and cadmium free

• Main beads - 8mm lava stone

• Star cut quartz bead

• Thread - silk beading thread

• Spacer beads - Spiral design

Customer Reviews:

My beads have become constant companions as I go through the day Anne Harrison, California, US

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