Size: 59 millimeters long, 14 millimeters diameter Weight: 17 grams Material: natural carnelian, light beige-grey with bright orange Age: vintage Details: * has a natural, oval shaped intrusion over almost the entire surface. Beads with such a natural shape in it are often not decorated, but kept natural so this shape can be seen. The shape is called an "Eye of God" or "Sheep's Eye" or "Magic Eye". But in this bead it has become part of the overall symbolism. * with signs of age and previous usage, but overall in good condition.
Symbolism:
The 4 eye bead helps in finding your personal spiritual path and road to enlightenment and leading a life filled with compassion and wisdom.
The 4 eye dzi bead is endowed with the qualities of 4 Bodhisattva’s. A bodhisattva is a being (mythical, historical or sometimes even alive person) that is striving for enlightenment, but instead of taking that last and final step of becoming a completely enlightened Buddha and leaving this earth, a boddhisattva consciously chooses to stay on this earth to help other people on their path.
The 4 eye dzi bead is connected with the 4 most well-known and popular Bodhisattva’s; Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Mahasthamaprapta and Maitreya. Being a channel for the qualities from these bodhisattva’s, the 4 eye bead is also very suitable for those striving to make the world a better place for all beings and for those dedicating their life to fight against injustice. It helps to stay in a place of compassion and wisdom and gives a greater perspective on situations, thus helping to make the right decisions for the greater good. Also the 4 eye dzi bead performs a protective function here; it is said that toxic people, liars, hypocrites etc. are naturally driven away by this bead, because they can not bear to stay in the light space that this bead is emitting.
