{"product_id":"large-picasso-jasper-tower-black-grey-and-cream-landscape-stone-obelisk-8-5-inch-polished-point-3-6-lb-statement-crystal","title":"Large Picasso Jasper Tower — Black, Grey and Cream Landscape Stone Obelisk, 8.5 Inch Polished Point, 3.6 lb Statement Crystal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a whole landscape locked inside this tower. Ink black rivers running through soft warm grey, cream coloured banks, and pockets where the stone opened up and grew tiny crystals in the gaps. Turn it and the scene changes. One face reads like a storm front moving in, another like a map of somewhere you have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicasso Jasper is a metamorphic stone, which is a polite way of saying it was buried, heated and pressed until the minerals inside rearranged themselves into these markings. The black lines are not painted on. They are the record of what happened to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 8.5 inches and just over three and a half pounds, this is not a small shelf piece. It has real presence, the kind that reads as sculpture rather than as a crystal you had to find a spot for. Because the palette stays in black, grey and cream, it settles into a room where a bright stone would shout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Picasso Jasper Is For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicasso Jasper is known as a stone of transformation and creative self discovery. It carries a reputation for helping you see the shape of your own story, in much the way the markings on the stone show the shape of everything the earth put it through. People tend to reach for it in a season of change, when the hope is to come out the other side more themselves rather than as whoever the change made them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is associated with the root chakra, with grounding, and with staying steady when there is pressure on you. Older traditions name it a stone of loyalty and friendship, and it has long been linked to patient work, the kind that shows nothing for a while and then shows everything at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tower form focuses and directs. A point gathers energy and carries it upward, releasing it through the tip, which is why towers get used as the anchor of a room, a desk, or an intention. Put this one where you want steadiness with some momentum behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Exact Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tower photographed here is the tower you will receive. Every piece in this shop is one of a kind, and this one will not come around again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 8.5 inches (21.6 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase: roughly 2.5 inches across (6.3 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 lb 9.5 oz (1.63 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone: Picasso Jasper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: polished, with a pointed top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Note On Natural Stone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis came out of the ground rather than a mould, so expect natural variation. You will find fine lines where the mineral bands meet, small pockets and vugs where crystals grew into open space, and colour that shifts with the light in your room. Those are not flaws. They are the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause natural minerals are delicate and can be damaged by the stress of shipping, we are unable to accept returns. If your item arrives damaged, please contact us within 48 hours with photos and we will make it right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gems \u0026 Stems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44148943421518,"sku":"PSO-TW-02","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5666\/5166\/files\/00-lifestyle_a9aa6bbd-382d-44f0-a3cf-4c52fc854529.jpg?v=1786453044","url":"https:\/\/shopgemsandstems.com\/products\/large-picasso-jasper-tower-black-grey-and-cream-landscape-stone-obelisk-8-5-inch-polished-point-3-6-lb-statement-crystal","provider":"Gems \u0026 Stems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}