Can I wear my beads in the shower? To protect your SHIVALOKA soul jewelry, we recommend removing your sacred gems when you shower, bathe, swim or engage in sports or any activities that make you sweat. Some sacred beads do NOT like water and can break.
Does your jewelry contain nickel? Nickel is a trace metal found in precious metals such as silver or gold and classified as an allergen. We do not add nickel to the metals in our jewelry however trace amounts can sometimes can be found in some of the metals. The great majority of people will not have a reaction, only very few, highly sensitive people may react allergically. Please contact us if you have an allergic reaction to the metals.
How do I protect my sacred jewelry and clean the metal components? Avoid wearing your sacred jewelry when you have freshly sprayed perfume, applied cream or other liquids to your skin as this can create a chemical reaction and tarnish the precious metals and darken your sacred beads. We use an anti-tarnish solution on silver but silver is a very fickle metal and can easily tarnish when it comes in contact with the above mentioned products. Avoid placing your jewelry in a spot where direct, intense sunlight hits it over an extended period of time as it can cause discoloration of the metals and gemstones. For silver jewelry, you can use a Sterling Silver cleaner and polish the metal with a soft polishing cloth. Try to avoid the cleaner getting onto the sacred beads, if possible. Do not use a chemical cleaner or abrasive cloth on 22k gold vermeil as it may remove the gold plating. Do not use tissue paper or paper towel to clean precious metal as it can cause scratches on the surface Brass can be cleaned with a brass cleaner and soft cloth 14k, 18k and 22k gold jewelry should be cleaned frequently to keep it shiny. All you need is a bowl of warm water, dish soap and a soft toothbrush and a soft, lint-free polishing cloth to dry and buff the gold. Soak the jewelry for 15 minutes in the soapy, lukewarm water, then brush the gold gently with the toothbrush, then rinse it under cool water and let it dry and buff with the cloth. Do not soak natural emeralds, pearls, opals, coral, lotus seeds, tulsi and sandalwood in water. Emeralds, pearls and opals are delicate and soaking can cause permanent damage, while coral and most sacred beads are made of wood and therefore are soft and absorbent, so water and any chemicals can cause permanent discoloration or damage. Even though people think that pearls love water, once harvested they should not be exposed to water and only cleaned with a soft cloth. Do not keep them in an airtight container, pearls need to “breathe”.
How do I cleanse and take care of my sacred beads? Many people believe it is required to cleanse sacred beads as this is a new age practice done with crystals, yet this is usually not required with sacred beads. Sacred beads are natural seeds and woods with spiritual properties and it is important to know their unique characteristics so you can take proper care of them so they can build their power and beauty over time. The longer you wear them, the more you will love them and grow very attached. We share all the details about the spiritual properties and best care for following sacred beads in our Shivaloka Academy, which you gain complimentary access to when you purchase SHIVALOKA : Lotus Seeds Rudraksha Tulsi Beads Sandalwood Lotus Seed beads especially require good care and we give you all the tips and information you need to make sure your Lotus Seed mala remains highly energetic and with luster.
How do I store my sacred jewelry? Sacred Beads should not be kept too long inside a pouch or dark cupboard and require to mingle in the elements, especially indirect sunlight and flow of air will make your mala stay vibrant. As sacred beads are made of natural seeds and wood, they can turn moldy or attract bugs if they are kept inside a bag too long and not worn or used. This is especially the case in places with high humidity. Silica gel packs can help but it is by far best to use and wear your sacred beads often and keep them on your altar draped over your favorite idol like a Ganesh statue or whatever holy items grace your sacred space at home. When you travel, it is best to store your jewelry in a soft pouch.
Are your Rudraksha authentic? We take our role as providers of Rudraksha very seriously and take great care in sourcing, testing and selecting these holy power beads. We have long-standing relationships with rudraksha farms and suppliers and guarantee that all our rudraksha beads and all the mukhi varieties we offer are authentic and high-vibrational beads. We activate all our sacred beads and jewelry.
How many mukhis / Rudraksha faces are the beads on the mala? Unless otherwise stated on the product page, all our rudraksha jewelry is strung with 5 mukhi/ 5 faced rudraksha beads. These are the common beads used for stringing, they are directly connected to Rudra, the primordial form of Shiva and symbolize Nature, the Five Elements, in perfect harmony. Therefore, they are the quintessential core bead that makes every aspect of these sacred designs so incredibly potent and powerful. They are very adaptable in energy and can be well combined pretty much with any other variety of mukhi bead or gemstones. The other variety of Mukhi Rudraksha beads we use in our jewelry is often featured as the guru bead or the framed centerpiece of a bracelet design and multiplies the overall power of a piece.
Can I wear more than one mala or several sacred jewelry pieces or mukhis at a time? Yes, you can wear more than one SHIVALOKA item at a time, you can wear multiple pieces, like Mukhi rudrakshas. It is up to one’s personal capacity and intentions. With that said, each item has its unique energy and influence and we recommend to do the Sacred Intention Ritual and subsequent 41 day meditation process with each item separately, especially if they have different powers and intentions. It helps you have greater clarity on the power and connection with each piece when you work with each individually with your personal intentions.
How do you activate your sacred jewelry? SHIVALOKA’s founders are Master Healers and Siddhas (spiritually advanced souls) in the Divine Lineage of India’s Supreme Masters. Our founders were trained and initiated by the Avatar and Divine Master Sri Kaleshwar in this lineage and have the divine expertise and soul ability to create authentic sacred power objects. This is not something that can be done by anyone, it involves transference of Shakti, spiritual power, through sankalpam For sacred beads, malas and energetic jewelry to express their full divine power in your life, they must be activated. Otherwise, the energy remains mostly dormant. Aside from the beautiful aesthetics and craftsmanship, the high vibrational, spiritual quality is truly what makes our spiritual jewelry remarkable and stand out from the rest. You can feel the difference, and innumerable customer testimonials from the past 14 years attest to that. We have a video about spiritual activation of sacred power objects inside our Shivaloka Academy that you gain free access to with the purchase of SHIVALOKA soul jewelry.