Worry Beads.
I spent an hour in this tiny store in Nafplio tonight where every square inch of the place was covered in worry beads! The Greeks use this beads almost like Catholics would use a rosary...but not quite. It's difficult to describe. They are beads on a string, like a short Y necklace. But they're tossed back and forth in a specific way. The shopkeeper patiently taught my friends and I how to do this and shared in our joy when we finally mastered it :) What was extraordinarily remarkable to us was that each type of bead represented something different, or as the shopkeeper told us....each precious stone gave us a different energy for a different purpose. For example, rose quartz and amethyst gave energy to maintain a healthy heart. Tiger bead were for protection (from, which is Greek for "accidents"). Agat (which has many types) is for sex, eyes, and sleep. Porcelain and ivory are more delicate beads which are fingered differently than the traditional worry beads. Bone, horn, and ivory are for companionship. These last 3 were mad expensive...and I think there's a sermon or deeper meaning in that somewhere.
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I spent an hour in this tiny store in Nafplio tonight where every square inch of the place was covered in worry beads! The Greeks use this beads almost like Catholics would use a rosary...but not quite. It's difficult to describe. They are beads on a string, like a short Y necklace. But they're tossed back and forth in a specific way. The shopkeeper patiently taught my friends and I how to do this and shared in our joy when we finally mastered it :) What was extraordinarily remarkable to us was that each type of bead represented something different, or as the shopkeeper told us....each precious stone gave us a different energy for a different purpose. For example, rose quartz and amethyst gave energy to maintain a healthy heart. Tiger bead were for protection (from, which is Greek for "accidents"). Agat (which has many types) is for sex, eyes, and sleep. Porcelain and ivory are more delicate beads which are fingered differently than the traditional worry beads. Bone, horn, and ivory are for companionship. These last 3 were mad expensive...and I think there's a sermon or deeper meaning in that somewhere.
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