Medium sized quartz crystal phurba from Nepal.
Over the thousands of years that phurba's have been used, of course they have also been made from all different kinds of materials; the choice sometimes just made out of practical purposes (simply using the materials and craftmanship accessible in the region), sometimes more dependent on the energetic and/or spiritual qualities of the material. Such is the case with crystal phurba's.
Crystal phurba's combine the age old symbolism and dynamics of the traditional phurba with the healing benefits of gemstone therapy. Most often they are made from clear rock crystal, but also other gemstomes can be used. Within the dynamics of crystal phurba's the focus might be a little less on the aspect of expelling demons and extracting heavy energy, but all the more on the aspect of restoring balance in the energy body and giving blessings.
This phurba is made from real Himalayan rock crystal. This piece of crystal clearly shows its natural origin; it's not perfectly clear and flawless, but rather a bit milky and clouded and with small inclusions, air bubbles and cracks. Also please note; this phurba is from vintage origin, and clearly shows some damages and imperfections that come with previous age and usage. So please look closely at the pictures to observe the condition of this item. Of course the price of the phurba has been reduced accordingly to these damages. But nevertheless it is still a very nice and authentique Himalayan item, which is ready to do the work again.
This crystal phurba has a length of 13 centimeters and weighs 169 grams.
Design characteristics: this phurba shows very abstract depictions of traditional phurba designs; a three-faced Vajrakilaya at the pommel, a vajra and shrivatsa symbol in the middle and a very minimalist depiction of naga's at the blade.
The brown fabric ribbon around the handle shows an empowerment / blessing given to it by its previous owner and also the residue of gold paint on the tip and pommel attest to its previous consecration as a sacred ritual attribute.
Read more about the design symbolism and usage of the phurba in the general description of the webshop-collection "Ritual Attributes; Phurba's".
