This beautiful gemstone Mala has been hand-knotted and crafted with 108 beads made of Amethyst, Smoky Quartz, Lava Stone and Black Onyx, and finished with a black silky tassel.Amethyst is a stone of spiritual growth. It encourages us to feel calm, relaxed, content and intellectually stimulated. It also offers psychic, mental and emotional protection and balances the nervous system.Smoky Quartz is one of the most unique and powerful, yet most efficient grounding stones. It also helps centre ones energy, purge distractions from the psychic world, helps regain mental focus and awareness and aids in removing/clearing away negative energy.Lava Stone is a grounding stone that strengthens one's connection to Mother Earth. It gives us strength and courage, allowing us stability through times of change.Onyx is a stone of inner strength. It enhances one’s endurance and persistence, enabling one to carry even difficult and dreary tasks through to completion. It increases one’s ability to maintain mental focus and also retain memory. Onyx is a good grounding stone for meditation.