Raw white howlite, unpolished. White with grey veins, this is the stone tradition ties to rest: stopping a head that will not let you sleep, and bringing anxiety down. It is a soft, porous borate, so it is cleaned dry and without salt. Delivered in a 4 × 4 cm box, and every example is unique.
Howlite is the bedside-table stone. White with grey veins, it is the one tradition links to stopping your head when at three in the morning it is still going round.
Howlite is a white calcium borate, usually shot through with grey or black veins that bring marble to mind. It is a soft, porous stone, easy to scratch, which also explains why it is so often dyed to imitate turquoise. This one is white, undyed, and is cleaned dry.
It is credited with calm in the most literal sense: dropping the revs.
It is best worked on a Waning Moon🌘. The waning moon is the phase for dropping the revs and taking away what is surplus, and here the surplus is the thought that keeps circling. Its place is the bedside table, on any night your head will not stop.
Its natural place is the bedside table or under your pillow, which is how it is traditionally used for sleep. You can also hold it in your hand for a while when you notice yourself speeding up. Being soft and porous, it is better not carried loose in a pocket with keys or coins. It goes well with a white candle.
With aquamarine, which adds serenity. With amethyst, the classic pairing for rest. And with green calcite when what is keeping you awake is a change already under way.
No. Howlite is white and is often dyed blue to be sold as turquoise imitation. This is natural white howlite, undyed.
Better not. It is soft and porous: it absorbs water and salt damages it. Clean it with a cloth.
Yes, they are characteristic of the mineral and give it that marbled look. The pattern changes with every piece.
| Presentation | 4 × 4 cm box |
| Type | Raw mineral, neither polished nor cut |
| Piece | Natural and unique: shape, size and shade vary from stone to stone |
Clean it only with a dry or barely damp cloth. It is a soft, porous stone: prolonged water and salt damage it, so keep both away.
