Please note: The price is for 1 rattle that will be chosen at random. The rattle can feature a different design on the back.

Stunning and unique, these powerful rattles will be the perfect aid to your healing work. The top of the rattle is set with a powerful clear quartz crystal. Clear quartz will amplify other crystals it is placed next to. These are held into place by a band of crushed Chrysocolla and decorated with seed bead protection icaros.

The rattle is ideal for clearing space of trapped or negative energies, or to shake up stagnant energies within the energy field.

DIMENSIONS (Approximate size)
Height – 26cm
Rattle head width 6x6cm
Handle 12-14cm
Crystal 3cm

The gourd rattle is described as the sound of Creation. The creation stories tell of the first sound, a shimmering sound, which went out in all directions; this was the sound of “the Creator’s thoughts.”

The seeds of the gourd rattle embody the voice of the Creator since they are the source of newly created life. The seeds within the rattle scatter the illusions of the conscious mind, planting seeds of a pure and clear mind.

In South America, the shaman’s rattle is a sacred instrument. The rattle is believed to embody the sacred forces of the cosmos through its sounds, structural features, contents, and connection to shamanic trance.

The various parts of the rattle also symbolize the structures of the world. The handle is the vertical axis that ascends into the Celestial Realm. The Upper World is represented by the rattle’s great head-gourd, which contains spirits. Joining the head of the rattle to the handle symbolizes the joining of masculine and feminine elements in the universe, an act of fertilization that bestows the sound of the instrument’s creative shamanic power.

From a shamanic perspective, caretaking the rattle and playing it properly during ritual fulfills the destiny of the human spirit – to sustain the order of existence.

The repetitive sound of the rattle, like that of the drum, helps induce trance states. The shaking of rattles creates high-pitched frequencies that complement the low frequencies of drumbeats.

The high tones of rattles resonate in the upper parts of the body and head. The low tones of drums act primarily on the abdomen, chest, and organs of balance while stimulating an impulse toward movement.

Rattles stimulate higher-frequency nerve pathways in the cerebral cortex than drums. This higher-frequency input supplements the low-frequency drumbeats, thereby boosting the total sonic effect. Try a rattle and drum shamanic journey.

CLEAR QUARTZ
Clear quartz crystals are highly programmable. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that a new clear quartz crystal be programmed with positive energy right away. A properly programmed clear quartz crystal or gemstone will emanate this positive energy back out into a room. The programmed clear quartz stone will send out beneficial vibrations to impart clear quartz powers as indicated in clear quartz meaning.

Clear quartz’s meaning is partially based on the belief that it is the “supreme gift of Mother Earth.” Enhanced connections with all earthly elements are at the heart of clear quartz meaning.

CHRYSOCOLLA
Chrysocolla crystal healing properties help to purify energy fields, which increases your capacity to love, the best medicine for healing. Chrysocolla is a rock star for empowering feminine energy in men and women because it’s deeply connected to the vibration of the earth, which vibrates with the purest energy of love.

It also opens the throat chakra, which boosts clear communication and self-expression by drawing negativity from the body. Whatever challenge you’re facing, whether it’s a breakup or job loss, the stone calms emotions so you can heal and move on with your life instead of dwelling on past mistakes. This stone clears the mind of distracting thoughts and guides us toward higher consciousness.

SHIPIBO ICAROS
Every design carries its own specific meaning. For example, to bring healing, wisdom, protection or to attract abundance. These ‘artful prayers’ can be sung by the Shipibo because each design also functions as a musical score, called an ‘Icaro’. The design element and the ‘Icaro’ operate cohesively to carry the power of the healing or blessing.

SHIPIBO-CONIBO TRIBE
The Shipibo-Conibo are indigenous people along the Ucayali River in the Amazon rainforest in Perú. Formerly two groups, the Shipibo (apemen) and the Conibo (fishmen), eventually became one distinct tribe through intermarriage and communal ritual and are currently known as the Shipibo-Conibo people.

These items are completely handmade by a family of the Shipibo tribe, in the Amazon jungle of Peru. The items they make are always of a high quality and completely unique. I am committed to giving more than a fair trade price for each item made. This is a great way for us all to support the indigenous communities of the world whilst providing a way for tribes to hold onto their traditions.